Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-02
MR.. PILLSBURY.
HIS RECORD AS WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
IN THE PENNINGTON PATRIOT. --WHAT
HE THoUGHT OF LINCOLN, THE WAR,
AND GREENBACKs.-A FINE Man FOR
COALITION LEADER.

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AND GREENBACKs.- A FINE Man FOR
COALITION LEADER.
In 1868, Mr.. Eben +. Pillsbury pub
lished II Democratic paper in Pennington,
called the Franklin Patriot. This jour
nal was bitter secession paper and de-
nounced the war, President Lincoln, the
soldiers, Greenbacks, and everything
which pertained to Republican admins
tration. Now that Mr.. Pillsbury has put
himself before the people as leader, 1t
may be well to examine his record, as
made by himself, in the columns Of his
own paper, and to recall the sentiments
he then expressed. Let us see if he Is a
safe man to trust with affairs of State to-
day. The following extracts were cut
from his paper by the Lewiston journal.
and we publish them, with brief com
mentS by eX-Gov. Dmglcy.
on LINCOLN AND THE WAR.
Some one writing from Washington
soon after Lincoln arrived there, in his
/ Scotch cap and cloak. pronounced him a
cross between an IddlUSidH jack ami It
! smut hW crane. We thought at the time
/ it was a harsh Judgment, but there was
more truth than poetry in the description,
after all
In another issue noticing the remark of
| a friend of Mr. Lincoln's that the illuStrious
| President would "shine brighter and
/ brighter i'm history" Mr.. PillSbury pub
! liShcd in the Patriot that the culogiSt must
mean that kind Of "Shine" described once
! STINKS and STINKS oHd shines ike a
roitca mackcrd by moonlight
ALAS that Lincoln had not been con-
sigH,d fo inf1my and forgeuitlaesS before hc
succeeded in dreuChing the land in blood
and converting our free government into a
military dcspotism."
Another proclamation of the President
will DE found under the Geographic head,
calling for 3O0, 600 men in addition 20 those
required under existing orders. This i a
necessary measure under the present adj
minStration policy. LET
THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE POL
icy redeem their pledges and answer this
call for more men
1T is useless to talk longer about pre-
serving the free government of our fathers,
! for il has already become u mass ~ ruins,
] j. Ia, . Z
| freedom has been wrecked during the brici
period that the dpusiaf,S 10 hb'r'y g. a..
| President Lincoln and his advisers have
had control. The great question
for the future IS whether there j. sufficient
wisdom. patriotism and craftsmanship len
/ I'm the country 10 rebuild the Temple OF
| Liberty, 10 DRIVE OFT the architects of
ruin and reconstruct a free government.
MIR. Lincoln has had the Presidency OF
| the United States for fI~D miserable frd
disastrous, usGrS. II j. unnecessary 10 dilatc
upon the result of his administration. II
! has DESTROYED a vast amount of property
and scattered 90 the winds the hopes OF the
American people. OF our many States 10
NAV be- said with truth that Mr. Lincoln
| found them a garden and len them desert.
And the evil OF today Is re-
/ garlcd hy those who can forcscc and cal
culatc the future as altogether light and
cudurahlc, compared with the disasters
that are looked for tomorrow"
we never regarded Mr. Lincoln A. a
man "' n'''y man 80 ''
we had many miNgjyiugS, a kind of me
>tuc;ivc fear that We should be betrayed
I iD the end, but l-g hal b.rri So much abou,
/ his honesty and IL seemed 80 incredible
| that man occupying his position would
/ forfeit the respect of the world Ly r'pi7Hg
/ his suI.mH pI,1g'N. that We succeeded In
/ di>pcllug our doubts and trusted i'm his
/ promises. but Wc were deceived, and We
now think tDS. pioig', 'r'rr ul1d' f,r N,
| purpose of d.r,rHg those who disagreed
with the political views OF the admins
| tratiou.
We know very well that II is trffsde
! the object OF the war IS stu to pr'Serr, On,
! iHipa. that the proclamation j. issued and
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