The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
GOV. FOLKAT THEFAIR
Orator at jamestown on Mis-
souri, Day,
MAHOOL ON THE STAGE
Executive, as President
of League OF American MunicipaIi-
Remarks Taken as Indicating that
He Hopes to De in the Race.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Jamestown Exposition, Sept. I.-JOseph
W Folk. governor of Missouri. received
tremendous reception here to-day. The
popularity OF the governor in this part Of
the country was attested by the throngs
who desired to see him and hear him
speak.
The celebration of Missouri Day ended
by a reception to Gov. and Mrs Folk At
the Missouri Building this evening. The
governor and his party viii be the guests
of Admiral Harrington aboard the United
States cruiser Brooklyn tomorrow. and in
the afternoon the governor viii leave for
Nashville. Tenn. where he is to deliver
an address Tuesday
Mayor AlahoOI, OF Baltimore, as presi-
dent OF the League of American Munich
palities. was one Of the guests of honor
to-day az the big celebration at the expo
sition. The mayor had a seat on the
stage. 1t was joint celebration OF Mis-
souri, Day and Municipal Day at the eX-
position, and all the officers Of the league
were present
Mayor Mahool is bearing his new hon
ors as mayor Of all the mayors lightly,
but he IS receiving many congratulations.
Telegrams have come from Baltimore and
elsewhere, while many Baltimoreans here
have sought him out. Last night. AZ the
Hlppodrome, the management learned of
the mayors presence. and during one Of
the intermissions had the band play
Maryland. Ny Maryland" The large
audience cheered enthusiastically, and
from several sections of the auditorium
there came cries Of 'AIahool," "Mahool"
Folk Discusses Capitalization.
Government ownership Of railroads. as
advocated by William jennings Bryan.
was severely assailed by GOV. Folk IN
/ his address as chief orator on Missouri
Day. Folks action is taken here 20 in
dicate that ne sees no reason TO check
/ the boom for MS nomination by the next
Democratic national convention. which,
although recently started. is spreading
rapidly.
Capitalization Of great power in the
/ Federal government to the detriment Of
/ the sovereign state is "a grave menace
/ 10 the republic declared Nliss0uri's gov
/ ernor. In the fight between privilege and
! laWIesSness there has arisen the question
/ between the Federal and State govern
ments as 20 the construction Of the pow
! ers of each. To deny the States the right
! 10 enforce their laws until they have been
/ found TO be good is 20 deny them 10 that
/ extent the right of self-governmeHt.
In the ATTEMPT TO centralize greater
power in the Federal government which
/ has been given such an impetus OF late.
! ell.
/ the ideas Of government crystallized ia
/ the formation of the republic II is now
! proposed that the Federal government
] take charge OF our large corporations.
/ especially our railroads.
Creatures of the States.
/ Railroads have their charters from the
! States. they are given the right OF emf
nent domain 10y the States. they live by
virtue Of state laws. Yet they seem un-
willing 20 trust the people Of the States
/ and create an unnecessary antagonism.
still. with 1t all. / believe the people
/ of the several States may be safely de-
/ pended on TO treat railroads and all other
/ interests fairly,
There are some who see danger 70
/ our institutions in the agitation result
/ ing from the exposures of Wrongdoing
/ In official and business life. To my mind
the hope for tie perpetUity Of this gov
ernmeut by the people was never
brighter than now. The awakening of
the public conscience does not proceed
from "a spirit Of discoHtent. but comes
from the quickeniug OF the moral sense
of the average individual II is simply
"a determination 90 stamp out the stain.
OF Gishonor in public life and the things
that OppresS in private life; "A firm ~.
solve that the government shall be rep
resentatiye of the liberty of the people
not of the privilege OF special interests.
No Danger to Real Business
THE great combinations Of capital that
have grown up in the past few years re-
quire stricter rules of regulation as tc
their conduct than were needed in years
gone by in relation 10 individual action
| In exposing and prosecuting the wrong
doing of these aggregations Of wealth
the liberty Of the average individual is
being protected. The attack on corporal,
wrongdoing is not an assault on lcgid
mate INDUSTRY.
This is the greatest nation in tn,
world, but it is no greater than the
States that compose it, 1t is great be
cause il is a nation of self-governius
States. Let US keep it so, for its de
cliue will commence when the self-gov
. ernment Of the States, the fountain o
its strength. is taken away"
Outside Of his speech, Gov Folk de
clined 20 discuss politics
IMPALED ON HAY FORK.