The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-24
GOV. FOLK OPTIMISTIC
Crowded House at Farm
ington and Predicts Wilson'S Elec.
ton by Tremendous Odds.

A large and enthusiastic crowd
greeted former Governor Folk ut the
Court House last Friday. Every
seat in the court room was occupied
and many stood along the aisles and
crowded about the doors throughout
the speaking, giving the closest at
tentiOn to everything he said. Aud
they were rewarded with a splendid
presentation of the dominant issues
In this remarkable campaign. MIR.
Folk was iu good form. He spoke
with force, vigor and earnestness
that carried conviction with his
words. He said he had been over
good part of the East and through
the States of Kansas, Iowa and Ne
braska, and believed 1t q reasonable
prediction that Wilson will have the
largest majority In the electoral coll
lege that any President ever re.
ceived.
Philip Pipkin, one of the stalwart
young Democrats of st. Francois
county, introduced Mr.. Folk In
well turned speech that earned for
him IA warm and responsive ap-
plause. The Governor prefaced his
speech with commendatOry words
for the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, Mr.. Major aud the other men,
composing the State ticket, for Con-
gresham Hensley, whose record in
Congress he applauded, and for the
county Democratic ticket. He then
took up the national ticket and ma
tional issues.
Woodrow Wilson" said he, lis
the best equipped man mentally for
the presidency who has been nomin-
ated for that Office since the days Of
Thomas Jefferson. Not only does
he possess intellectual attainments
of the highest order, but he has
moral courage to rare degree. His
fight against Smith In New Jersey
was one of the bravest things
candidate for President ever did.
His victory In the defeat of Smith
is a warning to all privileged serv-
ing political bosses that their reign
is over and the rule of the people
has begun under the leadership of
Woodrow Wilson as the captain Of n
regenerated Democracy. II he keeps
up the fight. as | believe he will,
against the domination of the pew
ers that prey in party and public af-
fairs, he will give the nation a
new birth of freedom. There is no
reason why every Democrat. and
every good citiztn for that matter,
should not vote FOR Wilson"
81 have been over a good part Of
the East" said Mr.. Folk, land
through the States of Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska, and believe 1t rea-
sonable prediction to say that Will
son will have the largest majority
In the electoral college that any
President ever received. That he
will carry at least three-fourths of
the States is a prophecy justified by
existing conditions; In fact, there Is
not State In the Union that Will
son may not carry; there are some
perhaps that he will not carry, but
no State can be named that he Is
certain not to carry. On the other
hand, there Is no State that either
Roosevelt or Taft IL sure OF carry.
ing. Either one or the other may
carry some State or States. There
Is no Sta tie, however, that is abso-
lutely certain for either Of them.
"Mr. TAFT in the old days, when
the people were asleep, would have
been considered good President,
but he has utterly failed to keep
step In the march against entrenched
privilege. He was described by the
late Senator Dolliver of Iowa, as a
good fellow surrounded by men
who knew exactly what they want.
He permitted himself to be persuaded
in the selection of his Cabinet of.
ficers to appoint those who before
had been affiliated with interests an.
tagonistic to the public welfare. Mr.,
Wickersham, the Attorney General,
had been the attorney of the Sugar
Trust before his appointment. Mr..
Dickinson, the Secretary uf War,
had been the chief attorney of f..
II. Hartman for the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. Mr.. Balliuger, Sec
rotary of the Interior, had been
closely connected with the Guggen-
helm interests. Mr.. Nagel, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
is one of the attorneys of the Stand
ard Oil Company,
"Is 1t any wonder that surrounded
by these advisers, without imputing
their honor of honesy at all, that
Mr. Taft was lead into one mistake
after the other, and one blunder al
tel the other, always against the