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

BOOST1NG BUTLER, DOODLE
Butler n for Walbrdge and walbridge In for
Butler. The Rspubunan politicians view IL - a
practical working ALLIANCES and ae, therefore. b,r1y
cemenin& IL; while the Doodle eleAents see in 1t
their salvation and restoration to place and power.
Boosting and defending It ara tho Butler organ,
which began existence n an effort to libel the Dir
cult Attorney and draw his IRE away from the
~6oodlers; the Globe. which in one way or another
ginning; and other papen including tho Star, which
Inst Its courage ~ q reform" trumpet and Il now
blowing Q treble tin horn for tho ganEs candidate.
But the boosting and defense Of Butierism under
n Walbridge guise u . psrilous and embarrassing
business, owing to tho fact that the Republican
politicians freely admit the publics case against
Them. The facts arc too paadn for denial, and the
powerful and Irresistible logic Of the situation COM
pAs the admission.
Clinton WEIGH disturbed the trick and exposed
the treachery planned at st. Joseph, and paved the
way for tho clique themselves to talk. The clique
dared not deny the facts Laid bars by their former
campaign manager. They dared not ~repudiate But
lers support for fear Of undoing the agreement.
They concluded that the only course open to them
was to advertise the fact Of the big Butler asset
and thus encourage the practical workers.
None Of the Newspaper agents Of the scheme has
dared to r~erudiate Buffers support. Saturday last
the Ananias organ attacked The Republic for MAX
ing the open statement Of the Butler Walbridge
alliance but nowhere did the Globe renounce But
lers aid. When II comes to repudIating the big
boss and declaring that he will not be tolerated and
that his aid will not be accepted under any condi-
tons, the Globe finds itself precisely in the position
Of the clidue-it baIks. 1t has not yet come to the
courage Of the politicians in proclaiming the Wal
bridge Butler alliance, but as the campaign grows
hotter II. too. may be expected to boast Of the big
deal which rs something tangible and promises
results" and encourages the practical workers."
For the present, however, it will devote its energies
TO defending is party" against unjust charges and
to yowling about The Republic. Mainly it will yowi
about The Republic. The Globes peculiar defense
Of the walbridge- Butler alliance has already be-
come one Of the features Of the campaign.
The Globe might ~proftably take a lesson In jour-
nalism from its superior Republican contemporary,
the Chicago Tribune, which. though partisan In the
highest sense, dIscountenances the disreputable
tactics Of the so-called Republican clique in Mis-
souri,. The Chicago Tribune presents a striking
contrast to the Globe in its attitude toward the Mis-
souri, situation. 1t says:
The Republican State Convention of Missouri
deliberately sinned against the light when it made
a party nomination for the governorship and re-
fused to indorse Joseph w. Folk. It showed it's
indifference to q great moral issue and its ignorance
Of practical politics. . The men who ran the
Republican Convention reasoned that Folk had
made 80 many enemies by exposing political GRIM
inals and by overthrowing the Democratic State
machine that he would not get his full party
strength mt the coming election. It was anticipated
thatthe boodlers whose business he had ruined and
the machine men whose power he has destroyed
would surely bolt Folk. The boodIers will undOubt-
eddy holt Folk and vote for the Republican candi-
date. but for every boodler whose vote he loses Folk
will gain ten ballots from honest men who had
heretofore voted the straight Republican ticket, but
who will, in the coming election, vote for Roose-
Welt and Folk. Folk will probably b elected by