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We have heard many responsible citizens state they would give their individual fortunes iif the clocks could be turned back %p December 4, and the lives of the murdered man and the mob's victim restored.
Yet our citizens are unwilling to see innocent persons—whether it be Governor Ritchie or any one of the^ hundreds of spectators—criticized or punished for an affair to which they were not a party.
Any attempt on the part of political gossips to capitalize upon this incident to injure the respect the American people have for Governor Ritchie canj do nothing but react against his adversaries.
As chkjf executive of this state since 1919, Governor Ritchie's achievements in statecraft and his capacity as a statesman, is a record open to the closest scrutiny. His views on national and international affairs have frequently been placed before the country through the press and radio. It is in these matters, and not such an isolated incident as the lynching here, that the rank and file of voters seek to datermine the calibre of a man for the president of the United States.
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