The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-02-16

Congressional honors, as is now more
than probable, Mr.. Lamar's reelection
may turn out TO be one of the things
sought for, but which ANONYMOUSLY
fail TO materialize.
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WE ARE RIGHT HERE ALL THE THE.
We take no special credit to our
selves nor do we expect any customary
vote Of thanks for having become pos
sessed of eliminating facts regarding
late governmental officials, nor for hav-
ing the necessary courage to make
public the same. But we do like to
have the good opinion of all good men
and very much dislike to be misunder-
stood especially by our journalistic
brethren, who know by experience what
it is to do their duty as they see it, re-
CARELESS of the enemies they find rising
up against them.
But we have no apologies to make,
neither now nor hereafter, for what
we have done and mean to do in pub
fishing fraud. We simply offer the
right hand Of good fellowship to our
brethren of the press who have shown
their appreciation of our efforts to help
purge the Democratic party of unprin-
cipled men.
AS all know, we have been the object
Of few scurrilous paragraphs from
the pen of semi-idiotic journalists, on
account Of this same exposure, who,
with Long live the truth, down with
fraud, turn the rascals out" notices
on the same page-scare heading
very words they use in trying to deride
US into silence.
But little we care for such attacks
from such source, for are there not
cranks and goose-brained ranters with
gliding tongue in every walk of life,
and why should we escape? These
"pass US by as but the idle wind" but
from those of our brethren who WELD
the "trenchant pen" and make it
"mightier than the sword" we conf
IDENTIFY expect better, loftier things.
We may sometimes differ and grow
somewhat acrimonious in debate as to
the wisdom of proposed legislation and
the merits and dement's Of certain can
ddates for Office, but let there be no
question Of our unanimity, when the
charge of official fraud is made and /
proven, in forcing the guilty to face an
outraged public.
We each and all have done our part /
in advertising our States wonderful .
natural resources Of climate, growth
and maritime advantages, detailing the
practical manner in which our people
have developed these gifts Of nature
our magnificent railway systems, beau
,iful cities, steamship lines and semi.
tropical fruits.
This we have done and today Florida
stands the peer of any of her sister
States in this regard But there is
more to be accomplished, an imperative
luty yet to be performed. 1t devolves
Ipon us, the greatest factor In moulding
public opinion, to see that no one, be he
ordinary man or chief executive, can
iay, with even faint tincture of truth,
hat Florida journalists sell their prin-
'iple their editorial space" And
who can stand unabashed and not wither
beneath the lash of scorn of an indig-
rant united press? Who in our ranks
,ut takes a pride in knowing that his is
most useful. honorable profession.
md who would not rejoice to know that
We have kept our columns clean and so
rec from blemish that our railways,
fruits and climate are not our only
,Oast, but stand dim second to the
yreat and clean free press of FloridaH
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John Temple Graves on Tuesday re-
igned as editor of the Atlanta News,
md all suits pending betVpPn him and
he business asparttAeHtl Of tie Apaper
ave been dismissed. In a statement he
Ays herfin in start eimst the
publication IN Atlanta Of anonher up-to- !
ate daily, the like Of which thst city ,
AZ never he'd = - = - ~