Evening journal., 1920-08-20
ASKSSIGNING
OF AGREEMENT
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ciate The fact that you have been abb
sent from your Office for some time
and that. as your letter suggests, your
usual work has accumulated IN your
absence. and somehow ! am inclined
20 believe that this condition has pre-
vented your giving full consideration
TO my letter and proposal.
"N0u suggest that you have not
heretofore had extended experience IN
serving a major political party IN an
official or detailed capacity and nave
no "direct" knowledge Of the past con-
dilions referred to in my letter. l take
Won a. your word absolutely. but the
knowledge that comes 10 us indirect
ly" sometimes Is most impressive IN
deed Directing myself TO the last
election only ] point out that the ex-
traoriinary sum OF money spent IN
Delaware Is. believe. a matter OF
common knowledge and ] submit that
tho money so expended could not, by
any reasonable probability, have been
properly expended Besides, our state,
sad 20 say, has been rather notorious
In this very connection for some time
pasi. 10 follows. 10 seems to me, con-
clusIvely. that YOU and /, II we are 70
perform our fun duty. can omit no et-
InII IU ININNElAN ENNA y AWA NAl W N't ~.
iion In The present campaign ana at
tho election. You very cOurteOusly
express In your letter The thought
that the convictions and records or
YOU and myself respecting sucn prln-
ciples are we'll known. This being so,
l submit that the people OF the stale
or Delaware will hardly feel lhal lher
estimate OF our convictions and rec
ords are Justified II we fail to use
every effort and influence at our com
mand TO bring about an honest elec-
ton.
your letter indicates that you
cons,rue the proposed agreement
lpurely as a promise on our part mat
/ we will do no criminal act and per-
limit none 10 be done during The com
/ ing months. II we can possibly avoid
If' / think IN you Will examine II
again you win find it goes much
| further. II Is not only a promise on
/ our pari that we viii commit no
wrongful act nor permit any to be
done but that we will use our ut
most effort and influence TO prevent
dishonest practices. Can any harm
come from signing an agreement to
this end, II our convictions and rec
ords are such as you indicator Is
there anything Illogical or lnconsis-
ient I'm the execution Of such am
lagreement2 On1he contrary, 1t seems
10 me. that the estimate put by the
public upOn our convictions and rec
ords rather makes 10 imperative that
we shall enter into such an agree
ment and a score Of others. II neces-
sarv. n by so doing. we may accom-
/ Iplish the great end aimed at
"You point out IN your letter the
province Of the attorney-gencral Of
/ the state OF Delaware and OF the dis
! ltrlct~attornev OF Delaware and very
kindly enclose copies OF letters for
warded by you 10 them. In addition
YOU say that we. as law-abidlng citi-
zens. should report to the prosecuting
officers any Violations within our
lhnowiedge. Undoubtedly this Is true
hut your very statement makes cloal
lwhat Is the fact. that these officers
are prosecutors OF violators OF the
llaw and are IN no sense specifically
charged with the duty N preven,in
violations OF the law, The purpose o