The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-31
THE WAY SENATOR
BROOM SEES IT.
And what ne HAD to Say on The
Subfect.

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Following is Senator James z.
Broom's speech in opposition to the
Bill Increasing Salaries of Cabinet
officers to 100000 per annum
Mr.. PREsrpENr--
Owing to my indispositiou feel that
should yield to the dictates Of reason
and quietly remain in my chair, evil
dencng my disapproval of this meas
ure with only my vote, but when [ &C
cepted the trust repOsed in me by my
people, pledged to them that my
mental faculties should ever be exer-
cised in the performance of that duty
which would best contribute TO the hap
piness of the people and the welfare Of
this State,
Fellow Senators, I trust that VOC
will pardon me for DEPRESSING for a mo-
ment / have been charged with in
consistency, as l voted a short while
back to raise the salaries of members
of the county School Boards, and now
opposing the increase of the salaries
Of the Administrative Offices Mr..
President, the two bills are not at all
similar, the members Of the School
Boards receive only twenty-four dollars
a year, while the Cabinet officers re-
ceive twenty-five hundred dollars per
annum and in addition TO this have con-
siderable clerical aid Education is the
training of our intellectual powers
and the development Of our mental
faculties; it informs and enltghtens our
understandings, moulds and regulates
our principles and purposes, and quail
fed us for any calling or business that
may be useful in life; and, the County
School Boards, the representatives OF
the educational interest of the counties
to receive only twenty-four dollars a
wear, is TO say the least an indiguity 70
the Boards and dsgraceful to the State.
| now return TO the subject matter
under consideration Some weeks
ago, a bill was introduced in this
Senate TO increase the salary of the
Chemist, Mr.. Rose and his assistant.
This Bill was very properly defeated.
! A Bill was introduced in this Senate to
increase the salary of the Clerk OF the
Railroad Commission from $l20O.0O to
S1800.Q0, this bill was very properly de-
| feated
A Bill was introduced in the house TO
increase the salary of the Attorney
General, Hon. w. Fl. Ellis, from $500.
90 to $500. 90, and to give him an assis-
tant at $4,000 90. This bill was defeated
| by an indefinite postponement, A Bill
was then introduced in the Senate TO in
crease the salary of Hon. w. Fl. Ellis
to $1,000. 90 and give him an assistant at
100000, this bin was defeated in the
Senate by a vote of "a to z. Finding
that they could not succeed single hand
ed they agreed to have bill in
| troduced to be known as the
Omnibus Bill, championed by Governor
Broward, the name of each and every
one OF the cabinet officers placed IN said
bill for increase in salary, thinking
it would strengthen the bill and that It
would readily pass, and each and every
cabinet officer hEi. his friends in the
Senate and House. u.s. would recipro-
cate faVOrs, and by this usSns, pass the
bill with but little trouble; this piece Of
political strategy worked like charm
for It passed the House by very large
majority.
How appropriately may we apply to
these cabinet officers, the words OF an
eminent Lord:
30 tickle me Joey, o. tickle me do,
'You tickle me and tickle you"
''But the people be damned. y
Mr. President, has Florida become an
Eleemosynary Institute tor cabinet
Office hoidersf Are they living 30 ex-
travagantly as to request the legisla-
ture 70 increase their salary. II. as they
say, they cannot live at the present
salary, let them do as all clerks when
their employees decline to raise their
salaries, resign, and am sure others
can readily oe found TO I'll their places.
Nv oninioy IA that IL this legislature
should reduce their salaries from 5000. 90
70 5000. 90, not one would be found 70 re-
sign. Mr.. President, let us make
comparison: Georgia pays her Attorney
General e20O0. OO Comptroller S100O.O0,
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