The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-04-14

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most cosprre Sflort, the
Governor y Sily eaIl your
attsnlipn 70 tlse o. AMOUNT Of very
valueb infofipetlo1 Contained IN the
carefully cousplI5d report Of the Com
whatsoever q Agriculture the greatly
ineroased value 81 farm products for the
psae two years, as compared TO the value
81 farm products IN his report of two
years ag0, and much other valuable sta
tietieAl Information concerning our in
dpgtflea and the resources Of our State,
end their great value even In their unde-
yol0ped condition" Strange to say, we
and II the message no reference to the
excellent handbook Of the State recently
prepared by the Commissioner, nor any
Recommendation for It's republication.
Morris there line in the entire document
upon the subject Of immigration-a topic
which has recently excited public atten-
ton to an unusual degree.
The Governor recommends several
amendments 70 the primary election law,
including the following: Making the cali.
ing Of primary elections mandatory, In
stead OF optional, upon the part of COM
mittees; fling sworn statements of
election expenditures by the candidates;
severe penalties for miscounting votes
by inspectors and clerks, and for brib-
cry or intimidation Of voters, and the
payment by counties of the expenses Of
primary elections.
The first and last Of these four recon-
mendations are original with Governor
Broward. The first is eminently apt
and reasonable; the last of very doubt
full eNpediency and still more doubtful
justice. The second and third are prac-
tically identical with two recOmmenda-
tons alleged to have been made by the
State executive committee. Thesecond
10 one TO which nearly every citizen can
give cordial assent, and the third Is
equally expedlent and necessary, awe
that the matter Of arbitrarily exempt
ing one party 10 = crime from its lawful
consequences In order that the other
party may be punished q q matter which
must, finally, be left Tor the c0lirts 10
done by the enactment Of q statute.
One Of the most startlingly interest
Ing sections Of the message Is that re-
lating TO the subject Of LIE insurance.
In eject, the Governor advocates the
pany or department, with q view to
provide protection to the people by
means OF life insurance, 90 as 70 prevent
the sending abroad Of large sums of
money annually to pay premiums.
Summarizing the volume Of HE in
surance business transacted in Florida
during the past twelve years, the Gov
ernor shows that Florida patrons Of for
eign insurance concerns have paid out In
premiums not lees than SIC, l66, SIG. SO
Ian average Of $847, 1897 per Gnnum),
while the losses paid during the same
period upon $50, 81, 607 Insurance in
force amounted 70 only So, lS0, 2l1.2 %, or
about 30 per cent Of the total outlay.
In order to correct this condition, the
Governor recommends legislation to "es-
tablish life insurance business con-
Quoted by the. State, ard suggests as
the outline OF plan which might be
perfected and adopted, that blanks
could be furnished by the Comptroller
and sent 70 the various bonded county
officers, they to AL out blanks for APP
plicants and refer them TO the proper
physician or physicians for examination,
the physician to make his report TO the
county officer sending him the applicant,
said application and report Of physician,
together with the premium, to be for
warded by the said county officer TO the
ComptroIler, he 10 audit the same, and,
IL found correct, turn the money and
papers over % the Treasurer. Upon the
receipt of the mooney a,d papers, the
Treasurer aknlI nIs with the Secretary
% Stats TIE application end his receipt
Tor the ptenllnIn, and the Secretary Of
State shall thefoupon Issue policy, to
be valid when signed by the Governor,
and forward the same 20 the applicant.
& Before attempting definite action up
on this unusual proposition, il will
doubtless become the province Of the
committee TO whom Il may be referred
TO inaugurate = cautious and exhaustive
investigation concerning the actual cost
of conducting the business, the number
and compensation Of additional employ
ees necessary to it's transaction, the
length Of time requisite 70 supplant the
companies now entitled 70 do business
IN the State, and the actual experience
Of other States, II any, that have tried
the experiment.
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South Florida hiss Jared pretty wellat
the hands Of the new Legislature, the
praaidant of the Senate and the Sneak