The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-09
WHAT THE STATE
NEWSPAPERS SAY.
Grand Symposium Of Public Opinion
By Those Who Know.
BucKMAN COLLEGE LAW.

ested in it. At present money is being
squandered on State schools which
should go to making the rural schools
better, but it is only natural that the
towns that have been enjoying these
schools will feel their loss. Bronson
Times-Democrat.
That it was hasty, ill-advised and
badly digested the most cursory eXami-
nation will show, and at the same time
an investigation of the reports Of the
committees appointed to investigate
these institutions, as well as the mat
tiers aside from these that have come to
the knowledge of the general public and
so TO the members Of the Legislature,
makes the action of the Legislature less
surprising than it would be otherwise,
even to those who were in Tallahassee
and learned something Of the methods
bywhich some members were influenced.
Should the Governor sign it, it
may be taken almost as an assured fact
that the matter will go into the courts
and end no one knows where. -DeFu-
MAX Breeze.
The Buchanan school bill, which has
passed the Legislature, abolishing all
State educational institutions and pro-
vides for the establishment of two
schools instead, a college for females
and university for males. Upon first
thought this might appear as being a
step backwards, but with little con.
sideration it would appear that it is not
so bad. There is hardly any excuse for
the States conducting half a dozen or
more schools, all poorly patronized,
when the two as proposed by the bill
will answer every purpose. But it is of
little use to discuss the merits or the
dement's of the bill now, as it has al
ready passed, and be it bad or good,
we will have to give it a trial Mari.
anna Times Courier.
The Buchanan bill has passed both
houses of the Legislature. This bill is
wide in it's scope and effects, abolishing
all the State colleges and providing for
three schools, two white and one col
ored This is the best bill that could
have been passed. The measly little
schools were draining the State, costing
hundreds of thousands of dollars annu-
ally and doing less good than third
grade school in the rural districts. The
Topics congratulates the Legislature
upon the passage Of one bill that Is of
general benefit to the people. Perry |
Topics.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
1t is now "Mr. Justice Parkhill," .
JuukG SldSs ID dIhIlll VI JllG llIbl cir
cult having resigned to accept seat on /
the supreme court bench An able .
jurist and most excellent gentleman,
Justice Parkhill will bring additional .
lustre to our highest legal tribunal. 49,
Madison New Enterprise.
The appointment Of Judge Carter to
the bench in this circuit, and also
of Judge Parkhill to the supreme
bench has aroused criticism in some
quarter and by those who evidently do
not understand the situation. 1t has
been an open secret for some time that
Judge Carter has been anxious to retire
from the supreme court in order to en-
gage in a more active life, and it has
been his intention at no distant day to
resign and take up the practice of his
profession. This would leave a vacancy
which Judge Parkhill is in every way l.
qualified TO fill, and his elevation left a
vacancy on the bench in this circuit, a
place that hundreds of Judge Carter's
friends have long been anxious to see
him in, and for these reasons the ex-
change, if such it may be called, was
made, and on account of it both the
Judges and the people are to be con-
graduated. -DeFuniAk Breeze.
The True Democrat in its last issue
takes to making editorial out of scrip
ture and quotes partly from several
books of the Word, paragraphs which
seem to be peculiarly fitting just at this
time to conditions reported TO exist in {
Florida -Mudison New Enterprise.
Judge c. B. Parkhill has resigned his
iudgeship Of the first circuit and been
appointed q justice of the supreme I
court by Governor Broward. He takes I
the place of Justice Carter, who re- {
signed in order TO be appointed judge /
II the first circuit in place of Judge '
Parkhill In other words the two have
exchanged Offices and also places Of l
residence. The friends and relatives of {
Justice Parkhill will be pleased to learn
that he will bring his family TO ITALIA {
hassee in q fortnight's time. Leon
county Is the place of his birth and Il ,
no doubt, proud to welcome back its
son after many years Of ,
absence. Monticello News.
Graft in any form Is a crime. Graft
ers are criminals The law may not be (
able TO reach them in the beginning but I
thew will grow boIder as they proceed I
and sOouer or later they will be caught.
one Of the crimes Of Florida has been
unearthed by the present Legislature
IN tn Investigation Of the State inRRne :