The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-26
MR.. FOLKS VISIT HERE.

Ex-Governor FOLK OF MlsSouH re
ceiyed a hearty welcome in salt Lake.
He arrived about noon on Monday from
the west, and was met by delegation
OF prominent local Democrats, who eX-
tended every courtesy. showing INN
about the city, giving him reception
at the Commercial club, and seeing that
everything was made pleasant for the
distinguished guest. His lecture was
we'll attended in tho evening, and IT
was cxcellcutly dcivcrod-a strong
plea for civic righteousness by man
who has brilliantly earned tho special
right 20 make that plea.
In an interview for The Tribune
Governor Folk discussed some general
questions, the tariff and the due en-.
forcement of the laws, On the tariff,
he said:
Unless there is q satisfactory revision
Of tho tariff made by the present Con-
gress-and by Il satisfactory revision
mean downward revision-thc chahGes
are that the Democrats VIII carry IN"
next Congress. The tariff situation that
has been going ON for the past year has
made il clear to the public that the pres
Eighty million people are paying this taT
TO make few people rich. Tho demand
now is for moro protection Tor inc people
against the monopolics. instead of more
protection OF the monopollcS against the
people.
That Of course, Is The Democratic
partisan view But here Governor
Folk s patriotism is likely TO clash
with his partisan. As a patriot, with
bis view of the subject, he wants
Congress to make "downward re-
vision of The tariff. But as Il Demo
cratic partisan, holding that il such
downward revision is not made. his
party will win at the next National
election, he must hope that Congress
will not make this downward re-
vision" And he did not say which
would be his ultimate desire. concediug,
as he seemed to do, that if Congress
does make this revision, the chances for
Democratic success would he slim.
Following, on the line Of the "privi
leges Of lawlessness. Governor Folk
said:
If the Democratic party could be in
duced TO stand spuarcly against privileges
of lawlcssness and tho privileges con
fcTred by law. and make It's fight on this
issue alone, II Will win In the next cleo
ton. You know that Il is better that all
of the people prosper than that few OF
the people acquire great wealth
This is pretty square admission that
the Democratic party docs not at pres
ent so stand But, nevertheless. Gov
crnor Folk S plea against the 'privi-
leges Of lawlessuess is excellent. and
nowhere is il more needed than in
Utah, where a hierarchy, cntrenched in
political and civil power, de6es the
criminal law, and arrogates TO itself
the "privileges Of lawlessncss, in the
pursuit of its favorite vice and lawless
living; for this purpose paralyzing the
courts through its power to prescribe
judges and prosecutors. The taking
away OF this "privilcge Of lawlcssness
is one Of the purposes of the American
sentiment Shere. and this is why the
offenders cry out that they are perse-
cnted. and are so vindictive against
the move for equality before the law
and for the doing away of their prlvi-
lege Of lawcssness. IT was a good
thrust delivered by Governor Folk,
though Of course quite at random so far
as this local application fits. But it
shows how well and exactly wholesome
general proposition viii meet special
condition Of abcrrant monstroslty and
vicious lawlessness.