The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-04-20
DID NOT SERYE PURPOSE.

TUT oSNeIhl WNGhS JuSb PIiOA W Tie
last city primary election somebody,
over anonymously signed communica-
tions in a paper Of this city, took occa-
sion a number of times TO cast reflections
upon and besmirch the good name Of
the managers Of the electric light board
Of this city, Messrs. F. c. Gilmore,
George Lewis and F. w. Armstrong,
and also to bring discredit upon other
members Of the council as II was then
made up. with charges Of ong-doing,
abuse Of power and extravaRant ex-
penditures. After the very first I'M
called for and untruthful anonymous at
tack this newspaper published the fol-
lowing item:
Did il ever occur 10 some Of the kick
ers against the electric light managers
that If they, themselves, were liberal
patrons Of the electric light plant the
managers would be better able 20 give
the city better service? Better facii-
ties are expected in a short while, and
the service will then be improved. No
citizen Of Tallahassee can be made 70
believe, for one minute, that the board
Of managers Of the plant in this city
have done a single act that is wrong or
that they wish 10 conceal from the pub
lie. The records are open for inspec-
ton at any and all times, and either Of
the present board stands ready and will
ing 20 furnish any information any citi-
zen may wish. Now be fair; If there
Is anything you wish information on,
consult them and the records before go
ing into print with malicious insinua-
tons, which is generally understood at
this particular time as being done for
selfish political purposes.
And we then followed this up, week
after week, with protests denOuncing
the means and methods used as untruth-
ful and unworthy Of notice Of the high
toned and honorable men assaiIed be-
cause Of the purposes, the manner of
and lttleness Of the attack. Every
sentence we published then with regard
TO the matter we attempted to put in
clean and convincing shape, and we now
have no doubt but all facts as then put
through this newspaper are still fresh
in the mind Of every reader of it.
1t is now indeed gratifying and pleas
ing to the gentlemen whose good name
had been 80 recklessly assailed, and TO
their Tallahassee friends, whom they
number almost to our citizenship, TO
read the complete refutation Of all the
charges, insinuations, etc, that were
slunR at them in those communications
in the full and complete report made Of
the stewardship of the electric board
managers, particularly 80 when that
committee was composed of such bust
ness men az Hons. S. d. Chittenden,
Aaron Levy and George W. Saxon, the
two former newly-elected members of
the present council and the latter one
of the old council.
Truly, should this be a warning to
any man or set Of men that such at
tacks, made at any time or for any pur-
pose, would sooner or later react, and
that the truth-yes, the full truth
would be forthcoming.
The report of the council Investigate
ing committee clearly puts a true status
Of the board Of managers transactions
before the citizens of Tallahassee, and
we ask every one Of them to read it
carefully; and then, az good citizens,
with "A pride in one of our municipal in
vcstments, lend the managers all the
help possible in making success of it
as good paying investment,
We will add just here, and close by
saying, the fixtures and additions nee
essary for improving the plants serv.
ice have arrived, ard in few days Tai /.
lahassees electric light service will be |.
regulated, repairs made, and our citi- |
zens can turn all the pure electric light
they please upon themselves and their
business, Now let every blessed one of /
us "lct" our lights so shine that others
may see our good work. grow big and
great, and pull for new, prosperous, .
and up-to-datc capital city .
IF Florida, the very best State in this
Uuion, everything considered Let US
all "love one another" and pull together
for the best of every blessed thing for
this dear old city.
Honest John Collins. of the Weekly /
True Democrat, Is the right sort of a .
man for the publication OF straight /