The Republican journal., 1874-12-03
Winnings of the Wing.

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Was a Democratic paper ever known to cor
rect partisan misstatement! We do not re-
member an instance. The Belfast Journal
which paraded a detailed SANDER upon the
memory of Secretary Stanton. and accredited
1t With editorial comments, when its attention
has been called to the authoritative contradiction
OF the tasehood, contents itself with a silly at
tempt at wit, and leaves Its readers III ignorance
OF an untruthiulness Of its story. And the
same spirit is manifested in another item of the
same paper, briefly stating that Demas Barnes
was acquitted in the libel suit brought by Henry
G. Bowen, for ISLANDERS published concerning
his dead Wife. The inference left for the journal
readers is that the talsehood of the stories was
not proven, whereas Barnes was acquitted of
malice because ho stopped the presses as soon
as he learned of the publication, which the
jury pronounced "atrocious and cruel " But
the above serve as samples of the news
furnished 10 Democratic readers. Bangor
Wing.
1t viii be seen that we have done in the
foregoing what the Wing never does, viz
published the article upon which we com
ment. The Wing always contents itself
with a sneaking rehash OF an opponents
statement
This matter of Stanton's death appears
ingly. He seems anxious to make it APP
| pear that remorse and the haunting mem
ory OF Il crime do not drive men to suicide
| We can only hope. if he has fears on the
subject, that they do not. AS to the facts
| in Stanton : case, we refer to the statement
of Our Washington correspondent pub
lished to-day 1t is better authority than
the Wing has produced, or can produce
! As to the Bowen suit, what we did say
was this
! The libel suit brought by Henry G. Bowen
publisher OF the independent against Deml>
! Barnes. proprietor of the Brooklyn Argus. has
| been decided for the defendant. 1t WAS brought
for The publication of an article rejecting on the
character of The deceased wife. of Bowen The
| jury found that there was no proof of malice. Il,
! the article WAS published in good faith As news
| 1t WAS branch Of the Beecher scandal.
Now the inference from this paragraph
is plainly that the talsity OF the publication
1caS proven, but that the malice necessary
TO constitute a libel was not We credit
our readers with possessing brains, and il
| the Wing is 50 short Of the article rs the
comments Indicate we pity the concern
| The Wing essays TO be the pink of per
! lection among the presses OF Maine, and
to teach to it. rude brethren courtesy
grace, truth, honor and knightly devotion
We know not how many times it has read
lessons in manners, first to one and then
to another Of the craft Times innumera-
Bile has it called attention to the fastidious
caretulness with which its columns are
edited-a daily issue Of an Improvement
on the ten commandments and the lives of
the saints. 70 read ii one would be led to
believe that Saint Paul yields a goose
quill on one side of the editorial table,
while the Chevalier Bayard with paste
pot and scissors occupies the other Let
As see how this finn gets on,
In the same number from which we cut
the extract AT the head of this article, APP
pears the following
The sensational play of Passions pprilS. ''
which was forbidden in Boston. is 10 be PLAYED
in Augusta.
This play is founded on the Beecher
scandal, and is 50 gross that the theatre in
which it was presented in Boston had to
suppress it or have its license revoked.
And yet the Wing unblushingly asserts
that it was ITO be played in Augusta, at
the capital OF the state. and in a moral
community Willis apologi>ts say it did
so mwittingly? Let us see about that
The Augusta journal OF the 29th two day 5
before that announcement in the Wing.
published conspicuously this paragrap phi
The PASSIONS Ppril> Company. advertised to
appear IN this city last evening, did not appear.
These miserable men and women haven't flour
i7hed VOL in Maine. and have probably gone
back To- their broihelS and h,Gnt- ~ int"nr:-.
And yet this pious, fastidious and care
fully edited Bangor Wing, insults the
whole State with the announcement that
these miserable haunters OF brothels" are
TO appear al the capital and 90 through a
performance that the authorities drove out
of the city Of Boston. And this is the
model that is held up for the emulation
Of newspaper conductors, al home and
abroad and that all are commanded to fail
down ard worship Faugh'
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