The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-10-07
About That Gun.
For the Journal.

LAMOINE, Sept. Both, 1870.
Mr.. EDITOR: In last weeks issue of the
Ellsworth American appears a piece of compo-
sltion supposed to have been produced by the
united talent of the several editors of that re-
markable sheet, reading as follows:
heavily loaded gun discharged by Monroe
| Young Esq Representative elect from Trenton,
took effect Oh election day at the breech as well
| as the muZzle. Plantation No. 81 Is cassed With
| the Sullivan District, but so eager We're MI
! Dung OF his friends to make certain his cleo
| ton that in this plantation votes were dstrlbu-
| ted and thrown for Mr.. Young who resides i'll
the Trenton District instead of Moore the
proper Democratic candidate. The result is
that in the Sullivan District Young defeated his
Democratic friend and brother, John Moore
Esq, and elected the Republican Representa-
tive, James NJ. Biaisdell Esq. of Franklin.
When Monroe goes for number one, he gener-
ally spreads himself. So cosmopolitan is he,
that this year he claimed his residence in Els
worth, lived in Trenton. escaped taxation III
both towns and represents among others. Il con-
stituency in Moose Hill"
This wonderful production winds up with a
poetica quotation. The American, as the or
gan of the Republican Ring of the 9TH Congress
sona District. is expected to stoop low and
travel in ways that are dark" or it would
hardly represent its owners. But lis position
aS the only paper in Hancock county makes it
the height OF meanneSs for ii TO be 50 often
used for unfair statements and the conveyance
OF unjust impressions. De the editors OF the
American believe that Mr.. Young did not know
what towns make up the Trenton class:
Mir. Young did claim residence in Ellsworth
last spring. He has a furnished house in that
city where ne resided part of the time, and
where he intends to reside winters. He voted
in Ellsworth last spring, as he supposed he had
Il right to do. Whcreat those wise people of
the . Ring" endcaYored to get him indicted be
fore the Grand Jury of Hancock Co.. and fail
ing in that, showed their spite and desire to
iiSranchise hm.by causing his name to be put
into the nonresident list of taxpayers. This
course drove Mr.. Young 10 Trenton. and com
PEELED the citizens of Ellsworth to pay the tax
which he was willing TO pay on his personal
property. That gun loaded and discharged by
the " Ring has already done some execution
At the breech, aud will probably do more at the
same end. The unfair and desperate measures
used 10 keep control Of the Ellsworth city GOV
eminent by Ellsworth ring republicans last
spring is another gun loaded and fired by the
" Ring The charge from the muZzle which
unSeated Democrats honestly elected, was moth
ing to the blast which the leaders will yet re-
celNe from the breech Political rascaliticS
without number, committed by our hvpocrii-
90 ~ I'li'ii'.t'l ihis III iltp'h w. VI
named, but it is unnecessary. The people
know very we'll that their whole artillery is
roitcn and 50 long as they load and lire such
trash they will be sure to get the worst of it ut
their end of the gun.
Having been for many wears a Republican,
and knowing the complete corruption Of this
very same ring, ! am bound TO say that they
arc too fond Of disappearing better men than
themselves. have left party which my
Judgment and conscience condemns, and the
" Ring will lind that am not alone in turning
this corner. tAMoINF