The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-01-19
II WON'T WORK.

Ing upon the known discretion and
and sound judgment Of our citizens TO
do the right thing with their votes.
But, during the past fortnight, our
attention has been attracted to quite a
number Of slanderous nsinuations-cov-
ert innuendos directed against men we
know to be Of sterling integrity and
above suspicion. Seeing this, we can
no longer remain silent, and now enter
an emphatic protest.
1t is only the guilty conscience that
fears TO let the light Of truth shine up
on its owners acts and takes delight in
casting slime upon the fair name Of 9TH
ers. lndiscriminate and VIII les a le
charges Of wrong doing, by anonymous
writer's in paper published in this city
have been made against everybody and
everything connected with our present
city government.
We learn, through this medium, that
the public, sad 10 relate, has been vic
timized in a broadly general kind Of
manner, very affecting. truly demOrali-
zing, but greatly deficient in elements
Of truth, for proof is not to be found
II things have been going 20 IN G
"dcmnition bow vows" on stric ii y
schedule time for many many moons,
| Why have those officials Of the city,
who are apparently lending their help
| in dcnOuncing those who are az in
| standing for reelection, been keeping
80 quiet on the subject up to the pres
ent time? Was il because their patri-
oti5m couldn't stand the strain or was
| it because they received a divine call to
personally superintend the flesh pots Of
| Tallahassee?
As an illustration Of what their charg-
ges amount 70, they say that the Board
Of Electric Managers are paying for
water when they should pump it. They
have, as a matter Of fact, been pump
ing it, except when prevented doing 30
by Providential causes.
They say a member Of the board is
being paid a salary he does not earn
In truth, he earns, and more than earns
what he receives, and the business men
of Tallahassee neither expect nor want
that kind Of work done for nothing.
They say that young Taylor has been
drawing a salary Of $25 per month for
collecting accounts that Mr.. Forsyth is
paid TO collect, but the statement is in
correct, for young Taylor only gets 500,
and his duties are, not only as helper in
electric fixtures and working at every
thing connected with the plant, as an
ambitious and deserving young appren-
tice should, but he assists in collecting.
They go for the sewerage officers
about some trifing things, but they
don't convince the least skeptical that
they are not trustworthy. They 90 for
the Street Overseer; like wise, t he
Street Committee, but they produce no
necessary facts.
1t is simply the desparing wall Of
few who have something besides the
cities best interests at heart. 1t looks
extremely like a part of a program in
the interest Of candidates in another
camEaign now on, with the hope that
the bosses" can realize a profit to
themselves.
The citizens OF Tallahassee will not
be deceived by anonymous writer's, nei-
ther will "bossism" be accepted again.
All the candidates in the race for nomi-
nation are among the very best Of
our business men, and we do not be-
icyc IA single one of them could be per-
suaded to do our city harm, but it will
prove fact that some of them will be
voted against on Tuesday for the rea-
son that it is generally believed they
are brought forward this time by 9TH
crs for selfish, personal, political rea-
| sons.
"Bossism" Is rapidly bee ming a
thing Of the past all over the country,
and we do not believe that the people
OF Tallahassee and Leon county will
ever again be- dictated to by political
boss Surely no citizen of Tallahas-
see will allow himself misled his vote
misdirccted by writers who evidently
cannot substantiatc what they charge,
but will set the seal Of disapproval on
such unworthy methods by a decisive
vote for men they know to be true.
| thus piyiving "bosssm' vital blow