The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-15
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have advanced the prices of their hold
ings TO an ex0rbitant figure with the
hope OF making 2 more profitable sale?
II Is also said 70 be a fact that some of
the residents Of Tallahassee are entirely
Indifferent TO the matter, while others
are doing all they can in a quiet man.
ner TO prevent the erection Of such a
building The delay in selecting a site
would indicate the correctness Of one
or the other Of these assertions. Miami
Metropolis.
The True Democrat, desiring to place
the people of Tallahassee right, before
the people Of the State, sOlemnly sffirms,
from observation and interviews, that
there was a real, genuine and serious
effort made TO raise funds for the pur-
chase Of a suitable site, in accordance
with the terms Of the law to which
effort, as long az it seemed possible for
it to succeed, The True Democrat lent
its hearty support.
During the time while such effort was
being made, and as one Of the results
OF the canvass for subscriptions, the
fact became apparent that there existed
a widespread feeling Of resentment
against the Legislature for injecting
into the law a mean, lttle--and appar-
emily malicious proviso TO the effect
that no portion of the $25, 900 appropri-
alton should be expended for any pur-
pose until a site acceptable to the com
mission should have been donated. "
1t was apparent that the sum appro-
priated was abundantly ample to cover
the cost Of both site and building, as
we'll as its furnishing, and it was al
most inconcevable that the Legislature
should have really intended to expend
such sum in the erection and furnish
ing Of building alone. But the terms
Of the proviso were explicit, and the
committee earnestly and honestly tried
to raise a sufficient fund, but was unable
TO do 30 because those who might have
been otherwise expected TO contribute
were incensed at the legislative hold
up"
This Is the true story of the failure
on the part Of the people of Tallahas-
see 10 donate, on compulsiOn, a site
for a Governors mansion, and The True
Democrat, after the effort to raise the
fund had been abandoned, gave this ex-
PLANTATION of the result an explanation
which the Miami Metropolis must have
overlooked or forgotten.
The question, Who caused that mis-
chevous proviso to be injected into the
law, and why is another story, to the
explanation of which, in due time, this
newspaper will address itself.
To School Boy" Hifaluten " is a
word, my dear boy, supposed to have
been invented by New England poet
to represent language that isstilted, ex-
:ravagant, pretentious and grandlo-
quent Here is a sample from letter
written anonymously by a Ybor City
cigar maker to a councilmen, and pub
lished in the Tampa Times:
Remember, senior, that you represent
the lineal descendants OF the PhRni-
clans, TIOjans, Greeks and Romans,
the navigators, sculpters, the painters,
poets, orators, architects and the civil
izers Of the human race. AS the Amer
lean nation is composed Of the Creme
de Ia creme" of the genus homo, then
we are truly Americans on this side Of
the river, having citizens from the
banks of the Amoor, Nile, Tiber, Rhine,
Jordan, Guadalquiver and Shannon
from the Alps, Pyrenees, Himalayas
and the Mountains of the Moon. They
come TO make and keep a great city
here. May the spirit Of Demosthenes
influence your tongue and the shade of
Orpheus regulate your voice, and the
patriotism of Gracious fire your heart
when you next demand justice for your
Ybor City clients.
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There are some people Of prominence
who owe the newspapers big debt Of
gratitude for refraininR from making
public some Of the things they know
about them. II is often true that the
things the paper doesn't tell about
man is worth more to him than are the
many nice things 1t says Of him. II we
were to tell some things we know about
some people Of prominence In this COM
munity the eyes Of the public would be
opened wide. But what 10 the use?
Such q course would only make enemies
for the paper and perhaps cause the ed !
itor to have TO thrash some poor fellow. !
Plant City Courier.
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