The weekly true Democrat., 1908-01-03
OUR VERY YOUNG
u. S. SENATOR
"NAtivs Born ana Of States Own
Sell"

OA ZIG yOuLb EAOEtuAtaAg WAOuA NONCTnOf
Napoleon B. Broward last week turned
into United States Senator:
Not every State can claim Senator
native born and of its own soil our
State is to be congratulated that her
Governor has found such an one for a
seat In the Federal Council Chamber of
this nation, and all Of US are glad that
this is so.
Some very valuable qualities can
come to a Senator only by service in
a young Senator there Is always an op-
portunlty that State may have years
Of such service as only special fitness
joined to this particular fitness can give
Florida has now the man and before
him stretches the opportunity. It is
possible that our new Senator has half
century of service before him and
long before that time has elapsed his
native abilities, his acquired fitness and
the peoples knowledge Of him may
place his name high on the scroll carry
ing the record for those who make his
tory.
Senator Bryan sees bis opportunity
and knows himself equal to It when he
tells us:
~ wish the untaQged and unterrified
Democracy TO know that / am going to |
devote every power and energy Of body, |
mind and soul 70 making them the best |
Senator any State ever had.
II there be a tagged or terrified De-
mocracy in Florida it has no part or
parcel in Senator Bryan, but it will be
pleased to know without a shadow of
doubt that Florida Is now to have Sen.
ator equal TO Webster, TO Clay, to Cal
houn, to Andrew Jackson (; If so of
course equal to Chatham, to Gladstone,
TO Cicero and Dcmosthenes. On an oc-
casion somewhat similar, the divine
Portia consecrates herself to her hus.
band as Senator Bryan gives himself
TO the people Of Florida bat in some
what different spirit for she said she
was ''unlessoned, unschOoled, unprac-
ticed -
"Happy in this she is not yet so old,
But she may turn happier than this,
She Is not bred 80 duh but she can
Happiest of all, is, that her gentle
Commits itself to yours to be direct
ed"
Nothing of the Florida spirit in our
new Senator rather, we opine, will he
direct US than we direct him. Let IL
be so. Not even the whole Democracy
Of Florida could desire to direct" him :
who is to become the best Senator
any State over had"-a description in
consistent with anything less than true !
greatness and towering ability.
We congratulate our new Senator ,
and we congratulate Florida. Long !
nay both live to show the world the
best and the greatest Senator till the Z
apse Of years smoOthes away all prejn- \
ices and gives to America the best 1
Ind the greatest President pOssible-tO +
he world the model of all executives. - !,
st. Augustine Record :
II remained for our brilliant young D
riend, William j. Bryan, of Jackson
lille, to achieve the unique distinction
II getting as a Christmas gift seat In L
he United States Senate, rendered him v
" his loyal friend, Napoleon Bonaparte a
3roward, Governor of Florida, We :
ave no objection TO make and we offer n
'ur hearty congratulations to the lucky a
'Oung man, who will no doubt keep mis- n
lead and do himself and his State a
redit while he remains in the Senate n
Chamber. But we beg him to remem- h
Der that the great office TO which he has n
'een appointed is the property of the ii
'eople of Florida, and they haven't yet !.
made him present of Il, nor even mt. d
mated that they intended TO do so. He q
'olds it merely for the time being by 4
'irtue Of a law which makes il the duty ii
4 the Governor TO temporarily ill the t1
acancy caused by the death Of Senator h
dallOry, and, as was right and proper, Z,
hat official has bestowed the brief r
onor upon q capable and worthy friend In
o whom he was heavily indebted for m
is own political success. But there is a
number Of other eminent citizens of HI
'lOrida who want the office, and they
rant IL badly, and they have said 10 a,
lainiy. Their claims, from any and ol
very point Of view, are quite as valid h
8 those Of Mr.. Bryan, and the latter Il
entlemaR will have to get out Of that Ia
legant seat IN the Senate Chamber, A
ONE back 70 the haD,s0Ocks Of Florida Z,
nd put up such q isHht ~ he never yet n
reamed OF before he can call hinself h,
Jnited States Senator with title from II
he people. The men who will oppose al
i'm for that Office are not cutters and ia
hey understand perfectly well that the N
ction Of Governor Broward has not 81
iven Mr.. Bryan even a color Of title TO n,
he place for the elective term, and
as only put him in 70 supply a tempo n,
ary vacancy. His Senatorial spurs are ~
et TO be won. Live Oak Democrat. h
In his appointment Of w. J. Bryan II
IL