The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-21
A. WORLDS FAIR QUESTION.

The Globe Democrat of yesterday
Went out of its way To make this edi-
! torial declaration:
The Democrats who ran about the
Worlds Fair in their ward speeches are
| the ones who will do the least toward
the practical development of the enter
| prise. Just watch them hunt their holes
when there is nothing in the Fair for
demagogueS.'
Now. The Republic knows nothing
about "the Democrats who ran abou.
the Worlds Fair in their ward speech
eS." but it does know n good deal about
the Democrats who are candidates for
office. in whose behalf those who are
making speeches appeal to the peo-
pie for support at the approaching cleo
ton. 1t is i great deal more important
to know what the candidates will do
toward the practical development of
the Worlds Fair enterprise than 1t is
to inquire about the attitude or express
sions of speakers who are not candi-
dates.
Since the Globe Democrat has raised
the inquiry it is directly in point to ask,
What have the candidates for Mayor
done toward the practical development
of the (World's Fair enterprise? That
is the most pertinent question in connec-
ton with the issue the Globe-D Democrat
has brought TO the front. What have
Wells and Parker done? That is the
real question he people will insist on
having answered. The voters of st.
Louis do not need to watch what their
MayOralty candidates will do in the
future toward the practical development
of the Worlds Fair enterprise. They |
have 4 right to ask, What have these
candidates already done? No citizen
of st. Louis is entitled to support for
public position who has failed to give
before this late day such practical
financial help to the Worlds Fair as his
means would warrant. What have Wells
and Parker done?
The answer for Rolla Wells was given
long ago. 1t appeared In the very first list
of subscribers to the Worlds Fair fund
that came to the public eye. 1t was in
every st. Louis newspaper the day after
the great mass meeting at the EXPOSE
lion building two years ago. Rolla
Wells is never slow and he is never 4
when there is an appeal to
D~ublic-spirited citizens. So he respond
ID to the first call for Worlds Fair sub
scriptions, and the record of honor will
show that he subscribed five thousand
dollars for himself and ten thousand
more for the American Steel Foundry
Company. of which he is the president
md manager. Nor was that all, for
Rolla Wells appears in the list of
twenty-five guarantors each Of whom
himself to raise or subscribe
anxiety was darkest and the necessities
# the Worlds Fair Finance Committee
most urgent. And all Of this was
lone when Rolla Wells was out Of poll
les. He was not only not q candidate
or Mayor. but at the time these sub
criptions We're made there had not even
'een a whisper of his possible candi-
What has Mr.. Parker done? How
much has he subscribed? When was
is subscription made? How early did
e join those who have been at work in
the practical development Of the
Fair enterprise? The Globe
Democrat may answer these questions.
he Republic lacks the data that the :
lobe Democrat or some other friend of
ne Republican Mayoralty candidate can
upply. The information will be prompt '
: given to the readers of The Republic 1
hen it is obtained. I
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT. ,
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