Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27

III ] become governor I SHAH see TO
70 that bribery is exterminated IN our
state legislature, The first time u legis-
lator takes bride / win send a mes
sage 20 the general assembly asking for
his impeachment. / Will not allow q
corrupt lobby 10 exist az the legisla-
ture, and the day OF the sand bagging
legislator VIII be at an end. ] shall use
all my power TO nut corrupt men ont OF
the party organization and viii do
what can TO purify party politics, |
shall recommend laws forfcitng fran
chisos obtained by bribery and pro-
footing witnesses who testify IN bribery
cases IN short, ! intend In dn all can
10 wine out bribery and co.. upton in
the state OF Missouri"
DOODLE ISSUES AS A NATIONAL
MOVEMENT.
DO YOU expect to see the doodle
issue extend "a other states?'
~ think It is already DONG So Public
sentiment I'm regard TO such matters VS.
changing. not only I'm ths state, but
throughout the Union. Bribery Is be-
coming a crime I'm the eyes OF the peo-
pie, and nearly every state Is now wag.
ing war against such corruption Until
our exposures here q hribCr' case was
hardly a score Of cases In the court re-
ports Of the United states. We have
had more prosecutions for bribery with
In the past 10 years than within the
century back Of them The movement
ig spreading 10 other countries and we
are now negotiating with the govern
ments NJ Europe TO close their terri
tories against bribe-givers and bribe.
takers our treaty with Mexico has
already been so amended that that
country VIII no longer be a haven Of
boodlers.'
"Will boodins ever become a national
issue?'
II do not know" replied Mr.. Folk.
at certainly ought to be ~ national
issue. It's suppression means good
government, and unless we can have
that tho country will go to ruin
THE PEOPLE AND BRIBERY.
GIVE me. MIR. Folk" said |. your
idea as to how bribery could be driven
from the United States
1T Is only by the creation Of
healthy, honest public opinion" said
Mr. Folk. You may put the hoodlers
I'm prison but as long as the people are
not down upon them and their acts the
business WIN continue to thrive The
boodlers must be taught that boodling
Is bad polltcs as wen ass bad morals;
and the voters are the only ones who
can teach them this thing. In my work
| expect everything Of the people OF
Missouri If they viii help me I feel
that | can do much to wipe out official
corruption. But 1t IS the people who
will have to do It."
AS a PARTY ISSUE.
"Wil you get the support OF the
Democratic party in your hght2'
I'VE shall have the support OF the
better element OF Il and we don't want
that Of the corrupt element We hope TO
drive the boodlers from the Democratic
party and 10 make that party an ex-
ample which will give aid and strength
to Democracy IN every state of the
Union. | don't believe I'm closing our
eyes to corruption for fear It viii hurt
the party. No party can be hurt by
getting rid Of bad men, nor by cutting
on its rotten limbs. | am naturally a
Democrat, my ancestors were Demo-
Gratis and ! have never voted for Re-
publican, except where one has been
put upon the Democratic ticket I'm 81.
Louis by party bosses. / believe IN the
teachings OF my party and ! believe
above everything In the enforcement
OF the laws. / Know there are Demo-
cratic rascals as well as Republican
rascals, and in the enforcement of the
law / shall know no party"
DON'T WANT THE MACHINE.
Then YOU will not expect to have the
| support Of the machine ringleaders2'
I'VE don't want the support of the
| ST. Louis machine. | should hate to
| think | could carry certain wards here
/ which are controlled by that machine.
| 1t is In the party for revenue only. and
we do not want that kind Of support.
| If ] cannot become governor without
| promises to any one prefer not TO he
| governor. If ! cannot be free to do
| my duty as ! see it to my party and to