The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-27
Mr.. AYDLETTS FIGHT FOR
THE LIFE OF THE TICK
Roundly Condemned For His Latest Activities in
Opposition to Progressive Work-His Bill
Killed in The Lower House

ceeded IN st1rr1ng up a hornet
nest. bringing the wrath of the
Department of Agriculture up
or his head. Mr.. Aydlett's &C
tivitv in the matter created a
storm in Raleigh and hasn't done
him any particular good.
Mr.. Aydlett went up to Raleigh with
his bill to save the cattle tick last week
and had it introduced in the Senate by
senator Ferebee. Ferebee introduced
the bill by request and let it be un-
derstood that he didn't care about the
bill passing. He assured certain state
officials that the bill would never get
out ot the committee. But Mr.. Aydlett
made another trip to Raleigh this week
and got the bill out.
The bill passed the Senate Tuesday
night and came to the House Wednes-
motion of Representative Kessler. of
Rowan County.
The bill was generally considered most
untimely and i'll advised since the Dem
ocratic leaders of the General Assembly
have smothered all state wide legisla-
ton relating to tick eradication and
stock law. reserving those questions for
the General Assembly of 1921. These
leaders had hoped that Mr.. Aydlett
would not embarrass things by using his
influence to open up such a vexing dis
cus>ion at this time.
How Mr.. Aydlett's activities are view
ed in certain quarters is reflected in
kilograms received by Representative
Saunders this week. From the Secre-
tary of the Elizabeth City Chamber of
Commerce came the following:
Elizabeth City. N C.
Aug. %, 1920
Hon. W. o. Saunders,
Raleigh, n. C.
Rather than have Senate Bill No.
206 pass. the directors of the Cham
ber strongly recommend postpone
ment and reference to the people.
They strongly urge you TO make a
strenuous effort to defeat it at this
session.
L. D. CASE
And Here's Hot One
Wilmington, n. G.
August %, 1920
Hon. W. O. Saunders,
Raleigh, n. G.
Surprise and Indignation was eX-
pressed by leading citizens when re-
ported here that Dist. Attorney Ay-
dlett had caused to be introduced in
the Senate a bill which it is alleged
was introduced through spite and is
aimed to wreck tick eradication work
in PaSqtsotank. Such scheme will do
irreparable harm to state and party
and leaders in House and Senate
should kill the measure without de-
bate. How can Aydlett consistently
serve one branch of the Federal Gov
ernment and actually impede another
department? He should either get
off the government payroll or cease
his efforts against tick eradication.
This matter should be reported to the
Department of Justice.
W. A. McGIRT, Mgr.
n. c.. Landowners Assn.
A Call to Simmons
McGirt followed up his telegram to
Representative Saunders with the fol-
lowing wire to Senator Simmons, ask
ing the Sentior Senator to make Mr.. Ay
dlett behave himself. Here is a copy of
Mr.. Mc(iirt'S wire to Senator SimmOnS:-
Wilmington, n. G.
August %, 1920
Hon. f. N. Simmons,
New Bern, n. G.
DIR Hartwen Robbins, Federal In
spector of Tick Eradication in East
ern North Carolina, with whom this
association is in active collaboration
advises that after the Federal Gov
arnment has spent $4,000, the State
over 5000 and the county over 81
900 in the work of tick eradication in
Ia>4uotank county, and the work hav-
ih5 advanced so far as to make it pos
sItlc to lift the quarantine by January
!, that District Attorney Aydlett has
caused to be introduced in the State
Legislature u bill to stop the eradi-
'a-lon work in Pasquotank County. :
It seems that Mr.. Aydlett has/ ap-
ieared in defense of persons indicted
for violating the regulations concern
ING dipping, and evidently he is NOV
'd BY personal pique to block the work.
ae bill in question was introduced
bF request and has passed the Sen
are ana l am Informed that MIR. Ay-
@"tt is urging it's passage personally
~ the grounds of partisan politics.
-E'tc the anomaly of one FederaFDe-
gartment blocking the work of an
"'F"r. Please distinguish between
ia" legislation already enacted and
work practically consumated. and use
Your Influence to have the bill block
I'd. Your friends here have absolute
'Hnfidcnce in your ability to do this
and submit that the exigehcy is
such as to justify US calling on you.
w. A. McGIRT, Mgr.
N. G. Landowners Assn.
Nr. Aydlett's activities have aroused
Comment in the state press. The Wash
Hgton, n. G. Daily News in an editoria
'Paded THE Pasquotank Bill" says
The bill introduced in the LEGISLATURE