The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11

column. Read it. We have given both
he and Mr.. Stephens an equal show IN
this newspaper
Every Floridian sympathIzcs deeply
with our Senator Mallory in his serious
sickness and regrets that b" has to
abandon his Senatorial duties at this
time in Congress.
Hon. jefferson y. Stephens candi-
date for Congress, will address the citi.
zens Of this city at the opera house at
II O'Clock tomorrow, Saturday, May
18th Give him good attendance.
Those Florida State College student
votes at last primary will be sadly
missed in Tuesdays election They
went in before in a chunk. It's the
female college now, and Of course they
don't vote.
II they favor the drainage scheme,
Mr.. Voter, they are "aRin" you and
your general interest and welfare, and
you vote in your own and your neigh.
bors' interest il you elect such legisIa-
tive candidates 90 stay away from the
Legislature.
Gov. BrOward ought to make a requi.
sitiOn on the President for his imam
with the muck rake" and set him to
work in the Everglades. He would
achieve much more in actual results
than the costly dredgcs Of the / J.
trustees are ever likely to accomplish
ST. Augustine Record
Governor Broward never made bet
ter speech than he did last night when
ne talked TO the young people at the
High School commencement exercises
in this city And We mean To say that
it was a genuinely good speech, credit
able alike TO his head and his heart, and
cit reached the spot. -. Live OAK Dem
ocrat.
The editor Of this newspaper il not
responsible for what appears in signed
and believing in fair deal with all. il
always willing to give space to any one
to reply to such articles our scnti-
mcnts ON public matters go for what
they are worth ON our editorial pages,
and We are always ready and willing to
stand by and defend them.
y sep your eye on the candidate for
the Senate or House who advocates
putting the drainage or insurance
schemes on you Both Of them would
be gigantic mills to grind Rrlst for the
graftcrs Of this State. and there are
these in each county who wish to go to
the Legislature that means may be-
made for them and their friends to fat
ten on,
We are in receipt of copy Of the
census report of Florida for 1908, by
counties, cities and towns, which We
will give our readers next week, being
somewhat crowded for space with this
issue. We return thanks to Hon, IT..
Clay Crawford and Hon. -, r. Mclin
for furnishing us with copy of It, and
their fairness in releasing IT To the
weekly and daily newspapers at one and
the same time.
Duval county should send Hon II II
Buchanan TO the Senate There will be-
need of his services there IN defending,
and, If necessary, pcrfccting and max
ing his school law better We believe
he has educational and other important
matters of interest to the stat" at
heart, and will bc found always work
inR for the best interest of his State.
We do not know how he stands as re-
CARDS the Everglades and some other
questions. but we do believe him to he
honest and consistent, and We know he
will again make Flordlans ausrful law
maker.
On May 7th, Hon. II Clay Crawford,
Secretary Of State, received from Pres.
ident Roosevelt official notification that
the office Of Surveyor General Of Flor
ida IL abolished and directed him to
take charge Of the official records, the
order 10 become effective June 10th.
The news came as a surprise to Sur.
veyor General Weeks, who had no init.
nation that the office would be abol-
ished. The President recently appoint.
ed Charles II. Parln TO succeed Major
Weeks.