The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-04-12
A REAL NEWsPAPER.

note maturing ana MS bnelVeS packeo
with unsold goods, he gets up a bargain
sale, with a lot Of noise about low
prices and extraordinary inducements.
When the restless professional politi.
clan grow weary Of waiting for some
oficehoIder TO die or resign, he starts 2
fearful racket about how the party OF
the faction which happens to be 'fiTf
is wasting the money or tramplipg
upon the rights of the ''dear people, .
and lies awake nights 70 dey Eome
means Of inducing the same "dear peo-
pie" to see things as he does, and
adopt the measures Of relief which he
is only too ready and willing to propose,
and which always include q change Of
officials, and consequent opening
which he is equally ready and willing to
assume exactly fits his own aspirations
and capacities.
But this same professional politician,
at the very outset Of his campaign for
"reform" which will land him IN
some snug official position, finds him
self almost helpless without the aid Of
the press in providing for the necessary
publicity concerning bis BENEVOLENT de-
signs for the benefit Of the people; so
his first care is 10 secure the means Of
reaching the attention Of the public
with his schemes. II he doesn't happen
to own a newspaper, or possess a close
friend and ardent admirer who does, he
PUSHES into print, whenever he can in
duce an editor to accept his commune
cations over the signature Of prog
ress, or PRO Bono Publco, or 'In.
diRnant Citizen.
Editors are proyerbially tender-heart-
ed and generous, and matters find their
way into their columns which a stricter
regard for the public interests would
have excluded thus the professional
politician frequently gets in his work
tindetected, 40 TO speak. But whatever
injury may occur by reason Of such ac-
cidents, cannot in any sense compare
with the damage done when a news
paper deliberately and purposely eX-
PLOTS the shady schemes of selfish
political agitators whose chief ann is to
stir up i'll feeling and propagate false
hood in the hope of reaping personal
benefits for themselves.
To recognize or discover public evils,
to boldly and fearlessly attack them, to
denounce those who are re-
sponsible for them these are among
the prime functions and duties Of an
enlightened and honest press; and the
newspaper which conscientiously per-
forms such functions and duties can
never be regarded as panderer to the
purposes of the professional politician
or as a menace 10 the interests of the
public. Such a newspaper, from the
date Of it's first issue to the present
time, the True Democrat has faithfully
and persistently striven to be, and such
Il will continue TO be so long as it re-
mains under the control Of it's present
owner.
Since their nomination in the primar-
les, the members Of the Legislature
have been receiving and we hope read
ing - the paper as it's weekly issues
have appeared, and should now be able
70 Judge fairly and impartially as to its
merits, it's policies and it's purposes. II
1t has met with their approval, we
shall be glad to know it and to have
every one Of them as a constant reader.
In strict accordance with the plan on
which il was founded, it's columns will
always contain THE TRUTH concern
ing all public affairs and occurrences at
the State Capital, regardless of any
personal consideration for the desires
Of whoever would gain by the suppress
sion or distortion of the truth.
The two newspapers in Tallahassee
are coming together The True Demo
crat has gone 80 far as to request sue
cess for the Tallahassee Daily Sun. 49,
OcaIa Banner
Why should not all Tallahassecans re-
quest success for it, Mr.. l. Engle makes
no effort at all, that We know Of. to en-
ter the local field with his newspapers,
and Of course leaves it 20 the True
Democrat TO cover the field locally. 80
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