The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16
Notes from the State Press.
What our Contemporaries are saying.

The Pennington Chronicle must be careful.
The PRESS is the only paper SO shockingly
wicked and reckless of consequences as to dare
to state the following respecting the cause OF
the feeble opposition to Governor Dingley in
certain quarters:
The alpha and omega of his (Gov. D.'s) Of
fence is in his having recommended the con-
densaton of the agricultural reports, thereby
making large saving to the state: line re-
ports are very VOlumlpOuS, containing much
that is never read, and of ne value whatever,
hence the advice of the Governor to discontinue
the publication of the superfiuous portion of the
reports. 1t seems to us that the course OF the
Executive in this matter is to be commended
rather than denounced. Economy in our state
and national affairs is what we want and must
have, Notwithstanding some may lose the firm
grasp they now have on the public treasury.
The whole opposition has its inspiration in a
few who are interested in the publication OF
the reports, but the people will remember those
who are actuated by motives so selfish and I'M
patriotic.
The Fairfield Chronicle reads very judic-
ious and timely lesson to the people about sup
porting transient traders who pay no taxes and
give nothing to support local enterprises. 1t
says:
We notice, not only in our own village, but
as general rule, that large class OF people
manifest strong desire to patronlze every new
man who enters a village and opens STOCK OF
goods for sale. People will readily pass out
their money to such temporary traders only, in
a majority of cases, to be most handsomely
cheated. They will buy domestic sheetlngs
because they are offered at cost or traction,
may be, less than cost, and then pay one
fourth or one-half more for another article
than any regular trader asks; thus, in the end,
giving, without once suspecting il, exorbitant
prices for all their goods. This works not only
a loss to the purchaser, but great injustice is
done the long established village trader BY
such a course, his trade suffers considerable
diminution and his profits are correspondingly
lessened.
Of the refusal of Governor Dingley to again
be candidate, the Bath Times says:
We doubt not that there will be very gen
eral feeling of regret among good citizens IN
all parts of the state at the determlnation
which Governor Dingley has arrived at, ss ex.
pressed in his ettrr. No Chief magistrate OF
mination to carry out in practice the profess
sions of the canvass. If he had consented to
allow the farther use of his name the people
could hardly fail of showing by their verdict,
that they appreciate fearlessness and fidelity IN
public officer.
The Rockland Free Press has only time and
space to say that Governor Dingley will retire
from office, as we believe, with the enhanced
respect not only of his party, but of the people
of the state. 1t is our conviction that he has
been an able, and strictly conscientious official,
whose administration has been as advantageous
to the state as it has creditable to himself.
Had he desired denomination, doubtless it
would have been accorded without division by
the Republicans of the state"
The Belfast Journal is in fearful state re-
specting the liquor agency and the liquor laws
generally, and closes with the following
meantime rum pervades the state like flood,
rum shops openly invite drinkers to their bars,
and the young men grow up drunkarks. The
law has promoted nothing but hypocrisy. Long
live husnbug."
Elsewhere this model Democratic paper (the
Belfast Journal, of course) regains its spirits
and inquiries after the Bay and River Railroad
for which, 1t has much regard:
'sWhere are those. pickaxes, shovels, barrows
and army of laborers that were this spring to
begin the construction of the Bay and River
Railroad? We were assured when the recharter-
ing of last winter was asked for, that the work
would begin at once. The chariot of the fiery
Jewett was driven over the old fogies of Bel
fas,, and they were Frustrated. Now it is order
to inquire for the procession OF laborers When
will it commence to move?'