Evening journal., 1912-06-05
Peoples Column
REV. 5. NJ. M0RGAN'S REJOINER
TO ATTORNEY GENERAL GRAY

REV. ;. VI. M0RGAN'S REJOlNEK
TO ATTORNEY GENERAL GRAY
Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir: noticed in the Every Evening
in connection with its brief mention
Of the resolutions, which it refused
to publish, passed by the Methodist
Preachers Meeting on Monday morn
ing, May eth, disapproving the At
torney Generals taking the case OF
Mr.. James H. lSanes application for
q new liquor license for the building
No. 604 Market street, that Mr.. Gray
is quoted as saying that this action
by the Preachers Meeting was "un-
called for" Since ! wrote these
resolutions, which the Preachers
Meeting unanimously adopted as their
expression of judgment on Mr.. Gray
action. want in this public letter to
give more fully our reasons for this
expressed judgment
First, let it be conceded without
reservation that Mr.. Gray, if he were
not the public officer he is. had the
right personally in his private prac-
tice to take the case of Mr.. Kane or
OF any other like case, and 1t would
have been no affair OF ours to publicly
criticize his conduct. That | am
very sure we all concede. But this
is not the case with Mr. Gray for the
following reasons. % He is Attor-
ncy General of our commonwealth, an
Office of high honor and dignity, with
which service as private attorney
for an applicant for a liquor license
while he is in that Office is entirely
out Of harmony.
Second The Office of Attorney Cen
,eral involves duties of both ferreting
out and OF prosecuting violators OF
the law, of which number i'm this State
"a large proportion are yiolators of
laws relating to the liquor traffic.
Indeed. | am authoritatively informed
that this same Mr.. Kane, whose APP
,plicatiop Mr.. Gray as attorney in
court championed, was on another oc-
casion brought before the same court
by the Law and Order Society. on a
remonstrance for violating the screen
law.
Third. Upon Mr. Grays receiving
the nomination for Attorney General
at the hands of his own party, IN
view Of certain conditions Of unfitness
alleged and urged against his OPP
ponent, the temperance people, OF the
tween Mr. Gray and his opponent on
the Republican ticket. began to think
of giving their support as electors II
Mr. Gray, provided, of course. they
could feel warranted as temperance
lpeople iu so doing Pursuantly tC
this inclination Of the temperanc,
people, Mr. Gray gave what seemed
ITO be adequate assurances in the pub
lie press.
Not only that. but some OF his
friends spoke to the temperance peo
pie IN his behalf and avowediy in hil
name One of this number a promi
ment lawyer Of this city of worthy re
lpute and close to Mr.. Gray. came u
Dover the night before the Prohibi
tion party convention and interviewei
some Of the leaders Of that party fl
behalf Of Mr. Grays endorsement b,
them. II was this gentleman's as
hurances. speaking for Mr.. Gray, add
ed 10 Mr.. Grays own assur
ances, publicly given, that led .
Mr. Crays endorsement by the Prohi
bition party And let n be said her
that The endorsement Of Mr. Gray
candidacy by The Prohibition part
carried with it much more than thei
party strength for his support II
moral effect upon the temperance pee
iple in the two political partie
Throughout the State was both EN-
uhatic and largely inclusive. as show
by the difference between Mr. Gray
iparty strength and the vote Of tn
lpeople that elected him. was on
lof the Prohibition party men inter
viewed in Dover by this importar
lawyer from Wilmington I'm behal
Of the aforementioned endorsement
may also say that 7 had correspond
ence with this same gentleman rt
Rarding this same matter and. as wa
made evident i'm this lawyers letter
10 the writer. with Mr.. Gray's know
edge and approval think 7 nav
this CORRESPONDENCE in my possessio
et This writing
Now, some of the preachers. inclut
ing myself IN that Prohibition part
convention advocating this endcrs'
ment by the convention and supDor
ig it with our votes there and aftei
wards at the polls. are now member
Of the Preachers Meeting Of tn
city Moreover. we with others
the Prohibition party and still oth'
temperance people Of this city wei
earnest remonstrants. as we ougl
10 have heen against the granting
this license by the court to Mr.. Kan
which Mr. Gray. as private attornf
for Mr. Kane. was strenuously adv
eating. 7 say again that this w,
an anomalous role for Mr.. GRAY 70
I'M and It merits public CRITICS
from the very source IL comes. sio'
he is the public officer he is and und
the aforementioned circumstances.
most emphatically disagree wi
Mr.. Gray, therefore, when he say
rs he is quoted as saving by II
Every Evening. that the Methodi
preachers resolutions were "uncall
for"
Respectfully yours.
s. NJ. Morgan.
Mt. Salem NJ. E. Parsonage. Wilm.n
ton, Del. June 4, 1912.
EVERYBODY EATS BANANAS.
Acoordinr 10 Harry CraWfO