The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-24


the suspension of Sheriff Carter, has
somewhat subsidized in CHS part Of the
county. The prevalent opinion is tina
Mr.. Carter will be re-instated. II he Is
not, then why not suspend the governor
for his failure in getting the state
troops there in time TO save these ne
groes from the mob? 1t was just ssas
possible for him to get them there in
time as It was for the sheriff to get
sufficient help there in time. Each
were impossible propositions, Of course,
and it is very probable that Mr.. Carter
will be reinstated. Crystal River News.
From financial point Of view Will
liam Sherman Jennings has proven the
most successful politician Florida has
yet produced Through a mistake he
was made governor which Office pays
50, 500 a year. He retired from this
office a rich man, owning brick blocks
in Brooksville and Jacksonville, direc-
tor and owning stock in several big
corporations and on a big salary.
These are master strokes in finance by
an unknown country lawyer from a
little town IN fernando county. Won't
you please tell, Sherman, the thous-
ands less fortunate how it was done.
Has the goddest of fortunes showered
her richest blessings upon you unsought
and unasked? - In filling vacancies in
county Offices over the state the gov
ernor is particularly unfortunate in maxi
ing appointments that are exceedingly
distasteful to the people of such cOun-
ties. He takes pleasure in Shaping
the people in the face when they wish
to say who shall be their public servants
Some Of his appontees could not be
elected to the office of constable in
their respective counties, and couldn't
get credit for cigar in the town Attic
ted with their residence. What con-
trast had Bob Davis been elected to
honor and serve the people of Florida
as their Chief Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The people of Florida will be graft
fed to learn that the governor has in
spected the state insane asylum and
pronounced everything all right there. -
Jacksonville Metropolis, 3d. AS long as
this institution remains under the SUI
pervision and management of of Capt.
b. F. Whitner, Orange county people,
and in fact those o. the state at large,
will have no fear for the unfortunate
inmates being treated in any but the
wisest and best way possible. Capt.
Whitner is the right man in the right
place Sanford Chronicle. SO say we
all. Winter Garden Richochet. Yet
there are many who believe the inn
mense amount of rascality and scandle
that was reported before Mr. Whitner
was placed in charge, but which was
lobbied to be hushed up and whitewash-
ed should yet be looked into and some
people who were mixed up in it made
to settle accounts. Many people in
Gadsden county who are very near to
that institution, say the dirtiest feature
of the whole asylum scandle has not
been yet made generally public and
that it was simply horrible to contem-
plate.
Did you send the Governor a stamp?
If you did not he is under the "old
apple tree. " Tis said the Car OF
all the Russians has heard of the Flor
ida Drainage Commission and is filled
with envy of their power. Gee Some peo-
pie up in Tallahassee are trying to dig
a ditch down in the Everglades and
they are having a lot of trouble and
quarreling with their neighbors besides.
Why in the name Of common sense
don't they put the Orlando city council
on the job? They would sink a well
and be done with it.-Orlando Star,
The Governors private secretary,
and secretary to the State Board OF
Pardons is said to have delivered a
speech before the board on the commu-
tation Of life sentence in which he
took the ground that capital punish.
ment is a failure and that it is not a
mark of the progress of civilization tC
continue the practice.
Ii seems to us the Board Of Pardons
has nothing whatever 20 do with senti.
ment for or against capital punishment
in the consideration Of Communication OF
! n death sentence.