Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-24

this statement. because he says ''he has
been denied an impartial hearing in the
columns OF the American
The essence of lie consists in the iafeat
to deceive. Is not this sheriff Squirting at
tempting to deceive the ''citizens Of Han
cock County" Does he not fib; The con-
versaiion In the printing Office wa. before
our foreman and the other hands. Their
deposition will be taken If any one doubt.
the correctness of what we have stated
In reply to the charge that We refused TO
give the names Of correspondents the
fact. are these. lie asked us who M"
was and we replied. we do no, give the
names of correspondents. He did not say
that what they had stated was untrue, or
that he had any complaint to make. He
only asked for space to answer them and
this was granted him.
The CIRCULAR
In an editorial we said il was an easy
thing TO get names TO any Kind of docu-
mcni. This is now proved The first cir
cular has 49, names. but when he goes
round again he can get only az, filling
of of nearly one-half Then the character
Of the names that are missing on the sec
ond circular /, significant, MAYOR Peck,
and that of two 'ouncilmcn are among
the two hundred absent nne.: and >iill
among the number len. are the name. Of
men who lay they viii not support Mr..
>purling. and large number Of Demo
crai- who never voted The Republican
ticket.
he last circular i addressed to ~. h.
sawyer, Editor of the Ellsworth .iB>rlcaA
Ac-. and We propose io devote some at
t"niion {" some ofthcse honorcd gentlemen
because they understand the force Of word.
sud the consequence resulting from their
action. You gentlemen. not 4. h. spur
ling say:
We the undersigned citizens of Els
worth having read Your ungcnilcmanly
ami uncalled Tor communications in the
-ia4'rio7E of the 20th. in relation Ia Gener-
al Squirting do net Aesifair To improve ihi.
opportunity Ia convince the public that we
we're really in earnest ia the matter. that
We fully understood the purpose and mean
ing of the recommendation We sig ned for
him your insinuations To the contrary not
outstanding. and We take pleasure In re-
newing which was a. follows - herr i
given the old circular which We have once
puhlished) and wind up this lover, pledge
As follows:
And after several weeks OF time TO con.
slider the recommendation. We fully en-
dorse II, and do not hesitate TO pledge the
General our individual support. Trusting
that should he DE again elected. which We
doubt not. he will still continue to eaforc.
the law. ~ he has heretofore done. regard
les of threats. attempted brides. or polite
al favor. Dated. Ellsworth. July II. 1871.
Abou, oue-half back ont from signing
this second enforcement. and no doub,
half Of these will Yet be ashamed OF il. II
they are not now. But these gentlemen
charge US with publishing " ungentl-manly
and uncalled for communication" and
say they are yours (m,nc.) cdld not
write them. they did not appear as cditori-
ais, they had signatures aud the writers
are responsible; We believed what they
stated was true. aud we believe IL now
Mr.. Squirting evades some ot the issues.
explains some. but We believe fails.
satisfactorily. TO establish his innocence.
Capt. &. w. Millikeu. one of the partie.
in one suit where the levy was too late.
sad 10 us last week. that he lost slO4.
by the Sherif-s carelessnes-. In another
case lawyer said TO Us that his bondsmen
were vet TO be sued for damages OCCASION
ed by this neglect of duty. or the party
would lose wha; he sued for But these
We only state incidentally. to show that
no injustice has been done him by US leav-
ing 1t for NJ" to answer these points In
detail The accusation of ungentleman-
y treatment Of Squirting does not lie at
our door.
Let Us put some Of the signers of the
second certificate Of character OF Sheriff
Squirting on the witness stand:
A F. Drinkwa,er. Esq. said TO us. and
he has repeated the same to others. ..that
il Squirting was nominated he would be de-
ieated. that he should not take sides in
this fight &c" And yet after this he gives
hum an endorsement to be published. and
10 be shown around over the county 10 in
huence mems votes and after saving To n
lawyer that Squirting had been so long do
ing certain kind of business in an illegal
way that "A stop should be put To it, Does
Mr.. Drinkwater want any testimony on
this point:
Ex-Mayor Davis said TO us that he was
not taking any interest In this contest. and
was doing nothing. and Yet under date Of
August llth. he endorses this same Sheriff.
when while he was Mayor he must know
that he. Squirting. had committed acts
which no honorable man would be guilty
Of. Mr.. Davis. is an honorable man. but
why he can support such an officer as
Squirting, is more than we can tell.
Henry Whiting said to US In his store. OF
his free will. that it would not do to nom
itate Squirting again. we must take some
body else" Why this change?
Mr.. 5. Tisdale. also joins in this "back-
ing process. Have We said any thing
half so hard as has been uttered by
this gentleman. against this same Spur
lings 1t WAS to escape the publication of
all the current stories about his private
character that we said what we did at first
against Mr.. Spurling's being again candi-
date. There are men who are ready and
anxious. gentlemen, to make . score of
anidavits, enough to sink past resurrection
Mr.. Squirting. Of what they have seen OF his
midnight wanderings and doings. Do
these gentlemen invite the test? Ia Mr..
Squirting 90 dear to them that BY mon
ey and influence they win crowd him upon
the party agains The men who oppose
him say take any fair man In the county.-
Is this not fair? Is it asking too muchp
One or two words more, gentleman, then
We close with you for the present. We
venture the opinion, that not half dozen
men residing In this village, would trust .
ladv friend in hia caro "a 49, 49, Pm