The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-05
Gill EplroRs EDlTORIALs.

draining the Everglades, nor will It con-
tend that the probable cost will be-un-
reasonable, but it firmly believes that
the amendment by which It is proposed
to accomplish the drainage, is fraught
with too much danger to be incorporated
into our State constitution. For exam
pie: 1t is positively not true that the
money derived from taxing the ever
glades lands must be spent in draining
the everglades. 1t may be used on the
marshes of Apalachicola. Read the
amendment and see if this is not cor
rect. Duval and Nassau may be FAXED
for the benefit of Monroe and Dade
That is why the whole has an interest
in the question at issue. --Volusia Her
aid.
The Editorial, Senatorial and Con-
Rressional party has returned from a
two days trip to the edge of the Ever
glades. They have adopted resolutions
favoring the draining Of the Everglades
and upholding Broward in his great
scheme. These gentlemen were guests
Of city in the Everglades country-a
city heartily in favor of drainage for
the reason that she will be benefited
by the draining of the Everglades, and
we do not blame her 1t would have
been the height of impoliteness for the
party to have done otherwise than sign
a mild resolution or something of the
kind, inasmuch as they had been royal
ly entertained by city 80 hospitable
Veni, vidi, vici But are we to set
aside the careful reports made after
careful surveys of the United States
who say draining of the Ever
glades is utterly impracticable, for the
one-day opinion of party of enthused
excrsonists. Lake Butler Star.
The draining of the Everglades might
not produce in South Florida produce
in South Florida the paradise that Gov.
Broward predicts, but if a crowd of
grafters should happen to be drainage
the powers the amend
ment would confer would make them
like their positions too well to be willing
10 swap Tallahassee for paradise. -
Times Union.
The editorial of Editor A. P. Jordan,
IF the Punta Gorda Herald, which he
wrote after his return from the Lake
excursion -- in which he
seems to have used his eyes to SOME
purpose been quite widely copied |
n the State press. In it he expressed
MS objections to the drainage amend
nent so clearly and explicitly that his
ogical manner of treating that objec-
.iOnable piece of tinkering with the
constitution has aroused admiration. --
Times Union Short Talks.
We had intended to have nothing to
,ay whatever, more than we have al
-eady said, about Gov. Broward 3 drain
,ge amendment which is to be voted
ipon at the approaching November
election. But on second thought we
believe that we would be remiss in our
luty to the people among whom we
lave lived so long did we not at least
ell them what our views on the subject
ire.
The question to be considered is not
Gov Broward's honesty in the matter;
lot whether the drainage plan is FEAST
de or practicable; not whether the
ands drained would be enhanced in
'alue, but whether the people, the tax
payers of the State, would be benefited
hereby.
AS to the lands in the Everglades,
hey are involved in a lawsuit. Our
State Legislature granted every acre of
hem to various railroad companies.
The Trustees of the Internal Improve
nent Fund, for the first time in the
history of our State, refused to make
leeds, and the railroad companies went
o law to compel them to do so.
1t is not wise, it is not good policy,
,or is it in accordance with good bust
ness methods. to spend thousands Of
dollars of the peoples money in i'm
proving property which may be lost.
But, again, supposing for the sake of
argument, that there were no question
,bOut the title of the State to these
ands, even then they should not be ex-