The weekly true Democrat., 1906-04-13
should be re-elected.-Tampa Tribune.
DESERVE ANOTHER TERM.

vote for. There Is not always the IN |
terest taken in the election of justices
of the supreme court that the impor-
tance of the subject justifes. In away
the supreme court seems remote from
the people, still il Is the final arbiter Of
and the pursuit of happiness. Vested
as the court is with such great powers,
it is important that only men of approx
ed ability, and who are In sympathy
with the rights of the people should be
chosen to exercise these high judicial
functions. The supreme court during
the past three years has done a work
that is a credit to the State. A few
years ago the delay In the trial OF
causes carried TO the supreme court
amounted often to q denial OF justice;
now q case is decided within q month or
two after it is placed upon the docket.
Among those who have assisted in this
herculean task of catching up with the
work of the court are Justice James b,
Whitfield and Chas. B. Parkhill, whose
terms expire next January, and who
seek denomination at the coming pri-
mary. They merit II, and the people
should see that they are nominated.
They are not the expOnents Of any spec
ial interests, but are men who will fair
ly and impartislly guard the rights OF
the people. Times.
THE editor Of the Madison Recorder,
likewise secretary Of the Railroad Com.
mission and likewise correspondent OF
the Savannah News, very frequently
jibes US newspaper people with being
''owned, controlled, etc, by the cor.
porate power, and while we like and
admire him personally, he must know
that even a worm will turn and try to
resent a false impression, when tread
upon. No true newspaper man relishes
being accused Of having boss, polit-
ical, corporation or otherwise. Ed.
True Democrat.
The following is from the Monticello
News:
CRITICISM OF CLARKE.
A Tallahassee correspondent in the
Savannah News of March 18th sailed
into Hon. T. l., Clarke, candidate for
Supreme Court Justice. 1t also whacked
the Hon Thomas Jefferson Appleyard, /,
of Lake City, candidate for Railroad
1 Commissioner, a few whacks. Now
Bro. T. jefferson Appleyard has several
barrels of printers ink in stock on the
road, and can, and doubtless will, take
good and ample care of himself; but
Mr.. Clarke has only his neighbors and
friends to look after his interests.
Leaving the details of the attack for
future consideration, the gist OF the
Law for this Tallahassee warbler is to
the effect that Mr.. Clarke has been
employed on several occasions by the
railroads, and hence must be corpora
tion candidate.
We have generally "lined up" with
the anti-corporation crowd, but we
, don't iump and shiver whenever the
corporation spook is showed at US. We
don't like people TO think we have sim
ply got to be scared when some one
, cries boo" Mr. Clarke may be friend
ly with the railroads and other corpora
= tions for all we know We have not
asked him about it, Certainly he has
not been classed as an out-and-out anti
corporation partisan. What his rela
, tions pro or con the corporations, Mr.
Clarke appears TO us TO be the strongest
! candidate in the field for the office M
seeks.
3 His qualifications and his standing al
I lawyer will hardly Justify the ''antis
a in accusing him Of being ready to han'
, down decisions per orders Of the corpo
!; ratiOns.
. The Supreme Court Justiceship is, o
Y should be, an office far removed from
r the wrangling and horse-play Of petit.
e politics. Mr. Clarke is a good citizen
his life and public acts are a recor,
g easily unfOlded. In them we see n,
:. color for the implication that his act
e as a Judge would be in betrayal OF tn
r peoples interests or in favor Of tn
e corporate interests. His vote agains
the Flagler divorce bill is an instanc
n we'll in point.
The corporation interests are entitle
= TO protection under the law--and 70 fec
the weight of the Furnishing hand O
e the law II the law is violated. Unles
y some more trustworthy evidence tha
d the petty slurs of the Tallahassee
e writer is presented, we shall continu
d TO advocate Mr. Clark election TO tn
q Office which he seeks.
e Mr.. Clarke has been retained in raj
n road cases. His abilities as lawye
J. have created demand for his services
g He has also prosecuted and likewise dc
Il Tended thieves and murderers. He wi
hardly be accused OF being in leagu
is with these.
G. We see no reason why Mr. Clark
1t and Judge Parkhill should receive othe
Or than the solid support Of this county.
r. The News believes this the winnin
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