The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-11-28

immediately lnt uylllt tI-
posures. the first sum OF money given
to Mr.. Folk was $500 rendered him by
h1lla Wells. The next money he re-
ceived was 81 900, again coming from
Mr.. Wells. Subsequently Mr.. Wells
gave Mr.. Folk the sum Of $500, and
the promises TO pay upon demand Of
wealthy citizens Of further moneys,
amounting in all to $13,500, raised and
contributed by Mayor Wells. In addi-
ton to this sum of money, large sums
were raised by two Of the newspapers,
by the Business Mems League, and the
sum supposed TO be larger than all the
rest was raised by James L. Blair.
1t would, therefore, seem from what
meagre knowledge the public has on
his subject that Mr.. Folk has been
provided with ample funds to pay for
special juries and special counsel to
assist and advise him, there probably
being necessity for financial assistance
only in securing special juries and in
the payment of legal talent, the Doodle
disclosures being brought about ly con-
fession of the participants, and fol-
lowed up later by ordinations, re-
ordinations and further confessions.
There would, therefore. in the Doodle
cases be little necessity for the ex-
penditure Of money on private detec-
tives.
On every hand and from every source
Mr.. Foln has received united and loyal
assistance. While this is true, Mr..
Folks biographers have pictured him
in the minds of the people as a man
VINO stood alone in the discharge of his
public duty. They have created the
impression that he has been greatly
handicapped, that he has been held
back, and has not received the assist
ance from his brother officials and as
sociates in Office that he was entitled to. 4
The impression has gone forth that
there is only one honest, i~ncorruptible
omcial in the City of st. Louis, and
that this mar is the circuit attorney.
l ask Mr.. Folk to point out by name
and state the case wherein he has not
received the fullest cooperation from
the Police Department, from the sher-
III oflce and from the other depart
ments whlc. have even a remote con-
nection with a performance of his pub
lie duties. If there have been great in
fuences at work to hinder and retard
him in the prosecution Of criminals, he
owes it to the public to state boldly
the names of the persons who have so
hindered and retarded his work. Let
him give to the public the anne Of the
officials or the names Of the private In
dlviduals who have sought to interfere
with him.
Speak, Mr.. Folk, tell the people Of
st. Louis the names Of those persons
who have stood in your way? True, Of
course, corrupt public servants and
tlose who have engaged in corruption
have employed able counsel and have
resorted to legal delays and subter-
fuges to keep themselves from being
brought to the bar of justice. 1t is
but natural that they should have done
80. That has always been done. If you
call that retarding your work, or
standing in the way Of the prosecution
of corrupt officials, | shall of course ad-
NIT that it has been done, but If any
man has, or if any set Of men have
combined together, or have as individ-
uals, sought to hinder the progress Of
your work, you owe it to the public to
give 1t their names and to hold them
up to public scorn in the same way
that you have given to the public
m and held up to the public indig-
nation and condemnation other offend
ing citizens.
| ask you, Mr.. Folk, to give the name
of one public official in the City OF st.
uis who has held back or who has
not on the contrary glven you every
assistance within his power? If you
have not received the support which l
claim came to you from every hand,
y should yourself deny the statement,
as you alone can make the charge with
propriety. If you fail to deny the as-l
sertions which l make, that you hayek
received faithful support at all times,
then | and all others with me have the
right to believe that you have not beenl
retarded or interfered with in your
work. II your reply is to the effect
that you have not received proper sup
port, give us the names of the persons
who failed to support you? Tell the
public the methods they pursued to re-
tard your work, or take the honorable
course and say that throughout this
whole work Of the prosecution OF BOOB
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