Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
THOS.F. BAYARD REPLIES
TQc0t. TAOs. ". MILLER
Mako Public Letter On logisla-
xion Which Col. MilIsr
Criticised.

OVuNtCt00us
CoA Thomas w. Miller. fn m address
before the Republican Ffrut District
tc,ty, Committee. last night. having
taken 10 task Thomas r. Rnyard. DEM
err>t,c mnyoraity nominee, for letter
vessch the latter wrote Walter g. Tat
nall, state architect regarding BIN
before the legislature last winter. Mr..
RayarN today took exception to this
criticism. AZ Col Mnier's remarks were
printed In today's issue Of the Morn
ins News. Mr.. Bayard has written the
following letter TO the News. copy OF
which he furnished the other papers:
Wilmington. Delaware
May "a. 1921.
To tho Editor Of the Morning News,
wilmington. Delaware.
Dear Sir: In this mornings issue.
you published the report of speech
bp NV. Thomas w. Miller, in which he
takes me to task for my opposition to
q hin introduced last winter in the
Legislature and endeavors TO make 1t
appear that | was opposed to this bill
for reasons antagortstic to the veterans
Of the late war and to exhibit my preju-
dsce wrotr a letter in support of my
NtFM~s int hFNtcf 10 Wittth ht iNht'S
and which he deliberately refrained
from reading TO his audience is as fol-
lcw~:
Wilmington. Del, Feb. IL, 1921.
'-Wsyser @. Tatnall, ESQ,
SMYRNA. Delaware.
''Niyi Dear Walter:
II am writing to call your attention
10 House bill 7e. entitled: An Act to
rrovnie for the collection. preparation.
puhycation and preservation of records.
history and statistics and collection and
preservation OF colors. standards, battle
nags and relic. of Delaware State Par
ticiTated.'
You viii see from reading this bill,
which has been referred TO the commit
tee On military affairs. OF which b. +.
Davis OF Milford is chairman, that ii
is a ttupid attempt to duplicate the work
Of your office. with no resultant good
to he obtained.
SO far as the collection of battle
nags and matters OF that kind is con-
cerrred. they may we'll be deposited with
the secretary Of State or with you as
custodian of tho archives until such
time as proper display cases may be
made for them. but there certainly is
at this time no necessity of the passage
of tlfis bin I'm it's terms. So far as the
ma DIR impinges upon the battle flags
heidi hy the Historical Society, if the
soclnty has the right to the possession
of these flags. | would prefer that they
should keep them as one of their very
snlcrdid exhibits when, if ever, we get
ours new building. In fact, I think the
Historical Society should be the proper
plaas 20 lodge such relics when we are
prepared 10 house and display them.
In siy event. cannot persuade myself
that the present bfll ia anything more
than a job. and. as / have above stated.
b foolish duplication OF the present
parNphernalia provided by the State
FOR practically the same purposes.
T. Very truly yours.
Thomas F. Bayard--
Twas informed by Captain Parker of
the 'adjutant generals Office OF this
STATE that the work, to which Mr.. Miller
refqs. was already being cared for in
theisadjutant generals Office in this
stats; SO that no handicap was being
imposed upon those whom the bill
sought To relieve except in so far as the
cierNai force in Captain Parker's office
wa4 not sufficiently large / told Cap
tai1 Parker that to this portion of the
bill of course. there could be no objection,
butithat in my opinion the proper way
TO dare for the subject was to secure an
incfsased appropriation from the
military affairs committee covering this
hraach OF the bill. II is a matter of un-
au$stioned fact that at the time the bill
wss intr oduced. there was in the hands
of tfne adjutant general. in whose de-
parTnent this matter was being cared
for, an unexpended balance Of upwards
OF e 10000. which was an ample sum TO
aIQd care OF the matter at that time.
and. In fact, for the two-year period
during which Captain Parker told me
this particular work would cover.
I have no fear or hesitancy of stand
ing upon my record, whatever it may be
In public affairs in the State of Della
war;, but II that record is to be criti-
ciskd. common decency, as well as COM
mon honesty should make my critics
tell the whole truth and present the
whole record when the matter is pre-
scnted 10 the public.
Hnasmuch as you have published MIR
MiIler's remarks at large in this morn
ingk paper. j ask you to place thi.
letter in an equally fair position in the
columns of your paper.
Very truly yours,
Thomas r. Rayard.