Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-27
THURSDAY, JAN. 27th. 1870.
The Whie on Chamberlain.

The Bangor Wing attacks that por-
ton Of the Governors Address relating
10 Temperance. The Wing never liked
Gov. Cham berlain, but it was not sup
posed it disagreed with him on the tenn
perance issue. What's the NATTER
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To put il very mildly. that Is about rs
careless o paragraph rs could have been
manufactured, and must have been the
result Of an absent-minded fit. Where
can YOU find evidence that the Wing
"never liked Governor Chamberlain
And then, how was it supposed there
was agreement or disagreement until
the occasion was given for disagree
menty Why not as well expect man
to favor the next war upon whatever
issue because he favored the last. We
differ with Gov Chamberlain as to the
fact of the enforcement OF the law and
as 10 the expediency of making a gratu-
itous fight with SO small fraction as
composed the independent party at a
dav so late that that schism was well
nigh forgotten. We simply could not
see the propriety ofrencwing a quarrel
which was as fruifless n il was foolish
in those who began it last year
What's the matter!' Nothing. We
believe there may be honest differences
of opinion in our party upon minor
questions. And we believe further
more that mans personal and political
friendship is no less valuable because
he does not make il n point to perpetu.
ally fawn upon successful public OF.
fcer. Wing,
We give the Wig the benefit of its
reply 10 our careless" paragraph, be.
cause this is but fair. And yet one
cannot help smiling at its fluttering
II is the wounded bird &c: and we
may have unwittinglv touched raw
spot. We intended no harm. certainly
Let Us look over this matter for mo
ment, not for the purpose of finding
fault, nor for the purpose, solely, oil justi
iying the careless" paragraph, bu
TO ascertain the facts. The Wing wa,
understood TO be opposed, at the first
to General Chamberlain's nomination
\ majority of the leading Republican,
of Bangor Were in the same category
This was their unquestioned right, and
why now so sensitive about it!
Last year when the question OF his re-
nomination came up nearly all the pa,
pers in the state discussed the matter
pro and con. The nti-CnamberlaiI
journals classed the Wing anti-Cham.
berlain. We saw il SO classed NOR,
than once. II is true that the Whia
published articles from correspondent,
on both sides, which speaks well for il,
Eberalitv, but Bangor men. and Repul,-
licans throughout the state, a. we learn
ed at the time. considered il anti-C ham
berlain. But we have an aversion Ia
recalling this matter because il seem, Ia
look like carping at the exercise of an
undoubted right which we all claim
that of prefering whomever we please
for the time being. We are the last
person 10 do this
The Wing had quite as much reason
to controvert the Governors views OIL
temperance last year a. this Iii, view
on temperance and ON capital punish
ment were the ostensible reasons for
boiling him last year. These NAV have
been the reasons why the Wig was so
obviously mum before the state con-
vention. But We have nothing TO do
about reasons. ii is the facts which we
are after. and these as they seem to us.
plainly sGIbstantiate the position of the
careless paragraph.
The last clause OF the reply calls for a
word IN answer, especially. We agree
with il In the proposition, but .fawnr
Is an offensive word, an one that has
no rlghtful application TO the American.
silly people ''fawn'' on those in power
whether successful or not. with the
expectation of receiving favors We
never received any of Gov. Chamber
lain, never asked tor any, nor do we
expect TO in the future. But we
do set the highest value on intellect.
when backed by unspotted character.
and coupled with fearless indepe ndence
and manly honesty. We also have a
strong aversion TO "dirtv-shirt dema-
gogism.' or clean shirt either. and do
not tail TO say SO, when prudence would
advise silence.