The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-10-25


out for the proper care and bringing
up of your immediate family, and in !
that way you will he doing AZ much !.
for posterity as your means will al
low.
Again, do not be too sure that
your taxes will only be raised
trifle, if a new Capitol building is
erected. Be assured that the new
building will be such a one as will be
credit to Jacksonville. Just how
much credit we back woodsmen will
get out of it we are at present I'M
able to determine. Then that cred
liable building must have credItable
furnishings. They may present
you columns of figures now, show
ing how very cheap it will all be.
But, who ever built a wood shed
that was not a little surprised that it
cost him more than he had intended ?
1t is not always easy TO keel within
the specifications. But" they cry
''the old building is unsafe" Is it?
How many of our Legislators have
resigned lest the roof should fall
upon them? "Unsafe for papers"
quOth they Then purchase a new
safe OF two at the expense of few
hundred dollars. Think Of the ter
| rihle things that might hapuen to
those precious papers during their
conveyance to Jacksonville.
They tell you that there is such
great transportation facilities at
Jacksonville. Very well, that is a
go0g thing for the shippers OF perish
able&goodS, and the more mighty
commodities. Well made laws are
imperishable goods, and as for our
Legislators, We are not gong to
transport them AS long as they be
have themselves. Saith another,
i"AIl of our capitalists live III jack
sonville, hence the Legislature ought
to convene there" That's good, so
very good that We have not the
heart to say n word against ii. Cap
italiStS and legislators ought to be in
close proximity. In the United
States government they certainly are
not very far apart. So the advO-
Gates o, removal go on and reel OF
arguments by the score, and no COM
bination Tsof words are too absurd
and ridiculous to be. advanced in the
namesef reason.
/ Here is a good specimen-"Visi.
tors coming to Jacksonville and see
ing how prosperous a city it is, will
be induced to move to Florida" Nc
they won't. Fine cities are not Sc
: scarce in our land that people will be
induced to come to Florida for sake
of being near one. People gener.
ally come to Florida for their lungs
and it often turns out, that they finC
their livers.
In other words, our mild winter,
, are an inducement to people to fine
: homes in our State, while our def
Gent drainage, often sets them won
dering which is the meanest to take
cough syrup, or liver cure.
Oh We nightly men of Jackson
, vile; We who so love pOsterity, tina
l you are willing to donate one hun
J, bred thousand dollars for the pur
= pose of Capital removal, let us cal
your attention to the fact that ther,
4 are two deadly stigmaS resting upol
the far fame of our State. 1t
f tracklessness, and its bad drainage
/. Help to move these st.gmas, and, in
: stead of trying to devitalize the res
!. Of the State, that your city may b
e gorged, look TO the prosperity Of tn
e whole State, and instead of making
+ of your own town a fine metropolis
e make it the metropolis of fin
= State. Your city is undOubtedl
It the head Of the State, we salute it a
such, but the head must not perse
a cute the other members. Let yO
0 who have the means, take up wit
S all your might the good roads CRY
It and the good drainage shout, and Sc
e what an enthusiasm you can get u
: in those causes, and then be sure tia
o YOU will not only beinducing a goo
e class of people to remove to Florid;
e but you will b9 making it possible fo
Il them to remain there; and you ma
), then talk of beneftting p6sterity b
" giving it a good, wholesome State t.
o be born in, and country to low
a and a home bf which it may b
+ proud.
= For County Commissioners.