The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-23
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Saturday night, Ggaln made his favorite
bid for the SUPP &c Of the most unthink-
ing and most ejudieed class of Florida
voters. He bitterly attacked the State
press, claiming that Il was controlled by
railroads and corporations and subser-
Went to the wishes Of its masters. Gov
ernOr Broward would like the people to
zee In their imaginations standing in op-
position to all this Bringing venahty q
man belonging to no one and not sub
servient to the will of any master.
Probably some people see all this - in
their imaginations.
Governor Broward was especially Bit
ter against the Jacksonville papers and
said he was elected without their aid and
that he did not care whether they fought
him or not. He was nominated without
their support, which fact possibly ac-
counts for his bitterness. The Times
Union cheerfully accepts the Govern
or's certificate that acquits it Of respon-
sibility for him. He was elected with
out our support and when we see the
costly tomfoolery in which he is now
engaged we are better pleased than
ever with the position we assumed in
the primaries. The Times Union, how.
ever, is not fighting Governor Broward,
has not fought him, will not fight him.
When he is trying to carry out a pol
icy that will injure the people of Flor
ida or discredit the State we will do
everything in our power to prevent his
success. When he happens to be right
we will help him, not caring a snap
whether he appreciates our help or not.
But in speaking of his election with
out the aid of the Jacksonville papers
Governor Broward did not say half
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failed to state that he was elected with
out the vote of his own county, without
the vote of his own city, without the
vote Of his own ward He did not men
ton the fact that the overwhelming ma
jority of his neighbors voted against
him and that he was elected by the
votes of men who know very little about
him; but 1t is true nevertheless.
We care nothing for Governor Brow
ards attack on The Times Union. This
paper is pretty we'll known over the
State, was well known before anybody
ever heard of Napoleon b. Broward,
and will be known when he is forgot
ted. Governor Broward may say what
he wishes. The people Of Florida are
not finding out about the Times Union
from him.
But Governor Broward makes the
general charge against the State land
he has made it before) that they are
controlled by corporations, and are sub
servient to the wills of their masters.
Does he mean this of all the papers of
Florida? He did not name any eXcep-
tions.
When Governor Broward makes this
charge he charges what he does not
know to be true. The people will form
their own opinion of a man who will
make a statement not knowing whether
it is true or not.
The newspaper men of Florida as a
class stand as high as any class in the
State. Many of them would not suffer
by comparison with Governor Broward.
Most Of them have done more real good
work for the State than he has done
and in most cases they have done it
without playing to the grand
stand.
But the question at issue is not the |
character of the Governor or of the |
men Of the State 1t is the |.
wisdom or the folly Of the immense
drainage scheme that the Governor is
OF this the Times Union |
will have something to say from sine |
to time and when it discusses the ques-
ton will discuss it on its merits Times
Union.