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

was very unjust. "
Floridians need have no anxiety con.
corning the recent appearance Of yellow
fever in New Orleans as long as State
Health Officer Porter is in charge, and
Dr. Warren f.. Anderson on guard at
Pensacola.
The first issue Of the st. Lucie Trib-
une, Fort Pierce's new paper, appeared
last week. 1t is beautifully printed
sheet, full Of local news we'll displayed
and arranged, and containing a we'll
written salutatory editorial. We wish
it abundant success.
The Dunnellon Advocate utters a
trusm when it says: "A great many
merchants will stand aghast at the
thought Of spending five dollars for adj
vertsng, and will gaze complacently
upon hundred dollars worth Of dead
stock on their shelves, day after day"
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The West Palm Beach Sun insists
that Notwithstanding Bob Davis dec
Iaration that he has forever retired
from politics, he Is the logical candidate
for Governor TO succeed Hon. N. b.
Broward lie would not have to re-
enter politics, for he is the favorite Of
the State, regardless of politics"
The death of seventy-fve persons
from heat in New York one day last
week. while here in Tallahassee the in
habitants were enjoying the most de
lightful Of summer weather, and sleep
ing under cover at night, draws a
sharp contrast between the climate of
these two widely separated localities.
But without an actual, personal expe-
rienCe in Florida, very few Of the in
habitants Of that region could be in
duced 10 believe the truth.
1T is the opinion Of some" says the
Palatka Timcs-H erald, that at the OPP
perfume moment Hon, w. II. Ellis, Of
Gadsden, will enter the race for the
1908 gubernatOrial sweepstakes. Mr..
Ellis displayed his sprinting proclivities
In the campaign of last year. At
torney-Gcneral Ellis Is one Of the best
and soundcst members of the present
administration, and IL he should make
no mistakes, it would not be surprising
to find public sentiment gravitating in
his direction three years hence.
Jacksonville negroes have raised
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the Avery street car law in the courts,
claiming through their legal advisers
that the act IL in violation Of the
fourteenth amendment 10 the federal
tain class Of colored people an equal
protection Of the law" The final and
authoritive decision Of such question
can be made only in the supreme court
Of the United States, II the promoters
of the proposed litigation can carry the
matter 80 far.
"ln his address to the jury in the
Bomford assault-to-murder case in
Tampa, last week, County Solicitor
Geo. = Raney, Jr., representing the
State, said; ~ am sick and tired Of
coming here into court and convicting
negroes and poor devils without money
or friends, while the rich and influential
with the best lawyers in the State, vio-
late the laws and go unpublished "
Judge Raney struck the key note Of
one Of the defects of our judiciary sys-
TEN which thoughtful citizens have long
regarded with apprehension.
Brethren of tho Florida press has it
ever occurred To you that the Jennings
conglomoration had hand In the fail
ure Of theLegislature to amend the cx-
listing infamous libel law2 The fact Is
well-known that they, with the ex-gov-
ernor in the lead, were the busiest lob
byists ever seen hereabouts--in the
corridors OF the capitol. in committee
rooms, on the streets, In the hotels
and that they butted in whenever dis
closures of the methods or performances
Of the jennings administration were
imminent, and often without any incen.
tive. And they would have had a
strong motive In awaiting" the news
papers, wouldn't they?