The Portland daily press., 1871-09-16

ARTERY, OepI IL, 1911.
To the Editor of the Press:
I noticed in the Portland Advertiser of last
evening an extract from that powerful and in
huental Journal, the Portsmouth Chronicle,
90 the defeat of Mr.. John e. Butler, one OF
The Candidates for Senator from this county,
1t must be highly fatteIing 10 the vanity of
the little chap who Yields the editorial scissors
OF the Chronicle and takes charge of The scrib-
blings which are furnished t. him by the small
poidcians of Kittery and Portsmouth, as it
certainly is very amusing to all here who
know the paper and its editor, to see the stuff
which is orlbbled through its columns for the
purpose OF Influencing political matters in the
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL District of Maine grayely
COPIED mo the papers of Portland and other
places. 1t is very good illustration of Ben
Buffers description of the way public opinion
il manufactured by newspapers. A little con-
temptlole seven by nine sheet, edited by the
clerk OF a naval psymaster, having no infu
ebce whatever where it IS known, publishes
some hing corcUcted for the purpose of effect
ing some political object, Of writing up, or
writing down some candidate. The article is
copied INTO respectable papers, the readers Of
which know nothing OF its origin, and so goes
the rounds ia manufacture pubic opinion and
accomplish the purpose of its author
Take the extract referred to, which was
PROBABLY furnished by some gentleman who
mad an axe to grind" 1t evidently bad
these objects 10 view: First, to soften the de-
iest OF Mr.. Butler, whose .factOtana the editor
u ,hc SoiOu'Sie Is ) second, 10 rap Mr.. Lynch:
and thirdly and manly, to put Mr. Mark f
wentworth on be track for the Congressional
domination in 1872. Well it is something Tor
such concern as The Chronicle to be noticed
ana advertised by respectable newspapers, and
potblDg moe can be accom- plished by the arti-
e IN que siou. 1t is ridiculous to attribute
the defeat Of Mr. Butler 20 precoDcerted ar
rang mNut, by which he was TO be cur, GER
tsln lumber of votes in each town, when his
B ddtfofd
More than half bis loss was in those towns.
oe tact Is there was a great effort made to
nra' p loe d matters in this county, aud to
."diow Butler, bitter as was The DILL. But
.uFle were many who could not overlook his
81, NC OF last year, in using his position as
90 n,,e1 ~ ~ the Republican County Commit
lee sn1 bhltor of the Repul lican oroan of
Yok County, TO throw the First ~, y, son Vi
. District luto the hands Of tho nan,oonn,
No man ever used more unscrnpuln,s 49,
10 acc )m pllsh an unworthy end and hr,1.lN1
could not be restrained from, VOTING a,,a;s'as
hlm. They argued that it was even bettar ttat
Democrat should be elected than -" %
disorg anizer, VINO Only uses the Republican
party Tor his own selfish purposes and to get
himself INTO the most favorable position TO in
lure it, when his own pers Inal interests are
BITTER spb.eTved thereby = That's what's the
matter" with Mr.. Butter in York County. AS
b. Mr.. Wentworth beng nominated for Con
gress SO far as York County is concerned, he
1t 4ncs no more chance Of receiving such nomi-
nation than he does OF being struck by light
1ipg He has no influence, and controls moth
ng' 10 this county except little corpcraps
uard of camp followers, who hang to his skirts
or the crumbs of patronage which he picks up
or them in connection with the Navy Yard. |
The second clerk of Paymaster Putnam could