The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-20


Advertising Rates on Application.
Tallahassee, Friday, October 20, 1905.
The day Of retributiOn Is surely com
ing and 1.-THE hit dogs will howl again.
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An exchange last week remarked
THAT the Groom Gubernatorial boom
died a-boning. "
For Senator for the Eighth Senatorial
District OF Florida, John W. Hender-
son, Of Leon county.
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DO the people Of Leon county wish
TO wear a political bosses" collar
around their necks?
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IL is a mighty mean man who be-
grudges Mr.. Thomas W. Lawson the
nice little vindication he is now wear
ing.
There are numbers Of copies Of the
Governors Message, "bOund In bOards'
for distribution, have you received
a copy yet II not, why not
A lot of eminent hnanciers who were
going TO prove Thomas W. Lawson a
"vile prevaricator, are entirely too
busy defending their own characters to
attend TO II just now.
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The True Democrat takes great pleas
ure In publishing elsewhere in this issue
a thoughtful and convincing paper on
immigration by one who never misses
an opportunity to strike blow for the
best interests Of his adopted home.
May II bear good fruit!
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Mr.. Claude L'Engle's resuscitated
Sun will reappear as a weekly in a few
DAYS. No one who knows Claude will
doubt that his new paper will fully equal
in rsd-hOt characte ristics the one II sue
ceeds. The True Democrat gladly vel
comes II as an enthusiastic and effect
i've ally In the good work Of downing
graft and grafters wherever found.
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The Itinerary Of the President south
ern tour is as follows: Leave Washing.
ton October 10; stop briefly at Rich
mond, Raleigh, Greensboro and Char
lotte; arrive at Roswell, Ga, the former
home Of tis mothers family, October
20. make brief stops at Atlanta and
Macon, arriving at Jacksonville Octo-
Der 81 thence to st. Augustine for
day; thence to TuskegPe, Ala. to visit
the Booker Washington school; thence
to Montgomery and Mobile; thence TO
New Orleans, from which city he will
return nOrthward on "A battleship.
-..-rS.sr-..-.~a-..-. ...Hal.--
A press dispatch alleges upon the au-
thority of Gen Gomez. a Cuban patriot
and candidate of the Liberal party for
the presidency Of the republic, that
President Palma has been "Tuling the
island with q high hand making man
datory DEGREES by alleged presidential
rights without the sanction Of the Leg
islature, and dominating the entire re-
public by means Of cabinet members
whose only recommendation are their
Willingness 10 lend aid to their chiefs
KTHIIlIH hCHtUlths ~ tiltbt NllUkb dIf
true, Palma must have devoted some Of
his leisure time to studying the meth
ODDS Of the jennings administration in
Florida.
The Florida School Exponent appears
to resent our mild criticism of its at
tempt TO read into the Buchanan College
Law something that is not there, and
INDUCES In learned disquistion upon
proper Interpretation Of statutes. We
prefer to accept the language 81 the
statute as II was enacted, leaving the
academic discussion OF the various
shades Of meaning Of which It's Ian
guage may be capable TO the lawyers
and the courts. The Exponent, in the
same issue, however, appears To repent
Of It's former endeavor to mix things"
for the Board Of Control, and gives ex.
precision TO the following excellent and
creditable sentiments;
The Board OF Control have before
them a. difficult problem In the reOrgan-
ization and identification Of the State
institutions for higher education but
we have abundant faith In their ability
20 solve Il. They are working earnestly
and Eealously, but with cOmmendable
caution. and their efforts should have