The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-08

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! For anti-drainage literature, read the
Tallahassee True Democrat. With Bro.
Collins Il seems to be a life and death
case. Polk County Record.
Not ct all, neighbor! We are located
little nearer to the beauties who are
showing that bunco drainage scheme,
and maybe see further into the true In
wardness Of affairs, "only that and
nothing more" but we do feel we
should tell you newspaper men and the
I eOple all we can get hold Of on 'em.
We have told of a number of other
very irregular and peculiar occurrences
in this neck Of the woods, but 1t seems
some are yet so blind they will not seel
Now, do you not think, since you must
be reading the True Democrat, that our
issue before last, giving the Broward-
Browne efforts to defeat Hunt Harris
for the Senate shows what desperate
straits the Governor, the wOuld-be Gov
ernor, and other drainage schemers are
in and what they will resort to? Do
you not think IL nOV time for the news
papers and the voting population Of
Florida to be "putting on their fighting
ciothes," too. Will not be ample time,
after eight years of abuse, and govern
ment in keeping with carpet-bag days,
higher taxation and more oppression,
to find and elect men again who will
consider themselves servants Of the
people, as did Drew, Bloxham, Perry,
Mitchell, Fleming, Barnes, Reynolds,
Crawford, Sheets, Raney, Gwynn and
others, in the good old days Did you
ever hear citizen cast a reflection up
on any of them? No; because they
we're above doing dirty little tricks and
working schemes! Must be something
radically wrong hereabouts, and we tell
you again we believe some day there
will be a reckoning. If we tire you, we
may please the other fellow; so "go
long" and just let US alone
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A subscriber wants to know what a
muck rake is. We don't know, unless
1t is an instrument used by the ITALIA
ury in draining a lot of worthless muck
called the Florida Everglades. Lake
Butler Star
That's good enough, and we will let
it go at that, and simply add that there
appears good reasons to believe the |.
J. Funds are being muck-raked for the
Everglades schemes. 1t would be in
teresting, no doubt, to your inquiring
subscriber, as well as to large number
of other people of Florida, to see an
itemzed statement Of drainage expend-
lures published weekly or monthly. It.
is due the Drainage Commissioners
themselves, if all expenditures from
that fund are legitimate, to let the
people see and kRoio ii, and surely it
will be pleasing to the people to know
just what items are coming from it,
and what that farce is costing. If
there are no little items Of graft !
hitched onto it, no one can object to
the public knowing all about it; if there
is, those responsible for it may be sure
they will be found out in due time. and
that they will answer for it, We do not
believe there is provision for spending
those funds for campaigning, printing,
postage, etc We do not charge they
are being spent that way; it has been
intmated so, however, and does seem
another statement from the l. |. Board
drainage Board) would be timely.
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Five times has Governor X. l.. Tay-
lor fddled to Tennessee for the office of
United States Senator. 1t is now time
to pay the fiddler - Palmetto News.
Governor Jennings longed to get into
the United States Senate, and tbs said
Mr. Broward has a hungry feeling for
the same position, while Congressman
Lamar and a number Of others are cast
ing chances at MIR Mailory's seat; but
II there is to be change, your Uncle
Stephen Sparkman will be among the
race horses, and will win.
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A book entitled "Twenty-four Years
in Florida " is recent addition TO our
library. Its author is Judge Harry A.
Peoples, Of Tampa II is written in a
pleasant and attractive style, and brings
TO mind amusing Incidents In che lives
Of well-known lawyers Of Florida and