The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-31
.HOWFOLK. WOULD
SC0U|.R|:. new n YORK | ] | I
Governor Points Out Way to
Rout Boqdlers if There Are
Any III Empire State.
RUN BRlBERs DOWN
Thinks Men Who Reveal Plots.
Should be Protected
t BY Law.
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q NEW WORK, H March a0.-Josepl, w:
FOLK. Governor OF Missouri, the man who
disrupted the political powers OF q great ta
state in1ta, battle against graft and
civic corruption. laid dowl, rules ruiz. ye ';A:
terday whereby the trutlli$of the vide.
spread runlors and assertions of Il dis
honesty ID both the municipal and state y,
Legislatures Of New York ma y be inve
gated and the guilty punished, i guilty
there be. n
The attention Of Governor Folk - 81 was was
called to the daily publication IN New "
York newspapers OF leglslat lvcYor al lt1t,l
manic .hold ups OF the "black horse
cavalry" at Albany. OF the poW er# Of s the
lobby Of the sud- en- Scessat Ion OF oppost--
ton to Important franchises q tier mo n tbs
OF bitter fighting. ]. Y.
IL His plans for the treatment 81 the con-
ditions were smpl VI nvesti go ton, follo W
ed by a patient uns werylng. sincere SIN! e -.
fort to punish the bride giver or Inc bride
taker. TO CATCH the debauched public
official or his debaucher he would take
the widest runor even, and tenaclously
pursuing this, witness by witness. would
at last reach the Eourt'e. ia w Illnesses
known to have spoken would 4 have an
Observation-Disclosures or prosecution : a Or
perjury. !,
Between the evils his assertion, found
cd on experience was that some PUBLIC;
official must always be found in " hon
the instinct OF sci preservation wa $ 50
strong that he would tellSthc truth IN
preference TO wearing the stripes OF "a
convict. With that opening wedge the!
rest was easy.
When He Is Bitter. 5
81 Goyernor Folk drelt with some bitter.
ness on the attitude OF highly respectable
citizens at$thc outset OF IA crusade which
might tarnish the name D ( the persons IN
power, in referring to the hue and ely
against any ucllyaction on the familiar.
ground that It would destroy the fame of,
the State or city. But he supplemented
this with the expression OF thank fulness
for the innate honesty of. every conf
n1unity dormant at first. but when
aroused, a mighty weapon for good. NE
Permanent cure for 'boodl!ng and
bribery, he declared, gy lay in the ! honesty
Of the citizens, but much aid could come
from the pa ssage of laws. similar to the
ga milling law OF New - rk State, " hich
grants immunity to one OF the persons
who con TESS. Z Fl IS &; III 4 38s
But. as he pointed out, laws and
citizen does not remain awake, Il he
does not take pride In taking part in
politics to the end that honest men may
be elected to office.
twas a daysof rush for Governor Folk
and he had littlestine to devote 10 to an
interview. Bribery alone, he declared
called for hours Of study and careful
assed. When It came to another lques-
ton, the great relation Of the corporation
and the trust to- The dishonesty and
graft, ~ he could devote but q few words
IT can only answer that any corporation
or combination Of corporations that enjoys
privileges the rest Of the world does not
enjoy takes the first STEP. But cannot
go Into that subject.
His Appearance.
Governor Folk is a typical Alissourian,3
with a remarkable resemblance TO Presl-
dent Mckinley fifteen years ago. There
are the black hair. short. covering his
head almost as a tonsure; the piercing
kindly black eyes; the smooth, well round
ed jaw, ather3 small nose and lips, which
in moments sof decision straightcn into
u line. Hlsqvoice. after the manner OF
the Southwest, Is low and we'll modulated.
But 1t Is the voice capableIof rising in
pitch when 1t becomes absolutely pitiless
as 1t sounds in denunclation Of a wrong.
He speaks Very d eliberately, , as IL every
word were carefully chosen He does not
like to remain in one position rs he
speaks. One moment he may be leaning
against a mantel. another moment thrown,
back In an easy chair or leaning forward,
his eyes closed, rs II bringing UP the
picture OF the Incident he Is relating.
From the time he a wakened at the Wal
dorf-Astoria In the morning until he
left New York at h alf -past eleven O'Clock
last night. he had not an unoccupled mo-,
ment. He was compelled to hurry from,
la small private dinner at the Waldorf.
given TO HIN by Henry Wollman at he
Majestic Hotel last night; tof catch his
train. III 4 5i5s