The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26

cnce of good Missouri democrats and
ask him To explain some facts.
For instance. before he left St Louis
for Europe last summer he was ad-
yised by his friends. especially by one
William Marion Reedy, editor Of the
81. Louis Mirror, not to think OF run
ming for governor, and while he was
away was urgently warned In strong
editorials not to do so. but when he
returned This same Billy Reedy soon
took up his cause, and begun his tirade
of abuse against Folk. What had hap
pcncd in the meantime? Hawes had
paid a visit to Ellis Wainwright, the
indicted millionaire boodler seeking
safety in France.
Furthermore, lIawes announces bold
ly that he does not speak TO I'd But.
Ter, though he does not deny taking
Butler into his conference two years
ago to help make up the ticket, nor
that that was the point on which he
and Folk parted company. Nor does
he deny that tho St Lous World, the
special organ of Butler is his Chel
newspaper support In St Louis Still
further, II is not denied that. al.
though Elawos himself is a poor man,
with but very limited means of sup.
port, yet he lives like lord and
spends money like waler The peril
ncni question Is. where does II come
from" Soon after he got back from Eu-
rope last fall he announced to his
friends that he had plenty OF money
to run for governor on. II has been
recently said by those close to him
that he has already spent $4,000 in
this campaign, and has quarter Of a
million more behind him If necessary.
Let him tell the waiting public where
II comes from
What Is Ilawcs running for? Every
body knows that he has no more
chance to be governor than to be the
well fitted for one AZ for the other.
II" is simply fighting to hold his job
as the boss pf St Louis
HaW,s for governor? just think Of
It, II pnrchancc such evil fortune
should bctall us, whose governor
would he h" What strings and wires
wuald control his nerves What hal.
ters hang 10 mis- neck? Would II be
the influence Of the honest yeomlnry
Of Missouri. or The corrupt and vicious
elements now bent on the destruction
of Folk He would be In the same 20
sI,on ot the pious old crank who was
in hurry To- get to Heaven. Tired Of
waiting for m" natural route he went
out III his barn and hang himself Ia
the rat'"rs with a hliIt bride For
tunalyly for him his son rushed out In
time 10 ou. him down iu.t as h" was
choking 10 death RUlning his eye
as he came lo. he said: Oh. my boy
II you had just let me alone a few
minutes longer would have been In
Heaven. "-"Ycs, dad" said the boy
"and what a m Of a picture yoI
would have cut in Heaven with blind
bride on tApplause)
What "A para sOn OF democracy Is he
Witness his great demonstration at the
OdeOn thcatcr in St Louis Ola Janu.
AIRY 10Th. Som" good men there. |
make no insinuations against them
But the great body Of HIS Shoutcrs and
ruotcrs consisted Of his police ap-
pointecs and the city hall gang. which
looked like il might be payday nj the
city hall that night. Note among his
lieutcnants such distinguished per
sOnagos as Harry A. Faulkner. under
sentence of four years in the penitcn-
tiary for bribery; Jerry J. Hannigan
with sentence Of six years for brib-
cry, John T. Dolan, chairman OF his
city committee. with sentence for five
years for election frauds hanging over
him. r r. Albright with five years
sentence for bribery, and such other
beauties as ] II. Cronhi. and the st
Louis World, as the special exponent
of Doodle and Butlerism What a fra
grant and odorlferous list Of dignita-
RIGS this would make as n Hawes dele.
CATION to n state convention! What
sweet dignity It would lend TO his
campaign. aud 10 the democratic party
of Missouri at the Inauguration of a
governor, cloud APPLAUSE
In such Il presence is It strange that
lIawcs announces that II he should be
governor, his first message To the
legislature would demand the repeal
oi the special Jury law. that very law
which enabled the circuit attorney to
convict the UoOdlerS? This might
naturally be expected to be liawes
platform. and this he boldly an
nounccs as the platform on which he
is running
This Is enough. There is much
more that might be said. but the bal
ancc Is held In reserve TO await an.
other eruption of the hired man"
As to other candidates In this race
! have no harsh words, but in the near
future. If ! am permitted TO do so, |
shall show you cogent political rea'
sons why the democracy of Missouri
lt this critical time Is not calling for
<eir services in the capacity Of gov
ern0r of the state; and II need be to
repe unjust insinuations | shall not
hesitate to point out the weak spots In
their record, because / believe that
any man who sets himself up for pub
lie Office ought to be willing to have
every page of the record laid bare be-
fore the people.
But beg you to remember that the
issue is clean and clear cut The
boodlers demand the scalp of Joseph
W. Folk. Shall the democratic party
yield to their demand or shall we de.
fly them. For my part defy them
and ! believe that for every one of
them that we drive out Of the party
a score or n hundred of good honest
men will come In to take their places
II we take this firm stand We shall
put our party on high ground. and en-