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

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Call Joseph ". Folk. Why does
not Mr.. Folk support the Demo-
cratic ticket? If you want to vote
against the doodle gang. vote the
ticket which is for Folk. and if
you are a Democrat do not vote
the Democratic ticket until the
Democratic organs are able to
show you that Circuit Attorney
Folk wants you to vote for that
Butlerized ticket"
Other editorials follow:
The Republic has fallen fat in
its attempt to show that the Dem
ocratic tickets are endorsed by Cir
cult Attorney Folk and are in line
with the Doodle crusade. The
challenge first came from The Re
public, which stated that the Dem
ocratic tickets were the Folk
tickets. The Star challenged The
Republic for proof for this in the
most convincing way possible.
namely in the words of Cir
cult Attorney Folk. After most
strenuous efforts, %entreaties, and
even imprecations, the Democratic
leaders have failed to get the
proofs"
Call Folk. Have you noticed
how The Republic persistently ig-
nores the Stars plan to settle the
question as to the Doodle tickets?
The Republic urges that the Dem
ocratic tickets are the tickets that
Circuit Attorney Folk wants. The
Star has repeatedly taken up the
challenge and asked The Republic
to get Mi. Folk to say so. The
Republic iunks. If the Demo-
cratic tickets are not Butlerized
and boodleized, and if the Demo
cratic leaders are not pulling for
Butler and Doodle, Folk will know.
Ask Folk"
Call Circuit Attorney Folk.
Ask him to answer publicly wheth-
err the Democratic city ticket for
instance was the product of a con-
ventlon which was for or against
the Doodle crusade and for or
against his work. Circuit Attor-
ney Folk a be reached without a
subpoena. Call Circuit Attorney
Folk"
Mayor Wells and others are
asking votes for the Democratic
nominees on the ground that these
men will not thwart the efforts Of
Circuit Attorney Folk and that
their success will not make the
work of Circuit Attorney Folk
more arduous. IF THIS BE so
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
OUGHT TO BE ELECTED. Is it
SO? Call Circuit Attorney Folk. He
is the best Witness"
Circuit Attorney Folk is easily
reached. Let The Republic put
him on the stand. Ask him wheth-
er the Democratic city ticket or
the city committee or the con-
gressional committee or the State
administration is unfolding his
hands; whether the Democratic
city committee met his expecta-
tions or the expectations of the
friends of clean government and
the enemies Of the Doodle gam
Ask him whether he is publicly
supporting or will support the
Democratic city ticket. The mat
ter is easily solved. If the Demo
cratic party locally and otherwise
is for Folk and reform. Folk will
know. Call Joseph W. Folk"
"As a sample test whether the
Democratic tickets are under But
tier and Doodle control, The Star
proposes that The Republic refer
to Circuit Attorney Folk himself.
AGREEING TO ABIDE BY HIS
DECISION. The answer Thursday
morning is absolute silence, and
silence is confession"
These editorials and others of sim
lar import and the nightly statements
made on the stump by Republican
peakers, who loudly elaine that Folk
vas against the Democratic ticket and
wanted the Republican ;icke' elected,
quar9ly raised the issue of whether
Or. Folk would support the Democrat
c party or not.
AS the campaign went on, some Of
ne candidates on the ticket aud some
4 the party leaders became frightened.
ney thought that we might probably
ose the city ticket, and that the State
icket would suffer heavy losses in st.
1ouis, If Mr.. Folk did not make his DO
ition clear. Governor A. M. Dockery.
Governor William ]. Stone, Colonel
loses c. Wetmore, Major Harvey Sal
non, and a score of other Democratic
out in the State besought him
o speak for the Democratic ticket, or,
I he were too busy to speak, to die
ate a statement that he would sup
ort II.
This Mr.. Folk refused to 10. | went
o him, SO did Mr.. Thomas c. Hen
ings, chairman Of our campaign com
and almost every Democrat of
Prominence in st. Louis. He gave us
vasive replies, sometimes saying that
% would speak and sometimes that
Ie would not, hut he never did speak
II make n statement. Finally, as the
ituation appeared to ecome more
duplicated, and Republican speakers