Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-07-21
4 Peripctetic Prophet.

4 PeripGtetic Prophet.
We are told that prophet is no: wi,hou;
honor save in his own cOuatry and among
his own kin and the statement is made by
such unqueSiiOnable authority that we
presume no one viii deny its truth. But
this axiom refers TO true and not to false
prophets. y person in this County, who
is playing tue role Of q prophet, seeks 10
realize the truth OF the above quotation
from Holy Wit. by sailing under false
colois. TO that end he adopts divers
and fraudUlently halls from various aliases
towns where he never had q residence.
Those familiar with the guberustoyial
campaign Of 1870 VIII remember that The
individual above referred TO. pretending
10 be a resident Of Lewiston. or Andro-
Scoggin County. wrote q letter to the
Bangor Fbig and Courier, in which be
assumed 10 enlighten the people of the
State with reference 10 political affairs in
Oxford County. And tbs, ia subtauce.
was what he said; The rank and liie oil
Oxford County are il favor Of Gen. Her.
Sey. who IS q son OF that County, Tor
GovernOr,and opposed to Sidney pcgham;
the former gentleman will carry at leaS.
two thirds OF The County in the State Con.
yertion." This was what lie wrote. or
words to that effect. and the records OF
the caucuSes and OF the Convention show
how widely he Sho, OF the marx. Dele.
gates favorable 10 Mr. Pcrham were
elected il every town and plantation in
The County. save only the town Of OK.
ford. Now did this writer who assumed
20 instruct the public, judge OF ihe sou,i-
ment Of the County by his persona.
opposition to Nr. Pcyham, or DID he Wi.
faily misrepresen; The popular feeling
which was never more decidedly in one
direction2 We will not undertake TO say,
bat it The former was the iact. we should
naturally suppose lha; . person who had
made one such egreg ious b.Under. woaid
avoid making another OF the same Kind.
But or the 18Th OF June nit, this same
individual, with different alias, wrote q
letter dated at Lewiston, although he
never lived there, in which he made sub
stanuaily the same statements with regard
TO The pending Senatorial issue that he
made with reference 10 the Gubegnatorial
contest in 1870. only if possible the facts
OF tie case were even more distorted
now than before.
On the Oh Of July lie wrote another
letter dated a; Norway. and the day fol.
loving one at Bethel, Goth directed to
tao same paper, the Bangor Wig and
Courier. in which he rei;erates his former
nisStatemenls, and makes others equally
unruthlul. lie makes an efor; 10 cover
NJ his tracks by writing from diIereu,
towns, and under divers signatures, but
the ear-marks are too plainly seen to
admit OF any mistake, By those familiar
with his peculiar style Of composition. -
They are evidently written by one and the |
same person, and that person is the one
who made the former prophecy, in 1870 |
II this is no, sufficient; 10 throw discledit /
upon everything tha; emara,es from his |
pen, then tue public is more uusophisto- |
Gated and gui.ible than We have taken it |
&c be.
Not satisfied with his achievements in |
the Republican press, this model Of con. |
sislency and decency. over still another
alias, empties his spleen Into the columns
Of the Eastern 4rgHs; but this IS only n |
rehash OF the same dishes he had sent up |
to the Wing. Is the 1rg4s to follow the |
lead OF the REGISTER. in the support OF |
Mr.. IIamlin? II SO. nc will. indeed, |
have reason to wish 10 be saved from |
his friends.
Can the owner OF these ALIASES" recon !
Gle his course with the the principles OF |
fair and honorable dealing? Is i, not |
rather fraud, and fraud perpe,rated with |
Il maleyoleuce which IS hardly concciva.
BILE?
Wherever the author of these peryer.
sioHs and misstatements is known. they |
will DO no harm. and il is only for the !
benefit of those who are uuacquainted |
with his tricks. that we have unearthcd |
him, and hold him up to the public gaze. |
We DO not presume to dictate to this or !
TO any other man his choice Tor tie high !
Office Of United States Senator. It's
matter in which ii IS not only his righ, |
but bis duty TO act for himself; bat in the
name Of every heightened principle which |
has been at once the pride and boast Of
the Republican party, we protest against |
this base attempt TO iOrestall public opin.
ION by such a gross perversion of facts. |
The system OF triekery which has been |
inaugurated by two or three Of Mr.. Ham. |
Inns friends in this County, savors too |
strongly of the dishOnOrable practices Of
The Democratic party in its last days OF
power and if the particular individual
to whom we have referred persists in his /
deceptive course, We shall have occasion (
to show up his political character in sdn I
brighter eolors.
The Editorial excursion 10 the While1