The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-17
Increased SaIarlss and EHpenses.

Editor True Democrat CHANGED 10
be among the lawmakers last Tuesday
and heard Senator BroOme'B speech
against increased salaries and expenses,
had copy Of IL furnished me from
notes that were taken by one present,
and being one Of your subscribers,
would like TO see IL published, so please
give 1t space in your issue this week.
Senate bill TO increase the Attorney
Generals salary 10 so, 600 90 and TO give
him an assistant at $1,000 90, came up
for confederation last Tuesday. Sena-
tor BrOOme, though sick In bed and adj
vised by his physician not 10 attend the
morning session, braved every difficulty
and at the very hour set for the cOnsid-
Grafton Of the bill marched into the SEN
ate chamber and took his place assigned
10 the 9TH District. When the bill was
read and the President put the question,
Those faVOring the passage OF the bill
will answer ] as their names are called
and those opposing will answer no"
Senator Broome, not however in that
graceful manner 80 characteristic Of
himself, az he was suffering intensely
with a case Of lumbago, arose and said |
Mr.. President, though my physician has |
called on me twice this morning TO rem |
Ger mo aid, ut my place Of abode, and |
Notwithstanding he urged me not TO at |
tend the morning session Of the Senate
as II would initiate against me, re-
piled that had a commission TO exc.
cute In the Senate this morning, and
that intended 10 be present let the
consequences be what they may.
MIR. President | am unalterably OPP
posed TO this measure. II does seem TO
me that this present administrative
officers have q mOnOmania for increase
OF salary and increase Of help.
Mr. President, IL the Attorney Gen
eral or any other Of the Cabinet officers
had breathed to the people when they |
were asking them for their support In |
1904 that they would appeal 10 the Leg
islature for an additional amount of |
salary, do you, or any senator present |
even imagine that they would now be
holding their oiiices2 think not. These
administrative officers tell us that IL |
costs much more 20 live now than II did
then. ] say to them In reply, If you
are not satisfied, then resign; and Il
VIII be very easy matter TO find COM
potent men quite willing to take your
places.
Again. Mr. President. during the
dark days of Radicalism, when the car
pet baggers had control Of the State
house, | am constrained to the belief
that they were not so eager for the i'm
crease OF salaries as the present. Dur
ing carpet bag days, the cabinet offers
got ~, 900 and but little assistance: and
at that time II cost almost twice as
much TO live az 1t does now. Again the
present officers tell W. the work has ma
terialy advanced Yes but they do
not tell you that they have now about
twice az many " not more clerks to Az
sist them, ! understand Mr.. President
that there will be up In this Senate in u
few days, bill known as the "Unih-
rature Bill, championed as | under
stand by Governor Broward, increasing
the salaries Of each and every execu-
tive officer Providence not interpos-
ing, ] shall certainly be present 20 as
sist in consigning II to the waste bas-
tet, IN other words It's political sopul-
,her.
s.....a.-