The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-01-23
"Taffy is Greater Than the Sword

"Taffy Is Greater Than the Sword
The Advocate has not asked the pres
ent board of county commissioners for
ANYTHING; we were not expecting any
thing from their hands, and consequent
" when they handed out their pluins
last week there was no bunch OF sour
grapes coming our way.
We are not surprised that the commits
sioners gave all they had to give to the
News. While there are doubtless papers
in the county more deserving, yet had
the commissioners stopped when they
gave all they had to give we certainly
would have made no kick, They have a
right to give their work to whom they
pleased, but when they signed resolu-
tions asking all county officials to give
all legal notices eminating from their
Offices to the News, it simply shows the
intellectual calibre OF the men we elect
to conduct the couaty's business, At
their next meeting we expect they will
resoute for every citizen TO buy his
groceries from certain Arcadia grocery
store.
The News has pobably earned the
county printing, No boarl OF county
commissioners coul -esist the News
winning way; its simply irresistible.
Each month the Irritation Ina been some
thing like this:
Hon, jeremiah Scroggina, the Ches-
terfield chairman of our honorable board
of county commissioners, was in Arcadia
this week attending to his official duties.
Mr.. Scroggins was given quite recep-
ton by his many adnliring friends here
who we're gratifed to see him back and
presiding over the august body of COM
missioncrs in his graceful, digniied and
polished manner. Mr., Scroggins has
recently been treated by an eminent
occulist, and now finds 10 trouble in
looking like an ideal church deacon on
Sunday and wise presiding officer when
in Arcadia
Hon, Samuel Sodgrass, the efficient
capable and courteous commissioner OF
the sixth district, was i'll Arcadia this
week attending a meeting of the board,
MIR. Sodgrass is one Of the leading citi-
zeni of South Florida, and noted for his
profound knowledge of razorbaCk hogs,
on which subject he gives the board
much valuable advice. DeSoto county
is to be congratulated on having such an
able, broadminded aud profound scholar
on the board.
Hon. James Mumhlepeg, the able,
competent and ,aniablr commissioner
from the seventh district paid the organ
a most appreciative call while in Arcadia
this week attending a meeting of the
board. While here this houored guest
was given an automobile ride by a COM
mittee of our leading citizens and now
believes Arcadia is the only town on the
map and the News the only pebble on
the beach.
Let us be honest and fair with our
selves, What set OF men couldA resis, |
such Irritation as carried OIL by the |
News? Let us ~" charitable. If at their |
neat meeting the commissioners pass
resolutions that we must include the
News i'll our prayers and worship, don't
condemn them, put re-
member how many nice things the News
has said about the members OF the board; |
It has found points of beauty and traits
Of greatness ABOUT them that even their |
most intimate friends never dreamed OF.
Man cannot serve God and mammon,
neither can a newspaper in DeSoto |
county be III independent newspaper
and also the official organ of the COM
nissioners. We prefer to run an indie
pendent newspaper, and that is the
'eason We did not put III bid OIL the
county printing. The merit of biu
with the commissioners is nothing, taft,
IS everything ,-Wauchula Advocate.
Their Bad Break.