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that when he--" Aits $h, way
lin khaki that he W. to1s
Vict No, Senator, Who. D.. N
march proudly away, under IT, iag
Of his country, do not feel that he rs
In company with, and the companion
Of eonVicts, merely because he has
been called to serve his country In
this great war, and think that. the
comparison made by you is an affront
to every good, Iaw-aDiding, Ibsrty-IcV-
ing citizen of this great country.
No, Senator, you and | do not agree
as to your course. l think the Senate
of the United States should have pass
ed the Ship Purchase Bill the Armed
Neutrality Bill, the resolution declas
ing war; the Selective Draft Bill, and
a great many other democratic meas
ures, which you and few puny demo
Gratis and republicans have voted
against, and in this way tried to tle
the hands OF our great President.
Feeling this way about it, cannot
support you, cannot follow you long
er, and l cannot distribute your litera-
ture. which believe disseminates poi
son, as 1t Is an appeal to the masses
for the purpose OF placing you
in position again where you can
still fetter your Government in the
prosecution of this war. l have
kept up with your course in the Sen
ate as best / could, and from your rec
ord l find that you have never said one
word commendatory of England, Bel.
Sium, France. Italy, Serbia, or Rou
mania. The fact is all that you have
had to say apparently was commenda-
tory Of Germany. Your powerful voice
seems never to have been raised In de-
fense Of the Allies.
Senator, ! have always thought you
were great man Of the people, but
your course has led me to believe that
your sympathy and feelings and JUDO
ment are now against US, and that
your every act and deed has been to
deter and fetter those In office from
vigorously prosecuting this war to a
successful conclusion. You have COM
mended the acts Of some of the Cana
dlans In robelIlne against their coun-
try when It called them. There Is
practically no sedition In Mississippi,
and II there 10, don't you think that
your acts are largely the cause Of itf
You know when a great man goes
wrong II 10 easy to take a following.
You seem to have pretended to offer
your services to the Army. Why should
you offer your services 10 fight and to
die In a war brought on by 1.-The inter.
ference on tho part Of Germany with
commerce between New York and
London"
Surely you would not have offered
to fight to assist and save those rich
New York and London profiteers, II
such there are.
No, Senator, shall not scatter your
literature shall stand by my couu-
try and do all that l can in my hum
BILE way to see that the right results
are accomplished, and that Germany
nay be conquered in the end. II you
still want your literature distributed,
advise me to whom to deliver 1t and I
shall do so.
do not feel that when my son sur
rendered his life under the American
lag in France that he was then assist
ng England to stab Germany In the
back. ! do not think It becoming Of
fou to make such a charge against
my unfortunate American lad In
france, even though It might be your
,wn son.
Verv respectfully,
(SigGed) J. H. McDERM1T,