The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

The question of duty to the corporation,
or of an honest difference of opinion,
seems not to be comprehended; but there
is advanced a theory of personal hostility
to account for action adverse to his inter-
ests. 1t is popularity of his to hold
that man who has acted with him once,
should act with him always, and act as
he thinks. Like the lover in Tom Moore's
poems, he gives countenance to no one
who is not
"-always the same
Thro Joy and thro' sorrow. thro glory and shame"
Many years ago, when the Democratic
party was in the ascendancy in Maine,
certain ambitious leader, during Con-
vention at Portland, introduced a score OF
so of his local supporters to high official
who had rooms at one of the hotels.
Marching in at the head of the squad, he
said-''Sir, l want to introduce to you
some of my friends in W County.
These are the tools that I acork acith !"
When we state that we are not Inclined to
be similarly introduced by the Superin-
tendent of our road, we have answered
the query put above-''What is the trouble
between the editor of the Journal and ex-
Mayor Hayford ?"
The statements made in the article from
the Age, concerning the work on the road
during and after the storm, are grossly
false in most particulars. Mr. Hayford
was at the depot in Brooks when the
hand-car came along with the information
that the road was impossible and the train
detained at Thorndike. He went to bed
soon afterwards, with no more exposure
than walking to his lodgings. Ii is not
true that the Supt and his crew worked
all day to get here, and arrived late in the
afternoon. The hand-car that was sent
out that morning from this city with five
men, was met by the Superintendent near
Brooks, and ordered back to bring him,
arriving at the depot here before noon
Mr.. Hayford rode by our office dozen
times, all the way from noon to night
Mr.. Mitchell and his crew undoubtedly
did we'll And it was fortunate that his
crew contained such men as Raymond s..
Rich and A. X. Bumps. We are sorry
that the Superintendent got in way of the
crank on the hand-car and received blow
in the back. The fact only strengthens
our position, that railroad Superintend
ent should have experience enough not to
get hurt by his own machinery. AS we
said, he has our sympathy! But when we
are asked to set the hurt down to his credit
we say that we are acquainted with no
scale Of merit which gives large amount
of honor to commander for wound re-
ceived in the back, while employing five
able bodied men to propel him from the
field at railroad speed.
1t is not pleasant for us to enter into
these explanations. They are personal
matters, about which the readers of a pa
per usually care but little. The mission
of newspaper we believe to be some
thing higher than that of vehicle for the
personal likes and dislikes of its conduc-
tor. But still, if crowded hard, we may
perhaps be allowed to say something i'll
or defence If the editor of the Age and
the ex-Mayor have got up mutual adj
miration society, we have no objection
in the world to the institution, so long as
they do not cast slurs upon u.s. If they
do, we can only grind our pen to sharper
point, and pitch in, feeling like the vigor-
Gus fellow who announced his worldly
capital to be that he was ''chuck full Of
days works.