The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-13
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on next year as follows:
I Attorney Wells criticiem Of the pro
hibiti0n amendment resolution, passed
by the last legislature. continues to be
the subject Of lively discussion through
out the State. Il IL al very well for
lawyers, like Don MeMuIlen and Mr..
Wells, TO indulge in long discussions,
handy teehnicalities and cite 'pints' Of
law, but plain, common sense people
want plain, common sense statement
Of the matter, without any legal frilIs
or furbelOws which only serve to create
doubt and confusion in the minds Of or
binary people.
1--WE have studied the subject thor
oughly and we don't think we are fat
tering ourself in the least when we
claim 10 know more about the eonstitu-
ton and laws Of the State than the
large majority Of our late brilliant leg
islature. Here are our conclusions In a
nutshell: The people being the source Of
all power and the creator Of the con sti-
tuition itself, can alter or amend that in
strument in any way they please. pro-
vided It is done in a regular election
which expresses the popular will, The
conclusion is therefore beyond question,
that If the prohibition resolution re-
ceives a majority Of the popular vote 1t
becomes the law, even II it tears every
rag Of our old constitution into shreds--
simply because the PEOPLE, the source
Of all power, have decreed It.
Secondly, the resolution having been
passed, becomes the supreme law and
every provision Of it must be carried
out. One plain provision is that it shall
go into effect July first, 1911. II is the
plainest sort Of proposition that the
legislature Of 1911, which will adjourn
early In June, cannot enact legislation
under q constitutional provision or
amendment which is not yet in force.
II would be just as reasonable TO claim
that a train of railroad cars could move
before the motive power Of the engine
is applied. We therefore look for no
legislation under the amendment at the
regular session Of 19l1, but an extra
session will be called for that purpose
on or after July LIST, the date fixed by
the amendment itself for It TO become
Of force,
'If the amendment is carried at the
election of 1910 there is no doubt what
ever that Governor Gilchrist will call an
extra session, for he has acted thus tar,
and always will, we believe, act in ac-
cordance with the will of the people,
which was the strongest plank in the
platform on which he won the race for
governor.
Gan Of US, both pros and ants, had
just as we'll make up our minds to one
thing: the battle is going to be fought
TO a finish without any hating, hesita-
ting or retreating Should the amend
ment be defeated in the election, that
ends the matter for the time being;
should 1t be carried, it's progress will not
be seriously checked until Statewide
prohibition becomes the law in Florida"
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Brother Walton, of the East Coast
Advocate, at .Titusville, lie erecting an
office building which will be provided
with twenty doors and forty-seven win
dows. He has certainly planned TO
naked his exit easy when q man comes
around looking for the lighting" edI-
tor.
Il has been definitely established that
a medium sized hog can be produced for
the market In Florida az about half the |
actual cost required IN the great hog
belt Of the west. That means double
the profit 20 be obtained in Illinois,
Iowa and other meat States. Florida
ought 20 export two million hogs year
at q profit Of ten million dollars. II 10
a mere matter Of doing it. Tampa
Times.
The True Democrat printed some ex-
eeptional records Of the production Of
fine hogs in this city and county last
fall and winter. II few fine hogs can
be grown, thousands could just as well
be fattened on the produce Of our soil.
And every dollar saved to the country IN