The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-07-27

'reduliiy far exceeds .ha, Of any man We
''er met with. But Mr.. Haines believes
10 such thing. It's the mere clap trap Of
Tho disappointed pOli,ician-,ho deceptive
of,he bitter partizan who
hopes 10 influence voters by such unius,
carrying their Oa,hs TO the
ury boIm Mr.. Haincs can a, any momen,
supply himself with the evidence 10 reiu,e
his miserable assertion. I, seems TO DO
The study Of some men to malign and mis-
no, only the views Of the Amcri.
can Party, bu, also grossly to mis,a,e the
Influences which proceed from their action.
Mr.. Haines has not the power Of stating a
single case in which il can DO shown that
tho fountains Of justice have been tainted
with impurity in consequence Of the order
which he calls the K. Ms having placed
its friends in power.
Then as 10 the peurilo charge, ,ha, the
City Government keeps a Rum-Shop,"
Mr.. Haines knows full well tha, the
Shop is an Agency, instituted, under the
law, for the sale Of liquors "for medicinal
and mechanical purposes" only. The ap-
which Mr.. II. in the bitterness o.
his partnership gives the Agency, has no,
even the poor meri, Of originality. Long
before defiling his mouth BY utiering it,
and disgracins himseltby ringing his chan
ges upon ii. i, was the current slang Of
e,broken rum-venders and red-nosed tip
piers, whose habits were in,erfered with by
the passage Of the law. Then, too, the
Corporation OF which Mr.. Haines is Agent,
is compelled 10 "pay one-hali Of the money
,ha, supports this Rum.Shop." Such is
Dir. HIS declaration. !, matters no, wheth.
err, as in this case, there is no, a particle Of
truth in the charge, or whether there is rea-
son for il: ",he Corporation of which i
have charge" is the thing which is ,rium-
phan,ly Haunted in the face of municipal
authorities, operatives and citizens, on all
occasions. "The Corporation Of which
have sho charge."-It pays large portion
Of the taxes, j, furnishes employment for
the poor laborers, and should be treated with
grea, respect, and allowed great influence
the wishes Of those who have charge OF il,
political as we'll as social, should not be
denied-in fine, everything which its man.
ayers desire should be attended 20 a, once,
in dOuble.quick.timc, or "ge, out of the
way :" "s,and from under ~ its inhuen.
ces arc ready TO crush out those who have
no, the willingness TO pay itdefeTence. We
are heartily disguised with this prai,le Of
capital this eternal appeal to what the
Corporation does or demands shall DO done,
because it pays a small equivalen, for the
benefits i, receives by Legislation afforded
i, by the State and we despise tina, ,yran'
meal spiri, which prompts resor, 10 the
power OF its capital 10 compel men to pro-
mote the political purposes, not Of the stock
holders-for we do no, believe they care, so
long a, they receive dividends, who is up
permost N politics,-bu Of partizan Hunk
or Agents.
"The Corporation Of which have the
charge" We know something Of BY a
,hrewd business arrangement, who b
swamped the investments Of some widows
and orphans, and which, although consider
ed as perfectly fair as corporation trans
aciion,-tor corporations have no souls
i, obtained possession Of a portion OF the
property il now operates nj reduced price,
and, either through the skill OF IFS mana
gers, good fortune, or tho paymen, of low
rates Of wages, il has been successful
one, dividing some three or four per cent.
semi-annually, and saving enough in three
or four years, besides, 10 build the large
mill now in process Of erection, which will
cost, perhaps, some two hundred thousand
or two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
We admit i, has been a successful one, and
raise no unpleasant, questions abou, the
matter. We arc now, and have ever
been friendly to corporations under iudici.
cious restrictions; and we believe tho laws
Of our Stale have been, a, leas, for few
years, Of a character 10 give encouragement
10 those who embark in them. Blu, we
have now, and ever had, unmingled con-
temp, for ;ha, intolerance ofspirii which too
frequently manites,s itself towards the force
which finds employment in their corpora
lions-nor are Wa insensible 10 the evils
which are 10 some extent necessarily con-
nccied with our system Of manufacturing,
We have stated tina, the assertion made
by Mr.. II. ,ha, the Corporation paid one-hal'
Of the expenses OF supporting the Agency,
was untrue. Not one cen, has been paid by
any corporation or taxpayer in tho city TO-
wardssupporting tho Agency. The liquors
after being bought, are sold at profit suih-
Glen, TO pay tho expenses Of the Agency,
and therefore, j, is self-suppor,ing, "rhe cor
poraiion Of which am the Agen,"does not
pay one cen, Of the expenses,nOr is Mr.H. a
partner ia rum-selling. It's, perhaps, the
mos. curious feature in Mr.. HIS speech, the
anxiety he expresses to shu, up "'hc City
Rum-Shop," for the sale OF liquors,
when taken in connection with the fact
tina, the policy he advocates will open per-
haps hundred, 10 make sad tho hearts oil
mauy families in our city.
Our correspondent has commented some
wha, upon the querelous complain, Of MIR.
Ilaines that he was termed "rummy." II
is an appella,iOn iha, we never use, either
in our paper or in private conversation. yet
we arc at no loss to discover its appropriate
ness In one sense - when considering the