The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-08-01

Colonel George Harvey In the Nortl
American Review.)
The readers of this Review, as w,
o. our endeavors to eliminate partisan
strife from the forthcoming congress
sional elections and are familiar will
our reasons for believing that 1t cal
be done to a very considerable degree
through patriotic cooperation, to en-
ormous advantage of the country ant
without prejudice or disadvantage Il
either of the great parties. In pur.
siiance of this object, on May IL WI
addressed to the chairmen of the two
national committees IDENTICAL notes tt
this effect.
washington, Monday, May 10.
my dear Mr.. Hays: In considera-
ton of the unprecedented condition
OF public affairs and Of quite COM
mon desire, SO far as may be prac-
ticable, to eliminate partisanship from
the coming congressional elections
might ii not be possibe-even prob
able-for you and Mr.. Mccormack to
reach an agreement, upon wholly pat
riotic grounds, to eliminate from poll
teal strife a certain number of dis
tricts In which the results cannot in
candor be regarded as In the slightest
degree doubtful? Take as bald in
stances, for example, Vermont and
Arkansas--indeed, while I have not
carefully analysed the situation, l am
disposed to think that fully so and
perhaps so per cent of the congress
classification of Certainty" Now, II
| am right, or even approximately cor
rect in this assumption, would 1t not
be worth while at least for you and
Mr.. Mccormick to meet, simply to
talk the matter over and see If some
thing along the line have suggested
may not be accomplished to the ad-
vantage of the country and the cause?
Il appreciate, of course, that nothing
at this late day could be achieved fur
ther than mutual agreement upon
the part of you two chairman to re-
commend to your respective electors
in such districts as may be regarded
as certain to vote this or that way
not to interpose an opposing candi-
ed by the recognized majority should
be Objectionable upon grounds of sus-
pected disloyalty or for some other
distinctive reason.
Il hesitate, naturally, to address you
upon such matter, and am impelled
to do so, i beg you to believe, only by
the positiveness of the expressed con-
vietions of many others, no less than
of my own, that anything, however,
seemingly unimportant, that might be
done to evidence to our friends abroad
a unity of spirit and purpose at home,
could not fail to be advantageous.
Il cannot see how any harm or
bother, political or otherwise, could
eventuate from an informal and, of
sation such as l have suggested, and
l can perceive at least a possibility of
great good.
Also, it goes without saying, ! may
be quite in error, with respect at any
rate to practicability. but, feeling as |
do, / cannot do less than take the risk
OF seeming to be so presumptous as to
propose that l try to arrange such
as I have suggested. Stimuli
taneously with the dispatch of this
note to you, ! am. of course, sending
)ne identical in every respect to Mr..
Mccormick. And | remain, faithfully
yours. GEORGE HARVEY"
> Mr. Hays responded on the same day
Is follows:
Washington, May 10, 1918
MY dear Colonel Harvey: l have |
our note, and like the idea Any
hing can do to keep politics out of
his war l stand ready to do.
while, of course, as you point out,
We cannot go past certain point. !
'elieve that something to this end l
night be achieved by discussion of
our suggestion, and with that purpose
n mind, / will gladly keep any APP
ointment that may be convenient to
ou and Mr.. Mccormick.
Sincerely yours, WILL II. HAYS.
Another thing occurs to me, and
oubtless has to you-.that our meeting
! this way might make more surely
Elective our determination to whack
ny disloyal head that may show up.
''W. H. H."
Four days later Mr.. Mccormick re-
lied to an identical note as follows II
Washington, May II, 1918. Il
Dear Col, Harvey: want to ack- I
Dwledge your kind letter of the 18th. I
1.-THE matter about which you have I
ritten me has been brought to my
tention before, and l have already c
ven very careful consideration to this I
inject which consider of very great d
lportance. l want to assure you that q
e suggestions you have made will r
I've my most careful consideration, e
I'd l thank you for writing me- /,
Faithfully yours, s
VANCE c. MCCORMICK, h
Chairman"
There the matter stands The %
ompt response of Mr.. HAYS il I'M "