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

ANlA'M hFNNu'ftle IN lllL Lle1
were charged with falling to support
him iufhis Doodle crusade and that
they had nominated a ticket which was
inimical TO the hest interests of that
crusade. Mr.. Folk knew that this
statement was false. so that his silence.
10 my mind, was a species of political
dishonesty for which he can not be ex-
cused.
In his present candidacy the same
arguments are being used. All those
who are opposed to Mr.. Folk are
charged by Republicans and Mr.. Folks
friends with being under Doodle or cor
rupt influences, those Democrats in st.
Louis who do not favor his nomina-
ton, 1t is intimated must be dishon-
est, and further anyone who opposes
Mr.. Folk in st. Louis does so. it is as
serted, for the reason that he does not
sympathize with the manner in which
he has conducted his official duties.
These charges ] again brand as infa-
mously false.
rake for illustration the commuuica-
1 sent out by Mr.. N. w. Mcleod.
the gentleman who has figured here
tofore as Mr.. Folks campaign man
ager, who has been described as a sort
OF Missouri Hanna, who introduced
modern trust methods in conducting
the campaign Of his candidate. Thou
sands of pounds of Folk literature have
been sent out into the State by Mr..
Mcleod. Paid agents are now travel
ing the State under his direction. He
was featured in a st. Louis newspaper
with a large picture and a full page
description as a campaign manager Of
Mr.. Folk.
His letter of September %, sent out
to country newspapers, contains some
remarkable statements, among others
this: Although it is conceded that
Linety per cent. Of the Democratic vot-
ers OF Missouri are for Joseph w. Folk
for governor, certain INSCRIPTIONS DO
litical m%anipulators are loudly boast
ing that they will be able to defeat Mr..
rolk by thieyery, thuggery and trick
cry in the large cities of the State.
If the honest yeomanry of Missouri are
active all the powers of evil cannot
prevail"
Continuing, he said: THE question
now is, can the Democratic party now
afford to let the boodler select the Dem
ocratic ticket? Honest Democrats have
the right to be suspicious of a man
like MIR. Reed, who is popular with
boodlers. Mr.. Folk is the hated enemy
of the boodlers. His nomination would
be the most bitter dose that could be
given TO the boodIers of Missouri. The
crowd opposing Mr.. Folk are dominat-
ed largely by Doodle influences. They
are not good Democrats, for they would
prefer to have the State of Missouri
go Republican than to have Folk elect
ed governor. If they cannot control
the party they will try to wreck it.
The bitterness Of their opposition and
the conspicuous disregard for truth
they display in their position shows
this. Look around you in your W
county and see the class of fellows op-
posing Mr.. Folk, and draw your W
conclusions"
These are but fewiof the statements
contained in this wonderful produc-
ton of Mr.. Mcleod. There is not one
Democrat in st. Louis in ten thousand
who ever heard of Mr.. Mcleod, who
ever knew of his taking any part in
Democratic affairs, who ever knew of
his contributing by vote or financially
to the support of the Democratic party
in the past. Yet this is the gentleman
who is conducting the campaign for
the Folk forces in the City of st. Louis.
When Mr.. McLeod's statement was
published in the papers, Mr.. Folk did
not repudiate the circular, he did not
deny the charge of "thievery, thuggery
and trickery," he did not deny the
charge that all those who were oppos-
ing him were boodlers and corrup-
tionists, but rested his defense on the
single statement that Mr.. Mcleod was
not his campaign manager.
We thought that somewhere in his
speech at It. Joseph Mr.. Folk might
concede that there might be an honest
difference of opinion among Demo-
Gratis as to the propriety of selecting
him as the standard-bearer Of the
Democratic party. On the contrary,
the Folk campaign Of misrepresenta-
ton and villiicaticn continues-no
can be honest and oppose Mr..
Folk!
Mr.. Folks campaign managers would
divide the Democratic party into two
classes. According to them, all honest
men are for Mr.. Folk, and all the rogaes
against him. No wonder then that Mr..
Folk demands that Doodle shall be the
campaign issue. He would place the
boodlers on on side and all those who
oppose Doodle on his side. II Mr.. Folk
could have his way about this matter
there would be no opposition to him to
speak Of in the State of Missouri. Ger
tainly If this were the issue, he would
have a solid delegation from st. Louis.
If Mr.. Folk is the only honest man
in Missouri, we ought to elect him
governor. But is he? No one familiar
with the local political situation would
have the temerity to deny that a great
many of his supporters have never