The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-04
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS
On Change Of Editorial Management
The True Democrat.
SORRY TO LOSE JOHN.

SORRY TO LOSE JOHN
The Tallahassee True Democrat has
changed hands. John Collins, the ve;e
ran newspaper man of the Capital City,
withdraws his connection on account Of
| IN health and Milton A. Smith, former
" of the Admission, Ala, Hot Blast,
succeeds him as owner and manager.
/ Success tO-the new management, but
we are sorry to lose John. Verdict,
Chipley.
DID MUCH FOR STATE AND PARTY,
Editor John G. Collins has sold his
paper, the Tallahassee True Democrat,
TO Mr.. Milton Smith, Of Alabama, and
for the present, on account OF failing
health, retires from newspaper work.
The press of the State will miss Bro.
Collins from its ranks. He made The
True Democrat one OF the best weekly
papers in Florida. Through his paper
he has done much for his State and his
party. He certainly has the best wishes
of every newspaper man OF Florida as
we'll a large circle Of warm friends
throughout the State. Record, DeLand.
A FIGHTER OF POPUUsM.
Milton A. Smith succeeds John G.
Collins in the editorial management Of
the Tallahassee True Democrat, an
nOuncement Of the change having been
made in the last issue of the Democrat.
The editor Of the Courier knows Mr..
Smith. When we were first enjoying
the delightsome experience Of using the
editorial I'VE" on a little weekly paper
at Piedmont, Ala, Milton Smith was
doing good work fighting Populism and
building up his section 40 editor Of the
Admission Hot Blast In the same county,
and our knowledge Of Mr.. Smith as
newspaper man and as q citizen impells
as TO say, without any reservations
Whatsoever that the people of Tallahas-
see, and, in fact, Of the whole State,
are 20 be congratulated that Milton
Smith has cast his lot among them.
While we will miss the Peculiar scintila-
tions of logic and wisdom with which
Mr.. Collins has endowed the Democrat
and regret to lose him from the journal
istic ranks of the State, we are glad
that he has left his Cherge in such able
hands and we extend to his successor a
cordial and hearty welcome. - Plant
City Courier.
HOPES FOR LOYAL SUPPORT.
The retirement of Mr.. John G. Collins
from the editorial control of The True
Democrat will be regarded by all who
know him as a great loss to journalism
| in Florida. We hope his health may
soon be restored, and that we will soon
hear of him in journalistic life again.
Mr.. Milton A. Smith, late of Alabama,
has assumed control, and we hope that
! all will welcome him to his new home,
and support him in his new undertaking
as loyalty as they did Mr. Collins!
CLEAN, HONEST, HOME NEWSPAPER.
After giving his readers a clean, hon
! est, home newspaper for many years
past, Editor John G. Collins has retired
from the field Of journalism, and hence
forth Milton A. Smith will publish the
Tallahassee True Democrat. -Palatka
Times-Herald.
RETIREMENT REGRETTED.
John G. Collins has sold the Tallahas-
see True Democrat to DIR. M, A. Smith
formerly of the Admission, Ala, Hot
Blast, and retired from journalism,
retirement that is the more to be re-
GREETED in that it was forced by contin-
ued ill-health. -DeFuniak Breeze.
LEAVES DISTINCTIVE MARK.
Editor John G. Collins, of the ITALIA
hassee True Democrat, has retired from
the journalistic field on account Of fail
ing health. We will miss him-and we
wont be the only one Mr.. Collins made
a distinctive mark on the sands of Flor
ida journalism, and it will be long ere
his footprints are altogether oblitera-
ted. Mr.. Milton A. Smith is welcomed
as his successor. Orlando Sentinel.
TO FOLLOW HIS STEPS.
Editor John G. Collins, of the ITALIA
hassee True Democrat, retires with the
last weeks issue Of that paper from its
editorial management and Milton A.
Smith takes his place as editor. Ill
health is the reason of his retirment.
The Observer expresses regret to see
brother Collins retire from the active