The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10


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Now that can have no possible bearing either for
or against his political aspirations President TAFT
shows his temperance principles
Seven DAYS in the week the Tampa Tribune is now
issued 1t is a rapid pace the enterprsing daily sets,
and we envy while we dare not try to follow.
A decided fall in the temperature last Thursday
NIGHT was followed by warm shower Sunday night
and almost summer heat ever since At no time has
there been frost enough to nip potato plants and the
fall gardens are unusually fine.
The present emergency volunteer army measure
has been declared inadequate by President Roosevelt
who suggests BILL of which he presented draft to
Congress, that will remedy its defects and make i'll
possible to quickly raise an army of 100000 men,
instead of $4,000.
We notice among the state exchanges that the ala
nanda said to grow alone in Florida, of all the
states. Is this true1 Does not California also grow
this gorgeous yellow blossom that has been suggested
as the state flower of Florda1 Let hear from some
of our California subscribers.
The South has reason to feel deeply grathed by the
public expressions of President Taft in regard to the
prosperity now in sight in the southland The hope
he voices that we may become united nation, for
getting sectional lines and differences is that an
mates the heart of every patriot north or south
Editor Jordan, of the Punta Gorda Herald has
gone to his old home in Dothan Ala, for few weeks
of rest and the hope that he may from an OBJ
stnate fever from which he has been suffering for the
past two months The Herald is left in charge of
Mr. Jordans sons Many friends of the talented edi-
tor will hope that his illness may be dspelled,
and that he may be returned Florida restored
in health and rejuvenated in spirit.
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The annual message OF President Roosevelt to Con-
gress was presented this week and those newspapers
with plenty of space printing it in full while THE
CHAMPION presents it somewhat condensed but with
all the important features. 1t goes without saying
that it is able document for in spite of President
Roosevelts faults, nobody doubts his craftsmanship
As this is his last message it must needs be lengthy
and comprehensive one.
The great earnestness evinced by English women to
obtain the right to vote and their strenuous demands
of the British parliament are something of marvel
to American born women who have always had the
idea that English women were more conservative and
less inclined to politics than are their American cous
ms, who so far have only got mildly excited over
woman suffrage Perhaps the very fact that in Amer
lea women have freedom than in most counties
makes them less clamorous to enlarge their sphere
Yet nobody doubts but suffrage is on the way
and whether we for it not the fact is patent
that our country needs women in municipal, school
and many other public places, and when they get
there the step fuhedged political suffrage viii be
Y found short and peaceabe one.
We note with pleasure that the Board of County
Commissioners has Appropriated $3.50 to pay for 5000
copies Of the Tampa Tribune in which the DeSotc
county write-up is shortly to appear AS citizens Of
Arcadia we especially Interested in this issue for
we have had such serious backsets BY way Of fire. etc.
in the last few years that need new settlers more
capital more producers and more prosperity. We
have the natural advantages. We can make good II
investors will among u.s. and we should not be
backward N presenting our claims to the public
The Arcadia City Council also we learn has appro-
priated $125 to purchase Tribune's g, and we thank
them for their public spirit We expect ourselves to
receive benefit from that e,penifure Of ptabIic money