The Laclede blade., 1904-11-05
SENATOR
BREWSTER
Addressed a Large Audi.
ence Monday Night.

Laclede last Monday night to the re
publican speaking. They were no
disappointed. 1t was great meeting
Every seat in the large opera hous'
was taken, many were standing ant
many were unable to get into the
room. Welsh's drum corps furnished
music. DR.. F. w. Burke was chair
man and introduced Senator A. w
Brewster, of St. Joseph, who made
one of the ablest speeches ever heard
here. Of the hundreds present there
was not one but who followed with
interest every declaration of the
speaker. After calling attention to
our splendid county ticket, and Civ
ing a special endorsement to DR.. Pet
tijohn, he took up state issues, and in
part said:
"Mr. Folk holds the position of
circuit attorney as result Of the
same election and the same ballot
that elected Jim Butler to congress.
The congress of the United States de-
clared that election void on account
of fraud at the polls, and sent Mr..
Butler back to St. Louis, where he
has been defending his father against
prosecutions of the bribery trial that
always ends in the discharge of the
defendant.
"a discovery has been made in
democratic politics in Missouri. 1t
has created considerable excitement.
The discoverer has been nominated
for governor of Missouri upon the
democratic ticket. Such genius as
his had ought to be rewarded. He
discovered that bribery is all evil. He
discovered that it is wrong for men,
Der of a city council or of the state
legislature to sell his vote. He dis
covered that bribery is crime in
Missouri and that bribe-takers are
criminals.
This discovery, under ordinary
conditions, would not create much OF
a Juror. In fact, it is not new thing
to a large part Of the enlightened
world. The newness is in the fact
that it has been discovered by Mis-
souri democrat. The rank and file of
the democratic party drank in the
new doctrine with as much delight as
a drouth-stricken community drinks
in the first rain after weeks of blister
ing sun and smothering dust.
II read one of Mr.. Folks speeches,
made before he was nominated, in
which he says that unless clean men
are put on the ticket with him his
election will avail nothing. He says
that by clean men he means men who
have not been identified with the dem
ocratic organization or machine OF
the state.
II read the St. Louis papers that
favor Mr.. Folk. 1 learn that he is
defeated in the St. Louis primaries by
thugs and repeaters, ballot-box stuff
ers, rufians and Hawes Indians. l
read the affidavits of ministers Of the
gospel and other reputable citizens
that St. Louis primaries were conduc-
ted in that manner. I read all these
things.
"Then the state convention meets
at Jefferson City. Mr.. Folk has ab-
solute control. The committee on
credentials, dominated by Mr.. Folk,
seats in that convention the Ill dele
gates from St. Louis elected by the
aforesaid thugs, repeaters, ballot-box
suffers, ruffians and Hawes Indians.
Mr.. Folk is nominated for governor.
Sam Cook, the head and front of the
machine, is nominated for
secretary of state. Albert o. Allen,
4 pronounced machine man, is NOM
mated for state auditor. Both are
nominated by the Ill tainted dele
gates, seated with the consent of Mr..