The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-29

in that early day. Prince Murat
and his wife are both buried in the
Episcopal cemetery here.
Excepting the capitol building
with its large accumulation of musty
and historic things and memories,
Tallahassee's most impressive public
institution is the Florida State Col
lege for Women, truly great school,
where hundreds OF. the young women
Of Florida gather every year to be
educated along the accepted mod
ern lines. The people Of Florida may
well be proud of this institution, for
it is doubtless not surpassed in any
other state and it viii increase in
value through all the years 70 come.
The college is a splendid group of
buildings on site of noble and com
handing beauty and the spacious
grounds are being gradually con-
verified into park of standard type
that viii be one of the most attrac-
tive features of Tallahassee.
But of course the central feature
of general interest here Us the cap
itol building, the seat Of government
for Florida, where the Legislature
meets and the governor and heads
of the various departments 40, their
6aily work as the servants Of the
people. 1t is not fine building as
compared with some other capitols,
but one senses the dignity of SOW
ereignty in its simple, stately lines
and there is a quiet elegance IN its
interior aspect and furnishing and a
subtle atmosphere of TIE State and
its machinery of government that
differentiates it from other buildings,
bigger and finer, as the Majesty of
the King is unlike the pomp and
splendor Of the mere millionaire. II
is beehive of systematic industry,
this capitol of Florida, with this
4 marked difference from other indus
trial hives where Mammon is the
Deity and dollars and dividends the
melting motives: From Governor
Trammell down the line to the base
ment functioDaries there is a pleas
ant courtesy extended to every wish
tor that inspires mighty kindly
feeling in its recipient. Vigilant,
capable, conscientious public ser
wants are these statehouse people,
duly conscious of their proper dignity
and responsibility, but not snob
among them; and in their frank and
kindly, but that ELUSIVE greeting to
the visitor there is the charm Of
simple, old-time good breeding and
loftiest desire to send HIM away with
] pleasant memories of his visit.
i | am strong for shis capitol
bunch" serving the state faithfully
in their appointed tasks and it would
be good if more Of the people OF
Floridas would come here and stroll
through the rotunda and halls and
! visit the Offices in the capitol and
: talk with the men who are making
the wheels go round. They could
! not fail TO note the smooth and
J efficient working of the big govern
mental machine. They would glimpse
, the strong, clean personalities of the
. men who guide and operate it. They
would catch the atmosphere of duty
and integrity and conformity TO thu
. Interested routine and old oustomi
/ and traditions of official life in the
: big building that pervades every de-
partmenr; and when they went hom'
: there would be less fippant ant
i slanderous talk about graft ant
! grafters and public office as pr
5 vate snap we hear so much Of II
J these latter days.
: But enough for this time. Talla
i hassee is a bigger theme than
> thought, and I must defer to late
: letter some other things / want t
] say.