Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-22
SAY REPUBLIC LICANS
FEAR TO DEBATE
So Democratic Chief Asks New
Century Club to Hear
His Side.

Because Of the failure of the Republi-
can leaders To present speaker for n
joint discussion Of the League Of Nations
before the New Century Club, MS re-
qhested by that organization, Henry r..
Isaacs, Democratic State chairman, has
written Mrs O. G. Purdy, requesting that
such meeting be arranged SO that the
Democrats may present their arguments
A copy Of MIR. Isaacs' letter follows.
"October 20, 1920.
"Mrs. O. Curtis P,irdy
'2l0l Shalleross avenue,
CITY.
'iMy dear Mrs. Purdy: Some time ago
YOU took up with me a plan which YOU
then had in mind of having before the
Century Club at the same time repre-
sentative of the Democratic party and
representative df the Republican party,
in order that the principles Of the two
parties might be discussed for the benefit
of the club. You viii remember that |
gladly received your request TO supply n
representative of the Democratic party
and have from that time been very willing
indeed to do my utmost TO comply with
what seems To me most reasonable re-
quest and which ought to have been ca
pable OF presenting the principles Of
both parties clearly to the members of the
club and to their great benefit,
"In view of my willingness 30 serve your
club in accordance with the terms Of your
request, the only natural inference is that
failure resulted purely and simply from
the unwillingness of the Republican or
ganization To cooperate with YOU IN this
most reasonable matter. In fact, your
conversation with me at n subsequent
time has rather verified this conclusion.
II regret exceedingly that our friends
of the opposition do not seem 10 be willing
under any circumstances. however rea-
sonable, TO stand four square before the
people for an open discussion, either of the
pressing issues of the time or even Of the
principles OF the two great parties.
Your original plan having failed, | be-
leve YOU then devised the further plan
of having a man before the club to pre-
sent the principles Of the parties from
non-partisan standpoint. The public
press and verbal reports have brought
me the information that Prof Spaelh of
Princeton University was brought before
your club and that his address concluded
in direct presentation Of the issue Of the
League of Nations from the Republican
standpoint lnasmuch as this has been
honest endeavor to procure non-parti-
san presentation Of the subject in which
YOU were interested. feel that II is only
fair 10 my party that j should request
you to arrange with the members of your
splendid organization for a meeting during
the course OF the coming week at which
the principles of the Democratic party.
and, since Professor Spaeth has directed
himself to the matter Of the League Of
Nations, this issue also may be discussed
so that the whole matter may be properly
presented before the organization and the
Democratic party may have the same fair.
chance 70 present IT'S side as the Republi-
can party has apparently already had
under the glise of non-paTtisan address
by one who seems To have been a rank
partisan.
81 should be very glad to hear from
you advising Of the completion Of your
arrangements.
~ ours very truly,
Henry r.. IsaacS.
Chairman"
Miss Mary Dickey Of 30l North Broome