Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26

600 boodlers In the State OF MISSOURI
On what does he base his charge!
Ia II not an insult to hundreds Oh
thousands OF Democrats In this STATE
TO say that there are enough Demo.
Gratis in Missouri who are corrupt ana
dishonest to make such an issue! IL
Doodle is the issue In Missouri, VINO
would be found to take the Doodle SIDE
OF the issue? Is there a man IN the
whole State of Missouri who would al
vocate a Doodle party or VINO Wouiu
advocate corruption in Office? As q
matter of fact, have not Mr.. Folk
some Of his supporters attempted 70
raise an imaginery issue that best suits
his own political aspirations, n prop
ably with the idea that he can MAKE
A Vigorous fight on imaginery oppo'
nents? Is he trying TO erect q foe, gar
rIson its citadels with a vivid imagl-
nation. ill its ranks with creatures Of
his brain, and then fight them for his
own e~difcation and for the enhance
ment of his own political ~fortunesg
Booble as an issue, MIR. Folk, with
you as its only opponent. VIII OF
course be most pleasing TO you per
sonally and OF much benefit to your
political fortunes, but has the conduct
of Democratic affairs in this State been
such that you can honestly raise such
an issue? Is every man who opposes
you a boodler, a friend of the boodler,
| or an advocate of corruption? Can we
not find n honest man In Missouri
who can oppose you, who is opposing
you? Or. are they. as MIR. Mcleod says,
hoodlers or the friends of boodlers?
In your st. Joseph speech, you say,
Party organization must be main
tanned and party leaders sustained
when right, but party loyalty does not
require personal approval of individ-
ual dishonesty or party defense of o r
ruption. 1t is said that this doctrine
would lose thirty thousand Democratic
votes in st. Louis. | deny that there
are that many Democratic boodlers In
the City Of st. Louis. or anything like
It"
Who made this statement, Mr.. Folk?
Give us the name of the man who said
there we're thirty thousand Democratic
votes in St. Louis that require per
sonal approval of individual dishon-
esty or party defense Of corruption?'
Give us the name Of n man who
made this statement? The fact is, Mr..
Folk, that you have by indirection
charged that any Democrat in the City
of st. Louis who would vote against
you for election would be a boodler.
Thirty thousand boodlers in st. Louis
indeed! Such a statement is an af-
front to the whole City.
Because you have discovered In a
great City faithless public officials and
many greedy capitalists trying to
buy rights from its corrupt servants,
because you have found a comparative
ly few men engaged in this species Of
crime, have you the right in a public
speech, seeking the nomination from
the Democratic party Of the highest
gift within Its power, wen to inti-
mate that there are thirty thousand
boodlers or corruptionists in the Dem
ocratic party In the City of st. Louis
And at the same time, MI. Folk, you
ask that the City of st. Louis give you
a delegation to the next Democratic
State convention.
You were taken out of a position oI
comparative ~obscurlty and made {
prominent man. Was this done be
cause you had displayed any distin.
guished ability? Was 1t done becaus,
Of great past party services? It is {
poor Democrat who decries the people
that made him and appeals to tn,
p~rejudices which demagogues hav,
raised to further their own politica
ambitions in creating ~dissension be
tween the Democrats OF the great citiei
Of this State and their country rela
tives.
Are your political ambitions 81
, great, is the self-interest which control
you so powerful, that you have at las
stopped to absolute SANDER to accom-
plish your purpose? I had thought tina
Mr.. Mcleod had said all that politica
ignorance and impudence could suggest
You come after him, and in a publ
speech, speak by indifection of thirt,
thousand boodlers that oppose you. |
every mar in st. Louis who does no
Ike you personally, is every man II
st. Louis who does not approve of you
selfish conduct, is every man in 81
> Louis who does not endorse ingratl
tude, is every Democrat in St Loui
who disapproves Of your party disloy
atty. TO be classed as a boodler, tina
you by this sweeping classification ma.
promote your w ambitions? Tim
will show, Mr.. Folk, that you will 500
seek not support, but consolation fror
the Republican papers whose flatter
you bought at so dear a price.
| have charged Mr.. Folk with gelhsI
conduct. | charge him with a lack O
proper party spirit, in that he has no
given defiance to the foes Of the part
which placedhim in power. l have state
that he has received loyal and unan
imous support from Democratic official
and all classes Of citizens in the Cit
Of st. Louis, excepting the criminal
he has been prosecuting, and / charg
! him with not having properly denie
the statement that he was not receivin
this support. charge him with bein
, di-loyal to his party when his disloy
atty was an issue, and I now call upo
! him to deny or uIsprove any of tn
statements which ! have made abou
him, and ask him 10 make this denia
personally, and not through some sub
= stitute.
WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES II
y MISSOURI?
The real issue before the people @
e Missouri which has been forced by Re
: publican SANDER, is the question G
whether the Democratic party has CIV
! en- to the State of Missouri a wis,
business-like, economical and homes
e administration Of its affairs. This vii
DO the paramount State issue in tn
= next campaign. Democrats and homes
: citizens. irrespective of party, will TAX
the affirmative. Republicans will TAX
the negative. The affirmative Of thi
issue will not call for endorsement O
: tAose officials who have proved them
selves to be dishonest or corrupI
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