The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-01
DANGEROUS DEPARTURE.


adopted a resolution making the rather
unusual provision that hereafter prima
ries for State Senators shall be under
/ the regulation and control Of the State
committee, instead Of the committees
/ Of the respective counties.
! This strikes the Tribune as a rather
dangerous departure
| 1t would seem 10 be violation Of the
| fundamental "hOme rule" precept OF
! Democracy, and one which Democrats
| throughout the State may we'll view
with alarm.
The provision would give a State COM
mittee, which might happen TO be dom
mated bya particular political machine,
a weapon with which II could easily de-
stroy the will Of the people, and by
perpetuating itself m power, practically
dictate the personnel Of the upper body
Of the State Legislature.
The present committee II well known
~ be dominated by Gov BrOward and
his influences Gov BrOWard desires
10 carry through his drainage PROPOSE
ton Future Senates Of Florida will
have much 20 say about this drainage
-shcme Probably the next step will
be- 70 usurp the rights Of the county
committees in regard 70 Representa-
tiyes II can easily be seen how, with
a State committee dominated by his
hcnchmen, Gov BrOward could exercise
a dangerous and tyranical power in the
selection Of the Legislature Of Florida.
Tampa Tribune.
We heartily agree with the Tribune
in everything it says, and will add that
now is the time FOR the people Of every
senatorial district, and Of every county,
TO put their feet Hat down on allowing
a committee at jacksonville to usurp
any such rights Recent incidents and
occurrences have proven, conciusively,
what Napoleon Broward, now playing
Governor Of Florida, under bad advice,
can and will attempt o. do, and il looks
like trying 10 add insult To- injury for a
committee who j.. supposed g. represent
tn" interests Of the whole State 10 pro-
pose a change that would give Gov
eruOr on set Of Staso officer, any more
such czar-h powers Each senatorial
district and every cOuutycan and should
control it, own nominations. A high
state officer who will spend his time.
and perhaps public means, to further
pet schemes and resort 10 shady meth
obs t. defeat senatorial or legislative
candidates whom he has reason 20 be-
lcVe would oppose him would also work
a committee he could handle, and who
was in sympathy with him, 10 push
scheme or favor his whlms
DO not give Mr.. Brow ard and his
advisers any more power than they
have Tricksters. for several years,
have already had too much power with
which to crack the heads of the people
particularly that class Of our citizen
ship who have seen them as they are,
and dared to tell the people of them
Cars enough they are now, or think
thoy are! For heaven sake, don't put
any more power in their hands, such as
giving them control Of your State COM
mttee. Seems they want the whole
hog, as we'll as the drainage joint reso-
luton, with its great privileges and
powers thrown III.
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We believe the day has gone by in
Florida when "a man who has secured
Democratic nomination can go To sleep
over the duties of an office after he has
been indicted into it, The people Of
Florida have Weakened up TO the fact
that "a public office is a public trust q"
They will more and more demand that
he who assumes the duties of an office
shall conduct It "a though he felt a
sense Of responsibility to the fellow
citizens who elected him To il. Times
Union 10Th
Now, you have gone and truly said
something along line We have been
talking to the people Of for more than
a year. Some of them have been
peacefully, calmly and serenely sleep.
ng IN contentmentmeu that the trusts
imposed were being abused 10y others
IF the gang with mary" word of
condemnation; but the peoplc't eyes are
having the scales pulled from them,
and Indications point to the fact that
M scbcmcvs, with their ill-adyisers on
he outside, will bc relegated 10 the
ear when next our people are called
Jpon To- elect public servants 1t is
ruly hoped they can he made to believe
IN pubi'c office ~ II pUbI,C t-psf. and
not "grrut ing Hlck' with which