The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-22
Circuit Attorney Folk Declares
Governor Excels HumOr
orists of All Times.
COMPARES HIM TO FALSTAFF.
Wonders Why the Chief Execu-
tive Kept So Quiet During
the Doodle Prose
cutions.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
a special TO the Kansas City Times says
Cameron, Mo-, March 21.-Mr Folk II
his speech here tonight answered Gov
ernor Dockery's last statement. He said
"of all the. merry documents OF the
campaign Governor Dockery's last inter
view is the merriest. We have been mis-
understanding the Governor. This inter
view shows that as n humorist he out
ranks Artemus Ward or Mark Twain.
THAT wink we all thought was used tc
conceal political intrigue, but after all II
was tho sign OF the great funmaker.
Where in the English language can {
sentence be found more witty and mirth
producing than this from the Governor:
effort: This same ring or machine is now
engaged In unrelenting war on Doodle ant
boodlers?'
THE idea of the ring fighting bocdlers
Is side-splitting. The Governor really
should not have perpetrated such a fake
at this serious time. The Governor gives
no time for laughter to subside, but flashes
out with this:
Folk must have known that In the
same speech at Lone Jack 1 scathingly
denounced boodling and boodlers'
Here is the Governors scathing de-
nunciation of boodlers at Long Jack: AS
deplorable were the instances OF boodling
in the Legislature it did not cost the
State treasury anything. but the guilty
parties directed their efforts against the
corporate and other business interests
GHoSTLY HUMoR
THE boodlers must have trembled in
their boots at this .scathing denunciation
of this Faistaff To tell people that
boodling has not cost them'anything, even
If the honor OF the State has been traf-
ficked in, because the boodlers have not
confiscated the Treasury, is very ghostly
humor. Though in keeping with the ma
ture Of his other utterances is the state
ment that he proffered no request that
the Butler case be postponed until after
election in 1907.
His memory is no doubt hazy on that
point, for he did make just that sugges-
tion to me. which was declined.
1.-The idea of justifying the Indian out
RACES in st. Louis by claiming that did
not make speeches two years ago is un-
worthy of the brain Of Dockery.
1.-THE ordinary man fails to see the con-
nection. howeyer. II my declinipaN to
make speechese eins1s12 is good ground for
assault, thefs .pught not to be a$greasy
spot left for Governor Dockery for de
clining to say anything in the Doodle cru
sade.
"one might have supposed that the fall
ure of Governor Dockery to express indlg-
nation over the trafficking in the honor OF
the State, as exposed, was due to lack OF
energy. More corruption has been exposed
in Missouri in the last two years than IN
the history of the world. The people OF
Missouri naturally looked to the Governor
to blow a blast that would rally the
forces Of honesty in battle array.
Instead Of this he has sat trembling
and perspiring in his office. whispering and
winking.- Contrasting his conduct during
these trying times with the Governors OF
other States. 1t Is indeed humiliating TO
Missourians.
"If he had exerted half OF the energy he
has spent attacking me assailing the boo
dlers he would have accomplished some
thing Months went by. The Governor
would not speak. though often requested
to do so.
This first public utterance at Lone
Jack last August. which he himself
states in his last interview, was TO the
effect that boodling had not cost the peo-
pie anything. II this is not apoligizing
for corruption. then the English language
has lost its meaning. The Governor told
the people in effect that it was matter
of no consequence that the honor OF the
State had been trafficked in, SO long as
no one had grabbed the treasury.
:But' the Governor is wrong when he
says corruption cost the people nothing
when the Baking Powder Trust paid the
senatorial combine S7,0C0 the trust gained
what it wanted and the Senators gained
what they wanted. There can be no gain
without n corresponding loss. Who lost?
Necessarily. the people.
when a Senator sells his vote to
corrupt tionist he sells what does not be-
long to him. but to the people who gave
it to him in trust to be exercised for
public good, and not for private gain.
There are things the virtue. of which
cannot be measured in money. The honor
of a woman rs one, and the honor of
State is another. He is indeed sordid who
gauges all acts by the financial loss or
gain.
with this remarkable utterance at
Lone Jack, Governor Dockery broke the
silence that he had kept for months, al
though the State and nation had been
waiting for him to take a stand In the
of the corruptionists. After
getting rid of his pent-up emotions at
Lone Jack he iapsed into silence again.
"The next heard from him Is a vicious,
assault upon me. He bases
his attack on the assertion that did not
make speeches in the campaign of 1902
This is the same argument that Butler
and others of the gang have been using
'or months.
He shows that he has gone over to
hem bag and baggage. and believes with
them that Doodle is not an issue In Mis-
souri,. The Governor. assumes that he is
The party. and that criticism of him Is an
attack on the party.
'Tf crit.cising an official Is an attack on
he party, then Governor Dockery and a
OF of others are party traitors for their
assault on me. The Governor says the
ring has an honored membership in the
Democratic party and claims that disloy-
Ilty to the ring is treason to the party.
IF the time has come In Missouri when
idelity to the ring Is the test of good
Democracy it is indeed lamentable.
II had rather serve the people than the
ing. am going to do all can to smash
he ring, because believe it is not to the
pest interests of the State.
THE Governor asserts that have built
Up machine. I have no machine and
want none, except the hearts and con-
of the people.
Governor Dookery is farcical when it
comes to interviews. That is the charita-
lie view to take of him."
For Goodness sake" use sANIToL
TOOTH POWDER.