The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-16

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Metropolis.
The total vote of the county on the
drainage amendment was 432 for, 6l4
against Thus the views Of the Herald
and Of the Arcadia News were sus-
tanned. The indications are that all
the counties in the Everglades drainage
district, with the exception of Lee,
have given majorities against the
drainage amendment, thus proving
how utterly groundless was Governor
Broward's oft repeated assertion that
the people of these counties were prac-
tically unanimous for the amendment -
Punta Gorda Herald.
The Record very gracefully tips it's
hat to the democracy of Volusia county
for the big majority given at the cleo
ton Tuesday against the drainage prop
Osition, and it is especially gratified
over the big majority given against the
measure at its own home. Ever since
we studied and analysed that proposed
amendment to our constitution we have
determinedly but consistently opposed
! its adoption 1t would have been a
most dangerous and autOcratic measure
in the hands of five men, for whose pos
possible extravaganza and the levying
of an enormous tax that could have been
pGEDtludlg JDC DCODit kGI iO re-
dress before the courts of the State.
1t was the best service the people of
Volusia ever performed for their State
and all her people. The Record has
gone through many contests in this
county, but it feels today that IL has
just finished the best efforts of its life
in behalf of the taxpayers of the State.
1t has resorted to none other than cold
facts and honorable means in it's assist
ance in bringing about the result in
VOlusia last Tuesday. The drainage |
amendment was defeated in the State |
by an overwhelming majority, nearly |
all the counties voting against the meas |
ure, the Governors home county, Du-
val, casting over 200 majority against |
it.--Volusia Record.
Returns from all parts of the State |
indicate that the amendment has been |
very properly rebuked for his unprece-
dented efforts TO foist upon the people |
Of Florida q star chamber organization |
clothed with imperial powers and with
out accountability to the Legislature,
the courts or the people. Indeed, it
seems that nearly every county in the
State has given majority against that
preposterOus proposition which should
never have been submitted to an intel
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The indications are now that the
drainage amendment has been lost by
a decisive majority. But there's
scarcely any doubt, that the result has
not'defeated the indOmitable will of Gov
Broward. He is too game to be de-
feated in the first round Taylor
County Herald. He says he has on
his lighting clothes" but as people
see him, and his doings more, as they
are, there can be no doubt that he will
meet a Just rebuke and defeat in all
the schemes he and his i'll advisers may
attempt to work for selfish purposes,
against the best interests of the people.
BY a vote of FIVE to one Bradford
county voters refused 10 ratify the con-
stitutional amendment providing for
the drainage Of the Everglades. While
il was believed by the best judges of
county politics that the county would
give a majority against the amend
ment, no such landslide was expected.
The amendment had several ardent ad-
vocates VINO lost no opportunity to
extol the virtues Of the drainage
scheme and it was thought that the
sum of their efforts would cause a
closer division of the vote, but the Off :
cial canvass Of the returns shows that
pllly iiulGAy-AOul pGloOllo NhV "bOiS |
county were converted to the drainage ,,
standard. -Starke Telegraph. :
Call Him to Account: In his last
TO the people OF Florida {
Governor Browafd definitely asserted /
that even If the people voted down the /
amendment be intended 20 continue the
work Of drainage, using funds belong [
ing to the Trustees of the Internal I'm. \
provement Fund, held in trust for the [
people of Florida, and without regard TO d
their will on the question. This in ef- 3
feet was his declaration; and now the d
question arises whether or not Cover 4
nor Broward is the servant or the mas
ter Of the people Of this stateI He
has stated publicly that the board has L
already spent $50 600 in this wild n
scheme Of drainage. IL this statement v
Is correct, then II Is the duty Of the q
legislature to investigate and ascertain n
where this money came from. Deduct q
ing the $223, 600 they were enjoined z
from spending, the Trustees have had q
no such sum as $50, 900 70 invest in 2
drainage. Where then has the money L
come from which MIR. Broward has ox-
pended without authority of law and a
without first receiving the permission n
Jf the people TO whom the money be- b
Ongs We know Of no authority UNI N
Ter the law for the Trustees Of the In n
.ernal Improvement Fund 20 incur any q
whatsoever. We can not a