Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-11-24
DEM|NC CAPTURED
BY GOVERNOR FOLK
And by Way Of Reciprocity
Gov. Folk is Very Much
Taken With Deming
AUDIENCE DELIGHTED
The Governor has Coined
More Good Epigrams than
Any Other Lecturer.

Demings great lecture course was
most auspiciously opened, Friday
evening Governor Joseph W. Folk,
one of the really conspicuous figures
In the public eye today, man who
says and does good things and who
takes personal pride in following out
in his every day life that which he
suggests to other people.
The Governor was introduced by
his old friend and former Colleague.
Major James r. Waddill, to whom
he paid a fine compliment in ex-
change for the one given him in
the introduction. After paying n
fitting tribute to the Deming count
nv Gov. Folk launched into one Of
the greatest lectures of this age on
THE Era Of Conscience" which is
doing wonderous work in making
the world better.
Among other good things the
great lecturer said:
There has been great awaken
ing on the subject of individual re-
sponsibllity for the affairs of city,
state and nation within the last few
years. The public conscience has
been aroused against evils and
things are not tolerated now that a
few years ago were submitted to in
silence.
Reforms sometimes die, but revo-
lutions never go backward, and n
revolution has been wrought IN the
conscience of men.
III the issue could be represented
squarly between public rights and
special privileges everywhere there
would be no doubt as to the outcome.
For the majority Of the people here
and everywhere will do right when
they know right.
One of the obsticles to the pro-
gress of righteousness everywhere
is the mistaken view that II Injuries
a city or state to prosecute wrong
doing. have heard men deplore
the exposure of public corruption
because it hurts city.
Tits well for a state to display its
virtues and not parade its faults
but il should not be forgotten thrt
the highest civic virtue is in the
overthrow of civic depravity
Grafters, whether in st. Louis,
Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francis.
co, or Pitsburg, always endeavor Ia
have it appear that fight against
them is slander against the city in
which they operate. Criminal
wes'.h when assailed always tries to
hide behind the skirts of Legitimate
business, and claims that business i
being attacked.
In the work before you there Il
no use for the sword, but there is 1
stern demand for that courage
shown by Americans on so man,
battleields. The spirit they exhibit
ed as soldiers of war. we should show
as soldiers of peace in the mobiles
work to which the the patriot cal
be called, the supreme and sublime
effort to bring little nearer da!
by day. the time when brotherhoo'
and charity shall rule instead of ay
arice and greed; when social priv
lege in every form shall be destroy
ed and equal rights to all enthroned
IF a government anywhere neg
lects the people in is because tn
people first neglect the government
The law abiding people are in tn
majority, and there Is hardly a con
unity in the country Of which TIL
cannot be said. They are usual
quiet though, while the lawless al
so vociferous as to deceive many
to their number. A majority OF u
people are honest, and want goc
government, but do not as a rul
work for it, while the minority al
pernIciously active all the time. II
lawless stand on the street and Ia
for their side, while the law abidir
are timid and unobtrusive.
"A government is good as the a
erage morality Of the average inc