The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13

NATIONAL Democratic Convention In Chi
easo. ] resigned in order to devote my
s ttI Ton time to completing a course at the
known to You. ! again Joined the Jefrer-
son Club on August 20, 1895, in the very
heat of the free-silver fight. 1 made
spoeches throughout the city Of st. Louis.
Travelled to the home of BRYAN, in Salem.
IL, marched in the free-silver parades.
contributed my proportion to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund. and in every way
party Loyalty in that campaign.
THE position which you claim sought
at the hands OF the Cleveland admins
prior to the election Of 1896, and could
not have affected my action in any way.
Indicate.
You also stated that in 1901 opposed
the passage OF a resolution in the Jeffer-
son Club to the effect that the Democrat
ic party nominate men who had voted the
al election. This statement Mr.. Folk, Is
untrue. But 1t is true that you introduced
a resolution In the Jefferson Club In q
preceding campaign advocating ticket to
be nominated by a Democratic convention
composed half of Republicans and half of
Democrats. l do not question the proprt-
city. of your having introduced this reso-
luton. because the main fight In the city
Of ST. Louis locally had been to take the
city out of the control of the corrupt Re-
publican forces which dominated 1t. What
in 1901. was this: A resolution was intro
duced intended to express the clubs poi
Icy in relation to nominating conven-
ton; which was shortly to be held.
with the bylaws of the Jefferson Club As
ISOLATION. which you yourself helped to
frame. and. being In conflict with our by
laws. as presiding officer ruled the reso-
luton out of order. An appeal was taken.
There were but thirty-six votes in favor
Of the appeal from the decision of the
your idea Of Democracy that the thirty
six votes should have controlled the !, 40
Just as 1t seemed to be in 1902 that your
Judgment was better than the Judgment
HAWESs DEMOCRACY.
FOR the purpose not of defending my
Democracy or my party loyalty. but sim
ply as an evidence of the kind OF misrep-
resentatiOn that Is now beng INDUCED in,
I will say that after my people laid down
their arms i1, the Revolutionary War they
cratic party. End have. from father to
son. ever since that time supported 1t in
an unbrOken line to the present day. Per-
S non,eG n smee h became Of age have snp
have never supported or advocated any
thing but Democratic platforms. and have
never at any ,ime supported a Republican
making speeches for my party before /
became OF age. and l have spoken in ev-
cry cry, city. State and national campaign
Souio IoS IlASC
been true to my convictions, and I make
this statement now not as a defense.
Dut simply to show the extreme to which
you and your supporters have gone In the
EFFORT 70 mfslead the rural Democracy.
regret that You and your campaign
managers thought 1t necessary ~ assail
the Democrats of st. Louis. to impugn
their Democracy, and to charge that their
opposition to you was due to causes other
than those / have stated. ! would not
have introduced the subject myself and
regret that you found 1t necessary to do
so.
But the Democracy OF the city of st.
Louis. splendidly organized. fighting I'm
the cause OF good government, winning
four great battles in the interest Of De-
and the cause of municipal re-
form. giving to the State Democracy al |
most 1900 votes to add to its majority.
ought not to be assailed without at least |
one champion telling our country COM |
rades the truth.
I'm the interest Of this staIwart Democ- |
racy, / have answered attack with de- |
tense. and l now notify you and your |
campaign managers that l propose to
my party in the future: There are many |
things have left unsaid. there are many |
things which hope 1t will not be neces-
sary for me to say, but to remain silent |
At this time would be cowardice; to re-
main silent when the whole Democracy
II st. Louis is denominated gang. when
he whole Democracy OF the city of st. |
Louis is charged with being under corrupt |
influence, to remain silent when you
,harge by inference that there are thirty |,
thousand boodlerS in the city OF st. Louis,