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August 6, 1871 in The Daily Phoenix

Domestic News August 6, 1871

The Daily Phoenix

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Florida Convention, Taxpayers Meeting, Jacksonville Union, Carpetbaggers, Public Treasury, Property Protection

Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

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In Florida, a State Tax-Payers' Convention seeks to protect property from plunder by corrupt officials, drawing opposition from the Jacksonville Union, accused of benefiting from public funds. The convention is presented as a non-partisan effort for economy and good government.

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FLORIDA. The Radical thieves squeal terribly at the prospect of being choked off from the necks of the people. The Jacksonville Union is greatly alarmed by the project of a State Tax-Payers' Convention, the sole object of which is to devise ways and means of saving the property of the people and driving out the rogues who are plundering them. A Republican property-holder is as much interested as a Democratic property-holder, and no honest Republican can suffer from the movement. The Union has a tight grip upon the public treasury, and is feathering its nest out of the hard earnings of the people; its opposition to any honest gathering looking to economy and good government is to be expected. The convention refused to have anything partisan about it. It is simply a conference of honest men of all parties on the best plan for repelling thieves and saving the property of the people from wholesale confiscation. Let the Union squirm. We know it hurts; but then the people of Florida intend to look after their own interests in future—interests that the 'thieving carpet-bag gers' have concluded are only proper subjects of plunder.

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Politics Economic

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Florida Convention Taxpayers Meeting Jacksonville Union Carpetbaggers Public Treasury Property Protection

Where did it happen?

Florida

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Florida

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The State Tax-Payers' Convention aims to devise ways to save property and drive out rogues plundering the people. The Jacksonville Union opposes it, accused of gripping the public treasury and feathering its nest from people's earnings. The convention is non-partisan, involving honest men of all parties to repel thieves and prevent confiscation. People of Florida intend to protect their interests from thieving carpet-bag gers.