The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-01-11
TalIahasSss. Friday, Jan. H., 1907.

Tallahassee. Friday, Jan. H., 1907
The verdict says: Washington
county Is the banner county in West
Florida West Florida the best section
Of the State" That's right, stand up
head for "yOur own" always, but
many Of w think the same Of Tour
own"
IL was q very gracious act on the part
Of Mr.. and Mrs II. NJ Flagler 10 open
the Ponce DeI.eon hotel 10 the teach
ers Of the state at their state meeting
and tender them a reception in that
magnificent hOstelry. The teachers APP
prcciated the honor. Ocala Star.
William Sherman Jennings, ex.Gov-
ernor Of Floriea, with his excellent
wife, are guests at the Aragon Hotel,
Jack sonville, until their fine residence
soon TO be erected on Main street, is
finished for their occupancy Then our
ex Governor will occupy a mansion, as
will the present one.
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Times-Union Short Talk says, A
state commission appointed TO pvesti-
gate reports against state insurance for
Wisconsin, This is line with many
other careful inquiries, and when the
advocates Of state insurance for Flori-
da resume their campaign il might be
we'll to secure transcripts Of these re-
suits.
Would W. Is. Sadler make good
State Comptroller He certainly Is
competent for the position. II Is gen
orally supposed that there will be
'house cleaning" at the next election
Of the administration and we know Of
no better broom than Sadler to sweep
out the present incumbent of the Comp
trolcr's Office. Tropical Breeze.
In recent interview with News
reporter Hon. Frank Adams said that
he would not be- candidate for presi-
dent OF the next senate, that he had
held tho office twice and had enjoyed
all the honor and performed all the ar.
duOus labors which attaches to the po.
Sition and that he should vote for Hon
W. Hunt Harris. Jasper News.
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Mr.. John l.. Taylor. a resident Of this
city, died at 10 o'clock this morning
The body has been prepared for ship
ment by Charles A. Clark. and will be
taken to Fornandna, Fla, on the Q
o'clock train tomorrow morning, where
interment will be made Jacksonville
Metropol =, Jan 4th. Mr.. Taylor had
relatives und friends in Tallahassee who
will grew" TO learn Of his death.
We rave been aware Of the fact 70
some tine that Comptroller Groom was
possessed of considerable backbone, ."
but II the following from The Palatka
News il correct the Comptroler's spi.
nal cord II sitter than even we gave
him credit for: Comptroller Groom
urged Governor Broward to call an ex.
trHordinary session Of the Legislature
20 provide funds to continue the work
Of draining the Everglades, but the
Governor isn't as bold as the Comptrol-
Ter, and he respectfully declined. -
Gainesville Sun.
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The honorable Bill Ellis SAYS that
t'we (meaning the Internal improve
nent BORrdl got ourselves in q hole be-
lieving we were right, and II we were
right then we. are right now"-th though
still In the hole. to be Of course. That
IN one proposition that the Hon. Bill got
right, alright, by putting in the III "
but rs the people. who decide the right
and wrong Of a thing and who excavate
the holes haN = said that the board was
wrong then. what's the matter with it's
being wrong now and in the hole.
And what's TIE use Of political holes,
anyhow. unless II be to dump political
wrongs and POLITICAL garbage7 Men
and politicians who are eternally right
never fetch up in hole, though they
sometimes ia the minority. PaIatkA
News.
Maybe az Governor Jennings. who In
accredited With being paid Il salary Of
$4,000 = year, will devise some schemes
TO pull the whole thing out Of that
hole, one cf which, on n S5O.0OO scale,
and which cRUsed the Governor and the
whole board 20 turn about Ind fully re-
verse themselves In that. ysta part Of