The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-04
A NAN OF HONESTY.


was elected, he impressed our people as
a man of honesty and firm convictions,
and he has acted as such since his cleo
ton He had hot time recently when
the ring at Tallahassee were givingbQpt
the State printing at price double
what it could be done for by othGr
printing establishments The ring,
however. succeeded in letting the con-
tract TO the Tallahassee shop, the Capt.
tai Printing Co., at an eXorbitant price,
but not without a strong protest from
Ellis. 1t is said the State officials al
most came to blows over the matter,
the Attorney General taking the side of
the people and tax payers. The present
State administration is the most rotten
with which Florida has ever been af-
hcted, and Mr.. Ellis is to be commend
ed FOR the stand he is taking in behalf
Of the people. -Nolusia Record.
Not wishing 70 see a wrong done any
one, or a wrong impression go uncor-
rected when we know it, we reproduce
the above to make correction The
above is practically correct except that
General Ellis did not come nearly to
blows with his associate members of
the Board. The Big Man with the
boosted pull, who for a few years has
been doing artistic work as State print
er, stuck his mug into affairs, and after
General Ellis had warned him more than
once, was faced by the General, and
told in good plain English what he
might expect if he did so again That
whole transactiOn-the awarding OF the
contract from beginning to end, was
amusing. We are certain other men,
bers beside General Ellis were heartily
disguised, but he alone registered OBJ
jections to things that did not look
right, and which were not the best
things that could have happened in the
interest of the public good. General
Ellis, we believe, can be depended upon
at all times to do the right thing, and
we believe his associates would be bet
ter off many times were they to take
his advice rather than haning on that
adviser Of theirs in |. |. Fund matters.
Golfers Weekly very truly says the,
day for politicians to decide contempt
uous Of the people, how offices shall be
filled is passing fast " The system
however, dies not without a struggle as
evidenced hereabouts just now
Thus early, we are informed, aspi-
rants for the Insurance Commissioners
ship are at work. The bill providing
for its creation was killed during the
last Legislature, but it is coming again,
and there is now more than one public
man with longing eyes out for the plums
that ,riH BE- IN IT. At no time since car
pet-bag days We're the now over-bur-
dened taxpayers having so many
schemes put up to them
Every voter has a right 10 select his
choice for members of the next Legis-
aturr and we believe at least most oa
them will vote for those whom they
believe will represent
the interests OF the many against the
selfish interests of few. Reader, you
nave few days yet before the primary
election; investigate fully, and we are
sure you will find who of your candi-
iatcs have your general welfare most at
leart You know the men and their
vote inteIhgently and vote in
,our own interest, which is the interest
# the whole people
Doe, the Governor of Florida think
he people are being fooled into belev-
ny he lends dignity 20 the office he fills
n making drainage speeches in small
precincts? If he does. and it
suits him, W. have no objection, but we
believe he would have larger audiences
and his speeches could be heard by more
people at one time, and perhaps be bet
.er appreciated, if he would get hall
n each city, advertise his lectures, and
invite each whole county to hear him at
me and the same time. We think that
would look better, but then it might not
lelp him elect his true and tried to the
Legislature.
A truth the advocates of drainage
nave told. and they have told very few
truths, to a certainty, is that water
will run down hill, " but they have not
-old the people that it is certain the
ylades can be drained, and that it is 90