The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-22

Every Confederate veteran I'D tOTlud
will grieve over the sudden and violent
death Of Comrade Frank X. Goulding,
of Pensacola, who, while acting as a
sanitary guard, was run over by an en-
CINE and instantly killed on the 14th
instant
II our newspaper friends wish to in
spect a typical specimen Of the sort Of
work the State printer is and has been
doing for the public and getting big
pay for they will send 10 Governor
Broward for a copy Of his message
bound in boards.
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Under a ruling made at the instance
Of Governor Jennings by the Board Of
Trustees Of the Internal improvement
Fund, II has become difficult to procure
necessary information concerning it's
transactions. This ruling, which for
bids the giving out Of any information
without the express instructions Of the
Board, should be rescinded, or the
board should make public through the
press the actual proceedings Of each
meeting. Concealment OF their acts is
the very worst error they could make.
The investigation by New York leg
islative committee Of the methods OF
high finance" practiced by the New
York life insurance companies Ii bring
ing some curious things to light, among
which was the fact that In 1896, and
again in 1900, the president Of the New
York Life contributed, Of the money Of
the policy holders, large sums to the
Republican campaign fund. President
Mccall Is an alleged Democrat, but con-
tributed to the Mckinley campaign
fund nearly $50, 900 because he felt
that 1t was to the best interest Of the
policy holders" That was graft with
the bark on, wasn't IL?
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II we have failed To make entirely
plain our attitude towards the jennings
administration, as we'll as towards the
present administration, II In because
there are limitations TO even our splen-
did American language. We have fire.
quently called public attention to the
unmistakable evidence Of the existence
Of graft and other 'irreRularities" as
to the former; we have never by word
OF deed even intimated that these
things are chargeable to the latter; and
we believe that there will never be oc-
Casion to do 40, although our duty, ~
well AZ our right, may impel US TO utter
what we may believe to be just criti-
CiSm upon any Of itS acts
In these days Of bank defalcations,
financial tergiversations Of all shades Of
criminality, and plain, ordinary. com
nonplace stealing, 1t Is refreshing to
read In an exchange the Lakeland
News Of one who shines az living ex.
ample Of civic honesty and unimpeach-
able integrity. Henry Bishop was the
proprietor Of private bank at Eustis,
In Lake county, some years ago, and
failed, owing his dcpositors considerable
sums. He promised them that he would
make good every cent and he did A
few days ago committee OF creditors
reported that he had paid back every
cent Of his indebtedness. His name
should be writ in letters Of gold on
pages Of silver, and his career should
stand IA a perpetual memorial for the
admiration and emulation OF future gen
erations.
TallahasseeRns. while they may feel
overburdened by the heavy tax ratio
imposed for the current year, should
remember that the increase in the city
tax levy, occasioned by the sewerage
system and the S-mill special school tax,
are the direct result Of n popular vote:
and that, although our total tax rate
looks large, IL is not excessive when
compared with that Of some other com
munties. For instance. the levy for
st. Lucie, the new county down on the
east coast, IL % mills, to which add the
State levy, 9 mills, making u mills, as
compared with lsi mills for Leon county
outside OF Tallahassee; and the levy for
Brevard county il 20 mills. while that
Of Dade In % mills. To the last named
rate the city Of Miami adds . levy of 20
mills. making the property owners OF
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