The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01
Solicitor trni~tcad Jones Erpl,.

Raleigh =. g. Aprii a 1895.
". Il. snow, ItSq. Raleigh. N. 4
Dear Sir. Your lettcr Of tho list
inst. anne To- hand too late saturday
night ia he answered tlat day. and
is was in or the wnolc OF Nce-
tcrdaN. it was impossible for mo -
give You an earlier reply.
The Office Of solicitor is a hich and
important one, u which is entrusted
the enforcement Of the law concerning
the lives and liberty 81 the citizens.
and for us 10 enter int ANY bargain
in regard 10 il, would. in my opinien,
be highly improper and unworthy Of
either Of us.
What right have vou 81 | to say
to the people of this Judicial District
that we shall limit their cholrc to the
selection Of either o. rs What right
have YOU and | to say to clcn tae
people Of Wake county that one 81
the other Of us shan bC selected to the
exclusion of other candidates Of the
district or independent OF the choice
of the voters If the other counties Of
the district suppose tho voters OF
the Other counties Of the district
should desire YOU To be the candidate
for solicitor, have we tn" moral right
T" enter into any barLaiu that would
exclude them from exercising their
choice? ON the other haHI. il the
voters of the other counties should
feel that | had discharged tn" duties
of the office properly and should desire
mo To u" the candidate for solicitor.
have I the moral right 10 enter into
any bargain With you that would eN-
cludo them from exercising THEN
choice
The answers to the foregoing ques-
tionS are 50 sclf-eyidcnt that J could
not Causider for 4 entering
into the proposed bargain OF Comb1-
nation, contained II You letter.
Again, suppose 4 precinct in Wax"
county ut the primary should instruct
either for YOU or for me. What right
have we 10 say that tn" votes should
not be so cast or if one of US. for
which such precinct should. instruct.
should for any reason not bc q Candi-
datc at the time tn" county
ton meets. what right have we to N
ter into = bargain binding the dele
gates OF such precinct to vote foi tho
one of rs that continues TO bo a can
didate. regardless of the choice 81
such delegates for some other CaHdi-
date in the district Fairness re
quircS that in all matters relating t.
public Offices in q district, any candi-
date from any part of the district
should have equal opportunity in
every county within the district to
have his claim To and fitness for an
Office passed unon by tho voters If all
the counties comprising the district,
n any EFFORT upon the part o1 any
person OF persons, by bargain or otl-
crwise. - suppress the right Of any If
candidates. is not only against
the spirit bet the letter Of tn" plan
of our party organization. and, in my
opinion. such action WoulG be subN"l-
siNo of the best interests Of the Dcmo
cratic party and good government.
and SHOULD not be recognized OF toll
Grated.
n district is ~conposed Of -four
counties, Wake. Harnett. Johnston and
Wayne. and if ! have Docn unmlndtul
Of the trus. imposed upon me. | an
that the people shall 80 say
they gather at the primaries.
hut | shall not bc Il naltE t. any ha1-
gain or combination which woul tone
in any way to Stifle the voice Of tdg
Democratic voters Of n pant OF this
district. to fully express their choiac
fiji the selection Of q candidate fol
either from Wake or any
other county and | trust that ! hay
myself perfectly clear and plain
i'm setting forth the reasons upon
/ have made my decision in
this matter.
Very respectfully.
AEMISTEAD JONES.