The weekly true Democrat., 1906-07-06

House Of Representatives.
Who plays Governor when Mr.. Brow
ard is out Of town? He is absent from
his office, too, a gOody number u days!
Hon. w r. Dorman, Of Suwannee
county, is being often named as a pos
sible candidate for speaker Of the next
House of Representatives Of Florida
The deeds and doings Of our "much-
ly beloved" state administration at
Tallahassee is bearing very striking
resemblance 10 the product Of Chicago
packing house. Jacksonville Floridian
Every FlOridan should have the True
Democrat visit them regularly It's "A
newspaper published at the capital, adj
Vocatng the direct interest Of the peo-
pie Of Florida. -- Florida newspapers
please copy.
The first issue Of the Washington
Verdict, very neatly printed and
newsy new newspaper published at
ChiplGy, has arrived at this Office. and
we take pleasure in adding it 10 our OK.
change list
Tallahassee got patriotic sOme--cyery
business house, including the drug
stores, closed Wednesday afternoon,
and those who did not 20 into the coun-
try to some picnic took IN the game Of
baseball between Monticello and Talla-
hassec teams
The PardoninR Board. which was 10
have held session yesterday, failed 10
meet, owing to the Governor Comp
troller and Commissioner Of Agriculture
being absent. The Governor, it is said,
will be absent from the city until the
middle Of the month.
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a Missouri editor says: 1.-TWO years
ago ] embarked in the newspaper busi- |.
ness. poor but honest am still poor "
Exchange. So It Is with almost all Of
us; but II we must be poor. let's still .
keep honest, particularly 80 in dealing
with the public, who must always have
confidence in the newspaper men
The Internal improvement Board sold
a lot Of land last week for an cents per
acre. when the claim Is made that ad-
joining lands. when drained, will be
worth $50 per acre If there isno spc-
cial need for this Great Sacrifice
Sale. wouldn't it pay the State to hold
onto these lands while? Lakeland
News.
Now would not n few Florida news
paper men look pretty Gagged up AZ
birds. THAT people might look upon
them" Responsible Leon county ciu.
zens, who say they will make aGidavits.
II necessary, say Governor Broward
said IN his Munson Pond drainage
speech, that was what he was going a.
do for those who had lied ON him
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Good politicians. who have the general
interest of the people at heart, rather
than for 7chcm.ng and plundcr. almost
always seek 90 know the needs and
wants Of the people as whole, aud try
to give them Justice in all things Not
80 with the schcminR politician hc al
ways tries 10 abuse and gam for selfish
purposes, what hy right belongs To- the
people
Kick your doV and he will fall at your
feet and even lick them Newspaper
men of Florida have been kicked. us il
were. several times Cby The GrcaU.
and yet fawn and do lick as would
yellow dog Now, this is not personal.
and let no newspaper take it 10. Just
simply let the cap fl whom il may, and
Il does surely AZ some Of the birds Mr..
BrOwRrd would cage up "that the peo-
pie might look upon them,
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a pity that Florida has in it wretch
that would treat Judge with such con-
tempt as did the prisoner at Key Vest
and then, again, what pity 'tis that a
Judge could feel called upon TO get down
from the bench to whittle such bad
mans throat and sides with a pocket
knife as did Judge Brooks. Seems to
~ a better plan would have been 70
make the officers bring him up and TO
nave had him sentenced for life TO the I
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