The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

The truth about the matter Is that
Carroll put this job mp on us.
Pictures are a feature OF THE SUN,
and that rs how Carroll happens TO
be on tho staff This gentleman Of
tho India ink.llnatlOns was given carte
blanche TO make sketches Of anything
he happened to sec about tho Legisla.
ture that could be made into caricature
or cartoon.
Then there came n day when he cali
ed me 90 one side and with becoming
secrecy told mo that he had made
sketches Of all the newspaper bunch
except one) and that we would cOllabO-
rate in a story 10 make famous the
gentlemen OF the press who have and
will continue tO record history a. II IL
made.
When the etching was received It be.
had sighted no one. and each Of the
tribe in Tallahassee has been distorted
10 the within Of the artist.
Since we have engaged TO treat the
Florida statesmen with such considera.
ton as printers ink possesses TO pre-.
serve after generations the mon and
deeds OF this period Il enters the ma.
tuFe Of a square deal TO all that the
press gallery should have one little
tablet whore others will have erected
q cenotaph.
Il is becoming, Furthermore. that n
beginning OF this memoTlam should he
with the portliest and most impressive
OF this busy bunch.
Fitzgerald Is his name, he Is seate l
on the extreme right, aud was caught
In the act Of watching the Senate
while the franchise tax bill was un.
der consideration. Fitzgerald is a
descendant OF the man who translated
the Rubayiat. and possess in a marked
measure the penetration that charac.
terized his distinguished ancestor, Moth.
ing Of consequence happens that Fits
does not see. He has convincing way
Of rolling his eye over the assembly
and taking In tho situation at a glance
Il tho members would follow his ad.
vice the state would be saved untold
expense, for he fOresees that needless
time IL consumed in futile discussion
For example, he told me the day Of the
debate In the Senate on the franchise
tax measure just what the vote would
be. The Senate debated all day, and
In the shades Of the evening the vote
was taken. and there was no change
In the situation per forecast Of FitS
mis- II hut me instance ~ the money
that might be saved II the State would
only consult the managing editor oil
THE MORNING SUN Al a loglclaI
Fltz has the best OF tho ancIents, none
NJ whom remember. beat 20 n frazzle
The why" editorial that ne keeDs run
ming serially in THE DAILY SUN Ia {
marvel OF inductIve. deductive and 30
ductlve reasoning. "Why does IN,
Times. Union say are when Il shoulI
say isr--becAuse tho TlmesUnion 4
not n newspapers, az Ia a chattel." Tina
IR nj Once inriRlve and irrafutAhle an,
none can escape Il. Fits has the pres
ence Of q statesman and q frOwn OF dis
pleasure that would DO credit 20 In
most Terrible Turk OF my acquainj
ance He has. moreover, broa'
knowledge Of men and affairs, and !
the Senate gets into trouble 70 won
be his fault. AZ any time he II read!
90 show them the way out.
During these days OF busy legisia
tion the editor Of THE SUN hAgn'
had the opportunity 20 see all tia
gets into tho paper Frequently
follows that he suffers for the deed
J OF others, but n trouble comes from
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