The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07
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day. Tie people Of EloFiQa have voted
3 faek 81 confidence by 81 0VerBnelm-
ing majority, which 4 mnnE Of TIE
principal eOgntries Of the WORLD would
mean hie voluntary retirement "a favor
Of some enc = whom The people nays
the Governor 10 resign, but we do think |
he shouid reaoIVe 70 be good the balance
OF his term, and suggest that he try be.
ing real sure enough governor ms eaq
Of q MOses x Governor Broward and |
the drainage papers claim that the peo-
pie Of Florida did not understand the /
DRAINAGE amendment and therefore |
voted against Il. II this claim be true |
Il means either one Of two things, viz
That the people Of Florida are too stu
pid TO learn, or that Governor Broward
and his board of partisan followers are
incapable Of teaching the people: II
forced to accept either OF these views,
the Journal would unhesitatingly ADOPT
the latter, &c we still have unoounoeo
confidence in the wisdom. OF the people.
--Manatee River Journal.
If Governor Broward could open the
Everglades as easily as he opened the
Tampa Fair, he would have sEnoothe
sailing for the Senate palachieoia
Times. [But he can't do 1t, you know. ]
Gov. Broward has sent personal let
ter of appreciation to each Of the mon
subsidized" editors Of the State who
assisted HIM, in plugging for the drain
ace Amendment which the people de-
feated at the polls on the 9Th. Most OF
these editors published the letter in full
with some unctious comment about the
writer being great friend OF the
peepul" who ''came into his own and
his own said ''skiddo." 1t Ia the sero-
unctious comments Of these whang-
doodles that produces touch OF nausea
in the plain, every day horse editors OF
the State who spotted the wolf as 1t
emerged from the dressing room In the
Rarb Of. the lambskin. -Palatka News.
A large majority of members of the
coming session OF the Legislature Will
be against the Governors drainage
ideas. He is reported TO have saio,
since the overwhelming defeat OF his
draina0e Amendment, that he is not
through vet, and will ask the Legisla-
ture to enact laws that will permit him
to continue the work. This large ma
jority was elected to go TO Tallahassee
TO not grant the Governor any further
power to carry out his drainage scheme
II seems that the heavy vote
against the Governors drainage scheme
has retired Napoleon B. Broward and
William Sherman Jennings. 1t was
their pet scheme, but the people repu'
dated it by a vote of three to two. =
Volusia County Record.
The fact that Mr.. NapOlean B. Brow
ard has made most disgusting fool o.
himself cannot be laid at the door OF
this paper. We did all In our power tc
elect him Governor of Florida, and We
hoped and prayed that he might prove
worthy Of our efforts.
That we have been deceived in hin
was only misfoFtune-not our fault
THAT just-begi ginning to- tight
manifesto was all right with Pau
Jones, but with the Governor OF Fior
ida II "a the idiotic declaration OF th'
nost disgusting kind Of 4 demagogu,
The fate Of that drainage amend
ment ought to teach the present Gov
ernor of this State that he u not nearl.
as large a proposition as he may hav'
imagined himself. As matter OF fac
he was made Governor-nOt by the grac
of God-but by a bottle Of whisky
''Candor Il q vice as well as q virtue,
and we didn't want to say this, but
is the truth all the same, and II tn
truth hurts, we are sorry, but we simp
ly can't help telling it.--JacksonViII
Floridlan.
The Governor had the chance Of hi
life at the anti-drainage editors
Tampa Wednesday night -Goyeno
Broward is now dabbling in Futures
with his drainage scheme &c., A coupl
of DAYS after the election Lake Butte
man was travelling in Georgia AS tn
train neared q little station the cor
ductor cried out, "HoohOopee!" froT
one end of the car, while brakema
screamed, "Hoohoopeel" at the othe
end. The Butler man was awakene
from a doze and yelled out: That
right, boys, whoop her upl. Butler FOL
eVerI Hundred and forty to six againi
dreenige! Bless Lake Butler and dal
the EverRladesl" ---- Although n
drainage scheme was hopelessly d.
feated by the people at the last ele'
tion. our strenuous Governor still cling
TO his pet idea with bulldog grip an
earnestly asserts that he will ral
drainage down the threats OF the pc.
pla whether they want It or not. ID
claims that the question was not unde
stood by the people was the chief caui
for the defeat Of the amendment.
Wa understood in this district with
result Of l43 aginst to s (by mistake
for drainage. This 10 an unlucky yei
for wool pulling. Lake Butler Star.
Governor Broward says the electiC
- onlVr kha 6f-a4 akiFmish In the ma