The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-22
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meeting of June 19 and | consider
this meeting has crystalized the
sentiment in favor of bond issue
and who is to handle the money.
heard several gentlemen at the
meeting say they wanted the bust
ness taken out of politics and sug-
gested board be elected to look af-
ter it. My idea of politics is that it
consist of candidate and the voters,
and any man running for an office
of a board of control is just as much
of politician as a commission that
has been elected. The only differ
,ence is one is before and the other
After taking.
| Our commissioners should not be
Condemned by our actions without
cause, the accusations that have
been brought against them has been
VERY satisfactorily explained, and if
any man or set of men think they
have not done their duty for the
benefit of themselves and city they
should cause an investigation to be
made and if the commissioners are
found guilty they should be called to
an account and if they are innocent
they should be indicated and put
right in the eyes Of their fellowmon,
No man should go through life or
even a part of it harboring feel
ing of distrust against his fellowmen
that may have been created by back
biting in false accusations,
, Take off that frown and get from
! under your loaded mind; put on Q
smile Of prosperity and give to every
Z man his just dues.
! If the people don't think the five
! commissioners are enough to handle
t the contemplated municipal improve
g ments, let each ward elect repre-
: sentative to assist them; this woult
e make board of nine, which woul'
r surely satisfy everybody except tn
t croakers.
A city's business is so interlocke
n it is not a wise plan to have tW
o boards of control, because a hous
o divided against itself cannot stand
: Lakeland is our municipal house an
II we should do all we can to keep tn
1t trash from the doors and after 70
o have taken a bath and satisfied you
,e appetite the next best thing to do
make you feel good is to do some
: thing for your fellowmen | thin
r the best thing ex-President Roos'
welt ever said was: THE only effe'
tive way to help man Is to help hi
help himself and if you are goin
to do anything for your city and fe
lowmen don't put it off, go, look
is the glass and see if there is N
n forewarnings of an inevitable end
Nv your opportunities.
r. / have an idea of an adyertis
ment for Lakeland that q want to
before the public as well as the Il
teen men that constitute the pre-
ent board of municipal improv
ment
ill There are many people in and o
,rs of Lakeland talking in her favor, b
Of sometimes people get tired of ia
Ike and | want to get them singing t
praises of Lakeland, and if this i'd
meets with approval let anybo
he that can and will contribute so
ill to be put into pamphlet form WI
eek Lakeland scenery and adverti'
All ments. l herewith offer my conf
be sition that may be used as a preia
of this pamphlet.
Lakeland's Invitation
have come to invite you to Lal
IF land,
The land of promise true,
at where thousands Of good people
nc living;
,ti- And there is plenty of work TO
ion ONE. see our hills and valleys
ce. Our lakes and woodlands, too;
.os- Come. see our fruits and flowers
ars While we are all waiting for y
My Chorus
re- Let everybody come to Lakeland
The Wen greet you with a smile;
in If You cannot come to stay always
sed Just come and stay awhile