Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-06
4 Word ADDITIONAL.

4 Word ADDITIONAL.
The Portland Advertiser in paragraph
addressed to the Bath Times has the toll
lowing:
There is no excuse for further con,ro-
versy between this paper and the Kenne-
bee Journal in reference to the recent
election in Augusta. The question is now
simply one OF veracity between the two pa
pers, and there we are perfectly satisfied
to let it rest
By no means "a question of veracity,
or at least only that kind which exists be
tween the jury who pronounce on the fact
and the culprit who brazenly puts in tn
plea of mot guilty" The question be
tween us and the Advertiser is one of fac
on our part and baseless assumption or
theirs, and that is the whole of it. As
soon a. the election was over the Adver.
tiser chose to assume and publish to the
world that Mr.. Haynes had been cut down
because in its own elegant phrase che
would not wear the Hamlin collar around
his neck" We denounced this as false
and malicious and as simply manufactured
from whole cloth in the editorial room of
the Advertiser. and we gave abundant facts
in support Of our position. Let US now
briefly rehearse those facts.
LIST. Mr.. Haynes did not run as an anti
Hamlin candidate-he himself distinctly
avowing that he had no committals what
ever on the senatorial question
ID, Some of Gov Perham's most init
mate friends, personal and political, were
conspicuously active in defeating Mr..
Haynes.
Sd, The causes leading TO Mr. Haynes
defeat were. as we have already said, in
many aspects petty and personal, and had
no connection whatever with the senatori-
al question. The name of every -Repub-
lican in the city who cut Mr.. Haynes
name from the ticket was preserved at the
various ward rooms. and we undertake to
aver that in no single case-and we have
looked over the list carefully the
senatorial question be ascribed as the mo-
tive either directly or indirectly.
4th. Every open and avowed friend OF
Senator Hamlin as well as every one pre-
sumed to favor his reelection voted for
Mr. Haynes-not one can be shown to
have voted otherwise. Indeed all the ac-
tive work that was done for Mr. Haynes
ON election day was done by this class,
though the election passed off with very
little exertion by any one on any side.
9Th, We think we have reason to speak
with authority and with knowledge on this
subject, because we earnestly supported
ar. haynes for the nomination as we'll as
election. We desired his nomination. and
we still more desired his election. but we
do not desire that the facts of the
case shall be perverted for mischievous
and malicious ends.
Now in the face of these facts, here we'll
known and uncontradicted, the Advertiser
attempts on the authority of some anony-
nous, irresponsible mischef-makers to de-
clare that the case was otherwise, and they
are content to leave it as "a question of
veracity between u.s." 1t is no question
Of veracity at all. 1t is question
of competent knowledge and faithful state
ment on the one hand. and total ignorance
and sheer, bald bravado and Justification
on the other. Challenged to give a single
name in Augusta in supper, of its position
the Advertiser is dumb and speaks not
VIGOROUSLY free to parade names often
sively, it is only delicate when it is en-
barrassed by conspicuous lack of truth
TO sustain itself. The Advertisers en-
barrassment in this case is as affecting as
was Mr.. Silas Weggs when asked by Mr..
Boffin on q certain occasion to "describe
the difference between the Roman and
Rooshan Empires"
The name of Silas Wegg. by the way
suggests good many thoughts about Gin
DEPENDENT editors which we have not
time to follow just now.