The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03
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Congressman Frenk Clark made a fine
speech down ct Miami Wednesday when
that city was celebrating her tenth an
niversary, and there was one feature of
special excellence init which we desire
to commend, says the Live Oak Demo
crat. Everybody knows what Henry M.
Flagler has done for the East Coast,
how he has poured his millions into that
section andTmade il blossom as a rose,
giving homes and profitable employ
ment TO thousands of people; and vet
there are public men and newspapers
in Florida familiar with these facts who
seem afraid to commend the man and
his work because he Is in the multi-mil-
liOnaire class, and to give him the sim
pie justice he deserves might arouse the
prejudices of the great masses supposed
20 be at all times hostile to the fortu-
nate few who have accumulated so
much OF the world wealth. But Frank
Clark, Democratic congressman, ortho-
dox to his finger tips and in full touch
with the plain people Of Florida, is trou-
bled with no fears Of that character. He
renders unto Flagler the things that are
Flagler's, including praise for his great
developement work on the East Coast,
and in his Miami speech, he had the
following to say, which, coming from
such q source, will be an effective rebuke
to the narrow, prosecriptive spirit which
seeks to dictate our opinions to US and
arouse and array prejudice against a
man merely because, in the pursuit of
wealth, he got there and we didn't:
''In your great work of development
and evolution, as is always the case,
there is one central figure, one chief fac
fnV. Nna TaroOVa vuhn hu Vaounn ~ his etv-
cumstances or environment is able to
contribute more TO the common good
than any other one individual In the
case of Miami this one individual to
whom we are more indebted than TO any
other one person for the upbuilding of
this beautiful city and the entire east
ern coast of Florida, is Henry M. Flag
Ter.
Possessed of large wealth, endowed
with magnificent brain, and evidently |
blessed with heart pulsating with love |
for his fellowman, he saw the great flu |
ture possibilities of this region and in
vOked the power of his millions to bring |
into being the undeveloped resources of |
the land, to expose to view beauteous |
landscape of this hitherto inaccessible |
Eden, and to make possible the building |
and maintaing of thousands of prosper
Gus homes. The results of this gener-
GUS and enterprising action are today
seen along the whole eastern shore of
Florida, from Jacksonville to Key West
and before many moons shall wax and
wane" the snort of the iron horse will
be heard in the Island City," of Flor
ida, and the greatest feat Of railway
building in the world will have been ac-
complished. Henry M. Flagler' for
what he has done and is doing for our
fair Florida, is entitled to the gratitude
of this people and right rightly has he
deserved the plaudit, well done thou
good and faithful servant.
my friends, as you know, am in
politics, and ] know full we'll that there
be in Florida some souls so small that
my poor tribute to Mr.. Flagler will be
used against me. l expect this, but let
me tell you something: II the day ever
comes when am too cowardly to rem
der to whom honor is due for fear that
| may lose the favor of some measly,
1.-TWO by-fOur" street-corner politician,
then l ought to be kicked out of the
field of politics with scant ceremony.
despise the selfish, misery rich con-
denim and loath the criminal rich. But
the man of vast wealth who expends his
means in building up the waists places
among US, and for the betterment of
mankind is q benefactor of the race and
deserving of our commentator.