Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-25

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state. IF I am made governor said
he I'm one OF his spF eches, the first
/ Legislator who takeg a bride will find
/ a message TO the general assembly
demanding his impeachment The
/ first rumor of bribery around Jeffer-
son City will be answered by an in
I vestigatiOn thorough and complete, If
I have 20 conduct it myself 1 propose
TO stamp out bribery from legislative
halls"
In the same address Folk declared
that If any bill is passed for sandbag-
ging purposes or by the use of money
shall not hesitate to veto it. | will
not permit railroads to make the legis-
lature a tool to corporate interests. l
shall see that railroads and all other
interests, as well as individuals, are
treated fairy and justly. They as well
as individuals shall have all the rights
that the law accords to them, but no
more. propose to put an end to that
Indian business in Kansas City and
st. Louis. Every democrat, whether
he be for the machine or against the
machine. every republican, every popu-
list, every socialist, every man of ev-
cry party and OF no party, shall have
the right TO go to the polls and vote
just as he pleases without interior
ence. and without being slugged by a
lot of ruffians."
The Indians referred to are the
gangs of hired sluggers who have kept
republicans away from the polls in
St Louis i'm recent years, and who
beat and shut out Folks supporters in
some of the primaries a few weeks
ago in the city of St Louis and St.
Louis county. as well as in Kansas City
and St Joseph. In his fight against
the Indians" and the boodlers Folk
has carried the war into Africa. Men
ti0ning, in a speech in Bolivar, Mo-,
two o. three weeks ago, that some of
his democratic rivals say his nomina-
ton for governor would make these
elements bolt. he answered: Il should
like TO have them all bolt-nOt only
bolt the democratic party, but bolt the
state of Missouri, as KratZ and Kelley
did. That they will bolt either
openly or secretly, if am nominated,
is To be expected" and he added that
he would rather be defeated without
bOOdlers' votes than TO be elected with
them"
IN the same address he declared that
no man should be put on the state
ticket with him who refuses to "un-
compromisingly attack the corruption
lists and their allies. No man who eX-
poets any support from the Doodle eie-
ment, or who truckles TO undesirable
influences. ought to be nominated for
any Offices This applies to every
place on the ticket"
This is a direct attack on the demo
cratic machines plan of campaign in
the governorship contest. The machine
has several aspirants for that post
including Harry b. Halves, president of
the Jefferson club and also president
Of the St LOnis police beard, who re-
signed the latter Office in order to enter
the canvass, Mayer James A. Reed of
Kansas City, and Judge James B.
CAN'T OF the state supreme court. Mr..
Halves is the titdlar heid of the St.
Louis democracy, and is a han of abil-
ity and great personal popularity. All
of them are supposed TO rave many ad-
herents IN their own portion of the
state. MisSouri's democ- attic cabal is
trying to do In 1904 what .he wings did
on the national stage in 1886 when, de-
cliling to unite on anybody for presi-
dent against Van Buren,, they put up
William Henry Harrison, Daniel Web
ster, Hugh L. White and Willie p.
Mangum. with the intention of utiliz-
ing all the local elements OF opposition
TO Van Buren,. and 10 throw the cleo
ton into the house of repre- sntatives, in
which body the wings hoped to make
some deal whereby they could get the
presidency for sCme Of their candi-
oates. I'm the Missouri case the ma
chine hoped to get a combination
which would, by pooling its vote, pre-
vent Folk from getting the nomina-
I ton. i'm which case one of the other
aspirants could be united on.
The TIacline has apparently failed
IN this endeavor, and now it intends to
y its alternative plan Of dealing with
Folk. It intends L. I'LL all the other
aiaces on the s,ate ticket with ring
stCTs. or meC amenaLie tc lobby and
Doodle influences. In the latter de-
vice the machine has two purposes
to force tolh TO 60, CT the ticket, or
% tie his hands if he remains on
tie ticket. and If he and his associates
are elected. Ia any case, the ma
chime intends to capture in the election
OF 1904 the office which Mr.. Folk now
Z holds. 1t will try To put up a man
I for that post this time who will not, il
elected, assal the ring, as the present
prosecutor did. As his service as cir
cait attorney viii last ony half year
! longer. the machine will win a great
victory should it be able TO force him
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