The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-15
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That Tallahassee and Leon county
readers, who know the true facts in re-
gard to public matters in connection
with thN Taylor case, and with her for
mer correspondence on the causes Of the
defeat of certain men and measures IN
Leon county, and the glorious ViotOFT
she aecOrds to Congressman LANAI I'VE
reproduce the following to show what -
difference there can be in looking at
things by different kinds of people:
Miss Jefferson Bell, in a recent letter
to the Gainesville Sun, among other
things says:
Seldom has any official act of the ad-
ministration met with more hearty ap-
prevail than the recent action of the
State Board Of Pardons in granting a
pardon to Walter L. Taylor has been
given.
At the time Mr.. Taylor was convicted
and sentenced to serve five years in the
State prison for his murderous assault 4
upon Mr.. Lamar there were many whoI
felt that the sentence imposed by Judge
Malone was exceedingly severe. It
must, however, be remembered in this
connection that Mr.. Lamar was a State
official, and that the attack was made
in his office, where he was discharging
his duties as Attorney-Genera Aside
from every other consideration, Judge
Malone must have felt that it was nec-
esslry to insure State officials from
such attacks by making an example Of
Mr.. Taylor.
On account of the entire matter grow
irg out Of fractional politics and alleged
e.ection frauds, it has been the subject
OF violent partisan action. After the
Court, and that body judicially affirmed
the decree Of the circuit court You fail
to mention that there was very strong
dissenting opinion by Judges Taylor and
Hooker, which is said by lawyers who
are capable of judging such matters to
be one of the very best ever handed
down by Florida Supreme Court. -
Ed. ], Mr.. Taylor's friends made an eff
Fort to secure pardon. The ladies' of
Tallahassee circulated a petition and
went before the board in body in his
behalf Their appeal had a sensational
denoument. Judge Liddon, of Mari
anna, who was prosecuting attorney
when Taylor was convicted, was pres
ent, and when the ladies had concluded
their addresses he arose and made an
argument against the pardon. The la
dies openly expressed their indignation
and left in body The next day Mr..
Taylor began serving his sentence. 1t
would not, at the time the petition was
circulated, join in the effort-in fact,
declined to de so-that it is largely due
to his recent efforts that Mr.. Taylor has
been pardoned, feeling that, as his ma.
jority in the recent primary was a full
vindication of his course, he could well
afford to be generous. "
Miss Belle is an employee of one of
the State departments, and it may be
she sends such matter out under direc-
tions 1--WE do not charge it, mind you,
for we do not know it to be fact) but
we are entitled to our opinion of it, and
gently remind this excellent lady of the
fact that her most lCorshipfttls are enti,
tied to all the glory they can gather
from either of the mentioned happen
ings. 1t will be very unpleasant for :.
this newspaper to have to take issuer
with her in public matters, and we sug-
gest that, holding position as she does
in the Comptroller's Office, it will be
we'll for her, in sending out her news
paper correspondent news, to hold her
self to official facts, and to leave of the
frills she sometimes fastens to things.
Give your newspapers the straight news
without the extras, in the effort to make
those angelic wings begin sprouting,.
and all will be we'll.
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The Brooksville Argus, apropos the
gift of boxes of candy TO the girls at
Tallahassee by Gen. Gilchrist, refers to
that statesman as "the girls candy
date for Governor From such excess
of sW eetness, the DeSoto county Cen
eral doubtless expects to catch many
political flies Tampa Tribune, 8thH
What kind of political flies HORSE
flies, house flies, sand flies, lightning
bug flies, which carry their lights be-
hind them or some of the Hi0b Flies