Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
LET THE PUBLIC JUDGE.

3 Vic AAN &C W sun AAGlA OhA AEElACIg obA
have attempted to make political capital
out of what was only local matter; for
which they can not be so much TO blame,
in view of the opportunity opened to them.
The entire correspondence is laid before
| the people without comment as it is
plain and frankly expressed without at
tempt to apologize or equivocate, and
therefore the people will understand the
situation, and draw their own conclus-
/ ions
Milford, Oct 7th, l9lO.-To &. Layton
Grier. Milford, Del. Dear Sir: / here
with enclose your check for $36. which
you gave to Mr.. Reynolds, my bOOkkeeper
and manager, to paw for five weeks use
of As inches Of advertising space in the
Chronicle, the purpose of which was to
be the defeat Of the Republican ticket, as
it was nominated.
You will, after consideration, appreciate
the fact that my permission to use the
columns of the Chronicle for purpose OF
this character would place me in an IN
enyiable position, and ! am sure you
would not care 10 assume one OF similar
character yourself.
NV sense of honor alOne-Were there
no other TeasOn--wOuld stop me from per-
mittng the Chronicle being used as a
medium with which to bring forth OBJ
stacles for the success OF my party.
| want to be fair with you, and for that
reason, / am returning your check and
notifying YOU that the agreement made
between Mr.. Reynolds and Yourself, at
the first epportunity-afte learning of
the object to which the use Of the space
is to be put, so that you will have OppOr-
tunity to do as you may think proper.
l will not permit the Chronicle to be
made a medium, even through its adver-
tising columns, to attempt tn bring de-
feat to the Republican ticket, in State or
county. am very truly yours, Theodore
Townsend, Editor and Proprietor, Milford
Chronicle.
Mr.. GRIER's REPLY.
October 9TH, l9lO.-Col. Theodore |
Townsend, Editor of The Milford Chron- !
icle, Milford.-Sir On Monday last I |
made a contract with your manager for |,
certain amount of space in your paper for |
each issue till the election, to be used for |
political advertising. This matter was to |
be furnished by me, not to be libelous !
and to bear the appearance OF advertising !
matter.
One snch advertisement appeared in I
your issue of today, and this evening l /
have your letter declining to continue the
contract. returning my check and giving
certain reasons for doing so.
Now, it seems important that ! shoHld
call your attention to few facts did
not state to your agent or to anyone else
that my purpose was or is to defeat the
Republican ticket but / will say frankly
that it is my hope that the decent people
of the districts on either side of the Mis-
pillion will defeat certain candidates
whose nominations are an insult to the
character and intelligence OF our people
and which drag Republicans deeper into {
the mre. You may feel that no matter {
who happens to get on the ticket he {
should be elected bat that is view of pol
itcs that is getting to be ancient history {
But the real significance of your posi-
ton lies in the fact that you lave seen the {
copy for but one of our advertisements,
and we have discussed no other copy for !
these advertisements with either you or
your representatives-and you now refuse /
ls space on the ground that these adver-
tisements would injuTe the Republican {
party. {
That one advertisement contained sim I
ply an offer of rewards for the detection {
If vote. buyers. No distinctions between {
Democrats and Republicans were made. a
There is no conclusion possible but that {
you regard vote buying as a necessary '
part of Republican politics-at least To- c
will not permit your paper to
De the means of discouraging it, even t
hough the space is paid for. y
Under these circumstances, permit me a
o say that | and those working with me v
will reach the public through a better /
orm of publicity, and since it is well to a
know the TRUTH the public will now know f
hat the Milford Chronicle and its editor i
egard as a necessary part of Republican 4
politics the corruption of the voter-at t
east you will not allow anything, even O
n announcement, to appear in your col ]
IN n against it. a
During the Local Option campaign YOU .
old many columns of your space to the t
iquor people, in which appeared every O
onceivable argument in favor of the sa. {
oOn. You announced that personally / il
ou we're dry and gave that side in a t.
manner your editorial Endorsement. You Il
aid you we're obliged to take such adver v
ising when offered. u
let YOU HOW ueCtluC dQNtItlE6ulCubE G.
ffering rewards for the arrest and con- q
iction of those scroundrels who have for G.
ears debauched our voters and degraded b
part of our people-all on the plea that el
on must stand by the Republican party. 81
This being your position, out of respect Il
or myself, would not wish an adver- n
sement of mine to appear in a paper e,
Ihich you edit. Il
/ trust that my Republicanism is as Il
)und as yours; but whatever excesses
be two political parties have been guilty G
{ in the past it is certainly not necessary al
} indorse every ringster or political hack p
tho forces himself on ticket nor to en-. o.
ourage shameless bribery to insure his CT
lection. CO
l am member of the Republican party, OF
ut belong to no party, and certainly pC
OF to any machine. lii
Yours, pC
g. Layton Grier. bt
The following correspondence was the to
suit Of q letter addressed to Colonel
OWnsend by the chairman Of the State yC
epubIican Committee, after the publiea-
on Of the above letters in the Whining