The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

SAASC AaJo udy uC jug Gu 1EOu Tue
following letter of Ex-Governor Crit
tenden to Governor Folk.
Governor Joseph W. Folk, Jefferson
City, Mo.
Dear Sir: Prior to his appoint
ment / indorsed Andrew Gallagher
to you for one Of the police commis-
sioneEs of this city then fully be-
lieved he would make an honest and
useful member of the board, having
confidence in his judgement and dis
position to deal justly with all issues
coming before the board / regret
that his course has been such on
number of important issues before
the board that feel compelled to
withdraw my endorsement heretofore
given. This conclusively proves to
my mind it is wiser to await the day
when the harness is pulled of, rather
than indorse the man on the day
which he assumes it. / think his
course has been governed more by
selfish ends and by the desires of
few members of a canibal than by the
general good of this city.
Twas not an indorser of Frank Ro-
zzelle for the place, but am now sat
isfied that he has been the wiser and
more efficient one of the board, and
has paid greater difference to the
views Of our business people than has
Mr.. Gallagher.
think, and pardon me for saving
it, you have acted unwisely, against
public interest of this city, in the
removal of Mr.. Rozzelle and in so per-
emptorily demanding the resignation
of John Hayes, who, in my opinion,
has been the best chief of police the
city has had within the last twenty
years. Your course is a mystery to
all Of your old friends. You seem
to have fallen into the hands Of a
selfish crew, who are seeking to adj
vance their own interests at the cost
of the city and the reputation and
character of the Democratic party.
think it wonld haye been much
wiser in you to have listened to the
voice of the business men of this city
in regard to John Hays, than to
those who had their own personal
interesse to suherEs, nov, and IN
the future. The voice of the former
should be far more potential than
that of the latter, as one is based
upon the public good and the other
private ends.
Permit me to say, my dear govern
or, that | was warm supporter of
yours from the moment your can
didacy was suggested tor the Office
you now hold as | believe machine
has been constructed at jefferson
City by your predecessor which was
inimical to the success and usefulness
of the Democratic party. fully be-
lieving you would possess strength of
character enough to demolish it when
you came into power, and would be
too honest and subservient to the will
OF the people who had elevated you
to undertnke to construct another
machine at the capital, even Of a
smaller capacity. In this / have
been seriously and mortifyingly de-
ceived and mistaken. feel that you
have constructed one infinitely worse
in its purposes than that erected by
your predecessor.
In the face Of the present public
event feel that owe an apology
public apology, to Governor Dock
cry, as the machine he had estab-
lished, if there were one, pales in my
estimation into insignifcance in COM
parison to the one over which you
preside. Your political morals and
apothegems are one thing, command
ing the respect of the good Of all par
ties. and your actions are, in my
opinion, the very reverse. You, in
the past, seem to have been a strong
advocate of home rule for this city
and St. Louis, which, in my opinion,
may be beautiful In theory, but evil
in its general results. 1t is especially
go when that home rule is centered
alone in the governor, who seems to
be placing himself in the stead or
place Of the people Such home rule
is more tinctured with autocracy than
y Democracy The sooner you abandon
such an ell course the better it win
be for the Democratic party, if not
yourself
Power is sweet to possess only when
it is exercised in the interest of the
people at large, The bogie men OIL
this city seem to have been to you
barney Corrigan and John Hayes.
Had you POSSESSED more Of thatnerye|
they have and Of the ability they
have eisplayed in their respective