The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11
A DUTY TO CALL Hin DOWN.

Inc eIOILB OI certain newspapers III
Florida 20 discredt the administration
Of Governor BrOward are unworthy
reputable newspaper. If Mr. Broward
goes wrong, and he is known 10 be GO
ing wrong, il is the duty Of the press %
call him down; but for "A reputable
newspaper 10 attempt 20 place him and
his administration in a false light sim
ply because he has gone counter 70 some
Of the precOnceived ideas Of the editor
il wrong. Plant City Courier
We agree with the Plant City Courier
that "eforts to discredt the admins
tration Of Governor BrOWaTd are I'M
worthy reputable newspaper" 80 long
as the Governor acts as a conscientious
painstaking and just Governor should;
but when he allows evil influences 10
lead him % do a single act that is not
10 keeping with the dignity Of the posi-
ton he occupies, he is as much open 10
public criticism as il any other officer,
be he great or small Mr.. Broward, We
believe, has been lead into doing acts
by the bad advice Of some bad men in
several instances the removal Of Per
kins, the handling Of the Cooper case,
his action and uttcranccs toward the
newspapers, his funny manruvcring in
at least two cases before the pardoning
board, his persistent cOntrarincss and
vindictiycncss in connection with the
drainage Of the Everglades, which is
one Of the most outrageous schemes
| eyer invented 1--WE do not know whether
| by him or mott 10 Cypress the whole
| people (but we do know others besides
him are back Of it for whats in it,; his
getting out just at this pdrticHidr time,
taking the stump, in the interest Of
electing men TO the Legislature; spend
ing money, supposedly from the / |.
Funds or other public money, for his
drainage printing, distributing, etc,
looks wrong He has been called upon
10 let the people know whore the money
comes from for such purposes, and he
gives no answer; so the newspaper men
who believe his drainage scheme is i'm
practicable, OutrageOusly expensive,
and altogether most extravagant ex-
penditure Of the public moneys for l.
/. monies are public monies TO say
nothing Of the direct cent drainage
tax which is an Unjust and UHeqUdi tar,
is all wrong, have and do conscientious
| ~ and honestly differ with him; and, as
it is right and proper in free America,
few Of US dare and have the courage
( % give publicity to him and his differ
ent boards transactions. Some of Us,
at least, believe in being honest with
the public "a newspaper mcE, and just
80 long as The True Democrat sees
I things as they have been and are, just
official acts We are sorry things are
+ in shape to make it necessary, but, aS
we see it, We have sacred duty To
/ perform, and We have not yet shirkcd
such a duty. When we were boy.
under the great Dyke, his instructions
/ to w were "tO never shirk duty as a
newspaper man, and we never do it
| We are extremely sorry our Governor
has allowed himself to get into a posi-
ton that calls for the criticisms which
are coming to him daily He should see
the handwriting on the wall and call a
halt before it Is evcrlastingly too late.
How many of the "paiu people of
Florida who voted for Governor Brow
ard whether because of his drainage
promises or otherwise imagined that
in order to enable him to discharge such
promises Florida Legislature would
confer upon his drainage board the
more than autOCratiC power of local
and unequal taxation, or that such
board could bc induced to use such pow
or to Cypress the helpless poor Of a sec
ton of the state. as it has tempted To-
do? Tropical sun
Yea, none. and the common people
are looking into things n little more
closely these days; they are fast having
their eyes opened To the bull-headed
persistence Of the trickster devils, who
have misahuscd the trusts imposed i'm
them during the last several years, and
il We mistake not, they will see To il
that some of them are rclcgated to the
rear. The same forces that worked for
wrongdoing during recent years is still
at work, possibly along different lines
Unless our people vote for mon they
can depend upon IN Tuesdays primary
elections, the wrougdocrs will still CON