The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-10

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TalIahsSsOss Friday, ASSSSs 10. 1895
Great cRssFi What has become Of
the dignity which was once attached 10
high public Office IN the Southland?
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Governor Broward'S drainage scheme
Is about to divide the State politically
There IL no question about It dividing
the people from their cash. Tampa
Tribune Much said In little space.
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Manatee Record: Col. John A. Ora
ham, Democratic nominee for the Leg
stature, returned this week from Chi
caRo, where he and his family are
spending the heated term. The Colonel
will remain here until Monday
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The Gainesville Sun very truthfully
puts It: "Jt is the person rather than
the occupation that adds dignity to la
Dor. There are those who can beautify
the most mental occupation or service
and there are others who can degrade
the most honorable calling"
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Our reputation as q newspaper man
and citizen Of Tallahassee and the State
Of Florida for thirty odd years is as an
open book. and we stand ready to be
judged by II. As for the dirty sings
we occasionally receive from an enemy,
made so by our taking a stand for what
we conceive to be right, we do not care
Trip"
Everybody, everything connected
with the True Democrat is open to the
world. We have no secrets 10 keep, no
skeletons in the closet to be afraid Of,
and court and invite publicity and pub
lie gaze upon us In our business and in
our private life and conduct. The True
Democrat stands for all that's best for
les people. We defy the sycophants.
Let the good work go on and on "A way
will come to right things in public af-
faiFs some Of these days.
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Twelve we'll filled pages of clean,
readable and interesting reading matter
and up-to-dAte advertisements again
this week All Tallahasseeans can feel
proud of their home newspaper and
take pride In It's going abroad. Continue
TO give US your printing and advertising
patronage, and with and through It we
will catch the right kind Of inspiration
20 continue TO publish for you the best
clean, moral and respectable newspaper
ever published at your capital. We are
sure II Is fl TO enter yOttr home and zoe
propose to keep IL so.
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The True Democrat declines to pay
any attention to you; you are welcome
10 all Of that kind Of journalism you
may desire, and TO conduct the same,
too, under the very eyes of the mighty
''powers that be. " and under the shad-
ow Of their wings (the capitol. II
poU haze come to Tallahassee TO crush
or murder US, try to do II in respect
able manner, put yourself on a
level with us and we stand ready at any
and all times TO settle differences with
you. We know your reputation, too,
when we put II up to you in this man
ner
That August has come around again,
and that was the month Of the years
the Hilson. W ard. Associates aggrega-
ton was to make payment and returns,
or pay In the |. l. Boards share Of the
profits out Of that log or stumpage,
etc, transaction of several years ago,
and az no Floridian has ever known
what II meant or what has come out OF
II In the interest OF the l. l. Funds, or
any one else except perhaps II w A
we write this little paragraph AZ
mind refresher. What was there in
that HilSon-Ward and associates com
bine any wRyf
Many are the rough places we trend
from the cradle to the grave; many are
the signs ard tears, discouragemcnts
but we can extract Joy from the most
desert places on the way and amidst the
most piercing heartaches by the thought
that we have made others happy and
that there IL perpetual mourning only
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