The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30

come 10 the Legislature as a Senator at
the next session.
See that your poll taxes have been
paid before it il too late. Every voter
will have TO show a clean score to vote
in the coming primary elections
Don't let trickster get your vote by
buying it with poll tax receipt or
otherwise. Some people want 10 get
into office bad enough 10 buy their way
in, and such always have selfish reasons
for getting in, See!
The St Petersburg Independent, the
newest and one Of the best alI-round
weekly newspapers published in this
State, has been added 10 our exchange
list, and we enjoy it's visits and have
copied some splendid articles from it
...-.-.- ....-.--~
The test Of fitness tograpplc with the
several very important matters that
will come before the next Legislature
should be applied TO aspiring candidates,
for the people do not wish any "mis-
fits" there next time Watch out care
fully for the "fellow with an axe to
grind, for he wishes to get there for
selfish purposes.
II is reported that G. f.. Parkhill, Of
the Supreme Court Of this State, will
be candidate TO succeed himself This
fact will be gratifying to the people of
Florida, AZ Judge Parkhill is recognized |
AZ one Of the most learned jurists Of the |
State, a brilliant orator, and a gentle
man Of high ideas and conscious dignity.
- Gainesville Sun.
DIR. jobs C. Wills, "A brotherof Judge
Wills, Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit |
Court, Of Starkc, is a candidate for
Representative in the Legislature from
Bradford county. Or. Wills In man
Of fine abilities, and would prove one Of
the most prominent men in the LcRisla-
turc, He should be elected Jackson
Vile Metropolis.
Major St Clair Abrams. in his letter
to the newspapers, puts it forcibly, a.
follows: "Thc action Of the drainage
board in Tallahassee in refusing TO sus.
pend the collection Of the taxes in the
drainage district in South Florida until
there has been final adjudication AZ to
its legality is 80 grossly unjust to nu-
merous small owners Of lands embraced
In the district that think the attention
Of the public should be called to it "
Editor Caldwell, of the Jasper News,
says this drainage tax is still being |
collected in Dade county from the poor
and innocent and helpless The very
ones who should be protected by the
law are robbed under forms OF law
about the illcRalty OF which they know
nothing II II "A fearful state Of affairs
when those 10 whom is entrusted the
execution Of the laws ignore the laws
and Cypress the poor because Of their
ignorance and poverty. 1t il IA shame,
burning shameW
II might bc well to remember that If |
you wish 10 vote in the primary that |
your poll taxes for the past two years
must be- paid 10y the second Saturday in
next month, and do not say that you did
not know it, for the primary this time
will bc carried out according to law, or
those who believe in "A square deal will
know the reason why and see that vio-
lations are punished No man should
be- allowed to hold nm Office by tricks
and by buying 1t, or 10y putting up jobs
to secure il
II might be- we'll at this time to call
attention 10 the fact that the Hon. II
Clay Crawford, Secretary Of State, and
and Hon. W. NJ, Holloway, Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, are not
members of the Drainage Board, which
Board Is also the Internal Improvement
Board, and that. perhaps, II may be n
good thing some day to not have an In
ternal Improvement Board or an Inter
nal Improvement Fund, since II for 80
long a time has been such a funny In
stitutiop anyhow. The drainage scheme
will probably put an end ION IT, and
,I.c,, s,v,oha hly thaFa will be nothing left |