Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-24
A few Plain Words with Sheriff Spur
ling and his "Freuds.~

The somewhat noted sheriff Squirting.
OF Ellsworth. has issued a pamphlet OF
seventeeH pages, addressed. first: To
be truthfully characterized a. senator
Benton characterized Mr.. Douglas Kan
sas-Nebraska speech. a having lie in
lis mouth and a stump speech in its belly !"
lie says in the first paragraph:
- Contrary TO the Announcement of the
hmerscdE TO the effect that all should be
allowed m impartial hearing. (>purling)
have been deuied free and full discussion
in its columns &c. You see by the follow
my receipt that articles inserted bv me in
the Amerfodn. although badly mutilated,
must be paid for.
Then follows 4 copy OF a receipt for ten
dollars which We gave him. Mark how a
statement of facts will show up thi, impor-
tunste beggar for office.
The ADsericdH goes 10 press after dinner
Wednesdays, the matter for II l. almost
always set up, proved and corrected be-
fore the hands leave for their dinner On
this day we do not usually set up articles
from correspondents. or long articles of
any kind. The space left on that morn
ing j. intended for local items, shipping
news and the special news received BY the
mornings mail. On Tuesday evening.
my son. 4. L. Sawyer the local Editor.
said TO us that Mr.. Squirting wished 10
publish an article in the paper. We said he
should have the opportunity if it was not
la.,f a.
matter. "wednesday morning going into
the printing Office with prepared matter
for the paper We found two of the COMPOST
tors at work for Sheriff Squirting On e1-
aiming their copy wefouud that there was
enough OF il 10 make nearly column We
found fault that IL hal no; been sent in be-
fore, and took our copy away to condense
or cut down. Going into the composing
room later with copy. We found still more
OF his article. some that We did not a
hrst see. We said that he should not have
all the space there was and ordered one
OF the coinpositors 10 stop work on it, bur
on further consideration >aid 20 ahead
with il. and left. Al half-past eleven W..
uhg along. and found Mr.. Squirting had
been in and ordered new matter sand
~tched into the article A. al first furnish
ed Our patience was now all gone nj the
impudenee Of the man. He seemed 10 he.
running the Office In his own interest and
MS own way We took the new matter
lthe circular signed by certain citizens }
aud put il into our pocket and told TN.
c'mpo'i - -Itl-i "a. 70 ia. ~oon. up
ca'a NJ >2dtslIE to read his proof. and
he Inquired. drst OF the hand, and then of
US, where : the other piece was" W..
told niin il shDu!d No, 20 in the paper. tba
lie had taSea possession of three of
the hands, crowded our the matter that
ought 10 go in. and We would not nut In
any more. He said if that last could not
go in none should 60 We replied very
well. he should pay for the composition.
or if he would pay for it as an advertise
ment ii should all go. He said Out il in as
an advertisement. and if he had not money
enough he had % hackers" that had. We
told the foreman 70 put his matter on the
advertising page. He objected as he had
then made up that page. We told him
then to let it go where he could find the
space, and gave the copy of the circular to
the compositor to set up. Mr.. Squirting
read his own proof and seemed to have
complete command of the Office. He had
not asked us to publish his article, he
had not named the matter to us at
al, but had gone to the local editor
and crowded himself into our columns.
through him. Why did he not come to us,
show his article and ask il we would pub.
lish its Renenber. no one up to this time
had Published any charges against him,
90 be was not replying to charges. And
some matter which be did publish (his mill
tary letters) Ne had once Numbered our
eoonnns With, nv. We had gtse. him