The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-04-05
FOLKAGAIN
Addressed Iowa Demo-
Gratis at Jefferson
Banquet

les M0lnes, Ia. Apr 3 Gov Folk
Of Missouri WAS the chief speaker At
the jefferson banquet last night an-
der the auspices Of the Iowa Demo
cratic club Democrats of prominence
from all parts OF the state attended
and the gathering was ono Of the
most notable ever held ia the state
under the auspices Of this party
The banquet was preceded hy an lnfor.
NAL meeting of the Democratic state
central committee but Il was decided
10 take no action until after The Re.
publican date convention.
Gov. Folk, responding 70 the sub
lect Good Government. spoke IN
part, as follows.
We are Ia the midst Of one Of the
most dramatic periods Of American
history, tie period Ia which the peo-
Plies rights are 10 be defined and Oh
served as they never have been
before. There are some who see dam
ger 20 our Institutions IN tho agltat.
ions resulting from the exposures IN
ofiicial and business life. l do not
share this view. 70 nay mind, the
hope for the perpetulty Of thisgosern.
ment bY the people was never bright.
er than now The fact thar This
awakening las come az time d un.
usual prosperity, shows that i does
not proceed from q spirit OF discon-
tent, bat springs frem the moral sense
OF the people IN IS simply deter.
mination to stamp cut The things
tnat dishonor Ia public llfe and the
things that oppress 70 private life a
lirm resolve that government shal be
representative uf Tie good, nor q tie
bad. The energies q this public eon-
science have been extended from
the domain Of the public wfoavdoer
20 that Of tie private vlUhgdoer and
probing into the carrying ca of
gtafters of every kind u Is not Ia.
suFance companies tile people eom-
plain 81. but the breaches of trust al
the part ot some o. thoss running tho
insurance companies. The people un-
derstand these things, and know that
while some insurance people eaod some
bankers are crooked just As some
officials are crooked. e does not follow
that all insurance men o. all bankers
and ofllclals are without honor TIE
people are discriminating between
the good and the bad. This move
ment against graft 5 not a crusade
against wealth, but against the abuses
whereby some obtain great wealth.
It isa demand for common honesty IN
public life and private business No
man who Is doing al honest business
need fear from the aranslng Of the
conscience n the people against
wrongs
The Distinguishing Characteristic OF
this crusade for higher Ideals IS tie
conservatism OF the people.
They Do not oppose riches however
acquired, bat they Do oobiect 70 special
privileges out Of which tainted riches
grow. Tbey encourage legitimate 3D.
dustry aud are not uufriendly % ror.
poratl0us that obeY the laws but
they demand that corporations. even
the greatest. obey tie law just like
any one else. The agitation against
ill-gotteu gains does net mean fabld
socialism or the destruction # Tire
vested rights of ans one. The nan
who would fetarsi legitimate industrial
development IS as much public enc
my as lie who would cypress the pe0-
pie beneath the golden heel If mon
upoly. Tie cry Is not not f0f social.
Ism or anafchy. but that the corpora
tiuus respect The iaW that governs
The conduct of The corporation. IS he
asks Others 10 respect the iaw that
protects tie property q the corpora.
ton.