The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09

MakeS A TeiIng Speed b Explan-
alton Of A Certaln Vote.


''As I have stated before o. the Goo
Of this Senate. Il hes been ny purpose 3,
Iet those OF you. ny fellow Senators. WI.
have been here terms before me. and VIII
have more ability ana capacity ana ez
perieBce. 10 express yourselves and Il
put into historic deeds your conception
o. what ought 70 be enacted into Law
This. ne J have said, also IL based upOf
not only fairness % those Of you who
have had this legislative experience IN
serving your good State o. FLORIDA. bat
also because Il may be that you may not
have . Ike opportunity again; whereas
the speaker. Providence permitting. vii
have another opportunity. % the next
SssslOn, 20 use hls capacity and ability
and experience. % give 10 the State Of
Florida what. IN his Judgment, IL for the
best interest 81 the State. And II would
not at al be unreasonable or unnatural
eKp6rlsBcs, to meet such presumptiOua-
nege % my part, ~ u II made In the
FEDERAL senate, OF somewhat IKE the
Unlled States, when they said 10 the
latter who sought nObiy 10 Instruct them,
in saying, we lived, had our govern
you were thought o." But. NJ. Preai-
dent, while these are my views, stih
since this u n general and not d local
acti % justice % my own feelings IN paYs
atof IN representing the State ~ an en- &.
tityl hud ~ response 90 the heart that
beats with the irhnaports ~ patriotic love
and devotion, and Of the slncereat APP
preclation Of the merits and " the In
calculable advantages and benefits 90
the present geuerntiOn 81 the personal
the Confederate army. ! cannot longer
refrain from expressing my views upon
the pfopOhed change Of the pension law.
THE new pension Law, Mr.. President,
u NJ Newton, Of Orange, ~ House Bill
No. COS, which has been amended by this
Senate ia several particulars. but 20 my
mind the main diherenceg ana the pur-
pose OF the act may be divided Into two
sections OF reasons.
"lht, 10 reduce tho expense.
end TO eliminate parties who are to
Gay Erqnmuly receiving the benefits Of
"Mr president. ! assume, no UNDER
stood and gathered from the language OF
the biil and she discussion, that these two
1feell0ua are the real Issues that moved
ana inatigatCd the formation and sub
mlaslon % this Legislature Of House 1911
No. 60g. Yet / submit that while the end
Tlght end Dooeasary. yet the means By
NIllah u ID 20 be accomplished are not 20
my mind, cOmmendable. We should not.
government. o. 10 reduce the grand total
noeeaaTY % pay those who are enlisted
~ entitled 20 the benefits Of the pension
whloh sFs not proper, not faif, on 70
create nav rules and require additional
action on the part OF these grand old war
r,elS Whieh would cause them uhneoes.
Dem iintlon Of making application and
proof again before they. can continue 20
b the recipients Of this slight token,
h ' sauass foT or 20 DOING. We S' permit our
selves 90 say that u q because there are
many upon the rona today that drawn
fopfohsusible character. and are, there !
fore, in such position. a disgrace 10 the
Confederate soldier and veteran. This will
hatt.y b denied, Put can y b. said log;
either upon justice or fairness that be-
cause such r. true, L II proper that tlnse
men who are properly there SHOULD guner
the trouble expense and humiliation u
goluG over again the proct odlnEl ~
making proof before they can continue %
FqcoiVa the BENEFITS that every Florida
any not sa'V6 n ne ns eSSr R if'a sro are
those on the llat who should not receive
DE benefits entitled 10 BE- given By ths
sst Py Chapter Reg o. ses Act Fl 1921
fuinl oath require that sections Z and 10
5hell be executed BY tie Board Of County
sont, or that they have Intentionally VI.
qiatad those Sections, that they should
- held 20 account for at least mis-
leasanco ~ Officer u Il not better, Mr..
President, that where there II an evil
1f condition existing that IN not dosir-
able, 90 have that evil uF condition re-
Reysa sHa eS n sa go,slbg, s no, y
Dense. trouble and humiliation on the
part % those whom We love % hsn0r, but
ly Insisting upon the execution ~ the
trust BY those 0hlcerH upon whom the
confidence and trust was rppoeed IN the
lrf already UAlsung. 10 officers have per-
sho s' should no, Be u there and Who de.
ifedi that roll. then those Oltcere have
aQt executed the trust ~ the Act Of
ses spVa t@sm mBo'e ,s ape y snsre, sSS
proper action a. take Ca insist that those
lIlcera BE- more cautious, discharge their
iut" and not undertake for the sake 0t
removing few 60 create and impose the
treat hardship 0f n now act Besides. ~
a. All probable that the sans faults
ma the same condition may not exist
Fhy the Officers Will not be derollct %
heir duty IN tho execution ~ the trust
iHaln Teppeed under the new act. u u
rest has been placed upon n set u men
~ different capacity. They are never
heleas men exercising the govereiEn
= ~ 49, q o9niv eem1iasionsss er a spseial
board of the board 90 State institutions,
md they are ~ likely 90 be Imposed upon
iotnty Commissioners today under the
present law, and u h altogether as likely
hat the same faults and the same con-
iiiOna VII again occur 20 Disgrace, p
4 may today the pension roll I submit,
M President, innt the END 40 be &C.
I1mpllnbeo ~ n ncCehfary one, but the
Nsanb 81 accomplishing Il IL altogvther !
Frato new uhilTnilOHN ana trouble and
civilizations f1r ,..e old soldiers. but let
b insist tha ne fsscn,lxs oeiests that