The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-09

and dry question remained under COW
er and all Democrats, large and small,
with the toga-wearing bee disturbing
their slumbers, feared to enter the
tourney, fully realizing that if they
did a decisive defeat and future polit-
ical oblivion was a certainty on and
after primary day. Now that this
Democratic State official who had
the only big real party issue, his eff
ficiency and administration achieve
ments, to back his candidacy, has
stepped out of the way, smaller Dem
ocrats, generally regarded DIS party
disturbers, who really have nothing
vital to put forth as an excuse for de-
handing huge glory, are roughing
up the smooth waters and dragging
in an issue which looks and tastes no
more like aqua pura than honey does
like EPSON salts.
The candidacy of Gov. Gardner for
United States Senator was an asset
which, at the fall election, would have
caused 10000 Republicans to vote the
Democratic State ticket. With wet
and dry cat-and-dog scramble on the
horizon it will take some real wise
Democratic prognosticator to forecast
what the result will be.
If the dry Democratic lawyer, Chas.
NJ. Hay, does not get into the contest
the faction of Democracy which is
behind him may persuade former Gov,
Joseph W. Folk who was so disas-
trously defeated by the vets of St
Louis at the fall election of 1918, to
once more try his luck, assuring him
that his Republican opponent this
time will again be Selden P. Spencer
At a primary contest between Folk
and Halves. Folk would easily and
heavily win out in rural Missouri with
lead large enough to overcome
what Halves piled up in st. Louis.
Kansas City and other former GASES.
Under such condition Folk would de-
feat Senator Spencer, the "gop" can
didate at the fall election for the rea-
son that while the wet" hate and de-
test Missouri's former Governor deep
ly, they look on the present junior
Senator from Missouri in more
fierce light for the reason that when
they supported and elected him in
1918 he was regarded as a candidate
who, while espousing the dry cause
openly for election purposes, really
way down in the bottom of his heart
was wet and would help to defeat all
prohibition legislation if sent to the
United States Senate.
When Senator Spencer voted to up.
hold wartime prohibition and for tn
Federal prohibition amendment en-.
abling act which tightly clamped or
the lid last January, it was accepted ir
the light of a betrayal of confidence
and trust by the wet electors Of Mis-
souri,. Never again will this huge po
litical faction of the State rally arounC
that Senator and the choked up way
they feel has given each and everyone
the opinion that they could more easily
swallow Folk than Spencer. This i.
due to the fact that it is known tha
Folk only stood for strict law enforce
ment which included the midnigh
closing act and Sunday closing, ant
that he occasionally took a drink
Senator Spencer is now known to b
for prohibition first, last and all tn,
time, with never as much as one glas
of "suds" to relieve his Sahara de
meanor.
The question which next arises is
"How would Halves and Hays run i
both got into the Democratic senator
ial tourney" The interrogation cal
be answered when that important dua
event comes to pass. Meantime, Law
yers Long and Higdon are the only
Democratic senatorial candidates wht
have officially entered the primary
contest.