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

There being 80 many OF the big guns,
politically speaking, visiting the Capita
this week, gives ground for the suppo-
sition that = slate making program may
be the Order Of the Day." and there
are those Of us who have cur weather
eyes open In the effort to "See what
we shall see r.
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Governor Napoleon Bonaparts Brow
ardiDski should become subject TO the
Gar Of Russia and get 10 be the Gov
ernor Of Russian province. He could
then order the heads cut of Of such
editors and newspaper writer's who dare
write anything In criticisms Of bis acts.
God bless free America, her liberty
loving people and her free press De-
Land Record.
So the School Book COMMISSION
SCHEME got It in the neck, did II q?
That's good Now let the STATE IN
sURANcE COMMISSION SCHEME get a
wholesome dose Of the same medicine,
and the Legislature will surely have
done something for the people Of Flor
ida. There Is and has been too much
governing us people BY COMMISSION
any how.
The True Democrat is pleased that
Mr.. l.. J. Brumby has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent severe illness
10 enable him 10 resume his duties az
Tallahassee correspondent Of the Times
Union, which he so efficiently and i'm
partially performed up TO two weeks
ago. His condition was so serious at
one time that the services Of physi-
clan and trained nurse were required
for several days.
Now just think of IL and smack your
lips. tor the Manatee River journal,
Senator Joe HUMPHREYS newspaper
said last Friday, "BraidentOwn has re-
ceived her first load Of watermelons.
Manatee leads and others follow" Just
ship us a good big one, will you, please,
70 settle for this free lad" for good old
Manatee Editor Joe would, we be-
lieve, were he not here trying TO legis.
late for the good morals Of his loved
State
The Florida newspaper men are now
paying their respects to Geo. = Rowell,
another New Yorker to SANDER the
State, and he deserves all and more
than he Is getting. II he went out af-
ter lot of free advertising he Is get
ting II. Not satisfied with mis-rating
and beating them with his Annual for
years, he now grossly misrepresents
papers and the State in a recent issue
Of his Annual, and maybe hopes 10 force
them 10 be rated and to subscribe to his
libelous Newspaper Directory Florida
Newspapers should refuse TO patronize
Mr. ROwell Advertising secured
through such agencies never pays, as
9chemers Of his calibre always gets the
profit
There seems desire by the great
powers that be to govern the people
almost wholly by commissions now-a-
days. The proposed drainage
amendment provided for a commission,
the school book proposition desires a
commission. the insurance proposition
contemplates a commission, and all
these commissions will necessarily APP
point agents and undcrlings by the
thousands, may be, that will put in mo-
ton the strongest political machine in
the interest of Cars, that ever worked
in Florida. Do the people Of Florida
not think those kind Of officials already
have too much power. win the legisla-
ture give them more? Why are they
80 anxious TO pass pet measures, that
gives no much opportunity for abuses 2
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