The Portland daily press., 1874-02-24

Inc Bangor Wing is surprised that the
PRESS has uttered an excited and vehement
protest at the advancement of Mr.. j. H.
Manley, assuming that we do not object to
MIN on the ground that he is not an ''honest
ana efhcient person." We have no means of
knowing about Mr.. Manley's efficiency as an
internal revenue officer, bnt the Wing knows,
and every intelligent man in Maine knows
tnat ). II. Manley in 1884, when our regi
ments were cut down to tens where there
should have been hundreds, obtained by some
means Psi names of men and sold them to
the towns of this State to fill their quotas
names representing no flesh and blood men.
and which did not swell the ranks Of our
regiments before Petersburg single man.
He did this for money. Is this good rec
ommendation for mans honesty? Is it a
guarantees that be IS high minded, patriotic
and the man 10 deal with those who are ready
to compromise claims against the govern
mcnte The Wing may think so; but the
men who stood by the Republican leaders in
1854 will say with us, 'JiaA back .
1t may be urged that these charges are not
sustained. The Paper Credit Commission of
1870 say: ut early became apparent that j.
ID. Manley, esq.,. of Augusta, was closely con-
nected with large number of these ques-
tionable credits, and it seemed desirable to
obtain his testimony. Mr. Manley was en-
gagged at this time in the internal revenue
service, and request was made by the Gov
ernor to the Secretary of the Treasury that
he be temporarily relieved that he might ap-
pear before the Commission and the Inter-
nal Revenue Commissioner so far complied
as to send request to the officer at Boston
to whom he had been ordered to report. that
he should attend before us. The request. if
communicated to him, has not yet been COM
Piled WITH" Mr.. Manley was in Augusta
several times during the investigation, and
the impression is that he evaded the investi-
gation-a very unfortunate thing for an inno-
cent man to have done, f n the offence charg-
ed, is regarded by direct people as really no
less grave than that of giving aid to the enc
my. d .ia 715- uoaI .l4
During the past two years Mr.. Manley has
been much in Maine and has given his time
to arranging caucuses and has boosted that
during the next year he intended to make the
Maine Senatorial succession leading feature
in his business. In addition to this, he has
told many persons that he was retained as an
Eastern Railroad agent at Augusta the pres
ent winter. Why he is not there we know
not. Now we object to the further promo
ton OF man who is to devote himself large |
ly to manipulating caucuses and enlisting in
railroad or other lobby We do not make
this objection because we have any personal
dislike for Mr.. Manley but because we can
not do our duty to the Republican organiza-
ton by holding our peace while tainted men
are elevated to places of trust and response
bility. 1t is needless for us to assert that we
are ardently devoted to the maintenance of
Republican ascendency in the State and
nation. We are proud of its past and have
the utmost faith in its future usefulness: but
to secure the continued support Of intelligent
and patriotic men, it must refuse to be
Differed by its camp followers. a.3a ia ,i
To be silent while these men are sapninp
the foundations of noble party which be- |
longs to no one manor sAt of man
recreant to our duty as an independent Re-
Publican journal.