Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-10-23
War iE the Camp--Smart and Dick
ersOn.

interests OF the w est - W ~
War in the Camp--Smart and Dick.
erson
The two " House, Of York and lancAs-
ter " in bleeding waldo It'll keep up
fierce, yiniicuyc warfare. Democracy, IN
that Old democratic County, according to
the bost accounts we can get from Smart &
Dickcr.on, /. queer article.
Thee valiant leaders accuse each other Of
all kind Of political rascality, and prove, at
least to the satisfaction Of al reasonable
men. that What d, called tie democrats,
party in waldo i,a miserable, rotten, dis.
honest concern: sort Of trade and dicksr
squad Of hrokcn.winlcl demarosucs.
Tho troubl, originated in the division Of
the spells. smar, has managed thus Gar 20
keep hi. nose in the public crib, while poor
Dickrrson has had to stay out in the cold
and cut hi. own fodder. Each claims that
he d. captain general Of the simon pure de-
mocracy Of gallant Waldo and when one
u thc,, di,iutcrcstcl patriot. gets little
ahead of the other, by intriguing iheir wing
into the a.ccnlcncy, IN their political con-
ycuti0n.. the other ne often turns round and
cries treason, cheating, lying aud 'windiing.
Sometimes one outmanagcs the other and
then again the &c boot is on t'oihcr lc-. "
when one beats. be crows Ikea full bloodci
Shanghai when be- gets beaten, be hovls
like a hycna, While reading the Frcc Press
and Republican Journal, their two valorous
organs, We often think Of the old saying,
when roguc- fall out, honest men grt
their dues" \ great many " the hidden
ra.calitics Of the Niger driving democracy
u Maine, j. brought to light by the 'ns.
founding disclosures " of such DISTINGUISHED
patriots rs j. g. Dickcr.on and T. X
smart They not only actually tell awful
thing, about each other, and their friends
aud followers but they threaten what they
ron DO, and what they rig, in certain con.
tinsgnclcs.
We are not exactly in the condition Of
the woman who Jaw the eight between her
husband and the bear and saii she " didn't
care copper which licked" yet we can
look cJolly on aud sec the hair ily, without
shedding single tear. The politics Of both
these drill ,,arsuts arr bad enough in all
conscience. They have both committed
more political sins than they ever can an.
.wcr lor yet, after an, We believe smart TO
b. the greater political hyPocritc Of the two.
H. i an Old renegade ab0litioni't, and rode
che free .oll nag, until be kicked up and
threw him into the ditch. Since that time
be ha, generally hcyn a'trilc certain long
cared animal. EEL a, tho public crib. While
Eph. ha. bccn mounted upon his braying
luadrupsd, be- has compelled Dickcrsou,
either U ride behind, or - on loot.
Why don't old Buck take care Of bis
early and tried friend Dick,r.3n, who was
the very drst IN Maine to declare against
Pierce, and for the Sag, Of whcatland ?
Why .uasr Smart, the special friend ana
iugIrr OF Frank Pierce 10 run away with all
the .roils? What treason, what ha-c in.
gratitude
Our quandom friend, Pike, OF the Ago,
has taken upon himself to lecture Smart
and Dlckcrson for keeping up this family
quarrcl,-tric- 10 show them that they are
injarins the democratic party by such
course. ooh awfulO
Now Dan keep out Of the ring. Don't
interfere in this business. Let them fight
It out. Neither Of them will thank you for
mcdilng with their domestic affairs. Give
them a fair chance and let them -" kick and
scratch just rs long rs human nature will
hold out. There is one other thing We
must require OF our Bro. Pike, as a matter
Of personal favor, on the " old score" II
you ever turn Eph. out " to grass, " and
make him cut his own fodder, just hamper
and icttcr him 30 il will b, impossible for
him TO hobblc over into the Republican
camp FOR We should pray to be forever de-
liyered from such ring.strcakcd" animals,
on our side Of the fence. Just keep the
cri,tcr in your own pasture and let him
Grub IL out, that's all.