The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-09-15

OFFICIALS
Bombs are to be Exploded Unless
Solomon" is Needed.
PREACH vs.. PRACTICE
Citizen" Defends County Commissioners
and Points out One Instance where
Graft" Was Defeated.
st. Lucie County. Fla. Sent. 9

Editors TRIBUNE.
In the issue of The Fort Pierce News
of September LIST there appears, edi.
torially, the following:
"There will be some bomb shells
dropped into the political camps
within the next few months. Those
office holders who expect the suf-
frage of the people at the next
election must be careful to work in
their interests and eXpend the
money Of the taxpayers where it
will do the most good, and not to
favor some friends, or where it will
eventually benefit themselves. The
people of st. Lucie county have had
too much of this kind of thing in
the old regime and they do not pro-
pose to stand for it any longer"
There seems to be a great dread in
the editorial Uranium of The News, that
those who have the expending of the
peoples money are determined to spend
it to favor some friends, or where it
will eventually benefit themselves. "
The expanding of the peoples money
is in the hands of the county commits
sioners. The brilliant editorial above
quoted would have the people of st. Lu-
Gle county believe that the chief aim,
desire and purpose of the present
county commissioners is to carry on the
affairs of the county in the interest of
friends, and thus puts said commission
ers on notice There will be some bomb
shells dropped into the political camps
within the next few months" and
threatens them with the vengeance of
an outraged people whose suffrage they
are to expect "at the next election"
thus assuming that the only motive for
being and acting honorably lies in the
fact that they may run for Office at the
next election and will want the suf-
frage of the people of st. Lucie county;
the inference being that without this
hope of reward, the commissioners are
too weak and dishonest to do their duty
as they are sworn. So far as the
writer knows, there has been no dispo-
sition on the part of the commissioners
to favor friends or to spend any money
where it will benefit themselves, and if
the Fort Pierce News knows of such a
thing being done, the county commits
sioners and the people Of st. Luce
county would be more than thankful
4 it would point out explicitly the case
~ cases where the crime is being per-
oetrated and keep out of its columns
such insinuations as has occurred in its |
,wO previous issues.
The officers of st. Lucie county have |
| hard task to work out, and the county |
commissioners who have to "expend |
he money of the taxpayers, y" are con-
'ronted with grave responsibilities, to
which they are giving their best man
lgement and their time, and as the
writer knows of some of them, at a
sacrifice to their own private affairs;
yet they are threatened with "bomb
hels" and humiliation Eat the next
'lection,' if they do not fall into line
# action laid down by the editorial
anctum of the News! The News
Gems to think that the principal mo-
i've in officers of st. Luce county
hould be to act in a way to insure
heir return to Office in the next cleo
ion." The very thing that every pol
tician does, and for which the people
ondemn them!
1t should be the purpose of every man
oldng an office in st. Lucie county to
10 his duty according to his oath, with
10 thought of what the next election"
viii do to him. The editorial sanctum
f the News is at perfect liberty to
ave one of it's "hoier than thou" rep
esentatves at all of the meetings
,here these Office holders 'eSpend the (
money of the taxpayers" anG if, with I
is superior judgment and IDEAS of lay '
1g foundation for securing "the suf-
rage of the people at the next cleo ,
ion, he sees anything wrong, cor
ection would be appreciated, not that /
ny of the present commissioners have
nought for moment of their future Y
ate at the hands of an outraged public; {
Or the present affairs Of the county
all for their undivided attention, and S
hat may happen to them two years Z
ence is of small Importance as COM I
AIRED with the apparently thankless !
ask they are now trying to accomplish.
At the next election" the News will
ave the opportunity of approving or I
the labors of the present !
1t of officers, and by the fruits of their S
bors We shall Judge them. By this it
not intended to mean that no fault a
,all be found with them during their v
,rm of Office, but what is meant is, h
lat if they, for any reason, deviate
'om the course that is for the best in t
,rests of the county, it should be the $
lty of any one to bring the matter to /
leir attention, and to the attention of il
,e public, but this attention should be S