The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
THAT POLITICAL

We hear much Of machine" IN
Florida politics, but We never been
able to locate it.-Pe 0la Journal.
Another dear little inn 1t lamb Some
newspapers are real too uns0phisti-
Gated for this wicked ordid world Of
ours. No machine politics IN Florida. "
I Doesn't the innocence Is the suggestion
freeze you.-Ocala Banner.
The lively manner IA which Editor
Collins, of the Tallahassee True Demo
Graf, shualed out the ''names" Of those
composing the state machine" in an
swer 10 the dare of Editor Crawford, of
the Pensacola News, must have taken
the breath away from that young friend
OF ours. -Tampa Tribune.
Some evidences Of factA l. In the re-
moval of StateAttorney Perkins, through
the work and influence of James Alex
ander, the facts that followed and the
reinstatement of Perkins, with relief
bill for his salary which was right, Just,
and due t.. him, but the State paid two
salaries by the machine playing in poll
tics, 1t would take much space for de-
tails and they have been published.
2. The long delays, and quiet, very
secret actions in the Cooper case, on the
advice, influence and work of Lawyer
Brady, and the spending Of contingent
funds-connected with that celebrated
case with its many frills, mysteries, =
ETC., that go with it. 1t would take a
large space and Floridians have seen
much Of it in print, but there is yet a
cloud over it.
3. Action in connection with the Eppes
murderers, the DOc-Mac case, and some
others of similar nature. Particulars
would take great space, Floridians are
familiar with it.
4. The veto power that has been
played for all it was worth in killing
measures, first that protected and re-
quired depositing with treasurer of IL.
funds, and later, that played into the
hands of machine politicians in Duval
county.
5. The number of cheap sales of 1. l.
lands TO or through machinists or fav-
ored ones; Queer and inconsistent action
inserting aside primary election actions,
going back on democratic precedents,
practices, etc. These would take great
space and have all been in print.
6. The peculiar action in connection
with printing, when the Attorney
General, the Supreme Court, and the
Bar Association of Jacksonville de-
nOunced it and the work was refused,
but paid for and accepted, the same
work has been done over and paid for
again.
z. The suppression and whiteWashing
of that asylum investigation, and many
funny and disgraceful affairs connected
with it. High state officers have told it
out of meeting too, that just few more
pointed questions would have brought
out the true history of a certain 81 200
check or draft that was cashed at the
Capitol.
8. The usurpation of power, in setting
aside court actions
8. Disregarding the wishes and de-
sires Of a large majority of citizens and
recommendations of county democratic
executive committees in appointments,
etc.
10. Allowing, If it is 80, and it has
never been denied, that in the great COM
promises, some chosen or machine man
was allowed to get in the shape of fees
enough money to take up campaign
notes to the amount of $40, 900. in Jack
sonville.
These will do for the present, but
there are many things that go to prove
the existence of machine politics being
played into all kinds of public affairs,
and each Of the subjects is open to just
criticism and would furnish matter for
much space in print. Almost every
question that was before the last legis-
lature had machine politics played into
it; hence the burdensome taxation, the
shortage of funds TO meet the load of
appropriations, etc. Yes, the machine
gang that is in power in Florida are
playing things for all there is in it for
themselves and friends-and there is a
machine within a machine, a wheel
within a wheel, a ring within a ring,
and Floridians are groaning under it.
If any demOcratin Florida still doubts
the existence of this Barrs-StOckton-