St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 5, 1905

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§ ; ee ’ : : ¢ 9 I OF ULAR ; ‘ = ¥ ’ wer meee ot Popular sin were printed 3 ‘ | ml Were printed in the Post-Dispatch during October. mM) The Post.’ ispateh during tober, 1905, than : : ; . Octot : were printed o% the Post-Dispatch during October e 12,278 MORE than were printed during 2 : | . ‘ World's Fair year. \ a year ago.

VOL 58. NO. 76. ra ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1905. | PRICE FIVE CENTS. OLK LIKENS THE !)W SWEEPING NATION "% TOSPIRITUAL WAVE THAT ARQSE WITH COMING OF CHRIST a satindniiaiihaianies ‘ _ ; ; Bae ~ | |He Predicts That the Agitation ~~

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™ Tells How the Country Has ee snare a Ne, OF OVP | : aa in Four Years of Graft Ex- 8. . | SR ; a. : ‘| Which Began in St. Louis, Wil] Pe : posures Developed the “Pub- Ee a8 a SSN ee oe bro bers oe in . iv “dee a . | | ts Forms ls Swept Away a / fie Conscience’ and Taught It Is as peutic to Betray Public Officials That Briber i, see ‘: area Isn't a “Conventional Crime.” si ~~ 4 yw : XY ee \ Be Oe a Public as a Private Trust. A Staff ae Sistas ck | fe 3 : . % Os ia | , : a | ee ) : | | | | } fas x : \ : a | GOV. F OLK ON LESSONS OF JEFFERSQN CITY, Mo., Oct. 31. | oS rs | Cae 4 Hit; aS UU THE GRAFT CRUSADE} ‘ : * . awe yi r over : is 7 i i e a REN A" ‘ Ho : ; $? | A an J i : ‘ ‘3 Go ae PERS, GARR ; Mg , e 6 MORAL wave Is sweeping r this coun : eae eS : a | Ph Bey El | Set ws | Pad f Y te ct EE OTS ea oe ge ~ hb I: 1S not the number of men in stripes

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try that is analogous to the spiritual wave ! that arose on the coming of Christ and >, al ges 4 7 Be ; : a ; \¥ Y hf, i ee Ci, Ce oe re ens tig Li | iat ee Oe es 5 oa thing. that will not subside until graft in all its forms is a ; | i eee se a ' p ig WA | | a eee gee out ey C2 ~~ ae he = : ee) oer Cee Came, engin was 6 ae: a ; ‘ : 3 ’ ee f a: am} pant j Ig “fi ys ae SS We ah eek : se se : Bk ee ie ee aie ; “Jefferson wrote ‘Equal rights for all and thing of forms, lifeless. He gave it a beating heart . 3 er Fs : : ee ‘s 7 : tp y) ly C/ZAZZ i ri. be, " es es Pe ys : “te ; > - ee gt : moe | : pi special privileges for none.’ Special privilege eres # ve Ute. 5p he piace of pase es sg es 9G ie ot % pi t di Wt AWWA ptt Se en elas po 8 OR os ae "eg Hage Sa on i eo a anaes is graft and the people have declared against. mysticism, He taught the simple truths of morality |, we ¥ ; Bee re ee samme ote 7 Cae? LAL NS é; Mh act a ‘ON. OP a Ca ee craft.” . : which are appealing to the hearts and consciences ee ieee: SO is | Sie ae Re > he | rr A iio , Ee ) , . . i = ‘* * - 7

3 ‘The moral wave which is now swee ping over this country is analogous to that spiritual wave Fe Wee | : es The world has seen nothing like this wave of moral (er me es ey ae ee nw Lf; which rose with the coming of Christ.’’ ‘ou ws dese % AeA: en as , 3 ci ee e + mise as ge ' tt Mi § : : AWC de (ty ie i, Be fog aA \\* VMAs QW ttip a tion of the law and draws an unjust profit’ refornmation. 9 the people are becoming aggressive in their morality. WL wy Te ey, , MU Las aA, Pr cinietaaisi from the people.” These are the words of Jospeh Wingate Folk, Gov- ggg = og sy AL, . 7 Sais mt A ss f his , Y@ 4 p?, ? pe AO ae fio. “Four years ago, the words graft and y 4 /j é - ae i ; SO =f A gy? May My WY} 2B Ge ar he ee eo aN grafter as used today were unknown, They aA py “se Meg Se EE IE Pi Rae rN are now a part of the English language.” , = 4 "4, , a as whe a y es pte P : oy : ¥ opis ’ “ 7 >» hte . eynor of Missouri. Since last March, he has trav- eled 7000 miles across this continent, from New York 4o Portland, Ore., and San Francisco and as far south as Nashville, Tenn. a a “A 2 SS

P ysoe AS “Before the St. Louis prosecutions of graft- ers there were only 34 bribery cases in the law books of the United States. In three anda He has made 27 speeches of note and innumerable -short addresses, incidentally meeting men of widely separated cities and all shades of political feeling. He has a lengthy list of correspondents, some friends of 3 : balf years the aumiber Saar iaaa Maaeenaeaael Jong standing, other friends acquired during his eru- oo : | ~~ tte : | 7 ote 4 i eee ry Ae: ; ci ee 9 Bee fold.” sade on graft. He reads magazines and newspapers, : \S- Ba / Ad , oo ee, Hd Fe PO sey ae os : ae ee ae ee . ‘ especjally newspapers, anf is consequently well aware of political conditions throughout a large part fe Tanne’ £0 exprene: oe : | a ) | but publicity given the amazing revelations, opinion regarding the height, force and life of the _ OP oe po i" by the newspapers, aroused the country.” reform ‘wave concerning which he speaks. ; f bo ge ga be Pee Me ye Sy fe NEE . Mee SB ere oat | a, Bie ees par ¥ :

“Had the trials of graiters been held behind closed doors they would have been valueless;

WAVE STARTED IN ST. LOUIS. > ~ : AS Leg TAA | Whig 34 wien Reeastttne 32.0 Posie Saieteata Ni) MONT (iy. wy) N a ~ a RR a ie 7% ce es | “I do not know who first suggested the idea We talked in the privatest private office of the = _ . ' : ny i . atten: “ res i 4 ieee fy, SA ; : Wwe Oh! “" - a 3 ae ze & i ae : ie that the public has a conscience, but you will Governor’s suite in the Capitol at Jefferson City, he BD ii) , BON Sipeeien yee raat vet iy Ci se a ea. a a PRE search in vain for it in ‘eneyclopedias of ora- behind a beautiful rosewood deck sprawled in a ean Al ee ek VS ho ae , Os, re. wee | 4 aoe ad ieee 4 MM tory compiled prior to four years ago.” great Jeather chair drinking deepiy at whiles—at | problems growing out of it engaged the attention of | Piven Stich Samarra eta a y daily contact with grafters. He took . rged ° . : SS; Ts TSC wt ee P > > 1ex » , r saw me ’ : but one notice to quit—the indictment of as many as THE “PUBLIC CONSCIENCE.” ete Meld an ed dad te ly any PRS aa a [ | J - | legenera bly did. He sew m n graft without losa of stand ; ; : . ‘r word has d firmly into | MEL PRE 30a as entered into politics; anew for the protective tariff, but there are hordes of {tion of character. Grafters who have confessed to/ing and he did likewise. he could secure evidence against—-and told the trial In that time a new word has entered firmly ito yatriotism has been aroused——patriotis (the hiaet (Renublicans who a Felon taf eS F pee «ia : e ee Meld & q Fe | . af t patriotism of the hear vepublicans Who do not believe in it. This is true|me have shown me the steps in their gradual de- “Now, no man can say, that grafting is a ‘com- juries that, far from being a “conventional” offense,| the body of the English language and a new idea; , . distinguished from patriotism of the head of other planks in the platform. There is one plank }terioration > crime. that the ’ ; inst bribery { ‘ > , . r a wena cae ’ ' . ? _ 4 ~ Woes : ‘ : “¢ - - } r corruption in public office struck at the foundation, has arisen. The new word is ‘graft’ and the new “Jefferson wrote, ‘Equal rights for all. aneciel uriy. (on which all the honest men of ‘all wart? sieees on ventiona = ¢ a © law against bribery is of the Government and the corrupt men wer o idea is ‘the public conscience.’ Four vears ago ? per » £0 Ue S408 1Or all, Special priv- ‘ ionest men of a parties are unit- When the public conscience Was asleep, » When | obsolete. The public awakening has made the task e , *n were worse a i rit : 8 agy, |; = > Sneci — ‘ ee Pe ka 4s “tateree ' Se stewed Se P | Be Seatler’ were slang wirdh. A: ‘raster’ ileges for er. Special privilege in any form is ed, and that is in opposition to graft. Uhey are uvit- | grafting was allowed to go unmolested, the ruin of | of the b-iber well nigh impossible. Grafting is now « 1e or mn " é ‘ gre eo See So a a graft, even when it is protected by law. ‘there | ed in war on the bosses who ure the : ; ve . . RS & ; b SF apie aes ’ parents of graft | good mcn elected to office was easy. Men who/| known t? be bad polities. Public office j longer t. 9 Pee nea was one who hung about courts and secured clients eT eae inne Bt pe Sa Sak et ae ANd wea ge ASE ape h aes ee gd bat | ae nown | S. ¢ Office is no lon Twenty-two cases resulted in 21 convictions. but i are forms of graft under laws creating monopolies ; 1” the cities. Butler in St. Louis, Cox in Cineinnati. prided themselves on their honesty took bribes. One looked tpon as a means to graft. Instead of sub- i | : ; : ame ae for lawyers or bondsmen. Boodle and boodler had |. i i ca natie tacid ee at , ae | : : a ome to us from the Tweed cases. In the beginning “ays ats se sitigets wana a | Durham in Philadelphia and Murphy in New York | St. Louis grafter who accepted $25,000 for his vote | siding, tke movement will grow in force and will C - uA wee : ‘ g “ © exaggerate wren Say thaf | efore this move- i\ il] ] e overt hrow n : A i = aliela : i © : ; 3 : ' EXPOSURE THE TRUE SUCCESS. of the St. Lous eases, ‘orafter’ emerged from its | ! and late. took S50 000 to vote another VV ay, re- reach in Oo all the relations of life. elevating po ities ia melded, GN mononaliés “and the visotestive |: “Rut these are. inere incidents: 3 ae : Pas ha | 5 i | ( he protec tive | l he re mere lit idk hits Til the Wat ror turned 1 if 825 000 with 0 note saving he could not | ane bues Neas.

: “It is not the number of men in stripes that police court use and entered the vocabulary, sig- Ke /p 5 J Vf y : Tv a count,” said Goy. Folk; “it is the exposure that is} ,ifying one who fastens himself upon the people, | J7 OLA? § CCCH-NIGARIiNO OUulVs 7 ave / ie o£ ae : ‘2 “A es . were 7 I ying >| JI PEE d ; # gs Ve AREHW af ? 2 f -, o oui Ay powerful In preventing further crimes, Had those either with ie. without the sanction of the law. and | >, p he flim f VOU the Atlantic Lo the / actfw Since March af | trials been held in secret, behind closed doors, they | draws an unjust profit from the people. No dic- | * po Papi : NEW YO would have been valueless. But the publication in tionary contains the word, because no dictionary | aad (aes — MAR, 2a ‘F the mewspapers of the facts brought out in the! has been compiled since it became a part of the : cr) SAAVTAYQUA iv. y yi, trials, the wide publicity given by the newspapers | ‘anguage. Webster does not contain boogle, al- DES NOines ae 5 ~ AURORA ww Vie i

to the amazing revelations of official corruption ‘though the Standard and Century have admitted it. ¥ te Avg: ‘9 frvoused the country.” PUBLIC CONSCIENCE AWAKE, : ¢ Pe ee ota sa ° ® ers ots. ' gt ha “It was found that conditions like those of St. “At about the same time arose the idea that the SALT LAKE cri7y FREEMON?Y 0 uy, Louis prevailed in Milwaukee and prosecutions were | public has a conscience. J do not knew who first ex- weer 4t vuULv ‘= @'g PETERSBURG ‘645 - - begun there, Minneapolis followed, and then the | pressed the idea, but I do know that you may search ; © : Ras ae sms aioe ; wi* oO a on graft had a hundred centers of activity. the encyclopedias of oratory without finding it in ; : : e =f} , & , > a "It was said then that the movement was of nojany speech prior to four years ago. ¥ ! 1" force or permanency, but those who said this were ak publie conscience is awake to that corrup- AN FRAN CISC 0 3 my yay bo Aa ee da not prophetic. tion in public life which Judge Davis vainly called CT ee | . JEF ’ “The St. Louis disclosures had come at a psy-jto its attention in the prosecution of Jake Sharpe, pe org sig or.” thological moment. For 50 year before the Civil promoter of the Broadway Railway franchise steal “- ' Warthe country had been absorbed in the problem of{in New York, Old-time political parties are losing NMASAVILLE,; | ' VUNE 1

siavery ; during the 40 years following the war the! their hold on the people and in their stead is aris- a o- iis... A me enim

Se NRE - ee - = — wwe is | certain haa = a readers ever =; homes. | ew York. “Phe bride $5 | C®? a whether applicants for a cere- ores. ‘ that he inspired his daughter to fll-treat}| Kretachmer ie at a loss to know what { peti on | ‘Fewort it was tried ery day than it has ho quite pretty, mony have heen divorced. First in everything. an he inspired his grre 6 tee tt would be proper to credit 3t to. -| muanter-General tae

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