The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-01
DEMOCRATIC REFORn.

behave themS elves or step down and
out. The X chmcn lNews-Leader says:
- We cordially welcome the indications
that the Republicans are forming an or
ganization which will force the Demo
Gratis TO put up their best men, to make
their party represent high, clean al d
progressive purpose, and to win cleo
and the strength with which they are
presented rather than cold blooded, de-
grading and fragrant tricks with ballot
boxes. Jacksonville Metropolis.
Here, in Florida, similar conditions
appear to be very badly needed. There
are too many Democrats A real, ac-
tive party in opposition, would operate
most effectively to purge the public ser
vice and renew our faith in Democratic
principles. 49, Tallahassee True Democrat.
If the above logic is good, land we
have heard so-called Democrats urge
before), then in the absence of suffi-
cient Republican immigration it will be
necessary for enough Democrats to turn
Republican to hold the balance of power.
Will the editor of The True Democrat
prove the sincerity of his statement by
changing his politics and the name Of
his paper to The True Republican He
surely would not advise others to a step
he would not take himself. Until he
takes this own advice is he honest, or
his advice safe? What is needed is not
more Republicans and fewer Democrats,
but more honesty and less graft among
our officials The Democratic party
needs to throw off the yoke of bossism
and to elect only good, honest and COM
petent men to Office. There are not
enough good Democrats, and we very
much fear there never will be, but in
any event the position of The True
Democrat is untenable, silly and PERM
cious. Bronson Times-Democrat.
We refrain from answering the editor
Of the Times-Democrat according to
his folly" and prefer to endeavor to
make the matter plain to his evidently
understanding
That the prepOnderance of one politi-
,al party in a State or a nation to the
exclusion of the other from all partic-
patton in government is a palpable in.
Jury, if not a calamity, to both, is a
which even the Times-Den-
,crat's editor, in his saner moments,
would probably not hesitate to endorse.
There is no element of a change in
political principles on the part of The
True Democrat or of any individual
Democrat involved in this matter.
There are enough Republicans in Florida
and we mean white Republicans and
citizens--t constitute rather
opposition to the Democrats,
f only they would cease contending
among themselves for the few federal
and organize for general and
united opposition. 1t would not be nee
essary for any Democrat to turn Re-
publican, much less for any Democratic
newspaper to change its politics And
some of the Every elect" Democratic
eaders in the State have frequently ex-
pressed the wish which The True Dem
'crat voiced in the paragraph quoted
above
In the last three sentences of the
Times comment that news
paper abandons its hyper-criticai atti-
.ude towards The True Democrat and
the identical position assumed
~ this journal from the date of its first
ssue. six months ago, viz The party
reeds more honesty and less graft
Imong our officials" needs 90 to throw
If the yoke of bossism, and to elect
My good, honest and competent men
o Office" and this, because there are
lot enough good Democrats at least,
here are too few who have been ele,
'ated to public stations
Compare recent conditions with those
which obtained during the first twenty
ears Of the existence Of the Democratic
ynasty, Would any citizen dream of
dishonesty or graft in connection with
UGH officials as Governors Drew, Blox-
lam, Perry, Fleming or Mitchell; Comp
rollers c. Drew, Barnes or Bloxham.
of State Bloxham or Craw-
ord; Treasurers Gwynn, l. 'Engle. Grill
n Pons; Commissioners Of Agriculture
;orley, White or Wombwell; Saperin-
endents Of Public Instruction Foster.
Russell or Sheats; Attorneys eneraI
Raney or Cooper; Adjutants- General
Yonge, Lang or Houstoun.
;uperintendents of Insane ASYLUM
doseley. Smith or Trammell land
Nhitner, Lang and Randolph, if YOU
,lease, , or State Printers, Dyke, Finley.
Door q Bowen, or Collins.
lain from q Burn Promptly Relieved
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