The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-09-30

by aim ss!bert ani Harry nawcs,
known brewer. and not by reason Of
any personal following OF Mr.. Folk.
II everything that Is charged con.
corning improper conduct Incident to
the primaries In tina, city were true, II
would not have changed the result In
the selection Of delegates TO the state
nominating convention.
N there has been violation Of law
or disregard Of official duty In connec.
tlon with the recent primaries In st
Louis. every cnort will be made by this
onicc TO bring the offenders to justice.
"Mr Folk m~ust'haye known when he
made this attack on me that I had
taken every possible %prccaution TO In
suro nm absolutely fair primary.
Says Folk Was plsloyai.
The plain fact remains that Mr..
Folks defeat In 81. Louis primaries
was not due to any ~rcgrct,abio trouble
In Two or three OF the wards OF that
city. but II the result Of Mr. Folks
failure TO def faithfully and loyalty
with his party obligations.
1T is true, an overwhelming major
lty Of the Democrats .. Louis were
against Mr.. Folk In last Saturdays
primaries; and this condition would
have prevailed in any county In this
state under similar con..u.ons.
MIR. Folk sought election Us the
Democratic nominee In 1900 for the
position OF Circuit Attorney. Two
years after his election efforts were
being made by the political enemies
OF his party to secure control OF this
state. A vicious attack was being
made On tho Democratic management
Of state affairs. Reckless and llbolous
charges were being made against the
Integrity Of the Democratic admins
tratIon.
"Mr. Folk. among other Democrats.
was requested TO lend his assistance to
the support OF the Democratic cause.
I personally bcsought bis support for
our party and other Democrats inter.
ested IN party success did likewise.
AT no time during the campaign did
Mr. Folk lend the slightest aid TO his
party.
1T will not do for him to hide be-
hind his p~rofessed hostility to Mr.. But
Ter. with whom he had been a joint
candidate In the previous election, and
whom he had. with apparent loyalty.
supported when himself a candidate.
Campaign In 81. Louis.
u urged. as other Democrats had
done. that Mr.. Folk take part In that
campaign. II was not important that
he should make a speech In Mr.. But
ler's district. There were two other
districts In the city OF St Louis. In
which MIR. Butler was not a candidate;
and Democrats out In the state had In.
ylted to him to MI appointments TO
apc ak IN behalf Of the state ticket.
Tho Republican press OF st, Louis
had all this time said that Mr., Folk
would not speak for the Democratic
candidates. And he did moi,
Suppose a Democrat r. any county
OF the state. who had been honored by
his party, when called upon in n party
crisis to render an honorable and rca.
sonable party service. had refused TO
do so. what would have been his fate7
. .
For the first time in thirty years.
we are confronted In this state with
the spectacle OF an ambitious pollti.
clan e~ndeavorlng to elevate himself
to the position OF chief executive by
unfairly and unjustly assailing the ad'
ministration Of his party.
ut ls true. az Mr., Folk charges. that
a member Of the Election Board OF 81
Louis Is an active supporter Of one Of
his opponents. but II 10 also true. q
Mr.. Folk we'll knows, that the Other