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

1 IN Governor BrOWaFd's honesty and sim
cerity was strong, and expressed an
earnest wish that that faith might
prove abiding, despite the fact that he,
at times, had turned a listening ear TO
false advisers by whose counsel it were
worse than folly TO be guided.
And TO hope still we cling, regardless
Of the fact that only a few feeting
days ago, in the city Of Jacksonville,
our honOred chief executive, in closing
his speech in defense of his Everglade-
redemption scheme, denounced in bitter
terms the entire press Of our State
making no exception and softening no
expression lea ing every solitary
scribblng Pharisee Of us all shivering
with guilt exposed, writhing in the
the excruciating throes Of righteous
retributiOn.
We, with highly commendable forti-
tude, turn the remaining cheek for our
irate chief executive to smite, cen
while we gently cast the mantle Of
charity over various Rubernatorial acts
smacking sadly Of vanity to our corpo-
ration-defled, pernicious understand
ing; aye, though we find ourselves
ck-a-blOck with wonder, gaspng
with amazement that we Of the fount-
ain-pen are not allowed 20 see with our
own eyes and tell with our pens what
those eyes behold
At the risk Of being deemed egotistic-
al, we will say that we would very
much like TO see Mr.. Broward exhibit
somewhat more Of the same brand Of
f0rbearance that we have shown and
deal tendcrly with US in our anti-drain-
age pranks; and also, show less Of
disposition to brook no interference
with atmospheric castles he dubs so
real with schemes he calls so tangible
however wild and vain, foolish and de-
structive they appear to others as sane
as he.
We utter no protest Of increased tax
alton TO be paid by ourselves, no empty
ing Of State treasury vaults, for true
it is and pity It's tbs true" that few
unfortunate landowners within this
drainage tract, cursed with proximity,
bear the heavy, unjust tag burden
without hope Of reward or prospect of
release that should be borne, if borne
at all, by the Rreatly-to-be- benefited
State at large; and thus the boast that
the body Of taxpayers are exempt falls
to the ground weighted with injustice.
And passing strange, it seems to US,
that Governor Broward fails TO see at
least one of the many apparently insur-
mOuntables within the drainage path
80 plainly visible to the unprejudced
eye Of thousands; that he should dis
play fiery resentment at the bare men
ton of halt in operations until further
investigation is made; until the clam
like Internal Improvement Board has
made manifest its achievements in econ
omy to an extremely interested public.
With due regard for ante-election
pledge and consequent duty in the
premises, such suspension would only
be an act OF wisdom discretion sell
dom goes unrewarded and caution rare
ly begcts failure. Surely, where so
many, honest in their convictions, can
only see disaster following fast and
following faster" there must be more
than n bare possibility that vast sums
Of money may be swallowed up in vain,
without shadow Of compensation, in
that vast, miasmatic swamp of water,
mud and slime.
And astonished we were when Gov
ernor Broward, laying aside all super
fluous dignity, stumped the street cor
ner Of "A sinful city on blustery Satur-
day night, condesccnded to exchange
adjectivcs, handy words, with two con-
scienccless. characterless edi tors of
morally destitute sheets. the mercena-
ry mouth-piecc Of soullcss, ptiless cor
porations which suck the life blood Of
the helpless, poverty stricken etcetera.
And our puzzlement is real intense, for
we utterly reject the base insinuation
that our chief executive lifted up his
voice in denunciation Of railway method
and mouth-picco for purely political cf-
feet no Senatorial toRa visits the spirit
of his widest. naughticst dreams.