The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

- bAo Doue9k OF tue nAtue nuoeot41
which had instigated the executive com.
mittas's action, our present Governed
very soon afterwards fnsulted the peo.
PIE Of Florida BY making him hiS pri-
vate SECRETARY. Pray don't lose sight
Of him, for he now plays Governor
when Mr.. BrowArd Il out Of town,
which, BY the way, iS quite OftenI
State Of Florida, Executive Depart
Inent, Tallahassee, July 2nd, 1905.
Dear Sir-In reply to your favor of
the End inst, asking for dates on which
Mr. Collins sought information from
the Executive ONCE ~ 10 the doinRs of
the /. ]. Board and other public mat
tiers, ! beg leave to say that, within my
knowledge, Mr. Collins has entered the
executive Office but once since the mid
die Of last October, when / became pri-
Vate secretary. On that occasion he
made certain inquiries about the Cooper
case, and then telegraphed to the Jack
sonville Metropolis, false account of
what occurred In the Executive Office;
and since that time, within my knowl-
edge, he has not again visited this Of
nee: Very truly yours, j. Emmett
Wolfe, Private Secretary to the Gov
ernoF.
We published that occurrence just as
It happened, and admitted that the au-
dience you played 1t to was very small.
II lie has been told, you are the guilty
wretch, and, as you once signed papers
Ito escape prosecution) TO the effect
that you had libelled Col w. d. Chip
ley, we believe our statement in this
matter will hold good against yours
anywhere in Florida. We call your at
tention, and that Of your sponsors, to
the fact that no such handicap to our
and reputation has ever ex-
listed. Some Of your friends, referring
10 the portion Of your conduct which we
termed "contemptuous, excused you
by saying, THAT is just Wolfe's way"
Alright, we accept that. II Wolfe's
natural way Is contemptuous, far be it
from US to demand that he change his
innate disposition, but we object to
such disposition being given such license
n public matters, and suggest that It
would be easier to change occupant of
he Office.
Mr.. McLin's little letter follows:
Dear Sir-Your communication of the
md, addressed TO me as Commissioner
q Agriculture and IS q Trustee of the
!. ]. Fund, received, Replying to your
inquiry a. to "what dates Mr.. Collins
,o,to-hf inforv,, ttovU (-o,.. -. a. a.
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Ar. Collins, the editor Of The True
person, or by any representative, and
'equested information relative to the
matters under my supervision as Com
Of Agriculture, nor as q mem
yer Of the l. I. Fund. Yours very re-
pectfully, b E. McLin, Commissioner
4 Agriculture.
A representative Of this newspaper
lid call at Mr.. McLin's Office to secure
ONE information relative 10 one of
hose former sacrifice land sales. In
airness to him, however, we will state
hat he was out of the city, and our
representative applied to his chief clerk,
dr, Cliff Gwynn, when he was informed |
hat resolution had been adopted and
pread on the minutes to the effect that
o information could or would be fur
ished anyone of the transactions of
he board except by permission of that
Ody, and, II we mistake not, directed
8 to Governor Broward, himself, who
old Mr.. Choate in a very sarcastic and
mphatic manner that he did not see
Thy we should give you fellows any in
crmation, as you are always digging
3, ." Mr.. Choate informed him that,
lille this newspaper had criticised some
cts Of the former administration, up to
nat time the True Democrat had had
o occasion to charge his administration
18th wrong-doing; but that the True
'emocrat would criticise wrong doing
henever occasion arose for il. Since
len we have seen occasion for criticism
some of MIR. Broward's pet schemes
nd In some Of his reckless sayings and
pings, and we shall continue 70 do that
lme thing just so long as they occur,
J we have done in this outrageous low
lie Of lands.
There Is land matter, however, we
I'VE mind Of that we will ask Mr. Nc
IN OF later. That leaves Mr. McLin
me better than the worst Of them.
n,,N 49,. ,.s.... A.. II