Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-24
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. MARCH "a. 1904.
upon in party crisis to render an
honorable and reasonable party
service, had refused to do so, what
would have been his fate?

honorable and reasonable party
service, had refused to do so, what
would have been his fate?
AN AMBITIOUS POLITICIAN.
"What is true of the counties
has proven true in st, Louis. Mr..
Folk has been badly beaten in his
own home city, bef5.use of his ef-
fort to gain persor9 advantage at
the expense of the PARTY which had
honored him with rreferment.
"For the first time in thirty years
we are confronted in this State
with the spectacle of an ambitious
politician endeavoring to elevate
himself to the position of chief ex-
ecutive by unfairly and unjustly
assailing the administration of his
own party.
GAS earnest as is my purpose to
remain absolutely impartial in
contests between aspirants for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor, cannot remain silent when
my administration is tthe subject
of gross abuse and unwarranted
assault.
"This assault upon the adminis-
tration has taken formidable shape
in Kansas City. There decisive
majority of the Democrats have
nominated, regularly and fairly, a
city ticket. Under the pretext of
police interference at the primar-
les, a bolting ticket has been plac-
ed in the field.
WILL AID REPUBLICANS.
81 have not particle of doubt
as to the purpose of this move
ment, nor have ! any misgivings
as to the ultimate result of this ef-
fort to aid and abet Republican in
terests in this State. 1t is not the
first time we have had treachery
within the Democratic party. And
we will this year, as in the past,
stamp it out with an increased
Democratic majority.
"The recent interview given out
by Mr.. Folk in Kansas City, charg-
ing that my appointees are active
in opposing his nomination, is in
keeping with his Lancaster speech
attributing the result in St. Louis
to police interference.
''It is true, as Mr.. Folk charges,
that member of the election
board in st. Louis is an active sup
porter of one of his opponents.
But it is also true, as Mr.. Folk well
knows, that the other Democratic
member of this board is his active
supporter.
"My invariable rule has been to
recognize the right of my appoint
ees to exercise their own personal
preferences in the support of can
didates for party nomination.
DOCKERY RESENTS FOLK ASPER-
,,SIONS.
Generously honored by my
party, l have not felt that I should
interfere in any wise in the selec-
ton of my successor. But, con-
scious of a faithful discharge of
party and public obligations,
stand ready at all times to resent
any aspersions upon the party or
the State which it is my honor to
serve.
cit must be apparent to every
thoughtful Democrat that there is
a systematic effort being made on
the part of Republican newspapers,
aided by certain Democrats to
arouse and inflame factional differ
ences within our party. The well
fare of the State and..of the party
demand that these purposes shall
not succeed. I have full confidence
that the good Judgment and party
loyalty of the sturdy Democracy
of Missouri will not lend it's en-
couragement to these efforts, nc
matter in whose personal interest
thew NAV be made"