The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-02-01

WeHI ~ bCHeuuieO Tor the hrSt week II
April, 1907 st. Augustine Record
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The Lakeland News, in a splendic
editorial on publicity in public affairs
says among other good things: 9TH,
history of every warrant drawn against
the public funds should be published
the date, the amount, in whose favor
and what for. No matter how anal
the transaction, the people who are
putting up the money should know what
becomes Of it,
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II you wish your name not 10 appear
on the petition to be filed with the
Board OF County Commissioners asking
for a wet and dry election, you can
have 1t stricken off by applying to the
Board and making the request. Attend
to the matter at once, az next Tuesday.
Feb. 9th, they meet and then it il ex-
pected the petition will be filed The
Board may order the petition held for
one month TO investigate liz full legal
ity, IN the mean time having it pub
lished II they decide II best.
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Perhaps Barco Is waiting 10 figure on
the relative strength Of McLin and
Groom before announcing his candidacy.
We predict no will be in the fight for
one OF the two offices, and lucky will
be the man whom he decides not To
contest with. -Penaacola Journal. Mr..
Barco will find Il easier then, in our
opinion, 10 decide to make the race
against Mr. Groom, ~ Mr.. McLin surely
has IT on Mr.. Groom when ii comes 20
relative strength" and popularity. !
hut will not the woods be full of other
candidates few months hence?
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The Jennings, st. Clair-Abrsms. Tav.
Tor trial a. Jacksonville was postponed
until the next term Of the court ON
February 18th. owing to Mr. Abrams
being contend TO his bed with append,
cltis. A large number Of prominent
men had been summoned and were in
attendance at court. According TO the
Jacksonville Metropolis II will be very
expensive to both the State and the de. ,
PENDANTS, many witnesses having been I
summoned The case was called nm :
Monday, but was postponed until the |
.erm Of the court for this month, whom ,
he Witnesses will again attend. I
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We have nothing more to say about '
% enlargement Of or putting additions ,
Q the capitol building, nor do we per-
onally oppose the plan. being perfectly
Wiling 1t should De 70 II the represent
lives SEQ the need of II, feeling that Il
men the question comes up before the A
legislature for the necessary appropria. c
ION for such a purpose, an inyestipa- in
Ion will be made 70 see whether the al
tate got the value Of It's money to the C.
ine OF about S7b.OOO.OO just a few CO
ears ago, when the last additions were "a
az on. Such action before spending di
ore money on the old building will most vi
'suredly be timely and appropriate. W,
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During the drainage campaign an Of. WI
'lal proclamation was issued. signed no
N. b. Broward, Governor. setting IN
rth that no had spent considerable Of 70
own means In circulating drainage INT
erature and In defraying the expenses ms
his campaign Of instruction TO the UT
ople, and soliciting funds of from 2 Do'
Mt stamps up to so cents. Shortly 'h'
Rewards II was reported that a small pr
iount had been collected up to that WI
me- No public statement of the We
'ount realized from that official proc. /
nation has been made public, and. iro
're Il the transaction OF private cit. VII
m or Of N. d. Broward, the man. no we
would presume 10 ask questions of {
Now, for tho looks Of things would ba,
not be graceful, and digniiied thing pro
DO. for our Governor to hand out an. isl,
Ter itemizcd statement Of il. too nov
Q proclamation made IL a public Cha
tier. and the public should be fully ma
:" ton