But Every Law Looks Blue to the Man
Who Wants to Break It, Says
Governor Folk, of Missouri.
Governor Joseph W. Folk, who became the most popular man in Missouri
because he dared to enforce the laws without fear or favor, until lately
has been too busy putting grafters in jail to talk about his work. But in
a speech which he made the other day in Boston, he told pretty clearly
what he is aiming at. He said:
The trust manager defies the laws of the State against
combinations and monopolies, and then calls for the
protection of the State for his property.
The dram-shop keeper wants the law enforced against the man
who robs his cash-drawer, but thinks he has a right to break
the law requiring his saloon to close on Sunday.
The burglar detests the law-breaking of the trust, but
considers the statute against housebreaking as an
interference with his personal liberty.
Governor Folk thinks that King Graft has just about come to the end of his
reign:
Wealth is not worshiped with the same devotion it used to
be. A new standard has been established; new, yet old--just
honesty; that is all. The remedy for corruption has been
found in the hearts of the American people.