The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-02-14
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tf Rehoe of Jackson County
Prove Ut DIplo
hat and Net unaGoeue.
&c writes ~ e. excellent personal
F5pL8 10 our criticisms, and We pub
liah h because Of SIS splendid taste
70 ISN'T often that the editor Of The
Eiofiiian feels impelled 10 acknOWl-
edge that he has had the worst Of an
argument. But tribute TO whom trtb-
ute d due"--We take on our hat 70 J,
Walter Kehoe from over In the Third
Congressional district, and we frankly
say now that we acknowledge the error
Of our ways
The man who can write a litter ike
that Is not only able TO 90 to Congress,
but he ought TO 90, aud we believe mat
he will ultimately show up with the
h8st of them when he gets there.
lit Is such a digni1ed, nice letter and
80 removed from ang Of the ele-
msB of the demagOgue that we re-
prOdace both our criticism and his
manly reply in full.
evidently Albert Williamson is not
a great admirer of J. Walter Kehoe,
eandidate for Congress. In the last
numher of the FlOridian Albert says:
II. j
The Third Congressional district, has
been In the city for the past few days
Our own private opinion Of Mr.. kehoe
IS that he could never hope TO measure
nm In the standard Of q real Congress
man but somehow the enemies Of Con-
gressrnan Lamar seem to have been bent
upOn electing someone, ana In tue
words Of that wellknOwn opera, 1t
III ma
Enterprise.
81 am sorry that you do not think
that | will measure up to the standard
of real live Congressman In the event
Of my election.
IL believe that the Democratic voters
of this district are going to give me
the opportunity to show whether | can
or not. and IN the event Of my election
am going to give them my best eff.
forts and try earnestly TO represent all
the people Of the district and serve the
State and the nation as an acceptable
representative.
az know that l have your personal
regard. for YOU have always shown 1t,
even when / was an attache OF the
State Senate and you a member OF That
body, and I trust that II elected my
course as a legislator will convince you
that what lack in natural ability and
elOQuence. is Offset by an earnestness
Of purpose and application to the
duties imposed.
az do not want you to think that |
am kicking or protesting because OF
the nIticle referred to, for | am great
believer I'm the absolute freedom OF the
press; and an editor, though a personal
fFienI Of a candidate, should not re-
frain from discussing his shortcomings
as hi sees them, because Of that per-
song Friendship.
j am elected, which | think prob
II able, Il hope that after | have had a
faiB chance to develop, that you Will
NJ lie me and / trust that my course
wiiiAhave been such that you can say
that 9Ou have been agreeably surprised
in me and that / have made good
81 met an old friend of yours here a
few days since, a Mr.. Williams, q
machinist. We discussed you for half
an hour or more, and he is certainly
an ardent admirer of yours. II you
lived in this district and he polled the
vote of the district you would be the
next Congressman by reclamation II
Won would accept the trust.
Assuring you Of my personal regard
and friendship and trusting and belieV-
ing that you will understand and ap-
preciate the spirit which prompts THIS
letter. am, Your friend, .
a. w. KEHOE.'