The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-17

the sand hill 200 feet high, spoken of in
Mr.. Kings affidavit, might be a proper
place for the Times Union to begin.
Why is it that draining the Kissim-
NEE valley and the Everglades was such
a great work when written about by Mr..
lngraham, vice-presldent of the East
Coast Railroad, in May, 1904? Was it
because they then thought the railroad
would own the land, which railroad
owns the paper? If it was good then,
what makes it bad now? Is it that they
believe that the present Trustees will
save the land for the people and prevent
its exploitation by their bossesH Why is
everything cried down by certain news
papers when it is of benefit to the peo-
pie, and praised when it is of benefit to
the corporations? Every long-eared ami
NAL knows his masters crib. The one
animal is worse than the other, as he
hates him who does not recognize boss.
further stated that these newspaper
editors hated the free people of the State
because they themselves were not free,
but had violated their oath of allegiance
to the best interests of the State for q
monthly stipend.
Why should an editorial in q news
paper weigh any more than the opinion
of the one man who writes it, If that
opinion be really his, and prompted by
conscience and good Judgment, should
not the opinion of any other honest
man, conscientiously expressed, count
for just as muchi And should not his
Judgment be just as good? Editors are
considered by many people seriously, as
though they were inspired with more
than ordinary intelligence, and their
opinions entitled to more weight than
the same opinion would be if expressed
by some individual who did not run @
newspaper.
In my opinion, the editorial in q
newspaper, if it expresses the dictates
of the conscience of the editor, would
be entitled to the same consideration,
that the conscientious opinion of an,
other citizen of like intelligence an1
keenness of conscience-and this is tn,
most that can be said to the credit O
the editor. But suppose that editor edit
newspaper owned by a man whose in
terests in POOLING THE PEOPLE
amounted to millions of dollars to him
should it then carry as much weight a
, though the same opinion was espresso,
by the humblest citizen of the State
who had no such stake at issueY
: Whom do these editors representa- 7
u the Will OF the people that one hun
dred million dollars worth of their pror
erty shall be taken from themP IF 81
they are right in their contention. !
: the people do not desire this vast terr
tory taken from them, the newspaper
, are wrong. Would the people of Florid
enjoy producing one hundred and thirt,
seven million dollars worth of sugay
which is more than five times AZ orea
as the value of all of the crops combine,
4 including livestock, of the people of Flo,
n ida, for the best year,
: If they would, and you know tbs
: they would, then do these newspape,
represent the will of the peoplef
e When these editors proclaim dali
Q their love for the people, and the deve
s opment of the State that gives the
e their daily bread, are they sincere? We
n know they are not. Their works do n,
h conform to their professions. Thew ba,
t heralded abroad for years the crv tb,
r the people of Florida were unproere
{ sive, but that they We're advocates