The Portland daily press., 1879-09-06
Maine BulldozerS.
WHO AND WHAT ARE THEYP

WHO AND WHAT AXE THE1P
VIII the Argus, Maine Standard, New Era, or
other papers which so freely that pensioners
have been ''bull-dozed'' in this State, give the
names of the men so bull-dozed? Or do they prefer
to achieve thej reputation of convicted hars?-
[Press.
We speak for the Standard, when we say
that we shall probably give the names OF some
of the bulldozed pensioners, and also those OF
the base villains who are doing some OF the
bull-dozing. And in relation to the last re-
mark, we would say that so far as we are con-
cerned, the achievement of the reputation
possessed by the Press would in that direction
be utterly impossible for us, and we have no
such aspirations We are willing to accord
the Press the pennant it so richly deserves in
that respect.-Maine Standard
The above appears in the latest issue of
the Maine STANDARD. That paper has been
challenged to give the names of pensioners
bull-dozed by Republicans. 1t neglects its
latest and only opportunity to do so. Thus
it has achieved the reputation we suggested
it would. 1t gives no names because it
knows of none. Similar is the case of the
Argats. That paper has made the same
accusation and has failed, though challenged
to the proof, to bring forth any evidence.
1t, too, must be added to the lengthening
chain-gang of reckless falsifiers.
But if either of these want the name of a
pensioner who has been threatened with
bull-dozing, we refer them to the following
letter, and the introduction to it made by
the Bangor Vhig:
The following affidavit sworn to by Andrew
fI<ar Apifi nf Z
itself. Mr.. Ryder is over "a years OF age and
almost entirely dependent for support upon
his pension received on account OF the death OF
his son in the Union service. The shameful
attempt of Chapman, the Greenback candidate
for County Treasure er, to intimidate this old
gentleman should arouse tie Indignation of
every honorable citizen in the county:
AFFIDAVIT OF ANDREW RYDER.
NEWPORT, Sept. 4th 1879.
I, Andrew Ryder, of Plymouth, do solemnly de-
clare that, Q, D. Chapman, the present Greenback
candidate for County Treasurer, in this county OF
PenobscOt, State of Maine, made to me the follow
ing talk in substance: He (Chapman) came into my
field one day during the last week of last month
and said it was in his power to stop my pension;
but if would vote the Greenback ticket, or stand
back and not vote at all, he said it should be all
him if the town fit to take from me my pension,
/ could live for time at least on the poor farm.
As he started to leave he said: 'If you conclude to
do this let me know and your pension will continue
to come to you all right" / said sY-s, when 1
conclude to do So III let you know.
ANDREW RYDER.
Penobscot, IS. Newport Sept. 4th, 1879.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this day.
ATKINSON HOBART,
Justice of the Peace.
The NeW Era has asserted that the saloon
keepers of this city have been bull-dozed by
the sheriffs. 1t has been asked for its proof,
but has not given it. 1t cannot: for it has
none. But if it has an interest in this sort
of il. .timidation we invite its attention to the
following case cited by the Bangor Wing
Friday:
THREATENING A sALooN-KEEPER.
The statement was made to us last evening
that the Democratic Sheriff of this County,
accompanied by the frisky Joseph P. Bass, en-
tered a restaurant kept by a man suspected
by them of intending to vote the Republican
ticket, and that Stratton and Bass distinctly
threatened to prosecute an old complaint
against him unless he voted the fusion ticket
The saloon-keeper, we understand, was
soldier in the Union army, and this attempt to
Greenback alliance will be appreciated by
every man who wore the blue.
Argus, Standard, Ncw Era, and the whole
rout of reckless sheets have been accusing
employees of intimidating their workmen.
Of this they have produced no proof, be-
cause they have none to produce. We in
vite their attention to the charges against
the Greenback candidate for Governor in
which he is accused of bull-dozing his work
men. We invite them to publish the state
ments of Charles Jordan and Frederick
Davis.
The Greenback papers have condemned
the money-king and the usurer.-We invite
them to publish the record of Joseph l..
Smith.
Unless these papers, one and all, retract
the statements they cannot prove, and
print the cases of intimidation and usury
which have been made public, they must be
held guilty not only of incincerity, but of
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