The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
G. @. P. SHOULD
RETAIN AYDLETT
McGirt Condemns Aydlett's Use
Of a Republican Cats
Paw

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in the fall, Hon. E. F. Aydlett, y.
is. District Attorney for the
Eastern District of North Caro-
lima is entitled to retain his po-
sition for services rendered that
party, is the opinion of w. A.
McGirt, Manager, of the North
Carolina Landowners Associa-
ton, whose Offices are in Will
| rnington.
Mr.. McGirt's statement follows Mr..
Aydlett's attempt to discredit Mr.. Nc
| Girt thru the columns of a, Republican
newspaper published here in Elizabeth
! City. It will be remembered that Mr..
| AIcGirt and the Landowners Association
clashed with Mr. Aydlett during the re-
| cent special session of the General As
sembly when Mr.. Aydlett was in Ra-
leigh in behalf of Pasauotank ticks
McGirt is against ticks. In fact, the
| business of the n. G. Landowners As
sociation is to fight bad roads, illiteracy,
malaria, typhoid, hookworms and ticks.
| AIcGirt accused Aydlett of spite work
and Mr.. Aydlett wrote to McGirt under
date of August "A. denying that he was
inspired by spite. To this letter Mr..
| McGirt replied in part as follows
Mr.. F. F. Aydlett, q. S. District Atty.
Elizabeth City, n. G.
| Dear Sir
Your letter of the Oath, inst, was
awaiting me here upon my return from
| Raleigh. and l am pleased to note
your denial of any feeling of spite in
the matter of having the law chang
ed with regard to the tick eradica-
ton in Pasquotank County.
1 accept your denial of "spite work.
altho' reports to this Office from Ra
leigh indicate such.
I shall welcome the day when the
constructive leaders in Eastern Caro-
lima, the men of prominence, the lead
ers in their respective communities
will, with one accord, determine that
all the existing evils such as cattle
tick hookworm. malaria Afever and ty-
phoid will be checked and practically
eliminted SO that the people of our
section of the state may prosper and
enjoy good health.
f4sg@tlth- best Wishes L. a1H,
/ Yours very truly.
w. \. McGIRT,
Manager
The next thing McGirt knew Aydlett
had taken his letter to a Republican
newspaper and had it published as an
editorial. Aydlett's Republican cats paw
used McGirt's letter under the caption.
Lobbyist Gracefully Retreats thereby
trying to spread the impression that Ay-
dlett had run McGirt into a hole.
Referring to Aydlett's use of the ed
itorial columns of the Republican paper,
Mr.. 'McGirt gave out the following state
ment this week. He says:
~ wish Mr.. Thomas D. Warren,
Chairman, of the Democratic Executive
Committee and Hon. r. M. Simmons
could see copies of this article, the COM
ments and criticism of my letter to Ay-
dIett, etc.
1.-THE only regret that ] have is that
the Republican papers circulation is lin
tied and does not get in the hands of cit
liens all over the state. wish every
Democrat could read this article that
must have been inspired by Aydiett.
4 II OiStTtCt AttOTncy AyuI0II Is using
a Republican paper to defend him, and
is "agiR" tick eradication, it Is reason
able to suppose that he is against Pres
ident Wilson, Governor Cox and the
League of Nations. If Harding is elect
ed President, Ipresume Aydlett will re-
tain his present position as U. S. Dis
trict Attorney.
81 can easily understand now why he
is Identified with the seattle TICK" and
I is moving heaven and earth to create a
disturbance to embarrass the Democra-
tic Party.
J"If the Republican Ticket wins In the
fall election, Mr.. AydIett is entitled to re-
tain his position as U. S. District Attor-
ney for service rendered that Party. In
the meantime, however, he should re-
sign as Democratic appointee and give
way to some deserving Democrat"
With best wishes, ] am,
Sincerely yours,
w. A. McGIRT.
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