The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-10
THE "SrOP THIEF" CRY OF TIE
BODUGGER.

NJ rot the h,st polcy, has universally bcn the custom
% p warfare, b. cOncentrate all attacks uIon this.
slvhi,ls u the opposite Iarty who are st fesrsl, with
a ycs a. Killing upen ID " bat this practice has
bsCn hlwel ns, that Instead u henehttlug the as
ant II generally nothing than 10 ioiicate with
cetaiuy +, the opposing brcs ,ho hsU strongest hai
Aut this styh % nhbustsrine 10 also pr'ssssi
with mIrc Ngr prior 10 such having ben brought
prumnsuily tet~ the pubic by their party, than If;
tSFTards thus showing that the prnciph pcgIzcl by
NapolcOn that the eu.,ny i sure 10 IND cut stuirety
your s,rnt poins before he weakest ones are dscoy-
srsi hbls Esd In pltcs, well Ia We say that
this Is Kind Il political waTtav, carried bstw,el
dipnl parties. rhce "a another kiti which Is about
all, weak ai inerectiVe as The arsa aisl We mean thai
kInl which always Ia. ring rim" 2" hr is lattlc cry
wherc everything else has hilel. this cry Il sure 10 bs
start~l and dlrctsl against whsyer may, ks the time
bsng h. considered the most Irvninsnt u the optosl
funel" by certain eaull,te, AMI all the ofices Iarcs
cut to bis friends cry q this knl having been started
by the Rslicals q York county, pcrts should he "a
their guari against u, are cpndrtt thai nohing o
the kbi exists, Or certainly M candidate hr AN oiee
within tls gin of either The eouny 90 district, of am,
prsnueOce Or standing In his party, wOull foe mOmsn
ssS y such Snss s a. &c ,i an INTO u ! nS
ces have been spsrceed Oun the DISTRESSED cry % In
blaek -asns to the contrary Notwithstanding The De
moency ~ 20 Tia, AMI the men who can do this vii
be e By the party, When the proper time cotnes, aud
without the asstancr q Radical Niger sereecher OF dis
unos. Amer this the subordinate Offices will take carr
q thsmselyss and a trH NOT bs controlled BY
"nngs'-Bi1dpord Demoo~.
We can not for the life Of us find the occasion
for the above remarks. Certainly this JOURNAL
has never published word rejecting upon any
eopperhead "ring'' in this county, and no one
among the Republicans have ever publicly al
iudcd to the subject. The quere win arise in
the minds ofevery one, why, then, does Shaw
take such pains to cry out before he Is hit, why
plead "nOt guilty" before he Is accused limo
cent men never do this, but suspicion always
haunts the guilty mind, the thief doth fear
each bush an officer" II our neighbor knows
that his party are Disguised with his verian,
efforts to form "Iing" in his behalf, and II he
Is annoyed at their criticisms and the elevation
Of their heels on sundry occasions, and IL he
wants TO publicly rebuke them, we know Of
nothing In the Revised Statues or the New Test
sment forbidding such 4 course; but we canno,
allow him to say that "a cry Of this kind has
been started by the Radicals Of York county,"
because he wants to whip Mr.. Hubbard. Mr..
Drew, Mr.. wiggin, Mr.. Aver and Mr.. Haines
over our backs, since that style Of doing business
is not our peculiar forte.
Tn, ghost which troubles our aspiring and as
sumins neighbor. at which ho exclaims, "rhou
canst not say did it," will be understood by
the following examination. wewere aware Of
the meeting the next day AFTER it was held, but
waited for DR.. Shaw to force US the opportunity
ofrportins II; Several weeks since Horace Par
ker Of Eliot, George Bowdeu Of York, 7. K.
Lane ane Timothy Shaw Of Biddeford AMI two
others whose names we have forgotten, met at
Alfred to concert arrangements to bring forward
Mr.. Shaw as candidate for Congress, and to
parcel out the offices to his friends who would
sid him ~ get upon the ticket, One Of the to
suits OF that meet ng was to make up slate Cor
the county officers. 1t was decided that the
'sha~ influence" however much that is, should
he cast for IchabOd Jordan Of Great Falls N. II.
for Judge Of Probate, Horace Parker Of Eliot,
TREASURER, Clark Of LiminSton. Sheriff andIvory
Goodwin Of Biddefori, Co. Commissioner, and
yet the Democratic man asserts that ''no rings
have been formed nor have any Offices been
parcellcl out" ...
II the "Dcmocrstic" party in this county are
satisfied with the ridiculous and transparent Ct.
forts Of their mammoth organ, the Republican,
certainly arc. We summoned Nasty to preach
one funeral sermon. and ii now looks Is though
he will have to preach over another body car.
riel out Of the Bodugger Office.