New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-29
GOVERNOR FOLK SPEAKS.
PRAISE FOR MISSOURI.
,says His State Led Movement to
Make Bribery Odious.

act Of
-, .4feso,5ri Society at the Waldorf-Astoria last
,3gbt Henry WoIlman, president of the society.
,rss5ad At the right OF Governor Folk sat District
Attornev Jerome who also made a speech. Other
<Deobers we're Melville K. Stone. DR.. Henry W.
15-tfctstt Samuel NJ Gardenshire Thomas Ewing,
williarn Hepburn Russell and Willis B. Dowd-
Governor Folk asked If It We're that he
nd accepted the invitation Of the Democratic Club
for Jefferson Day. He said that he had positively
declined the invitation for Jefferson Day Of the
Iroquois Club. of Chicago. but to the NewYork
Invitation he could not say. It had been reported
thet ex-MayOr Van Wyck had called on the Gov
ernor during the day, pressing the invitation AMI
had obtained partial consent
The boxes were crowded with After
President Wolman's Introductory remarks Cow
Folk He heartily greeted and
listened 10 carefully. He said. in part:
Some one has remarked upon the pride the
AiissoUTians feel in their state, There is every
reason why this should be for Missouri is one OF
spot Of the Union. the Eden of the valley, above
Of promise CLEANS more brightly as thu years go
by, and INTO whose lap the cornucopia of the
ne mth 1ot III q MissoiiTi., Is one to be envied
than in any Of the manufacturing States fewer
States, ana fewer mortgaged men than in any OF
me seifTelant' With the chTaIry Of the south
ans the energy OF the North tremendously blended.
could supply more than enough to haswsr e every
onetentb Of The corn of the entire world is grown
there. The largest orchards and the greatest nur-
series the globe are found there me output
Of the Missouri hen each year is equal in value to
Of the earth into the Missouri sunlight every year
netentl1s of the nickel of the United States is
-s-lS T., Missouri ana tvenfysix fhousand
square miles Of Missouri soil is underlaid with coal
hundred billions of dollars Missouri horses can be
found IA eEeIy pa b 0t sc ele anu Inc
In Missouri 81, 10000 a year is expended upon
IN HINES me mere in ediIcsion for the negro
the State. Although Missouri's tax rate is lower
iargss s ag 9 F more than including
school within reach Of every Missouri child. with
the result that there is a greater percentage OF
@ OF eraey IS lower BY almost %
per cent than the average Of the United , states
Missouri in proportion to population than in Massa-
pubic library in Kansas -i City than in Boston
government without the press would be a govern.
publicity would soon become government by, cor
oR i tfS the e e hdUs d 0f am
tible press, with which Missouri is blessed -
Bribery became the usual thing all over the land
gave bTbes and boaeted Of the fact The sense Of
popular rectitude was deadened. legislative halls
became de1s Of boodlers and the tough OF the
spread like a cancerous growth the country oyer.
only did the evil exist IN Missouri but in nearly
every STATE and in the national government ,,; as
wrongs. a dormant pubic conscience was aroused
dishonor The realization came to the people that
II all Official acts were for sale there would be
government Of. for and by the few with wealth
oIl6ery were a!ioweG 10 go on iree goveTnn g
e0a not o 0sg exist Isl STATE 1 Ss fTn fne ofa
ocean the Tight was waged against the evtl. 1t has
St o@ BEy 6Sns SGs Row as rge d9s
crime akin to treason-the treason of peace, more
dangerous than the treason Of war.
The patriotism OF peace is just as necessary as
Of fbe bnef PIent of en Wi, nn fnT
and State every day is the man good government
The government never Hegeots the people unless
e PsTe itY TS' sfa or g ever NO g4e
than the people made it. than they suf-
but to no aR can good e make WSoa
the people grow lax in the discharge of their civic
the government grows corrupt, and the
is thwarted and iniquity is enthroned
Speaking Of his Anti-Bribery BILL which forces all
witnesses to testify, Governor Folk compared it to
the Bowling bin secured by Mr.. Jerome. and de-
clared that if 1t were passed there would be no
more bribery in Missouri as the person intending
TO bride would be kept from doing SO by the fear
that the person he bribed would testify against
him He told how this bill passed the lower house
Of the Missouri Legislature by vote of 120 to l.
and how the Senate baked at it because he desired
10 make ii retroactive Though the Senate had
turned him down. two years from now" ne said,
we shall elect to the Senate who will pass
the bill. and then will have no more bribery in
Missouri"
In introducing District Attorney Jerome, Presi-
dent Wollrnan said: II heard a bad man say
a good word for him, and there never has been
a better hated by the bad men of this city,
which is a reputation he may well be proud Of"
The band then played "a Hot Time in the Old
Town"
Mr. Jerome said in part:
I never heard so much about Missouri as I've
heard tonight. and wonder why so many of you
ever left the State. So far 1 learn the only
thing there true to Democratic principles the
hen. She kept on laying without protection. I've
ducked all dinners this winter, but | couldn't duck
this one. because it in honor Of Folk.
There are four men in this country that sta I'D
for and embOdy certain ideaS-RooseVelt, Lafol-
lette, Dineeu and Folk. They protest against
trust the plain people. You can't set naked prn-
clple out in this cold world unbacked. No COM
munity IS debauched that the decent people
viii not respond. We want half trust. Shove
These men have not yet reached the chloroform
period. They are yet young, and they have passed
the headline period in their career. They had to do
stunts that picturesque that made head
and now put TO the supreme teSt-whether they
IAN do, with wisdom. what they did before
with integrity alone.
But / tell you when the people have tested
oy him. and not with the machine in the
No OF experience who is doing
hings in public life oVereStinate his strength.
He may be so strong that he drive them. and
md feel that he will. He has done that which |
VIII not be forgotten. He has put hole IN old |
Missouri that his children will live long
enough TO pull out