Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-07-28
we willingly Give place to tho letter

We willingly give place to tho letter
Of Gen'l Perry this week. as we have no
intention OF doing injustice to him. We
have never mentioned his name in our
paper in connection with tho articles re-
lerred to, and did not suppose the Gen'l
would be aggrieved If he were innocent
in other NO, us, "if the coat did not tit,"
we presumed he would not put il on. II
he were innocent he would not apply The
structures TO himsclf-if guilty. me DO
served them. lie now explicitly denies
the authorship OF certain articles. The
article referring 10 him personally was
an extract from the article in the Norway
Adrerliser, signed "BUCKFIELD. We
have no controversy with Gen'l Perry. and
do not mean to have any. If the oppo'
nents of AR. Perham will turn their
attention to the merits of the question and
the candidates. and avoid personalities,
and talking about "Col. Shaw's candi-
date they would very much oblise us
and subserve the interests of all concerned
better.
OXFORD. July %, 1874.
Co.. +. Z. Sha,c For several weeks
past your paper has contained articles
(most of which have appeared in your
editorial columas) full OF personal abuse.
inuendoes aud insinuatious. evidently
aimed at myself. your last issue, aftcr
filling up three columns upon the "Sena.
torial Question, well seasoned with
these slandcrous illusions, pointing in
the same directiOn-you drop the mark,
stalk TO the front of the arena, and make
the stab direct. You say:
The individual who has undertaken The
Job of creating public sentiment by writ.
Ing letters dated at different points in
our County, under different signatures.
but whose style cannot bc disguised. in Il
letter to the NorCdy AiCeriiSer. signed
"Buck6eld," says-"Oxford has the
choice of candidate for the legislature,
and with the known hostility OF lion.
John j. Perry, it is folly 10 expect any
but an opposition representative TO Col.
Shaw's candidate for U. S. Senator"
In your personal attacks upon me. you
have adopted singular mode of warfare.
You first assume what is false in fact "a
charge that is mere fabrication, and
then, upon these baseess promises, write
out your bill Of Indictment. Let me say
TO you, hare aerer tcriiteH single line,
or 0ord, Of any communication upon he
Senatorial question, tia! has crer appear
cd IN The NortCay AdrertiSer. and the first
knowledge of The communication from
"Bucklield." was lis appearance in that
paper, aud am to-day entirely ignorant
of its authorship. And other charges
you make against ne OF writing letters
to The Bangor Hhig and other papers, are
equally untrue. In proof. SEQ Bangor
Wig under date Of July 2SI. What |
hare written. stand by TO day. as the
TRUTH neither quality or rec~act single
sentence.
1t may be pertinent for me to remark
right here. that during the last thirty odd
yeals,-in which have been an occasion
al correspondent FOR the newspaper
preSs-both in and out OF the State, |
never acknowledged the right of any
man 10 dictate to me when OF what shall
write. neither do recognize your right
to falsely charge me with the authorship
OF letters written by others, or attempt 10
organize q system Of espionage 10 regn'
late the press upon the United States
Senator question. Personalities always
carefully avoid, and never have in
dulged in them unless driven TO it in self
defense.
In whatever may have written or said
l never have referred to you personally,
except in a respectful. gentlomauly way,
and am sure never have assigned 10
you a position you did not choose yonr-
self. Taking this. and other facts into
consideration, what must be the despera-
ton of the party faction represented by
you, to SO far forget the amenities every
where recognized among gcntlemen,-
against the truth, and upon mere Sas
pici0n to charge me In single issue,
with misrepresentation "misstate-
ments," Fraud "lricks." Trickery,"
wilder OF the truth" &c, &c. &c.
What do you and your candidate, and
the men enlisted with YOU in the senate
rial contest desire? Do you wish to turn
this canvass into "bear garden" fight
q fight poisoned with malice, and made
up OF personal scandal? Is this the game
to be played by the "moral aud social
reform" party of Maine? Ia regard 10
the L. S. Senator question | have my
own opinions. and have q right 10 them,
and it is gratifying to ME to know that
they are in harmony, as | fully believe,
with majority OF the republicans OF ''old
Oxford" and in accord with at least nine.
tenlhs OF my own town. In conclusion,
let me call your attention TO the following
paragraph in your last paper: