The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-09-29
The Governor
And His Family

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We just naturally love the things
that make US laugh. And SO we re-
produce herewith a communication
from the governor of Florida and
commend it to all lovers of the hu-
morous as truly gem in its line:
Editor Times Union: The cover
norof the state has been bitterly cen
sured for nepotism, on account of
appointing four of his family to Of
flee. 1t is strange that this appears
so black and dark In his case, while
all the cabinet officers of the state
do the same thing, with the excep-
tion of Messrs. Swearingen and Nc
Rae, whose children are too small to
be put in Office.
"Mr. Crawford, secretary Of state,
had his son in Office on good salary
until he went to war and he has his
daughter in his Office now. Mr.. Lun-
ing, state treasurer, has his son in
his office. Mr.. Sheats, superintend-
ont of public instruction, has his
daughter in his Office and had his
son until he became too i'll to work,
and Mr. Amos, comptroller, has his
father and his wife in his Office.
Nothing is said about these others,
and the governor is made the scape i.
goat for everything. The Fort Pierce
Taper, lately said that the governor
was running blind tiget in the cap
itol, when in fact negro janitor had
booze in the furnace, and the COVER
nor has nothing whatever to do with
the care Of the capitol, or manage
ment OF it, but Mr.. Crawford, secre-
tary Of state, has entire charge. The
governor was also blamed when Mr..
Boone mismanaged the boys indus
trial school, when he had worked as
hard as any man for two years to
get another man in his place, and
do not care to bear the blame for
everything.
please give this all publicity pos
sible as back what have said here
and can prove every word Of it.
Yours very truly,
SIDNEY j. CATS,
Governor.
p. S.-The governor gives out
1900 offices and puts in four Of his
family. The cabinet officers give out
from eight to twenty Offices and put
in from one to three of their families.
Whose OK is gored?"
From the governors process Of
reasoning, his justification in playing
the role of CRATER lies in the TACT
that there are others playing the
grating game and as it is easy money
he will continue to shoot the loaded
dice and have his share Of the loot.
We said justification. Possibly
juxtaposition might be more fitting
term,
His logic is unanswerable. It's lu-
minous as noon-day sun. He is not
the only CRATER, and he tells you all
about it.
He could have told us that our jails
are full Of negroes indicted fov steal
ing. We wonder why he didn't?
These poor negroes took chance.
The governor of Florida takes none.
He snaps his finger and blinks his re-
naming blinker and asks us, "Well,
what can you do about it?"
He fails to mention the fact that
the negro or other criminal is the
more honorable of this sordid lot.
He doesn't have to. We all know
It.
In times gone by, we have read
great deal about "inalfenable rights"
We accord to every man these rights.
Even to the extent of making con-
summate fool of his own self. But
there really ought to be some line of
demarkation.
AS governor of Florida this man
has brought odium and commisera-
tion upon the people of the whole
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