The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-01
Tallahassee. Friday. Sept !, 1905.


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Tallahassee, Friday, Sept I, 1905.
The Milton Index facetiously heads q
list Of weddings with the significant
title, Hunting Trouble"
Even some State officers know how
TO drive good thing for all it Is worth,
viz securing best clerkships for their
kin folks
The Pensacola Journal asks who il
holding down the lid' during Governor
BrOward's absence from the State. 1t
Is Private Secretary NJ. A. Brown, and
he is doing it all right.
II is rumored that the MOrmons are
about 10 erect a place Of worship in
Jacksonville. That is vast improve
ment upon their practice Of house TO
house canvassinG for converts.
The special edition Of the Crystal
River News Of August 18th, was ar
excellent illustration Of up-tO date jour
nalism for the public good Its sixteen
pages Of trustworthy information, pro-
fusely illustrated, will surely bring re-
turns.
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We received your message Charlie
boy, just az we have received similar
messages before, from your neck -of-the-
woods We will, however, continue to
do what we conceive To bo right in de-
nOuncing and giving publicity TO wrong
doing and using official power To per-
sOnal ends for officials and their bench
men.
A recent publication Of the census
bureau gives the aggregate value Of
railroad property in the United States
at Sl1, IA. S52, 900, to which may be- adj
died $72 900, 600 invested in private cars
and sol, 00O.0 in Pullman cars, max
ing a grand total Of 81 1861, 1862 600
No wonder the idea Of public ownership
hesitates TO commend itself to the prac-
teal sense Of the people.
Lets see" says the Starke Tele-
graph. "where is the Mid-Winter Fair
10 be- held? All, yes why, sure, at
Sopchoppy; Of course, Of course. How
faulty our memory IL on places and
dates What, member Of the last
Legislature. and don't remember all
about that Mid-Winter Fair! Perhaps
Governor Gilchrist can give out some
more information along this line.
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The new newspaper The Tribune
in the new county Of st Lucic, at Fort
Pierce, has adopted the True Demo
Gratis motto, Good Government; Hor-
csty in Public Offices; Equal Justice to
All Special Privileges to None. -" The
Tribune Is heartily welcome We have
no copyright on It And we hope that
our new contemporary will try M hard
IA we are trying to make the motto
rule Of action for Floridians every
where.
The announcement IL made in Jack
sonville paper that " n strong pcti-
ton" has been prepared seeking the par
don Of Nelson Larkin and George Cald-
well. convicted Of the murder of the
late Hon. N. W. Eppcs Who signed
II? Certainly few signatures to such
petition could have been obtained
here In the county where the crime oc-
Cured, and what others could by any
process Of reasoning be regarded rs OF
any force
Mr. Anderson Crawford, brother OF
the late Assistant State Auditor, f.. A.
Crawford, and Captain w. c. Groom
are candidates for appointment IA As
sistRnt State Auditor. II is said that
the Comptroller II using every effort to
secure the place for his son, while the
State Auditor, knowing the worth Of
his candidate, who has already served
some months under him, we are in
formed favors Mr. Crawford, and will
AJAX that he (Crawford) be appointed.
sa-.s,HHaru.a4
The hourishing city Of Miami, on the
East Coast, has just pissed through
heated and exciting primary election
contest for It's municipal offices, and
the result was an overwhelming victory
" for the present city officials and those