The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-02
MISSOURI. POLITICAL SITUATION

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat, despite
whose standing puts it as far above the
suspicion cf Wrestling the truth for party
purposes as can be expected of any paper
that pretends to take a positi n on polit-
icaI issues. 1t Is, therefore, of national
interest to note the attitude which that
journal takes toward the nomination OF
Folk for GOVERN by the Democrats.
Folk made himself famous throughout
the country for his fight as district al
torney of st. Louis against the ring.
Now he is the candidate of the same old
machine FIR governor. The impression
generally, outside of Missouri, is that the
nomination of Folk by the Democratic
convention was a victory over the ring.
The Globe-Democrat takes her view
CT the matter. lI says, in effect, that
candidate for governor, when it leaked
out from a grand jury 70 m that he had
been an accessory witness TO the bribing
of a state senator. Folk br- ught out
that fact. Next Folk. having put Cook
in a hole. took his place as candidate for
governor, and Cook TO k the nomination
for secretary of state, both working for
each other on the same platform and
ticket. In other words, Fix has been
QdmiffaA infn the old gang az lun10T
partner on terms h. ghly favorable to
himself. The conclusion is that there
is a crash ahead"
THE Republicans of Missouri are very
hopeful this year. Folk will probably
get s me Republican votes on account of
his anti-boodle campaign, but on the
weak with his own party. where he has
made many enemies. The impression
seems to be that he will not be as strong
at the polls as was ~ ckery in 1900. Yet
Dockery had only 32.li0 plurality in a to-
tai vote of 677, 496. and Bryan had only
1880 plurality.
THE Democrats of Missouri were
united in 1900 and enthusiastic in favor
of Bryan. Now the administration OF
G vernon Dockery is hostile to Folk. and
Bryan's assertion that Parker got his
candidacy by crooked and indefens Die
means is firmly believed by many Mis-
souri, Democrats. 1t is thought that
many Missouri Democrats would
rather vote for the Republican
than the Democratic gold bug There
much more popular in Missouri thar was
Mckinley. while Parker is far less pop
ular thar was Bryan.
1T is, therefore, considered that Mis-
souri, is quite liable to join the Repub
lican column this year. with its e ghleen
electoral votes. Besides, there are some
other reasons CT a general character for
that belief. The state is growing very
rapidly in population and business i'm
portance. There is considerable op nior
among intelligent Missourians that a
Republican victory would be a good bust
ness advertisement abr ad. The immi
grafton into the state of recent years has
been largely from Republican commun.-
ties and a Republican victory would in
crease that tendency. The state suffered
severely during the panic of 1888 and the
people have not forgotten 1t.
Besides. Missouri has no negro ques,
ii n. Only SO per cent. of the inhab.tant,
are blacks. and negroes vote freely. ane
their votes are duly counted. The color
line is not drawn.
Taking all these conditions into con,
sideration 1t Is not unreasonable 70 be
lieve that Republicanism has at least {
fighting chance In Missouri tn s year, anC
1t would be no matter for surprise II tho
state were to shift her political allie