The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
A Letter TO the IntelIigencerr

Mr.. EDITOR: Should Mr.. Folk re-
ceive the nomination for governor l
for one will eheerfully support him, but
1t would be well in arriving at our
conclusions to canvas all SIDES OF this
question, and after having done so
make up our minds as TO who we
should support. Il is proper and
right 10 give M. Folk due credit
for what be has done IN the way of
prosecuting boodlers aud evil doors.
He happened to be IN a position where
It was his duty to do SO, and together
with the attorney general they are dis.
charging the duties of their offices like
men, and for this ,hould have due
credit. But are they the men that
sounded the key note and precipitated
this investigations If not so, other
parties OF whom we hear nothing
really deserves the credit for bringing
.
about this investigation and Mr.. Folk
together with the attorney general after
getting wind of the matter unearthed
and exposed some of the most gigantic
frauds ever perpetrated on the people
OF the state, and that by men occupy
lug high positions some OF them men,
bers Of the state legislative sent them
By a vote of the people of their respee-
tive counties and districts, others from
the city of st. Louis filing important
offices in city government. For this
they should receive due credit. But |
ask in all candor, should the bare tact
OF MIR. Folk having done his duty as
prosecuting attorney entitle him to the
highest and most honorable office 10
the state and ignore and side tract such
men as Judge CAN'T, Mr.. Reed and
other prospective candidates that have
been earnest zelous and prominent
workers 10 the democratic party until
they have grown grey in its service and
confer this exalted honor on a man who
has so recently sprung into public no.
tice that many of us have not vet
learned to spell his name. Some of
Mr.. Folks friends have already cripp-
led him by crying "Folk and honest
government. Ishould think that Mr..
Folk BY this time would feel like ex
claiming, "God save me from nv
friends" But what appears to be a
profound mystery unless we look below
the surface and see whats und ,rueath
is that the republican papers and the
republican party all over the state are
anxious that Mr.. Folk should be the
nominee OF the democratic party.
And for what? Because he advocates
good and honest government Good
Lord deliver us! Backward turn
backward, 0 time in your flight, and
see what they did fer US when the par
ty was in power. To begin, it was Que
of the most corrupt, damnable and
extravagant administrations ever
dreamed, read or heard of and when at
last the democratic party came into
power ii found the state overwhelmed
with a debt so monstrous that the very
interest was fearful to contemplate,
and it took the democratic party by
the most judicious and economical
management the greater part of a half
century to pay off this terrible debt.
And strange to say this party deserves
to see Mr. Folk the nominee of the
democratic party that believes for a
minute that one republican In q thous-
and would support him should he be-
the nominee? If so, be- is laboring
under mental imbecility and should be
deprived Of the rights OF suffrage.
Only the other day an excellen, gentle
mau aud a very prominent republican
said to me, ~ would like to see the
democrats nominate Mr. Folk" II
SAID TO bim, 'Yopr party seems very
anxious to see him nominated, in the
event he shouI1 be, viii you vote for
him Mr. Ps?n ''Oh No. he replies,