The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-15
SILENCE" HAS BEEN GOLDEN"

OIAJe papSIb arc apt W lcdEIlg ~ buGy
keep up their attacks on Broward and
times, and it would have worked on the
drainage question, but continued attacks
have made IL an issue for the Legisla-
ture. Tropical Breeze.
II sympathy Is always with the I'M
der-dog, Florida included, " as you state,
then Governor Broward with all his i'll
advisers in regard TO drainage on his
present plans, insurance bill schemes,
etc, which means increased taxation
and heaping more burdens on the peo-
pie, who for the past five years or more
have been the "under.dogs," will get
their eyes wide open, their wisdom teeth
cut and get busy turning such official
czars from office. Silence" has been
golden" with a number of Florida
newspapers. in that many Of them have
refrained from expressing any kind Of
an opinion on grave matters that have
been repeatedly called to the public at
tention; but you are right, my brothers,
when you close your editorial paragraph
by saying: But continued attacks
have made 1t an issue for the Legisla-
ture."
What the Legislature does not do for
some Of the official gentlemen who
have been ruling public affairs in keep
ing Of czars, it becomes more clearly
as the days go by, the abused and de-
spised "under-bogs, the people Of
Florida, will doubtless correct when
these gentry go before them begging to
be elected again about two years hence.
A number of the faithful are thus early
laying plans, repairing fences using
all sorts of sly methods in beginning a
campaign to elect those worthless that
they and their outside allies may be
kept in power for another four years
period An effort Is surely to be made
to elect Governor and cabinet in keep
ing with what Jennings administration
was, and what Browerds is fast be-
coming, with its advisers, schemes, etc.
Now, another point; since Mr.. Broward
has taken upon himself to openly insult
every newspaper man in Florida by
saying in cold type in a Jacksonville
weekly paper that they would sell
their space at 80 much an inch, with
sentiment thrown in" is there any
wonder that few Of us have sized
him up? For one, we have said num-
her Of times, and we repeat again, that
we believe he began his administration
with the best and purest desires and
motives, but sad are we now to feel
that he has lost his usefulness, in that
he has allowed outsiders to advise and
influence him TO do things, and go into
schemes, which his better judgment
now must tell him is fast casting a
shadow over him and his administra-
ton, and which influences, If he does
not pull off from them, will carry him
from the executive office as badly dis
credited as his predecessor has been
shown to be He has been dubbed the
Governor with grit and great determi-
nhllOn, anu mo IllUuSltIllk experience
gave some ground for people looking
upon him as a man with will Of his
own and great determination. Now let
him turn about in the interest Of the
people, with those qualifications, and
do all that he can during the remaining
months Of his administration. He will
never do it with his drainage and in
surance schemes. neither will he do
II by defying courts and declaring
martial law, IL such things be necessary
for him to fasten his drainage opera
tions on people who are already
abused and oppressed by taxation be-
yond endurance. Do something in the
future days Of your administration that
will give promise Of lessenng the bur-
dcns. II one-tenth the efforts he is
putting forth on the drainage scheme
were spent in the interest Of lessening
taxation. giving us better roads, better
school facilities, and bringing in thrifty
settlers to develop the millions of acres
of land our citizenship already own,
then would he and his gang and his evil
outside advisers have some hope Of
being retained in official power.
People Of Florida, the time has come
for you to think and act; eight years