The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-24
Takes Circuit Attorney to Task
For His Speech at Lam
caster.
SAYS HE is NOT LOYAL.

He says:
From the opening OF his cam.
paign my purpose has been to avoid
any possible action which might be
construed as hurtiul to any candi-
date aspiring for the nomination for
governor. No one knows better than
Mr.. Folk that there is no foundation
for the claim that he lost the support
OF st. ouis in his candidacy for gov.
ernor because OF what he termspolice
Interference. 1t is well known in St.
Louis that the only votes Mr.. Folk
will receive from that city were secur-
edas a recognition Of Mr., Tony Steu-
yer, the well known brewer. and not
10y reason OF any personal following
of Mr.. Folk.
"lfeverything that has been charg.
ed concerning improper conduct Incl
dent to the primaries in that city
were true, it would not have changed
the result in the selection OF delegates
so the state nominating convention.
al there have been violations OF
law or disregard OF official duty in
connection with the recent primaries
in st, Louis or Kansas City, every ei-
fort will be made by this Office to
bring the offenders to justice.
"Mr. Folk must have known when
he made this attack on me that l
had taken every possible preeaution
to insure an absolutely fair primary.
The plain fact remains that Mr..
Folks defeat in the st. Louis prima.
ries was not due to any regretable
trouble in two or three OF the,wards
of that city, but is the result OF Mr.
Folks failure to deal faithfully and
Loyalty with his party obligations.
WANTS CONTROL OF THE STATE. =
ut is true, an overwhelming ma.
iority OF the Democrats OF st. Louis
were against Mr.. Folk in last Satur.
days primaries; and this condition
would have prevailed in any county
in this state under similar conditions
Dir. Folk sought election as the Dem
~ooratic nominee in 1900 for the posi-.
ton OF circuit attorney. Two years
after his election efforts were being
nade by the political enemies OF his
party to secure control of this state.
A vicious attack was being made on
the democratic management ofstate
affairs. Reckless and libelous charges
were being made against the integ
rity OF the Democratic administra-
ton.
"Mr. Folk, among other Demo
Gratis, was requested to lend his as
slstance to the support OF the Demo
cratic cause | personally besought
his support for our party, and other
Democrats interested in party sue
cess did likewise.
cat no time during the campaign
did Mr.. Folk lend the slightest aid to
his party. 1t will not do for him to
hide behind bis protested hostility to
Air. Butler, with whom he had been a
Joint candidate in the previous cleo.
ton, and whom he had, with appar
ent loyalty, supported when himself
a candidate. What is true OF the
counties has proven true in st. Louis
AS TO KANSAS CITY.
GAS earnest as is my purpose to re
main absolutely impartial in con
tests between aspirants for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor,
eannotremain silent when my admin
istrationis the subject Of gross abus,
and unwarranted assault. This as
ssalt upon the administration hal
taken formidable shape In Kansas
City. There, a decisive majority o
the Democrats have nominated fairly
and Segularly, city ticket under thu
alleged pretext Of police interference
Attic primaries. have not apart
Gle of doubt as to the purpose Of thil
movement, nor have ] misgivings al
to the ultimate result Of this effort te
aid and whet Republican interest il
this state. 1t is not tn first time W,
had treachery within the Democratic
party. And we will this year. as il
the past, stamp it out with an in
creased Democratic majority.
"The recent interview given out By
Mr.. Folk in Kansas City, charging
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