Evening journal., 1912-12-13
JOHN F. HAD
SMALL PART In
THE HOLD-UP
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continued from first rage
when he learned that Senator Hoar
of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
had sent letter 20 Mr.. Wolcott tell
ing him that charges had been filed
against him and that time for a
hearing before committee would be
fixed?
That prominent Delaware Demo-
crat was not John f. Salisbury.
10 therefore viii be seen that the
following letter. written by John f..
Salisbury, only deals with a COM
paratively unimportant phase OF the
knitting OF Mr. Wolcott by the SaUls-
bury Democratic faction:
Editor Every Evening You ap-
pear to be Mortified that any Demo-
. 'crat. or, as you put II. any leading
Democrat" should have opposed the
confirmation OF the appointment of
James l.. Wolcott for United states
Judge in Delaware. IN 1897. Possibly,
lif you can recollect the past (and |
think you cam, you will not be so
ifiippant with the word traitor" since
everyone in Delaware knows that the
Every Evening. in 1896, failed, as Mr..
Wolcott did. to support the Demo-
cratic nominee for President man
nominated at regular national con-
Nention of the party. and under and
by the rules of the party. Did. or did
you not, Mr.. Editor, play traitor to
fhe nominees of the party and vote
Tor the nominees OF a boiling conven-
ton? Yet You have the impudence to
call some one traitor You quote
the Washington Post as 10 the num-
ber OF Democrats confirmed by a Re
publican Senate VIII you tell us
whether those confirmed by Re-
publican Senate were not mostly men
who had voted against Mr. Bryan. the
Democratic nominee for President
Tell us whether or not their appoint
ments and combinations we're not IA
reward them for treachery to IN,
Democratic party.
Your correspondent is the mar
who went to the city of Washington
and did all he could to defeat tn,
confirmation Of Mr.. Wolcott He wen
of his own accord, without consulting
any human being I'm the State Of Del
aware. No human being living knew
anything about his going, because h'
was then, and is now, his own mar
politically. His action was known al
soon as he arrived back in Delaware
He has never denied it; in fact you
yourself. Mr.. Editor, have known al
about il for years, because, IL / an
not greatly mistaken, told you abou
II, long ago.
Il had thought the OLD animositie
of years ago had been buried an
that In the future we were going 4
have a united and harmonious party
But if you want to tear open the oil
sores you can do so to your heart
content. Knowing. as everyone does
that your articles are directed agains
one man, / determined, while takin
no part in the senatorial fight, to cal
your attention TO what you alread
know, that I am the zone leadin
Democrat that visited Washingto
and did all in my power to defeat
personal and a political enemy
have no regrets for my action
took the responsibility. l am pei
fectly satisfied My advice to you
10 stop your contemplate bushes
and quit trying to stir up strife !
the Democratic party.
"As for being read out OF the Den
ocratic party. do or do you not thin
you and your kith and political lxi
are a nice lot of cattle TO talk abol
reading me out OF the party becau.
they opposed treachery?
John f. Salisbury.
"Doyer. December 18th. 1912"