Letters, Feb. 12, 1940

Pat & Kick

Sirs:

TO TIME, FOR ADMITTING THAT MUCH OF THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN LOUISIANA WAS UNDONE BEFORE HUEY P. LONG BECAME GOVERNOR TWELVE YEARS AGO, A PAT ON THE HEAD.

TO TIME FOR IMPLYING THAT HIGH-HATTED SWEET-SMELLING CORPORATION LAWYER SAM JONES HAS A CHANCE TO WIN LOUISIANA'S DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR ON FEB. 20, A KICK IN THE PANTS. . . .

IF TIME IS RIGHT AND I AM WRONG AND SAM JONES WINS, I WILL GO TO NEW YORK, CLIMB A FLAGPOLE ON TIME-LIFE BUILDING, AND AT HIGH NOON ON FEB. 29...

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