The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-23
our SEMTIHENTS.


crat, are our sentiments, we adopt
and reproduce them as our say in con-
nectiOn with the Governors disclaimer
and our position in regard to Everglade
drainage:
Governor Broward has in the last
issue of the Jacksonville Sun a COM
munication to the editor Of that paper,
in which he gives excerpts from his re-
cent Jacksonville speech, in which he
was alleged to have abused all the
Florida papers and characterized them
as venal. He disclaims any purpose to
include the entire Florida press in his
denunciation and says that he had in
mind only the Jacksonville finest Union
and the Jacksonville Metropolis. Here
now is a conflict of testimony between
those two papers and the Governor
which we leave them to settle, and, ac-
cepting his disclaimer as to the rest of
US, the real issue still remains just
where it was, and that is the expediency
of entering upon a work Of enormous
cost to the people of the State, pro-
longed through years, and which may
prove impracticable in the end as an
engineering proposition-an all for the
doubtful equivalent of getting a big
sugar farm for the State. A very rich
State like New York or Illinois might
well shrink from such a costly under
taking with such uncertain results-an
undertaking deemed quixotic, even i'm
possible; by many engineers of estab-
lished reputation, and discredted by
large part of the people of the State;
and surely Florida, comparatively poor
save in potential wealth, with her State
government short Of money for many
purposes of more immediate utility,
does not need to enter upon such
purely speculative, high-prlced enter
prise.
Lawyer Brady's newly discovered
evidence" in the Cooper case seemed to
be troubled with a disposition to shrink
and make itself incOnspicuOus when 1t
got in the grand jury room, even with
Brady himself present to encourage 1t.
Live Oak Democrat.
Yes, and once upon a time that same
Lawyer Brady got into 4 'jint debate"
up in this neck of the woods with some
Methodist preachers. twas during our
lively prohibition campaign, and the
way they made the fur fly from him
was a caution and it is said after it
was over he was troubled with a dispo-
sition to shrink" and make himself
"inconspicuous. 4" The wonder up this
way is how such a man can have such
an influence.
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The papers state that DR.. Grill of
Putnam, and Hunt Harris, of Monroe,
will be candidates to succeed themselves
from their respective State Senatorial
districts. Madison Recorder.
And it may be truthfully added, too,
that they are the kind of men the next
Legislature should be made up Of.
Both are experienced, intelligent, we'll
posted and honest, and have always
stood up for what was right and in the
interest of the whole people. No dirty
lobbyist can ever find means to use DR..
Grill or Hon. Hunt Harris. Send them
back the services of such men will be
needed.
Hon. John b. Dell has announced for
the Senate from Alachua county since
the withdrawal from the race of Sena-
tor McCreary. He has had legislative
experience and has qualifications that
fit him as lawmaker. Men of his kind
will be needed at Tallahassee. Major
w. r. Thomas is also a candidate from
the same county, and he, also, has
good record. II is safe to predict at
this time that the thirty-second senate
rial strict will have capable Senator
in one or the other of the above gentle
men, who will act in the interest of the
whole people of Florida.
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In one of the Waverly Novels an ar
more, sells a poniard warranted TO kill
through the joints Of mail then worn.
Afterwards the purchaser tries the trick
on the smith and loses his head with
the epitaph, Fool, taught you the
stroke, but not the parry" Governor
Broward leaped at the throat of the
State press and struck with its own
weapon, but the blow was parried, and
now the return stroke in being dealt