The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-26
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with the motto of that paper Good
Government; Honesty In Public Office;
Equal Justice TO All-Special Privileges
TO None" It appears 10 be in the In
terest Of the people. The Democrat
will lose out in opposing the drainage
issue, as IL did IN contending for the
payment of the Wales claim. Get
right, Brother Collins - Suwannee
County News.
Our motto, quoted above, stands for
just what it says, and the policy Of the
True Democrat from the first issue has
beer for just what II means. The
Wales claim WGs repUdidted some
years before the True Democrat was
established, and while it's editor was on
q farm and for three years or more out
Of the printing business; therefore we
could not possibly have lost out on II.
We have shown up a number of times
the peculiar tricks Of some officials,
through lobbying enough members Of
the Legislature into the opera house in
this city into an agreement TO violate
contract that had been recognized by
every Legislature and all Floridians up
TO that time, TO beat Col WALES out Of
his commission. That most people of
Florida look upon that transaction as
Reputation and an unjust wrong, and
as disgrace on our State, there Is now
no doubt. But enough Of that, as 1t is
not now the issue. Suffice to say Flor
ida has repudiated an honest debt she
justly owes Col. Sidney /. Wales, and
the disgraceful stain will still be on
FIOTidiGHs until some honest settlement
Is made.
The True Democrat does not believe
1t will 'lose out In opposing the drain
age issue" Why should 1t, unless per-
haps by chicenery and misrepresenta-
ton, as has been entered into, just as
was the case in connection with the
Wales claim and many other transac-
tons, such as in cheap land sales, ETC.,
which have been 80 secretly worked in
recent years, the people Of Florida can
again be hoodwinked and fooled into
still a more oppressive piece of folly
that of making fVs men a MoGUL
DRAINAGE BOARD, with power to de-
clare drainage tax districts when they
please and where they please, levy and
collect as much tax money as they
choose, and then spend it lavishly, I'M
bonded and unaccountable to another
and higher power.
We are opposing this last big scheme
for political supremacy and power for
plumber directly in line with our motto:
Good Government; Honesty In Public
Office; Equal Justice to All-Special
Privileges to None"
II Governor Broward and his double
bArrelled board are not sacrificing time
that should be put in at their Offices,
begging and praying for the people Of
Florida to make them a board Of Ave
men, With special privileges, then
neither we nor the people of Florida
can see or hear. for every minute of
their time, backed with every force at
their command are being used to fool
the people of Florida into granting them
such powers, No men who wish to be
right and do right should seek and pray
for such power while holding public Of
fee. We are conscious of being right al
ways In opposing official abuse Of power,
and added to II scheme taking from
the people the right to have a say as to
what tax money should be collected and
expended. We do not believe the peo-
pie will vote to give schemers any such
power.
We oppose Gov. Napoleon Bonaparte
Broward and his schemers in this pro-
posed constitutional amendment (polit-
zeal mill scheme) on general American
principles, and we believe a majority of
the voters Of Florida will oppose them
on the 9Th Of November the same way.
Yes, we believe In GOOD Govern
ment; Honesty In Public Office; Equal
Justice to All-Specidi Privileges TO
Monet" Are not the little official gods
some few of you are worshippinR ask
ing even now for SPECIAL PRIvILEoEsY
We keep right, brother.
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BY voting for drainage you will place
In the hands of FIVE men the abso.
lutte right to tax your property for any
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