The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-14
CALLS FOLK A YOUNG ROMAN
The New York Evening Suns
Tribute to the Prosecutor.

New York, April 9.-Under thecsp
ton, "a Young Man Who Keeps Hi
Head" the New York Evening SUI
independently says editorislly.
Members of the Democratic nation
al committee who visited st. Loui,
this week to complete arrangement
for the convention were rather sweet
upon the availability of the st. Lori,
circuit attorney, Joseph W. Folk, fol
second place on the ticket. j. H
Head, OF Tennessee, intimsted tina,
he would vote for Mr.. Folk il biz
name were to be presented. He said
that there could be no doubt the
South and West would rally to the
support OF the young prosecutor,
"Folk is great man, big man in
the Democratic party" said Daniel
]. Campau, an old war horse Of the
party and one OF the shrewdest
politicians in the West, land | think
his name would be a credit to any
ticket"
Governor Osborne, of Wyoming,
was equally warm in his tribute
Norman E. Mack, of New York, adj
mitted that the party was under
great obligations to Mr.. Folk. IL
have read" he said, "as much, il not
more, about Joseph W. Folk than OF
any other Democrat in the country
within the last year. The Democrats
Of New York regard him with a GER
tain pride, and We think he has help.
ed the Democratic party immeasur-
ably"
That is the value OF Mr.. Folk to
the Democracy. He may have adj
vertised some bad elements in 1t, but
in a dull era of peanut politicians he
has shown qualities Of moral courage
and independer ce unsuspected in the
party 1t is not too much to say
that be is greater in heart and soul
than any OF its old leaders except Mr..
Cleveland, and Joseph W. Folk is q
very young man-he will not be OF
presidential age in October. The
Democracy has got a good deal Of
advertising out of Mr.. Folk and
ought to be very grateful TO him.
But we notice that the man who
has made boodling smell to heaven
in Missouri is in no danger OF losing
his head. He does not want to be
the candidate for Vice President, and
says so with an emphasis that leaves
no doubt OF his sincerity. 81 con-
slider the work | might do as govern
or of Missouri to be of more impor-
tance," he says, ethan anything /
could accomplish in any other posi-
ton. had rather be governor of
Missouri just now than Vice Presi
dent. Under no circumstances would
accept any other nomination than
that for the governorship OF Nilsson
H."
And Mr.. Folk is now as sure OF be-
ng nominated as mortal man can be |
Of anything in this mutable world.
He seems to be that rare occurrence
n politics, the peoples candidate.
as well as Democrats
would hold it a personal grievance II
they we're deprived OF the privilege OF
voting for him. He is a partisan
,nly in profession, for all rogues look
alike to him. Allan G. Thurman
lsed to be called the Old Roman;
Folk might aptly be termed the
Young Roman. Every boodler in
Missouri would like to zee him take
5he bait dangled insiront of him; but
The machine got his dander up when
i tried to read him out OF the party |
Is a libeller and a bad Democrat. He
8 bound to be governor now, or
know the reason why; and the reason
would not be q credit to Missouri.
The wise men of the party will let the
young man alone; it will need him
when he Is older.
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