The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-20
FOLK ON FREE PASSES
If Elected Governor, First Legislator
Taking One Will Be Indicted.

~ 1'SSASo ooVSTnCT, ClTSt Legislator
Taking One Will Be Indicted.
Kansas City. May l1.-Joseph w.
Folk, in the first public meeting he has
addressed after it was made certain he
would be nominated for governor. toid
where he stood on the question OF
bribery by the use of railroad passes
He said:
l propose to stamp out bribery from
legislative. halls. 1t can be done and will
be done. The first legislator who accepts
a railroad pass. so long as the laws re-
main as they are now. will be faced by an
Indictment for his violation of the stat,
the commonwealth: In investigating state
corruption / have found that the most in.
sidious form of bribery is the railroad
puts 1t In the knowledge of the represent.
ative of the railroad that he has violated
the law and is subject to Indictment. II
wants him to do. it has only to be sug-
Sested that the number of his pass might
be published, and the legislator Will bow
his head and, like the galley slave
scourged TO his dungeon. do his masters
bidding.
Folks nomination is now certain. for
former Mayor Reed of Kansas City has
withdrawn from the race. Folk, how
ever, will continue fighting. His meet.
ing at Convention hall was end by
10000 people.
When the prosecutor stepped upon
the platform he was greeted with
cheers and lusty shouts that could be
heard for blocks. Umbrellas, hats and
handkerchiefs were waved in the air,
and h chairman. j.. M. Lowe, was
hardly able to restore order long
enough to say a few words of introduc.
ton. Again and again the people rose
in their seats and cheered, and when
Mir. Folk stepped forward the applause
and cheers continued for fifty seconds.
Reed Remained Away.
The politicians who AVE been identi-
fled closely with the Reed faction
stayed away. 1t was reported that Mr..
Reed would sit upon the platform, but
he was not there. nor was he seen in
the audience. Mr.. Folk in his speech
made no reference to the withdrawal
of Mr.. Reed from the race. other than
that the fight against Doodle had ended
in victory.
Mr.. Folk did better in the big hail
than was expected of him. 1t takes a
powerful voice to be heard throughout
the big auditorium, but Mr.. Folk was
heard fairly we'll. Time and again he
had to stop for cheers.
Crowds stood in the aisles through
out his entire speech, IS they could
hear better than in the rear of the
puildilS, WIeIe llGIS We're SUN Il lew
unoccupied seats.
MIR. Folks speech had to do chiefly
With the Doodle issue.
The battle is fought and won,'' he
began. Right hos proved itself vic
torlous in the democratic party. 1t is
now time to rally altogether around the
flag and present a solid IRON to the re-
publican opposition. Let all democrats
forget personal differences and renell-
her the good of the party.
Peoples Victory.
THE people nave won a great vic
tory. They have taken their party into
their own hands. The professional pol
itician must get out. The democrats
who are democrats for principle are in
the saddle and the democrats who are
democrats for revenue only must Take
q back seat"
Mr.. Folk praised the democratic gov
eminent of The state for the lowering
OF taxes n the payment of the state
debt. Then, turning again to the hood
lers. he said:
But we want no boodlers in the
party. Let them go away off some
where and start a party of their own;
or, better still, let them go into the re-
publican party"
1t vas a dramatic minute when Mr..
Folk raised his right hand and said:
IF I am elected governor, l promise
you that the first legislator who takes
a bride l will demand his impeachment.
The first rumor ] hear that seems to
have the air of truth to it of boodlins
in the legislature, l will start an inves-
LEGATION that shall be thorough-that
will be thorough if l nave to conduct it