The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-04-06
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I'VE nave some OF DOJu III ElOIIua
and men Of the statesman stamp should
be universally voted into public places
of trust" was the continuation OF our
paragraph, which you omitted. We
agree with YOU, Bro. Argus, that pOlit-
zeal tricksters (called statesmen) have
gotten into Office in Florida, and the
people of Florida have reaped burden
some results from the effects of 1t, but
that is no reason some of them should
be defeated in the coming campaigns.
fernando county has given US some OF
those kind Of officers, a la Jennings, Tor
an example. Tallahassee True Demo-
crat.
We quote the above in full, but wish
to dissent from that part Of it rejecting
upon Ex-Governor Jennings. In the
person of w. S. Jennings fernando
county gave TO the State one of its best
Governors. His administration was one
of the best in its history. We also hold
that when a political trickster gets into
office land the people Of Florida have
reaped burdensome results from the
effects of il, he should be defeated in
the coming" or any other campaign,
and kept out of office ever after. ''Po-
liticai tricksters" all look alike to us
and should receive the same fate
Southern Argus.
We are willing to concede the right
to the editor of the Argus his opinions
Of w. S. jennings and his administra-
ton of the States affairs; also to those
of his other allies from and in Her
nando county; but as we are posted on
some affairs connected with him and
his government, are also clearly en-
titled to our own opinion, and believing
it a conscientious duty, have never
failed to give publicity to some of them,
and it now resolves itself into a simple
and honest difference of opinion, and
we shall not fall out with him about
that, but with him will eXclaim: ''PO-
litical tricksters all look alike to US and
all should receive the same fate"
Some time ago the newspapers con-
tanned an item to the effect that eX-
Governor Jennings was erecting, or
would erect, fine residence in jack
sonville, and the Capitol of March 30th
copies another item from the Orlando
Reporter, which says the Ex-Governor
is "about to build a 6Ox70 foot two
story building at Brooksville, fitted
throughout with modern appliances, to
cost 81, 900" Only few years before
he was elected Governor, on legislative
authority, he was let off of a heavy
bond he was surety on because he had
performed some legal services in help
ing to collect from some other bonds
men for the State, and on a plea of
being broken by the freeze. Now,
Floridians know how extensively he
lived, and how he travelled all over the
country, which was expensive, and that
he went through very expensive SEN
atorial campaign just before his term
as Chief Executive of Florida was at
an end These are all acts of public
nature and the public are inquiring
how he managed to have done so on a
salary of SO, 500 per year for four years;
but then, when we have it from the
most reliable authority that he made a
statement on a train to the effect that
he had paid off $4,000 etc, and is
still 80 much to the good, that he can
foster and sustain 80 many enterprises,
people will wonder and talk and ask
questions as to how could he do it? He
is yet power in the land, however,
and let no Floridan lose sight of that
fact.