The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-17
SNYDER WILL RETURN TO FACE BRIBERY CHARGE


relative TO the cost of the Grand Jury in
vestigationS. As well | remember. the
person alleged to have been interviewed
said the Grand Jury costs about $50 per day.
Isn't that fortune to eNpend for exposing
malpractices? Why. if the investigation
would cost 600 per day the work should
not cease. The exposures would be cheap
at that.
Circuit Attorney Folk and the Grand
jury are entitled 10 the support OF every
man in ST. Louis. They should be encour-
aged and aided in their arduous work
They deserve strong public support. be-
cause they have achieved wonderful re-
suits. Even if no one is convicted as a
result of indictments. a vast amount Oh
good. nevertheless, will have been accom-
plished. | hope convictions viii foiioW.
But. il they don't, We shall have inich
reason to praise the Grand Jury and Ii-
cult Attorney. 1t is a blessing to the com.
munity that the public should get a Whit
of the rnaiodor of municipal corruption.
As I have said the interview or article III
question can have no other tendency tnah
to bolster up the cause of the boodiers
Isaac W. Morton, advisory director OF the
Simmons Hardware Company, made ioi
cibie declaration for public support Tor 'ne
Grand Jury. He said that Mr.. Folks char
cter is above reproach and that Ny rum
i. above politics partisanshp.
Circuit Attorney Folk and Assistant CIR
cuit Attorney Hancock came into oHlce,
Mr.. Morton said. g Il shor; while before the
Grand Jury. of which ! was the foreman.
wen. out of existence. Though they did not
examine many witnesses | had an oppor-
tunity of observing their methods. Both Of
ficials made an excellent impression on me.
| have known Mr.. Folk many years ne
has always been q man CT line reputation.
He has all the qualities for good CircA'
Attorney-ablity. intelligence. feariesshesS'
Hoe n y
1T is nonsensical to say that MIR. FOLK
Of the Investigation. Politics was not inject
politics. There was no politics in the origin
of the investigation. politics was not 1nlect. .
ed into il. and ! don't believe any pollticai
features will result from it hr FOLK ana
the Grand Jury took the clews ina, came
TO them and followed them to the END, re-
rardless of persons implicated. In doing
this they did their duty. and ] have no
doubt this was what they wanted to do.
Politics had nothing 10 do with 1t. Ii
anv politicians were brought to public view
in the Investigation, it was their fault. 1t
was because they were in the path OF the
Grand Jury.
Il have very pronounced opinions regard
iug bribery and municipal corruption in gen
eral I should like to guilty persons
punished. Ny opinions are very strong
about this. However. the work of the
Grand Jury is credtable affairs are.
Ever IL no convictions follow. corruptionists
will be afraid to pursue their old tactics
for several years. The work of the Grand
Jury has cleared the atmosphere and con-
iitions will be better for some time to
come. In this respect alone the Grand
Jury has brought about a blessing to the
community
II cannot praise Circuit Attorney Folk
too much. He Is in every respect u man.
He Is above rartisanship. His character
Is above reproach. His motives and acts
are above imputation. He is well qualified
for the responsible position he holds. | con-
slider it to be the duty of every citizen and
every organization in the city to encourage
Mr. Folk and the Grand Jury. The talk
about politics is nonsense
Former Mayor e. p. Walbridge said:
Fraud ought TO be exposed and the per-
petrators punished. 1-approve the efforts of
every branch Of the government to bring
people to trial for wrongdoing. Public sup
port should he given to every public official
who apparently is doing his duty. 1 be-
lieEe this encoura cement should net be
spasmodic. but generous and continuous.
So far as ] can perceive there has been no
politics in the investigat tons
Winfield S. Chaplin chancellor of Wash
inGton University, said: The work cf the