The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-15
TaIlaAassss. IL. - Is. DO
gUsT ExAMnIE 20 YoURsELF.


u b only necessary 10 examine into
sho public record Of senstor TaIIafsTo
b bscOmo his friend and 70 favor hls
ts-slsction. Come men have become
prsisdiesd against HIM on account Of
ne IsIs vampings Of others, who per-
hapa have never given one moment %
investigation. bat who aFe seeking the
posislon themselves o. for their friends.
1hs Banatee Record, under a. odltO.
Eial saptl0n Of why The Record Is for
TallafsFFO, aayal
ne Record n declaring for ssastoF
2amss r. TaliafeFFo's Fo-SleetIon did not
g % until after thoroughly lnvostigat-
ne BE record. Having opposed Sena-
- TallafsFTo IN TIE pest, We win cd
at that when We hrst began b gointo
~ record We WsTs pFojudiesd against
Mn, and were Ioath 10 give him the
eTullb that b Justly deserved. This
wasbut natural For We ere Ell prone 10
Iok &c things from eur particular
standpoint, and no nan h free from
eisdleo. But We had made 40 our
lnd 20 investigate the Senator'S rec
ga from ne time be entsgsd IRE SEN
nes % 70 date. and We do 90. We
lsund that Senator TallafOrro was
nrmber Of moro important committees
than any other Democratic Senator,
chat during the Blxtlsth Congress- be
Aad introduced $50 bills. and that atty
ssvon 81 them he'd parsed the Senate,
and fofty.sevon Of them. or 50 per cent.
hsd bscoms lave. showing . greater
pugcentage three tlmes over, than any
ether Eouthorn Senator IN the introdues
tIon and final passage Of laws We
sero astoundod AZ such q record, ard
aoacluded that q man, 10 accomplish 90
much, must be e tiselsss worker and
uommsnd the highest esteem and re-
apsst Of BE fellow Senators Il proved
uoneluaively 10 us that The term "busi-
n shnator" had been rightly applied
q Senator TaliafeFro. But, perhaps,
ihs greatest work that Senator TalIa.
fsrro has accomplished foe Florida has
been IRE large appropriations secured
for public buiIdlnRn, forts, rivers and
harhcrs. light houses, ships, surveys.
eta. We say greatest work, becauee
Elorlda needs appropriations more than
nnythlDg else. Thus We End Senator
TallsfsrTo's record holding its lustre
end taking on decided briIllaney when
compared with BE fellow Senators.
But tho work IN Washington for Flor
lda has just begun. Our needs are
agaater today than ever before, and
While We would not take . single star
fsom the crown Of Senator Talisforo's
past Grand work for Florida, We never
.thsloss feel that The real work for our
ptnlnsular state, with more seaocast,
psrhspa. thar any Other n the Union.
& zee % b done. Florida's needs and
dsmands at the hands Of the national
government are greater than any other
Southern State, and We feel that ne
peopls Of Fiorlda, whIls nppreciatlng
what Senator Tailafarro hao done IN
the past, are more Interested n the fact
that he past services but equip him for
ths great work ahead. This may sound
selfish. bat lee human. 'and proves
ulEonguE than words that Senaeor Tails.
falFo hes faithfully discharged The trust
reDosed n him BY the peopls, 10 DIS
eoDiinuo senator Taliafsrro's services
81 Washington % this tine would b. .
distlnct lous % che State. Whntha, haa
0cne b The pest v small compared With
shat he standing and equipment gained
~ eleven yeaFs service win enable him
- a. A fhe futurs. his State peeda
lieos more nov thar AZ any time
~ nrhllc ea3eeT, and ho "a BET.
t6 ~ render that service thar
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