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the honest country Democrats and
cause them to shout for the ticket,
they have followed Reeds suggestion
and put a plank In the platform boldly
denouncing boodling-a thing which
is not an issue according to Reed I"
What Democrat could stand before
the people and debate the matter.
Reeds silver tongued oratory about
the grand achievements OF the grand
old Democracy In Missouri would be a
sounding brass Of tinkling symbols.
The doctor concludes his first OBJ
jecti0n TO Folk In these words; "All
this Republican palayer has the sin
gle object In view Of bringing about
weakened condition OF the Demo
cratic party, that they lRepubllcansN
may triumph in The election and gain
control Of the State"
True as preaching -Doctor--ifi 1t be,
that because they praise Folk and his
work Democrats like you are induced
to defeat him. Then their purpose as
you state it, will be accomplished, and
the weakened condition OF the Dem
ocratic party an accomplished fact. A
weakened condition indeed it will be,
when, as | have stated, these same
Republican papers can proclaim to
the people of the United States that,
while they did all they could to up
hold an honest Democratic official,
the Democratic party has turned him
down, simply as they say, because we,
as good citizens and as editors, deem
ed 1t our duty to applaud his honesty
and courage, and denounce the ma
chine Democrats for their opposition
to him. Yes, Doctor, weakened con-
dition indeed, and who but you and
your candidate, Mr.. Reed, will be to
blame for it? Certainly 1t will not be
the fault OF Mr.. Folk. He has not
said or done anything to court the
favor Of Republican press. Neither
he nor his friends have bought the
Republican praise of which you speak.
Some Of 1T has been given honestly
and In sincerity, because there are
honest and sincere Republican edit
ors. Most OF IL perhaps has been CIV
en- as l have stated by reason of their
smartness. They know that for the
Republicans to abuse Mr.. Folk would
Of itself convict them and their party
Of sympathy for boodlers and in favor
Of official corruption, and give their
candidate no standing before the peo-
pie; but II they praise Folk for his
honesty and courage they make q
record upon which their candidate
can go before the people on an equal
footing with even Mr.. Folk, and II
Reed or Hawes be nominated they
would be In shape to arraign the
Democratic party for turning down
Folk whom they, with all honest clti-
zens, commended.
The smartness Of the Republican
praise of Mr.. Folk Is shown, In that
they believe that their praise Of Folk
would induce even honest country
Democrats like you, doctor, TO aban-
don Folk. This strategy OF Republi-
cans is at least indicative Of bright
ness, but what shall say Of Demo
Gratis who can be caught by such
cheap bait. If the doctor knows OF
the purpose as be stated 1t, ITO weaken
our party why does he wish to aid
such purpose by advising Democrats
to walk into the trap set for themp
FOLK NoT-As ABLE AS HAYES?
The doctor thinks in point of abil-
ity either Mr.. Hawes or Mr.. Reed are
superior TO Mr.. Folk. As TO Mr..
Hawes, l will quote from Congress-
man Vandiveris recent speech. Re-
ferriug to Hawes' charge that Mr..
Folk was not layyaT,a Mr.. vandiver
says: "Who Is Il That makes this
charge? Ii Is Harry B. Hawes, OF st.
Louis, lawyer who never tried a
case In court In his life. What are his
qualifications as lawyer and Judge of
lawyers? As attorney for the gamb-
lers and the race track association he
succeeded in playing the part OF lob
byist at Jefferson City and conspiring
with Republicans to defeat Demo-
cratic measure for taxing and regu-
lating his race track. II he has any
other qualification as lawyer 1t has
not been discovered. The truth is (,
that he knows more about ward poll
tics in st. Louis than he does about
law"
MR.. FOLK NOT A LAWYER.
He has gone up against the greatest
legal talent that money can hire, and
Is jurIes out of 81 have answered with
heavy sentences. He went up against
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