The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-06-03
JOSEPH W. FOLK.


Missouri.
To those who have been watchin
the course of political events the las
few weeks inside the democratic party
the above nomination need not come a
very great surprise. For the last
Ten days it has begun TO look NOR
than everlike clark horse at st
Louis in July. Out of over 500 dele
gates selected to the convention
which is over half the total number
of delegates to the convention. owe
250 of them are uninstructed. Parke'
has somewhere about 100 instructed
votes and Hearst about 100. AT the
present rate, the uninstructed delegates
are going to be the power of the con
vention. Notwithstanding their con-
slant efforts to belittle Mr.. Bryan, Il
gold. bug press has "duck-tit'' every
time he opens his mouth, and 1t trem-
bles in its boots when he makes state
ment about what the conv ention shou d
or should not do as to platform and
candidates. Mr. Bryan, though he
has pointed out the unavailability of
some of the leading candidates for the
nomination for president. has not
espoused the cause of any individual.
There has been belief, however, that
Mr.. Bryan has his choice, and that It
the proper time he will spring that
choice on the St. Louis convention.
Mr. Bryan has said that Circuit At
torney Joseph W. Folk, of St. Louis,
would make an acceptable candidate
and he is said to have-a warm regard
Tor the fearless young prosecutor OF
Doodle and corruption. Bourke Coch-
ran, the New York orator. in his nota-
BILE speech in Congress last month,
took occasion to pay a tribute to Folk.
and named him in a list of possibili-
ties.
There is one thing generally ad-
mitted, and that is, that Judge
Parker can infuse little enthusiasm
into the campaign. He is an unknown
quantity, to large extent, and though |
an excellent citizen, a |
clean man, and an upright judge, the
great mass of boys in the trenches
know little of him. There is nothing
In his career to arouse them to high
pitch of enthusiasm. He has fought
10 great battles, either in politics, war
,r civil life. His duties have kept +
him Oh the bench, above and beyond
he forum of political struggles.
There is no doubt, on the other hand,
that the nomination of Joseph ".
Folk, of Missouri, would klndle tie
Tres of democratic fervor on ten
thousand hills within an hour after his
domination was made. The great
'attle cry would go forth "Turn the
2ascals Out, - and with Folk at the
read well might the thieves at Wash
ngton tremble; for as the brave young J
ttorney says himself SO truly, the I
'eople, when you show them the 6
light, will do it, and will make their l
srvants do it. With the departments q
t Washington 1eeking with fraud +
nd corruption, there has never been a c
ime in the history of the Common r
wealth when the old cry, Turn the !
.ascals Out, - is SO much needed as Il
ow. And where, in such a campaign, C
ould be found better leader than the t
1vincible young attorney from Mis- t
1uri?
Anyhow. the country is apt to hear
good dead of Folk within the next
VIC months. for whether he should be
Allied upon to carry the party's banner :,
I the national campaign or not, he ;,
as already enough delegates instructed
II him to insure his nomination as
le democratic standard bearer for :
overnor of Missouri. Therefore, the =
blowing extract from most admir- :
lie address delivered by him at Kan
IS City on the 18th of May, will give :
glimpse of what he stands for. and =
well worth the reading. 1t shows :.
wv splendid the character of public y
ian may be, and it stands out from :,
70 rottenness of modern public life :, :
Re an oasis in desert:
"There is one thing certain said .,
r. Folk, land | want you to under
and this--that if knew | could get o
Q governoIship by compromising 81
It'll undesirable elements, or by Civ =
z up any of the principles that | &C
we been advocating, and ii / knew z
at without this could not get it, / g
,uld not have it. X
: 7 have been fighting bosses. and ! Il
not propose to take the place of &
ose who have been dethroned. The =
ople should be the only boss in the B
,mocratic party. They can be de-
nded upon to settle all questions and &
settle them right. v
If I am made governor, the first y
,islator who takes biibe will find a q