The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-09
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Inc name OF IhO8. >. Appleyards o
Lake City, appears e. editor The Pc
per enumeFates the following aS III
leading Issues that are likely 10 engage
the attention Of the Law makers:
/. Retrenchmsnt.
2. ReappoTtiOnment.
3. Immigration.
T. ReYision OF the pension laws.
| B. Primary law amendments.
8. Good roads
z. Game and hgh protection.
3. Relief from loan sharks"
3. State prohibition.
Immediately under this list appear
the following:
"0therg might be added, prolonginR
the list almost indefinitely, but these
will, we believe, be accepted DC the
most vitality important. And some
would tranSpOse the items Of the list Cd
% relative importance, but that's mere.
ly q matter Of individual opinion. "
Il Is then, evidently, the individual
opiTion" Of this editor that State pro-
hlbitiOn ls the most insignificant of bic
suggested issues.
In commenting on these he says Of
this last In his enumeration:
The extremists among the temper
anee people Of the State are preparing
20 inject into the deliberations Of the
session the disturbing element OF q de-
mand for State prohibition, and Il ap.
pears probable that this topic will afford
occasion for the consumption Of more
valuable time than any other question
arising during the session The real
friends Of temperance, believing that
the existing local option system requires
only the adoption OF still more radical
and stringent regulations directed
against the unlawful sale Of intoxicants
10 effect the purposes Of the law, will
endeavor 10 preserve a system which
has forbidden the sale Of liquors in
about thirty-six of the forty-six eoun-
ties OF the State, and avoid another
amendment 20 the constitution, which
must ensue before State prohibition can
be made effective"
Notwithstanding the insignihcance
given to this proposed measure, by the
gentleman in his list, he devotes more
space In commenting on II than 70 any
other Of those mentioned.
According 10 this kind Of argument,
II is necessary 10 cast q mountain upon
a flea 10 kill II.
In his heart the gentleman from c.
lumbla knows that he should have re-
vorsod the order Of bis issues and placed
prohibition ct the head, for the legal
lied sale Of whiakey In Florida IL doing
more 10 debaueh her young manhood,
to increase crime and 10 lessen the
spread Of morality andintelliRence than
any other dozen causes combined.
Il Ia rather significant that the gen.
tleman In his what Are We Here
FORT" editorial recommends the pas
sage Of eight Of bis leading Issues"
and protests against the consideration
Of bic ninth.
The True Democrat does not believe
that q single dollar has been subscribed
In the entire State for che advocacy Of
either Of HE first eight issues, but Il
does believe that q considerable sum
has been subscribed TO fight his ninth.
II takes money 10 publish daily pa
per, even one az small AZ the Morning
News.
OF course the gentleman from Column
bla Is sinking his CD hard earned cash
In this venture because he thinks Il
wise and patriotic 10 fight the most In
significant thing In his category Of
probable laws.
Those who have perused the columns
Of the Morning News have already de-
eIded what 1T IL here for.