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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

WA4I 400 SAgCn kVWkAs
II you have read carefully the pro-
posed constitutional amendment, you
must have taken notice Of the great
potOer our present czarish Drainage
Board, headed by Governor Broward,
are working 50 persistently for, pray
ing so fervently to gain, misrepresent-
ing facts for, and then the next thing,
naturally, will be to ask yourself, seri-
ously, Why are they 80 very anxious?
Why are they not satisfied to be our
drainage managers under the control
of the Legislature, and be bonded and
accountable, as are all present public
officials both great and small, for their
Official acts and the States funds
The most apparent reason is the hope
TO build up such a political machine as
will place in the hands Of the tricksters,
who are possibly the organizers of the
scheme, absolute and full control Of all
political affairs In Florida in the future,
that scheming men and their allies
may be in position TO hereafter control
everything public and drive affairs, to
reward rascaIity and enrich any and
all who will follow the direction of
such Bosses Reader, do you wish
to help, by your vote, to create snch
state Of affairs, by constitutional
authority, and to place such unheard Of
power in the hands Of any five men,
and under such circumstances. Re-
member, the men who compose the
present board wish all the power the
proposed amendment carries with it,
that there is no provision for their
accounting to the Legislature or any
higher or superior power That they
would be unbonded and unaccountable {!
In plain words, do you not see that the
proposed change is 80 cunningly con-
structed as to give them full and free
right to collect as much drainage tax,
by making drainage districts, as they
might wish for, and again, to spend
that tax money just as they see fit ?
Do you not see the great power they
wish 10 gain DO you not see that
such power placed in the hands Of five
men, backed up by the slickest political
tricksters that Florida has ever known,
not even excepting carpet bag days,
would be the most dangerous thing
Floridians could possibly do7 We be-
lievS the good people Of Florida will
defeat their scheme next month, and
that two years hence they will again
defeat the gang that would dare
attempt TO fasten any such outrageous
piece Of constitutional authority and
liberty for burdensome oppression upon
our more than already heavily tax
burdenSd people Vote that amend
ment down on general American prin.
ciples, and do It 90 hard that all
schemers connected with II may see no
hope OF again being elected to high
ofIices Of trust in sunny Florida. Are
there not already enough uGly-lOoking
shadows hanging over Us, for past
abuses, Irregularities and secrecy In
public affairsY Then let's add no more
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19
DANGEROUS.

The West Palm Beach Sun expresses
the main objection to the drainage
amendment very forcibly, a. follows:
THAT Ii why there IL such universal
opposition to this amendment through
out the State. II takes from the peo-
pie of Florida their rights and trans
fers them to board Of which the Gov
ernor of the State Ia at the head.
There could be no appeal from the de-
cision or action Of this board. The
Legislature would be powerless to rep
resent the people of Florida In the mat
ter, and the Governor and those of his
cabinet who would be members Of the
board would levy the taxes, collect the
money and disburse it, without the
slightest right on the part of any dele
gated authority in this State to either
supervise or restrict their actions
III draining the Everglades is good
thing, why not have it accomplished in
business-like way? Why create a
political machine which would be all
powerful The Sun does not think that
the people of Florida will vote to trans
fer their rights to a party of five or six
men without placing some restrictions
about them.
"Thc proposed amendment places too
much authority in the hands of n few.
For this reason it is dangerous A law
Of this character would be dangerous
even IL Il came upon the statute books
Of the State by legislative enactment.
But TO incorporate such law into the
constitution Is fraught with even more
danger"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

The deliberate killing Of old man
John Skeels by vagrant negro named
Alfred Sargent, who also had some low
men and women allies, which crime
Sargent fully and voluntarily confessed
to, has been carried to the ST. Angus
tine Jail for safe-keeping. A quick
and speedy trial should be had and the
low, vagrant wretches executed. This
is good, plain evidence of what loafng
Migrants will do for very little money,
or may do in any city or community,
and all Of them should be put to work
earning an honest living or be put in
prison where they can be made to
work, There is no excuse for any able
bodied man to be idle.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

The homecoming Of Gen. Albert w.
cilchrist has been accomplished In an
orderly manner and without any serious
boom disturbances. - Palatka News.
And Il did not even thunder that day.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Not to vote on II means half vote
70 pass that infamous drainage amend
ment TO the constitution. Go TO the
polls and vote to defeat 1t in your own
interest and IN the interest Of your
nai0hbor,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

II you have got something people
ought to have, only lack Of good adver-
Using stands between you and all the
orders In town. Gainesville Sun.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Talk about Hearst, the demagogue
and the yellow journalist; as much as
you please, bat it Is fact that up in
New York all the same old plutocratic.
trust-breeding influences are fighting
him ferOciOusly, and that's the best
reason IN the world why the Democratic
party should back him up solidly in his
present contest. Live Oak Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

The County Commissioners of Column
ba county have retained Calonel A. j.
Henry, Of Lake City, to enforce the
collection from the Internal Improve
ment Board of moneys due Columbia
county under an act Of the Legislature
Of 1889, which provided that the moneys
arising from the sale of certain public
lands should go toward the payment Of
certain railroad bonds. The board at
Tallahassee refuses to pay any more Of
these claims, and columbia county in
tends to bring the matter before the
courts and get what belongs to her. -
St. Augustine Record.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19
INTENDED UNTRUTH.

The following remarkable paragraphs
we note, ara being run at the head Of q
few newspapers, on the editorial page,
some in black type plan; in others with
a border around it, and presumably all
sent from headquarters in this city.
They just reverse the real truth as re-
CARDS the drainage scheme: ...
THE Trustees Plan: Ask, to pay for
drainage only those people who will be
benefited: not those living outside the
drainage district. '''
"'The Opposition Plan: Make the
whole State pay for draining lands be-
longing 70 the rich land syndicates.
Which is the fair prOpositiOnl The
first one, of course Vote for the Drain
age Amendment,
Now 1t would seem from the above,
that cur dignifsd? Governor and his
board did know just what he was talk
ing about in his articles and speeches
when he charged that Florida newSpa-
pers '''sold their editorial space at so
much line with sentiment thrown in. I"
We do not charge this up to any of our
newspaper brethren, just putt as re-
minder that our scheming (Drainage)
Governor did say such things about
them. Has he got those that could be
gotten that way? Can any be infuen.
ced for things other than money? Is it
possible there are newspaper men back
ing the officials schemes for the pres
tige or good will they expect to gain by
it? Surely all newspaper men must see
the great danger there would be in Civ
ing any five men the power the Cover
nor and his drainage board and their po-
litical allies are working and praying
for" Can it be possible there are news
paper men who fall in with them "just
because" they are officersi Is itpossi-
Bile there will be enough of these who
toady to or fawn at the feet of the pow
ers that be, who will vote for that gil
gantic and outrageous proposition just
to please some officer? We believe not!
Reader do not be fooled. Vote in your
own interest. to defeat the schemers!
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

The Tampa Daily Times Is one Of the
neatest and newsiest daily papers in the
South. Fact is. Tampa'ean we'll afford
to be proud Of all Of her neYspapers.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

DeLand Record: Seeing the great dan
ger in Broward's attempt to drain the
Everglades at an enormous expense to
the taxpayers of Florida, bringing upon
them burden that will be almost per-
petual, Hon. Frank Clark, Hon. H. j.
Hilburn, and other prominent speakers
Of the State, propose to take the stump
against the scheme. To begin with, it
is not known whether the Everglades
can be drained or not, and if they can
the courts may decide that all the lands
belong to the railroads by right of
grants from the Legislature. The raiE
roads already own the cream of the
Everglades, and Louisville and Mash
vile railwSy and the Atlantic Coast
Line are putting no obstacles IN the
way for the State to try to reclaim all
the lands Of the 'glades by drainage,
for they see a strong probability of get
ting the lands after the taxpayers of
the State have drained them without
cost TO said railroads. ." aaI
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Vote TO defeat that drainage political
mill the schemers are attempting to
fasten upon FlOridians. Itsurely means
burdensome taxation and putting
schemers unbonded and unaccountable
IN power for the future our "czarish
bosses, A." II you please.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Not once during his lengthy address
did Gov. Broward show, or attempt %
show, that Everglades drainage was
demanded by the people or that It was
necessary. He also overlooked the feet
that there are millions Of acres Of lands
now available for sugar cane culture All
over Florida that have never felt q
plow. Right here in Nassau county we
have thousands of acres that will pro-
duce good sugar cane that can be bought
for considerably less than $50 an acre,
the price the Governor said the drained
lands would be worth. Does Governor
Broward believe that people will pay
the higher price for cane lands in the
insect-ridden region of the Everglades
when they can purchase lands in health
ful parts of the State at the lesser
price?-Fernandina News.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Hon. Frank W. Cams, Senator from
VOlusia, will be opposed by Republi-
can candidate in the election next
month, the only candidate we know Of
who will have republican opposition
Senator Sans, nor the Democratic party
Of Florida. for that matter, will worry
much about that, as It Is foregone
conclusion that the regularly nominated
democrat Is always sure to beat all
opponents and all corners, as democrats
usually support the nominees at the
primaries they take part in whether
the candidate Of their choice is selected
Ornot. No independent or boiler stands
q show In Florida. Besides Senator
Sans has made us a good and faithful
law-maker for years.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

It's part Of the stock in trade Of the
politician to yell that every man and
every Newspaper that does not SEED
things as he does is corrupt. --Fernan-
dina News
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

South Florida is practically unanimous
in opposition to the unlimited drainage
scheme devised by Gov. Broward. The
people of Florida are not the blsther-
sixties and ignoramuses that the Cover
nor might think them 10 be. There is
no doubt about the question that the
people in the Fort Myers section need
drainage but the plan suggested by A,s
Governor and his emissaries to rob the
people of this State as they may see At
will never be endorsed at the polA ~
Tampa Tribune.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Il win cost the taxpayers At Least
"a ,D3O, 28S to drain tho Everglades q
il can be done at all-yand then, aceqEd
ing to Governor Broward, they win csilf
be prepared for drainage by settIeIs
who will have to- cut bitches into tle
canals costing the above, sum MatY
Of those who opposed Gov. BrOward
election nov advocate his drainage
scheme, while many 81 thb best men
who voted for him are bitterly Opposed
to the same, Wonder which is consist
ent from the Governors standpOinti-
Gainesville Sun.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

That wholcsouled and genial good fell
low, Mr.. c. l.. Dearborn, superintend-
emit Of the printing department Of the
excellent Evening Record, Of St.
Augustine, was on q business visit to
the capital last week, and made The
True Democrat a pleasant visit.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19
The government is after the powder

The government is after the powder
trust. going to blow it ~, perhaps.
Apilachicola Times. Yes. and our Gov
ernor and his political allies, are after"
establishing great big political machine
with which to crack the heads Of all
Floridians who do not bow down and
worship them. They pray to be made
a board Of FIVE constitutional cars,
with power to rule the earth" so far
as Florida goes.
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The Palatka News says every liquor
license issued should properly begin
with these words; This license is
granted under provisions of an act en-
titled an act to promote misery among
men, disturb the peace Of the State, to
injure the general welfare, to increase
taxation and 10 imperil our common in-
terestsl'
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

II, Is Governor BrOward said in his
address IN this city last Saturday even
ing, he expected nothing out Of the
drainage Of the Everglades but the
'swell done, thou good and faithful ser
want, !" u appears that he is spending 3
lot OF time and railroad fare IN secur-
ing, or rather attempting to secure, the
eommendation. -FeFnahdiha News.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

" The people Of the State should re-
member when they vote upon. the
amendment that there are within this
State approximately twenty millions of
acres of land that were 30 patented by
the United States to the State Of Flor
ida, under the act Of Congress Of Sep
TENDER %, 1850, and IL the amendment
Is adopted and this board adheres to
their construction Of the meaning of
the words 'aIlnyial" or swamp and
overlooked" viz: That these terms in
clude all lands in the State originally
patented 10 the State by the United
States under that act Of Congress, then
all these twenty million acres Of lands
so derived from the United States, scat
tered all over the State, viii be liable
to be included by the board in the drain
age districts and assessed with this
acreage tax Of 10 cents per acre annu-
ally for an indefinite number of years.
1t is well known that at this time q
very large portion of these lands, origi-
nally granted to the State of Florida
by the United States under this act of
Congress, approved September %, 1850,
do not need any drainage or reela4iia-
ton and will not be benefited thereby.
All of such lands now owned by private
persons that will not in fact be bene-
flied by the drainage or other work done
by the board should not have charged
upon them this acreage tax or any
other special tax levied to pay for such
drainage, and the origin of the States
title is no justification for levying such
special tax upon the lands unless they
are in fact benefited by the drainage or
other work done by the board under the
drainage act or under this amendment.
st. Augustine Record.
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South Florida is practically unanimous
in opposition to the unlimited drainage
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

A large scare head for Lake City
Items In Tuesdays Times Union reads:
"Cotton Warehouse for Lake City will
be ready for use Wednesday. Absence
Of Governor, on drainage campaign.
Delays signing of Articles Of lncorpor-
alton" And thus public business Of
Importance has for months, and is now
still being neglected, while Florida =
"Dignifed Governor" has turned him
self into a peanut political stump speak
or to try and pass an amendment to the
Constitution that will make him and his
unbonded board CEarish masters Of the
people Of Florida, and to build up po-
htical machine that will bring about
burdensome taxation and afford a mill
for wrong doing and abuse for the fu-
ture. DO not be deceived. II means
terrible hardships II not bankruptcy for
your State II you vote the schemers any
such powers and privileges - are being
worked and prayed for.
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CS..h..,tl. for The Trna sIla3aoerat
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

Do you feel like toadying 70 political
hacks, just because they happen 10 be
high State officiah1 They have abused
tha high trust put In them as II L..
what would they not do with the con-
stitntIohal right 10 do 81 they please,
unbondsd and unaccountable { Are
they not nOw negleeting duty, working
for and praying for that powSr1 Make
no men your masters, with such great
power for wrong. doing as they Covet
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The drainage people devote too much
time 70 slandering their neigbbors and
too little 20 the argument and explans-
ton Of their project, People soon
learn what that means. Suppose fhe
Everglades are drained; that the land
becomes a. valuable ~ Broward prom
isea, that IL, $50 an acre, who 10 going
70 buy these lAndsi What the State
really needs Ii more people. - Orlando
Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-10-19

sabacrIbs f0r lrho TrussDsm0erAt.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-29

Secretary Atkinson, during his stay
in Hilo last week, made a speciality o.
land affairs. and a number of matters
in which territorial lands figured were
given attention.
The hitch between the plantation peo-
pie and the Portuguese associations
filing on the Hakalau lands was
Strengthened out and the survey of the
lands fastened
A controversy in which a number of
Hilo people are interested relative to
land filings at thirteen-mile Olaa. was
discussed by applicants for these lands
and the Secretary. The question in
yyolved is that of residence upon the
lands and the decision will affect all
filings within the Territory and is there
fore of great Importance. A modifica-
ton of the former ruling of the land
! department is looked for on this point
OF residence.
| One day was spent reviewing the
situation at Makaoku, the tract op-
iposite to Cocoanut Island, that is being
thrown open for settlement. Secretary
Atkinson expressed strongly the opin-
ion that in connection with Cocoanut
Island, Kainehe point opposite on the
mainland and the shore around toward
government wharf and including the
fish ponds near by. should be reserved
by the Territory for park purposes: also
that the preservation of the cocoanut
and other trees on the island should
be special object of attention.
He also stated that he favored the
organization OF a board by the 1egis-
lature to have special authority over
parks in the way of their creation and
care. suggesting that such a commits
sion should consist of the commission
ers of public lands and forestry, and
others to be appointed.
Among other localities the Secretary
considered it important to have set
aside in parks, protected and preserv-
ed, are the heiaus, or ancient native
temples, one of which, on one of the
Puma hills the Secretary and his party
visited
Rainbow Falls Park was also visited
and the idea of the preservation of the
The idea of the bay front park was
urged and the promise made that every
effort would be made with this in view
to make an exchange with the Bishop
estate for the property necessary on !
the Waiakea side of Mooheau Park, |
and to acquire in some manner the por-
tion owned by the Hitchcock estate.
The party, consisting of Secretary
Atkinson, Jas. K. Wilder, and Sol. N. |
Sheridan, the representative of the Ho- |
nolulu Advertiser, left by special train !
for Puma Wednesday morning, going to |
Kapoho. and from thence by horse
back to Kalapana and the Volcano. |
Leaving the Volcano Friday morning /
the party continued, going to the HUI
muula sheep station between Mauna |
kea and MaCna Loa. where they will |
be the guests of Eben Low. the man.
ager Of the ranch. 1t is the intention
to make the ascent of Mauna Kea, the