The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-02-15

for the calling Of "A wet and dry or pro-
hibition. election, and which ~ 10 be
taken up and considered at "a special
meeting set for that purpose next
Tuesday, Feb. -, 1907, a. very pccu-
liar and remarkable document for a
number af reasons, and IT will nave TO
pass through very fiery test In its
raggcd, Irregular and very dliapldated
appearance, caused perhaps from the
handling n has BEEN subjected to and
from having been conveyed about IN
in nee pocket during the months Of
hard effort 10 accur" signatures, It
would make splendid picture, photo
graphed and framed, for future gener-
atoms 20 gaze upon, ~ II viii tell how
the board, backed up by the work Of
the moral and temperance people Of
Leon county SAT DOWN OK and pre-
vented the ordering Of an election on "A
petition gotten up ~ that remarkable
document was, and which tells for itself
how il II filed with fraud from almost
the beginning TO the end
A number Of citizens whose names it
contains declare they did not themselves
sign it. nor authorized any one 10 sign
it for them. and will make aGidayits to
the board, while others threaten 20 find
out who ~ responsible for it and iDsti-
tutc proceedings for forgery
Let there be- large attendance Of
Of the opponents to having an election
for open barrooms again in Leon. At
tend the meeting Tuesday and assist in
pointing out the frauds, and agaIn show
the world that our citizenship stands
for right and morality and uncompro-
misingly against bringing back this
mcngcc 10 our young men by those pc.
cuniarlly Interested. aided chiefly by
the element who ould hang around IN"
dives and dcns which TalIahassccan5,
still remember toIcratinP.
A number Of our citizens who signed
/ that petition thoughtlossly are now pc.
titioning the board to remove their
names, and by Tuesday very few, IT
any, such will be left, and we hope to
see all good men take their names from
| H.
/ a copy Of the petition has been made,
and those who have filed the proper APP
plication are being stricken from the
revised list After the board meeting
/ Tuesday the official minutes Of the
meeting will he published and the list
as revised and acted upon will appear
AZ "A portion thereof, it having been de-
cided best 10 give all who desire further
opportunity To have their names taken
or the petition.
A very peculiar feature of the petit.
ton Is the small number Of names II
contains Of white business men and Of
the best colored citizens
The Tallahassee True Democrat thinks
that BarCo would stand "A better chance
Of defeating Groom than Mcl.in, and NJ
discussing this matter says: "One can
ddate against Mr.. Groom Will b6
enough to do the work. Let Mr.. Mclir
rest on his oars, and bring forth an
other horse for some other good cabi
net pOSlJlOn. w nat IOSlbloli VI pb''
tiOns in the cabinet does the True Dem
ocrat wish to put new men IN? Pensa
cola Journal.
The True Democrat is not out in thu
candidate making business, and It yoI
have kept close watch % our columns
and It seems you have, Brother Mays
; you must have noted that We have beer
very particular along that hne, brnl
, perfectly willing that other newspaper
should have "A monopoly of It. We have
no personal feeling or luminosity agalns
single gentleman who now holds down
, the State positions and are hunting fo
no candidates to take their places: tina
, we lcnvo o. the other editors and th
, people We will state, however, tina
when we think IA better and more suit
able man for any of them is mentioned
% We will support them W" belev
p more than one present Official has out
lived his official usefulness and that th
people OF Florida would DO well To "rC
:, tate" come Of them out. MIR. Mcli
! does not seem to be- worrying himscI
- To death over the announcement tha
' Mr.. Barco is to run Tor one Of the OF
Aces mentioned and we stlll believe h