The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

The Press labors under misrepresentation
when it says that Z" Mr.. Dingley has always
been an opponent of capital punishment.' He
| IS not aware that he has ever expressed any
| opposition to, or entered into any advocacy of
either capital punishment or life Imprisonment
| As the penalty for murder. Lewiston Journal.
We respectfully suggest that Mr.. Ding
| ley ought to have an opinion on this sub
ject, and that it should be expressed and
| known to the people of Maine, now that
be is a candidate for Governor Most Of
the people of the state believe that the
checked only by stern enforcement of
the law, and execution of the murderers
They have the right to know, before vot-
ing tor Mr.. Dingley, whether as Govern
OF he will stay the law or enforce it
whether red handed murder shall be en-
couraged by mistaken tenderness towards
convicted assassins, or whether their
worthless lives shall be forfeited for the
safety OF the community. People will
course. Such is the state of the public
mind, particularly in Waldo county, that
Mr.. Dingley will lose largely in the pop
ular vote unless he declares most decid-
eddy that he favors the execution OF muir
derers. Aine-tenths of the people now
endorse the sterling words of Gov. Dix
1.-The assassin who strikesa deadly blow
at the life OF his fellow man must be
made to feel that his own is in immediate
and certain danger" Dreaming senti-
mentalities are out Of place now, and the
protection of the community is demanded
The Bangor Wing has ceased its song
touching the way that "old Maine went"
The Clapp family recently had a
social gathering in Boston.
Col A. w. Bradbury will deliver the
address at the Waldoboro' centennial on
the Fourth of July.
The recent Portland fair will con
tribute about forty thousand dollars to the
hospital fund
When Wagner gets to the Thomasto
prison, to remain his year before execu-
ton, he will not lack for sympathzing
friends. He will find ten others there
under death sentence
And now it is Bridgton that has
haunted house, and Mai. Shorey makes of
it spicy local. The apparition is a
woman, and its curious fact that she
kites around in her night-dress.
The radicals can't have any 'sfuss and
feathers" about the war in this campaign,
for Dingley never smelt gunpowder. If
the democratic candidate shall happen to
have seen service, we can quote the for
mer radical resolutions about the soldier.
and invite those who are honest to sustain
their faith by works.
The new liquor license law of Con-
nectlcut went into operation last Septem-
Der. The amount already received for
licenses amounts to 1856, 900, or $3.50, 900
for the year. This is about the amount
that the pretended enforcement of pro-
hibition costs in Maine, and at the same
time rum can be had abundantly in nearly
every city and town in the state.
The Kennebec Journal remarks of the
recent Bangor Convention 1.-THE fine
personal appearance and high character
OF the delegates was the subject of re-
mark by lockers on at the convention"
Doubtless they all wore store clothes, and
had their hair brushed. but measured by
the maxim Handsome is that handsome
does" the members were not so attrac-
tive