The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-07-31
CONF M u NICATIONS
Fron MARTIN .. DAVFY

/ read with interest the article in
your issue of July 18th written by my
opponent, the Hon. E. r. Bathrick.
The charge made by him regarding
nv recommendation for the Post oflce
at Kent was fully answered in q let
ter which wrote to the editor OF the
Cleveland Leader. It strikes me that
Mr.. Bathriek is desperately in search
Of campaign material. / am quite
sure that he could do his cause moro
good by explaining the multitude OF
his official acts which have been the
cause Of so much censure, rather than
harping on one lonely letter which !
wrote as o private citizen.
Again he fails to include the pc
tition of the five Democratic candl-
dates for the Kent Post Office who
were in harmony with this letter from
myself. Again he lodges the charges
of disloyalty to the party, unfaithful-
ness to his campaign pledges and ar
f0aance and discourtesy to, the party
workers. These are tAe thines cen
cerning which the Democrats OF the
new fourteenth district desire infor
nation and explanation from him.
Let him explain if he cc.at why the bit
tcrness against MIN is so general
among Democrats in towns like Hud-
son, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Kenmore,
Barberton, Ravenna, Atwater, Way
land, Warren, Niles and many other
places throughout the whole nine
teenth district. Let him explain II
he can his disloyalty to the Democrat
ic party in his condemnation of Gov
Cox. Let him explain if he can his
unfaithfulness to his campaign
pledges in his opposition to the VIII
SON Underwood Tariff Bill.
Let him explain why he absolutely
broke his promise to the editor OF the
Barberton News. Let him explain why
he absolutely broke his promises to
the Democrats at Ravenra and is even
now playing an underhanded game
to break the Portage County Organ
ization. Let him explain why he
tried to put Republican over as Post
Master at Warren and why he did
finally appoint the man selected by
this Republican. Let him explain his
arrogance and discourtes-- to the Dem
ocratic Organization of Trumbull
County, also. :.
When he has finished explaining all
these things which are his official acts
then it may be he would be justified
in digging up one lonely letter which
| wrote as a private citizen. Mr..
Bathrick is on the defensive. He has
many, many things smacking of ir-
regularity and disloyalty which he
must explain and in the absence of a
satisfactory explanation he must
stand convicted before the Demo
cratic voters.
Mr.. Bathrick stated that the Dem
ocrat whom he appointed as Post
Master at Kent "is now giving good
service to Kent" He should have
said that the Kent Post Master is
now giving good service to Mr.. Bath
rick. | char ge that there is Post
Masters ring actively and desperate
w at work to save Mr.. Bathrick's pol
itical fortunes, notwithstanding the
feet that they are drawing pay from
the United States Government and
under instructions to keep out of all
Politics.
He states that / have capitalized
all the strife that he has stirred up.
He admits that there is great deaf
of strife. In one breath he states
that / have capitalized all this strife
and in another he claims that the dis
appointed ones are still his friends.
He is as inconsistent in this matter
as he has been throughout his official
career. 1 am sorry that the strife ex-
listed. / am sorry that it seemed nee
essary for another man to seek the
congressional nomination, hut | am
glad to say that it was not necessary
for me to capitalize this strife at all.
Several hundred men who are bitterly
opposed to Mr.. Bathrick because of
his treatment of them enlisted under
my standard without effort on my
part.
My opponent claims that the state
ments which l have made concerning
his failure to properly support rres-
ident Wilson's program and the Ralt-
imore platform are not true. He sure
ly must realize that il takes more
than mere denial to prove a point.
Let him explain if he can why it was
necessary for the Administration to
threaten to take his patronage away
from him if he did not line up. Let
him explain if he can his strenuous
effort to defeat the Tariff Program
and his special fight on free wool and
free sugar contrary to his campaign
pledges and the Baltimore platform.
II h" votel for it because he was
c.abped into it he Cannot take any
credit unto himself for rhis.
Sincerely yours,
N. Davey.