Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-18

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viii be until paid for. The other articles ! shat
md ,ub.rliy use IN ms Official capacity a. Angus.
O. during the year. all, which DO not 80 use
shall return 10 the STATE when my Term 81 OuA0e
cNp.res, Tours heSl Su',t
COMMENTS.
We are glad 90 have on opportunity 70
DO Justice 60 our eminent icuoW-citizeu'
Journal j. about the only paper among
those opposed On Mr.. F0Eg's peculiar po-
utical crctd. that has invariably done MN
Justice. When he returned 60 the state MS
uekkujfe and that. too, IN NO deiaced
and secondhand condition. but bright ana
>hiuiu. a> his own Sv,l-Whcu he dIO TINS
uoll. aCt the Lurat FASTENED 10 record
TO- We have deeply deplorcd the doubtless
wsu-mrauing but entirely metaphoricai
manner ia which our distinguished toun-
cIllor has been treated by the f"ri'H1"
Pr,s. We have been deeply p1iucd 40 the
marked change iu tbc course oi tAe L..rls-
t.I Et-lrs. which patrunilcJ tpSs Whllt
hc was clectriViug the masses last sum
mer but suddenly dropped him when the
quotation marks dropped nom his hon.
and De- came Ihc fui,-hcdEcd Hon. Council
Ior Fory whom none could gain>ay, hold
inc the balance OF power In the Governor
Council rs We now see him doing, "A
Councillor Who speaks, and the capitol
tremb,c>. who j. silent and-hut he i
never silent
What usr,r}
Hardly ever.
-And after an this uukindne>s of com
pctus organs now comes the >kowheSan
u, g.rt,r. paper i'm whose fairness We had
learned 90 believe and iu whose statements
We had learned 20 coutle-herc comes the
R.p.rf.r with a charge that Councillor
Fogg aOer returning his Sl.51 state jack
ku,fe. forgot tn return his ~ state gold pen
eli and pen Probably the Councillor would
have given his denial 90 the public last
week. had the proper thing 10 be said IN
reply. occurred 10 him sufficiently early.
But we are glad that after thinking OF the
matter over sunday, his mind grew clear.
ami he was enabled % present 10 our read
cr> So lucid. - uuau>wvrahle. - complete
"a rciutItiou Of the charges of the NkoWhc-
gan Elp.rttr. whose editorials. Judging
from it, yuyiou> accusations. are not writ
ten with % gold pencil Lest the reader
might Dee iu>unciontly impressed with Mr..
Fogg'> emphatic statement, and al the riSk
OF tcJiou>ly repeating what he has SO we'll
said. we desire Co call the readers special
attention 90 several points IN the Council
lor> letter OF defence.
First. then. 10 seems when Councillor
F0Es was shown his official seat, that a
desk was furnished him; that i'm that desk
Ina accordance with a veueratcd custom of
the Fathers. WAS placed an assortment of
elegant articles Indispensable 10 the proper
performance of the duties of Councillors
that "a draw was furnished him, and that
I'm that draw he placed not only the just
ihed and historic iaCkkuiie, hut also pair
OF -->i>~orS." great stacks of stationary
-togathcr" with much other State-WdreS,
until there was hardly room 20 receive
them. Now Councillor FOgg had by no
means had time 10 wear out amy OF these
articles before he heard the inconSequential
talk of the House about the jdckknl1e grab,
and following the generous and noble III
>tiuctS OF his heart, ne took that objection
able weapon from the draw Did he put
10 I'm his pocket Not he Did he send IL
home 20 some dear friend u a souvenir OF
Capitoline life. a. some official possessing
q less delicate sense OF propriety might
have done. Not he, Did he swap il of
for paper collars or necktieS or other equal
IN conscientious iac6SuiVeS: Not he, u
Did he dodge the issue: Did he prcyari-
cafe. Did he in any way conduct himself
other than friend of honesty and reform:
We challenge any man 10 pick a flaw i'm
this consistent, this truly State>manlike
act, The honest masses who know when
q thing is genuine and when IL i not, with
one acclaim viii Join u, in applauding this
thoroughly characteristic and handsome
act OF our talented Councillor.
"A VtafII 2 trlN 10
his imagination and 20 with Us 10 the
Council Chamber at Augusta: There sits
Councillor Fogg. gazing into the face of
His ENcellency There sit the other friends
OF economy and reform. All of them have
draws and alas some of them have
iackkuiyeS. iackknive>. TOO, paid for by the
State. iackkniyes stained with service on
pure OriuocO. or on some thOught-cOmpel-
ling piece Of soft pine. But as for Councillor
Fogg-ueither has he in his draw" nor
carries he in his pocket any jackknife cal
cula,eL 10 dlmpen the ardOr of any true
friend OF reform. Any man who can look
on this impressive scene, and not prefer 20
De Councillor FOgg rather than any of those
other circuitOu> Councillors, on cutlery
grounds alone. lacks that delicIcy of moral
perception. The want OF which in these
evil DAYS 80 impoveriSheS Us Of statesmen.
With Councillor Fogg'S kind permission
let Us now be allowed To step forward and
look into his draw There the station
airy remains, stationary. There, too, the
''siSSors" which have never been used TO !
edit a paper, which have never cut any |
sheet but that inscribed with the eScut- |
cheOn Of a state that has at least one con- |
SiStent Councillor There too, are other |
articles al"tOgather" too many to recapit- |
Mate. Not one of these was ever borne OF |