Iron County register., 1904-09-22
He DODCES THE
DOODLE ISSUE
Joseph W. Folk Attacks the Repub-
lican Candidates Position.
is SAYING NOTHING LOUDLY.
Opening of the Democratic Campaign In
Northeast Missouri at GIenwood.
Schuyler County-Crowd
Taxed the Town.

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Glenwood, Mo-, Sept. 16.-In opening
his campaign in northeast Missouri,
Joseph w. Folk to-day attacked the
republican position as defined in the
recent speeches of Cyrus P. Walbridge,
the republican candidate. The effect
of the republican argument now adj
vanced, declared Mr.. Folk, is to avoid
a Doodle issue, to condemn DOODLE dis
closures as calculated to give the state
O bad name, and to seek Doodle votes
by saying nothing which might give
boodaers offense
This, he intimated, is the endeavor
of the ''bosses" to mislead the voting
rank and file Of an entire party.
In finishing Mr.. Folk challenged the
republican candidate to meet him in
debate at any time or place, and adj
vance single reason why his party
should be placed in power The oppo-
sition candidate is stepping softy and
saying nothing with loud voice." said
Mr.. Folk.
No Oh oVoules
"When man is candidate for Of
fee he usually announces his principles
for the approval or disapproval of the
people. The speeches Of the opposition
candidate for governor will be searched
invain for a single expression of opin-
ion on public questions. He talks of
the greatness of Missouri. He should
80 further and say that Missouri has
become great under democratic rule.
Because Missouri raises much corn, and
Missouri hens lay many eggs, is no
reason why the democratic party
should be overthrown. That Missouri
has become great is no argument why
the democratic party should be kept
in power.
1.-THE opposition candidate is stepping
safely and saying sweet things with a
lcud volce He has not told the people
whether he is in favor of taxing cor
porations the same as individuals. His
views ON the subject of the taxation of
franchises, for instance, are unknown.
The people are entitled to know this,
as he is the president of a large cor
poration Our friend seems to be do
ing his best to stand for no issue.
''The only utteranee of a decided
nature is deploring the exposures and
presentations of corruption in Missouri,
because eastern magazines write them
UP, and thereby injure the state. The
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ocratic ticket will remedy this is some
what involved unless it means that
with the opposition party in control
there would be no exposures nor pros
eGutions to write about as there were
no prosecutions in st. Louis while the
opposition was in power there.
Il can not agree that it is a bad
thing for state to have public evils
exposed and prosecuted or that Mis-
SCuri has been hurt in the slightest
degree by magazines and newspapers
writing up the battle that has been
waged in Missouri against corruption.
Missouri n Model.
missouri has not been criticized for
exposing boodling, but Missouri has
teen praised for fighting boodling, and
Missouri has been held up as a model
fer ether states to follow.
BY resolutely battling against cor
ruption Missouri has become distin-
Guished as no other state is diSin-
gllished for good government.
TT is a matter of regret that any
one should dleplore, not the fact that
corruption has existed in the state,
but that it has been exposed, prose-
cuted and written about in eastern
magazines. Corruption certainly can
r2t be cured by hiding it, The only
way to stop it is to fight it, and fight
it hard Any other spirit would mean
that nothing would be done to ex-
pose corruption or to prosecute it, for
fear Of hurting the state and to have
Missouri run St. Louis was run in
her darkest days.
There is not an opposition politician
In the state who would not admit, if
he tells the truth, that whatever slim
hope they may have to carry the state
IS based on the expectation of getting
the Doodle vote. If this is not so,
challenge them to have their candidates
lenounce Butler and say that they do
net want the votes of boodlers. They
aare not do it.
Defeat Means Doodle Triumph.
''The defeat of the democracy this
year in Missouri would not be re-
publical victory, it would be Doodle
triumph, for it would be accomplished
w doodle votes. The opposition can
fliates talk of corruption, when all
they know is the result of the work
Of democratic officials If the people
1f this state had waited for these same