The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
BRYAN VS.. Folk

/ INtt"t OF Tho Ilmcs-Dispatch.
Sli. Editors and publishers nrof.ss 81
/ great JOY over the discovery of n nov,
Isht ina literature. "a budding and t,toe
snhin& genius. and doubtless their ,srattt-
/ l1uons arc we'll enough Justified when
/ 'nelf discovery turns out 10 bc the
l'oi goods 10 begins 90 appear that tn.
country is 90 Dee Congratulated up0n ono.
cor two discoveries of e,iiial iuf.,..et
I ANA perhaps more Importance. politically.
/ prominently Ihe young statesman OF
/ Missouri. who as time passes becomes
more and more conspicuously th.. em-
"Va4inent or the new era In politics. tine
4 era OF the square dcal' and tine omen
/ deal az truth, OF integrity. Of tho kim.
OF character that the hmcught glorifies
There IS a tremendous popular rc,uision
against tho sort of statesman whose
mouth is for the people while his hand
is Tor 9Th" interests the statesman ln
Whosc ai'ilo monopoios ana privilege
spread like "a green bay tree and ranl.
hNe tropical Jungle Obviously w.
have had am abundance OF this kind II
late, but the day or Judgment has come
l"r uem, and tho people are following
men Ike Folk ana La Toilette with a
most pathetic and inspiring devotion
thinss are happening before our eyes
Nlat history will record with elaborate.
emphasis. Bailey makes am immrnso.
fortune az tAe retainer of "a iavlps.
monopoly, and forever loses that leader
might have fitted him. Such a sequence
would not have followed 81 any other
period of the worlds history. and no
one is more surprised than its victims
mat II has the audacity to happen now.
FOLK. the Democrat. exerts his treri,cf-
aous personal influence against the el.c-
I ton Of r,-sc,tis on the regular Democratic
ticket and defeats them i'm spite OF nor
mally tremendous party ma1orites In
St Louis both tickets contained names
or tN-conficts, and tle Governor nn-
nourccd iu a prediction speech that u
, they Were sent To- the State Capitol le
would instruct the warden OF the pcni-
/ tcntiary not 90 allow the consicts o.
associate with them. They were LEFT al
home. THE most influential state pou-
t'cian was, though "a Democrat de-
fcated because Governor Folk appealed
for the election II nome but honest men.
regardless OF party And this 80 gace
Of tho TACT that Mr.. Bryan appeared Boa
this particular statesmaa's district and
made "a special appeal for hIs reelection.
Tn This incident the two great leaders
appear BE contrast that les not ~ OH
ereditaoie COB AIR. Bryan. Tlis 'reaa-
larity' of Mr. Bryan. which enables him
to support senator Morton. 0r O. Hearst
p. f'alS most astounding blindness SOB
OBJ" trend az toe times. that mighty cur
rene which. lke au Irresistible tide. ls
Ming lu tle direction 81 Intcgrltt
E .t' -t''t't i.'.
teal asset hut the political asset OH
men ctn easily reneu. lev tle time when
10 was neither. Is g not most sar-
rrls.uE thing that ST Bryan appears
90 Doc unable to recognize. uot simply tIe
tuuiitv. hut the fatlity. OF supporting ID
/ regular nominee whose record. either
private or public. is unable 20 endure tho
glare ot publicity The time has passed
when man. uo matter how influential
can safely vote Cor tho Devil II t4e rartv
noui.ates h4m. Hurrah Tor Governor
F,ik THE young mon Of tae country
wil rally lander his banner. and tho
young men ~ the country are the
country.
BENJAMIN g. N0OAiAW.