The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-17

been the subject of an assault almost as
vicious that made upon Cook.
1T Crow had been n candidate. ! be-
lieve he could have been renominated for
Attorney General with the greatest ease.
by what token. then. does Mr.. Folk
nssume to say that 1t embarrasses him.
II. indeed, II Il an attack upon him for
me to say that he desired a political al
lance with these men? I am astounded
that Mr. Folk should put himself in the
attitude Of saying such thing.
But Mr. Folk denies to the Globe
Democrat that he ever proposed any al
lance. directly or indirectly. with either
Cook or Allen. He ought to know wheth-
er he did or not. If he did seek such
an alliance. that they might work to-
gether. he did nothing unusual or dis
creditable; but II he did not. then of
course he did not
This 10 . question of fact, which of
itself Is not very important except that
1t raises q question of veracity between
men.
Personally. I do not know that Mr..
Folk sought an alliance with Cook and
Allen In tho sense that I was present
and heard what was said All / know
about that Is what have been told by
Cook, Seibert, Crow and Jefrries, and the
substance OF that / stated in my former
letter to the Kansas City Star, which ap-
peared in the Globe-Democrat OF yester-
day.
CALLS ON COOK AND OTHERS
TO STATE THE FACTS.
Now, that this question may be set
tied. call upon Mr.. Cook. Mr.. Seibert
General Crow and Mr.. Jeffries to publicly
answer through the st. Louis and Kansas
City papers the following statement:
Ibid Mr.. Folk talk to you about Cook
Allen aid Crow going in With him and
on the ticket with him. and II 30 state
who sought the conference with you; how
1t happened when 1t happened: where 1t
happened. and what was said
''In other words, ask full and frank
statement from each Of these gentlemen
touching the matter I am now alluding
to.
Il go to Nebraska tomorrow on a
speech-making tour and will not return
for several days. In the meantime, hope
the four gentlemen mentioned will consent
to make the statement 1 most respect
fully and urgently request them to make.
to st. Louis on my return and personally
see what can be done to have the exact
truth made known about this matter.
HAS NO RESENTMENT
TOWARD MIR. FOLK.
'Mr. Folk intimates that I feel some
resentment toward him, and says l have
been going around trying to make trouble
for him. This Is a wanton aspersion. Can
| he give specific instance in proof of this
statement? Not one. Since the Jefferson
| City convention have met numerous men
| who have talked not as 1 like to hear
| Democrats talk about the ticket. some bas-
| ing their complaint on Folk and some on
| Cook and Allen, and have always taken
occasion to urge them to support the
whole ticket, and explain why they should
do so.
Not an instance can be truthfully given
where l have ever spoken a word except
| in support Of the ticket and in the way of
urging all others to support 1t. Why Mr..
| Folk should go to pieces and say such un-
kind and unwarranted things surpasses
my power Of comprehension. l submit l
| have said nothing and done nothing that
can be fairly construed into an attack up
on Mr.. Folk or anyone.
NOT REFLECTING ON
FOLKS INTEGRITY.
Il have simply retalked what occurred
| at a conference that must thereby defend
myself against misrepresentation and un-
ju.t attacks upon me-only this and moth
ing more: and nothing / said In any way
reflects upon Mr.. Folks integrity. and now
| I conclude by advising Mr.. Folk to recov-
| er HE equan!mity and to do now what he
should have done at frst-ieclare his un.
qualified acceptance of the convention's
work and do so in no evasive or half
hearted way. beg him to goito the front
and be a manly and fearless leader OF
Missourf's great Democracy. II he will
| only lead. the rest Of US are eager to fol.
low.
"A passing word about Mcleod. His
statement that Senator Cockrell called me
an ass is . contemplate lie. worthy Its
source"