The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-04-05


e any way b. telegraph telephone.
private leased wires, Or otherwise.
any Information whereby the bucket
shop is maintaineds operated or car
risd on. Owners OF buildings should
be prevented from leasing their prop
+ cry to any bucket shop, and the
owner OF any building where one is
maintained should be punished as q
principal. The Legislature OF Geor-
gia, at the session Of 1906, passed
an act upon this subject, which,
am Informed, has stood the test OF
courts, and which should afEord as
distance in framing proper and of-
feetiye law upon this subject.
Special Elections.
! The provisions OF the law are not
elastic enough to fit the conditions
which may arise and call for special
elections under its provisions. /
would recommend the passage of an
act providing that where a member OF
the Legislature dies, resigns, or his
seat becomes vacant otherwise before
the session in the year following his
election, those electors who were en-
titled to vote at the preceding gener-
al election for such member should be
permitted to vote in a special election
to FIJI vacancy upon the same qualifi-
cations that entitled them to vote at
the general election just previous.
Re -Apportionment d
The Constitution provides as fol-
%
shall meet A. D.. 1887, and those
that shall meet every 10 years there
after, shall aDportion the representa-
ton in the Senate, the whole num-
Der Of Senators not TO exceed 80 MEM |
bers; and at the same time shall also |
apportion the representation Of the
House OF Representatives the whole |
number Of Representatives not to ex-
coed G8 members. The representation
In the House of Representatives shall
be apportloned among the several
counties as nearly as possible accord
Ing to population Provided, each
County shall have one Representative
at large In the House of Representa-
tives, and no county shall have more
than three Representatives. These
provisions require your action at this
session.
County Comm ssloners.
No more responsible Office exists in
the administration Of county affairs
than that Of County Commissioner,
and the advancement and growth OF
the various counties depends largely
upon the faithful and efficient admin
istration OF the duties Of this Office,
and the best and most worthy citizen
ship should be available for IT,
would, therefore, strongly urge that
you consider the advisability of max
Ing the Office Of County Commissioner
a salaried and bonded office, graded
By the assessed valuation OF the coun-
ty, such salary TO be sufficient to Sc {
cure men Of the highest integrity and Z
ability Of your counties in this posi- .
ton
Race Problem.
I recommend a resolution memorial !
iziug the Congress of the United
States to purchase territory, either /
domestic or foreign. and provide
means to purchase the property of the
negroes, at reasonable prices, and to n
transport them to the territory pur- /
chased by the United States. The I
United States to organize a govern
nent for them OF the negro race to
protect them from foreign invasion;
o prevent white people from living
lmung them on the territory, and to
prevent negroes from migrating back :
o the United States. believe this c
o be the only hope Of a solution OF S
he race pr 5lem. More especially |
10 ! make this recommendation for the g
good Of the white race; TO keep sweet 4
he lives OF the white people; to keep (
heir conscience keen and clean c
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