The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27

| Sheriff j. X. Turner OF De Land
Tuesday night, while raiding a blind
tiger at Lake Helen. was accidentally
shot by his deputy, G. NJ. Kurtz, in the
left lung. The sheriff and deputy had
arranged TO approach the place, one
from the front and the other from the
rear. As Kurtz went up TO the front
part Of the house, the keeper under
took 10 escape, running at kurtz
with his pistol In his hand Kurtz or
dered him three times to stop and then
fired. The ball went through the door,
and glancing, entered second, beyond
where Turner was entering the house.
| The ball was extracted this morning
His physician, while pronOuncing il a
serious wound, gives hope Of his recOv-
cry.
Nothing on earth can make the editor
Of the Herald believe that there is any
thing wrong In the character Of William
V. Knott, State Treasurer, or 3. r.
McLin, Commissioner of Agriculture
He has known these two gentlemen for
many years, and II they are not honest
and thoroughly upright and true to the
loftiest standards Of personal charac-
ter, then there In no honesty or integ-
rity In this wOrld-Punta Gorda Herald.
We take pleasure in reproducing Ed
itor Jordan's paragraph above, and
agree with him, largely, that Mr.. Knott
and Mr.. McLin may be all that he
claims for them; but we do believe that
these two gentlemen have been fooled
and hoodwinked while very shady trans
actions have been worked to finish,
and which should have appeared to them
a. funny, as they do TO others Maybe,
II they are called upon some day, and in
the right and proper way, they can help
clear of some CT the clouds that for
some time have been hanging over some
official transactions, and tell how, on
very meager salaries, some daisies"
have become so wealthy in so short
time, and that, too, while living ex-
travagantly while in office.
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It Is singular how much whitewash
will improve meat suspected of faint, -
Times-Union Short Talks.
1t was also singular, when applied at
the last session of the Legislature, what
an effect II had on Asylum scandal in
vestigations and some other officers.
Next time let investigation be in ear
nest, go at affairs with experts, and let
the investigating committees and the
experts see to II that those parties who
are investigated do not do the investi-
eating and make reports to suit them
selves, as has been done in some former
pretended Investigations.
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That the whole of Leon county has
been benefited by voting out saloons
there remains not a shadow of a doubt,
for many are they who used to waste
their earnings in drink who now apply
what they earn to the betterment Of
themselves and families, clothing them
better, feeding them better, accumulat-
ing property, or saving their money,
True, some send off for drink, or pat
ronize the "blind tiger" and while
"blind tiger" does illegally sell some
whiskey, he Ii careful as to whom he
let's have It, and, being a violator of
law, Is always fearful of arrest and
while the saloon man has
the protection Of the law, that in the
hands of bad saloon man brings many
and countless ills TO all who patronize
and frequent them, and which is the
open door to all kinds of crime and
suffering. Shall Leon have bar-rooms
againH
The Punta Gorda Herald accuses the
Tallahassee True Democrat with assaults
against the integrity of Governor Brow
ard. We have seen no indications of
such assaults In the columns of that ex-
cellent and fearless newspaper. On the
contrary, Editor Collins has always
affirmed that the Governor Is an honest
man, honestly devoted to his policies, but
by his friends concerning the
he II pursuing to accomplish
MS purposes. st. Augustine Record.
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When you can't answer arguments,
,all names and give abuse seems to be
he line Of conduct of the drainage adj
'ocates, Times Union Short Talks
Yes, and the amusing feature of il is
hat the little underlings get the
,abit" from the great Napoleon. who
nay get his instructions from his III
.dVisera. None Of them can prove that