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

pie, to the injury of all of the other
people.
| further stated that the efforts of
these papers were directed with q view
to opposing the Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Fund of the State of Flor
ida in their efforts to reclaim the Flor
ida Everglades, the editors hoping there
by to prevent the success of the project
until such time as the present Trustees
would 60 out of Office and others be elect
ed, If possible, by the Times Union and
it's owners, who would give this vast do
main to the railroad which dictates
their policy; that they had, in years
past, advocated forcefully the reclama.
ton of the Everglades; also being adopt
ed by the Florida East Coast Drainage
and Sugar Company, which was con-
trolled by the same railroad; and that
they had also advocated drainage of the
same territory by Mr.. Disston. I asked
the questions, "Whom do they repre-
sent I" "What people told them that they
desired this land given away" "What
people inspired the editorialH' stating
that in all probability only one of the
people was behind the paper in this mat
ter.
further stated that Governors had
always, when they found their country
about to be invaded by an enemy that
was harmful to the best interests of the
people, issued proclamations, calling at
tention OF the people to the fact that
there were enemies, either about to in
wade and control, or that they were
already in control and seeking to destroy
the property of the people, and l pro.
posed to call the attention of the people
to that fact that these people were enc
mics to their interests, and that their
writing should not be given any credence
by them.
| further stated that we should Judge
them by their works, and not by their
professions of love for the people, and
that their works do not conform to their
professions; that the same papers have
insisted for years that the people were
unprogressive, but that they, the news.
papers, were progressive, but now these
supposed progressive newspapers were
doing all that they could to oppose the
people. in their fight to hold their rights
and reclaim their lands; that they were
making the columns of their newspapers
mere vehicles of misinformation; that
in fact, their columns were freighted
with documents and what purported K
be news, which, il believed by the PEG
pie, would rob them of their rights.
IRRIGATION IN THE WEST.
Why is the East Coast Railway drain
ing in the edge of the Everglades now
The Times-Union asks the question
"Why drain and reclaim land when Their,
is plenty of land that would not neet
iti" ask them why is the United State,
spending million and half to irri
gate 100000 acres in Idaho, a million
and half dollars in another State Of
a half million acres, and in places rails
ing water $50 feet high to irrigate des
ertsH Why is the United States spending
millions for drainage of lands for tn
peoplef Why does the paper discourag
rather than encourage the United State
Government to aid in retaining tn
Florida Everglades; and If they have al
aversion for the Everglades, what higl
land have they in mind that they expec
to help the State pay for irrigation TO
the Government I would suggest tina