The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-31
the REPUBLICAN SUPPORT.

InOSe emOcraUS VINO are SO ueeply
impressed with the profession Of
republicans who long to support Mr..
Folk, If he is nominated, should read
Brockmeyer's State Republican. II
was one Of the first and most insist.
ent Folk papers that came to this
Office, Some lines by actual cOmpu-
tatiOn two-thirds of its space was de-
voted to praise of Mr.. Folk. A few
weeks ago Brockmeyer was charged
with criminal libel. in CONNIE, tion with
the exposure of James L. Blair. And
now this is the way he writes about
Mr.. Folk:
"Why did Mr.. Folk direct his own
appointee, Mr.. Mononey, TO conduct
the Blair inquiry instead of Mr. Han
cock, the Assistant Circuit Attorney,
elected by the people? Add why did
Mr.. Mononey and Mr.. Folk summon
witnesses to the Circuit Attorneys
office before deciding to subpoena
such as they preferred to appear be-
fore the grand jury? And why were
Roberts attorneys suggestions as to
where the evidence OF Blair's crimes
could be secured ignored for three
weeks? What is the connection be-
tween Blair, Jim C%ampbell's attor-
ney; Blair, 10 Folks prosecution
fund collector, and the holding back
OF the evidence of Blair's crimes by
Mr.. Folk three weeks? How long
did President Francis of the Worlds
Fairlknow of Blair's speciality, and
did he protect him? How long did
Folk and Campbell know it? How
long have Blair, Folk and Campbell
been keeping company? How much
did Campbell contribute to the Blair
Folk Doodle prosecution fund.- We
respectfully suggest that the Circuit
A ito rney and his associates be quail
fed and the grand jury investigate
some Of the methods adopted by that
office. The public welfare demands
1t. This may seem startling to the
people, but we know what we are
talking about"
There is certainly no more truth or
sense in these charges than in the
fulsome praise Brockneyer used b
bestow upon Mr.. Folk. But the quo
tation illustrates the kind of support
republicans may be depended upon to
give Mr.. Folk after nomination by
a democratic convention. Within
forty-eight hours they would all get
new light upon the subject and wonder
how they had so long been deceived
in MIR. Folk. And Stephens aud
Campbell and Francis and Others.
whom they are now so sedulousIy
keeping in the background, would be
brought out and paraded before the
people in the republican dalies and
republican weeklies as II they were
the only spirits abroad. If Mr.. Fo X
is the right man for the democrats to
nominate, it is for other reasons than
republican praise. Such praise
would do him no good after nomina-
tion; but he would not get it after
nomination. He may expect just the
kind Of abuse that Reed and Halves
get, or worse. If he has not 10 him
the stuff to stand it, he ought to get
out of the race. He will have no
futher use for his n|on-partizan, good
government lectures after nominal
tion. Brockmeyer, induced by the
desperate efforts of Blair's friends to
save him from public exposure, has
been tempted to say some Of the
things now which others are reserv-
ing until after the democrats have
made a choice. If Judge CAN'T haG
not escaped calumny, Mr.. Folk need
not expect to.