The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-09
Tallahassee, Friday, March 9. 1906.


Tallahassee, Friday, March 9, 1906.
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The True Democrat gives it's readers
the maximum Of value for the minimum
Of money
Hon. f. w Sans has announced for
recollection as State Senator from his
District, which he has ably represented
for number Of years.
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Saturday, March 3, 1906 70 our way
Of thinking, and booking at the situa-
ton, right now is a mighty bad time 10
be Governor Of Florida. Jacksonville
Floridan,
Chicago has won the drainage canal
case before the United States Supreme
Court The court held that the cOnten-
ton that St. Louis water was polluted
by sewage from Chicago was not estab-
lishcd
1t IL now in order for the Leon County
Democratic Executive Committee to
meet and arrange for the coming pri-
mary elections. The committees in
most Of the other counties have already
performed that duty.
One Of the ncatest and best exchan-
RcB that come to this office is the St.
Lucic Tribune by Messrs Wilson a.
Brown. II Is neat and clean and shows
the hands Of artists in composition, and
IL always filled with interesting news
The death of james r. Ball will be
much regretted by the newspaper men
and others Of Florida. He died at his
home in Key West Thursday of heart
failure. He was the veteran editor Of
the Key West Advertiser, and an old
and valued citizen Of the Island City,
II the newspapers sell their principle
with sentiment thrown in" would il
not be a good plan for the Drainage
Commission TO secure some Of them
with part Of that Internal Improvement
Fund to help them in digging the
bitches. Perhaps the Governor knows
which ones he can buy by past expe-
rience. We confess, we do not.
Eugene S Matthews, editor of the
Starko Telegraph, made an excellent
member Of the last Legislature. We
note that he has announced for re-elec-
ton, and we hope that he will be return
ed as 1t Is Of his kind the next session
should be made up Of We do not be-
iieve that Bradford county could send
better man to Tallahassee to represent
them.
A politician In one who seeks office.
and Ii Indifferent ~ to how he gets il.
30 long AZ he gets there A statesman
IL man who stands for principles and
policies that are level with the best in
terests Of the State and the nation.
We have some Of both in Florida and
men OF the statesmen stamp should be-
universally voted into public places Of
trust
When Foraker contemptuously threw
the rate regulation bill into the hands OF
Senator Tillman to push along in it's ca
rcer IN the Senate he thought ne had
done very smart thing. He expected
such an act would cause it To be regard |
cd IN partisan bill and induce Re- |
publican senator's to combine against IL
But It didn't happen that way. I'm !
der the leadership Of 1ilIman every
Democrat in the Senate will vote for il |
and that makes its passage certain, as
the Democrats and the reform Rcpubli- |
can senato rs make IA very sufficient ma
jority. II doesn't always pay 10 hC too
sharp. Tampa Times.
Hon. II. II, McCrcary, editor of the
Gainesville Sun. who has served Alnchua
county (32nd senatorial districO for
several terms. and as Representative
I'm the House before he became a Sem.
tor, has announced for reelection. Be
sides being an all-round practicalprintcr,
and one OF Florida Is most useful news
paper men. Senator Nc has proven 10
be one OF Florida's most useful law.
makers, and IL is Of importance to have
as many Of his kind as Gun bC gathered
together at the coming session. AIachua
will do herself proud and her State
NsUss Il. 4