The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

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PENDANT was commanded to pay "a fe,
of $40 for the State attOrney"-not TO
an assistant State attorney" Die
Judge Liddon receive this, also?
II he was "acting State attorney" die
he serve in the Taylor case fifty days.
Who ordered the comptroller to issue
the warrant? Was it Jennings? How
could it have been any other? And has
the 500 paid to him been deducted
from the salary of the State attorney"
II 80, on what grounds and with what
right did the State officials thrust their
hands into the pocket of the State attor-
ney and extract therefrom $500 with
which to compensate another for ser
vices which the record shows the State
attorney was ready, able, willing and
competent TO perform?
Reduced to its last analysis, this Incl
dent is only one of many instances in
which it will be shown, sooner or later,
that the Jennings administration not
only ruled the destinies of the people of
Florida with wild and reck !ess hand, but
actually made the taxpayers foot the
bills when the time came for addition,
division and silence"
The question becomes pertinent as to
how many cases Of assault with intent
to murder occurred and were prosecuted
throughout Florida during the same
year, and a conservative estimate Of
their number would be at least twenty
five, if not more; and yet, in none of
these was any special counsel employed
by the administration, particularly to
the tune of $500, as was done in the
Taylor case.
The people are asking wherein lies
the difference between this pet case of
the Jennings administration and all of
the other cases of like degree. Was it
because of any peculiar charm in the aris-
JOcratic name Of Lamar, the man as
saulted, which distinguished him above
the common herd of mortals, so as to
call for more certain and condign pun
shment for his assailant; or was it be-
cause Of some peculiar political pull
that he enjoyed with the Jennings ad-
that enabled him to have
the public treasury looted in violation
Of law to pay for the qualification Of
his personal revenge?
The True Democrat returns grateful
thanks for the following, ~hich is but
a sample Of many kind and encouraging
from our brethren of the
State press:
The True Democrat continues to i'm
prove. 1t is paving the narrow Path
way of SUCCESS with we'll selected
stones, and its future prospects present
a delightful spectacle. Bro. Collins is
TO he congratulated Blountstown
Democrat.
1t is intimated by the Lake City pa
pers that the University removal ques-
ion is not yet settled. The inference
IS broad that, although the Board of
Control has selected Gainesville as the
place for the University, that Lake City
some step toward OBJ
structiug the movement. The people
Of Florida will hardly tolerate any in
reference in this matter. Tampa
Herald.
Quite true. But we do not believe
he Lake City people have any inten-
ion of Constructing" the removal
Some hot headed ones may buster, but
We hope that good sense and self-re-
ipect will preuail, and that the univer-
al sentiment of the people will be re-
pected. "
The average newspaper charges ten
'ents a line for space it it's columns, so
hat an inch space amounts TO one dol
ar. Each day, of each week, the local
PAPER gives from ten to thirty inches Of
pace to promoting the welfare of it's
,wn city. Does any other business man |
rive that much of his wares each week /.
o help his city, Gainesville Sun.
The average weekly newspaper
harges only one-half the above rate,
,ut the principle is the same. Many
business men contribute literally to
public enterprises, but the fact re-
Mains that the newspaper man is most
'ften called on, and hence gives more,
or he rarely refuses.
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II the Board Of Control will now try
t. hand at moving the State insane
.sylum, perhaps some of the scandal
md stencil which is arising from that
quarter of the State wonld be elimina-
ed. - Miami Metropolis.