Evening journal., 1908-08-22
POLITICAL
ANOTHER LETTER
Rev. John M. ArterS Sends a
Second Communication to
William II. HeaId
POLITICAL

Following the letter sent by William
4. Head. the Congressional candidate
% John NJ. Arters, the district super
rfendent Of the Anti Saloon League
Who mad asked him for an expression
NJ his views Ieiative to local option
Mr.. Arters sent this letter to Mr.
Heali yesterday:
Mr.. William H. Heald, 300 Equit-
able Building City.
Dear Mr.. Head: Il am in re-
ccipt Of your letter Of yesterday
and have given careful considera-
ton to its contents. Permit me to
say that 1 would appreciate your
reply much more were it not the
evident result of my recently pub
lished statements.
In reply let me disclaim all in
tention Of placing you I'm a false
position before the public with
reference TO the opportunities
which you have had to reply to
my former letters. / gladly ac-
cept your statement that you have
not been in your Office since July
II until this week, but am COM
PEELED to ask why you could not
ind time to reply to my letters OF
inquiry between June 6, the date
Of my first letter, and your period
Of absence from your office. Sure
ly at some period during those six
weeks of attending to other mat
tiers you might have found time
to express your views upon the
very vital question of national
temperance legislation.
ALLOW me in answer TO the con-
GLIDING portion Of your letter to
call your attention TO the fact that
you have not touched upon the
matters in which / am interested
as regards your candidacy for
Congress. What the supporters Of
temperance in Delaware want to
know is, how you win vote upon
measures bound to be presented
in the next Congress providing
against the shipment OF intoxi-
eating liquors for beverage pur-
poses from states that are wet into
states or portions of states that
are dry. win you. in other words,
vote to protect Kent and Sussex
counties against the shipment Of
such liquors from points in Penn
sylvania, Maryland and elsewhere,
as also to protect New Castle
county and the city OF Wilmington,
when they abolish the saloon, as
they are bound soon to do.
"Your answers to these questions
involve your attitude toward the
reelection Of Joseph c. Cannon as
Speaker Of the National House Of
Representatives. Temperance ad-
vocates throughout the Nation re-
gard him as a sworn enemy Of such
legislation as have named. 1t will
not be sufficient for you TO declare
your willingness to stand upon the
platform to be adopted by the ap-
preaching Republican State Con-
vention. You are asking to be
elected a National legislator. That
platform will doubtless conhne it.
self to matters affecting state
legislation only, especially so far
as the prohibition of the liquor
traffic is concerned
THE demand everywhere is for
public servants who have fixed
opinions upon all matters affect
ing the public veal, and in no sense
is this demand more vital than with
reference to the legalized saloon.
a recognized evil in both state and
nation. If. as a candidate for
Congress, you are able and willing
to meet this demand made by
many of the best people in Della
ware, no one will more gladly
welcome you as a public servant
than myself. But until you have
clearly committed Yourself in favor
of such interests as I have mem
toned, must continue to give my
constituents the facts as they are.
I am,
yours very truly,
John NJ Arters.
District superintendent "A