Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-11-08
SOLON CHASE RETIRES.
FAREWELL ADDRESS To THE DIRECTORS
OF THE INQUIRER.

OF THE kNQUlRkR.
At meeting of the stockholders Of the
Enquirer Association Wednesday, Scion
Chase was deposed from the editorship.
He was notified on his return from the
West in the evening.
The Enquirer is to be removed 10 Lew.
istou and is to be conducted by S, A. Berry
of Deering
Mr.. Chase has published the following
address
To the Directors or the ARdrosco9gia Green
back Publishing Co.
With this issue retire nom editorial
management OF the Enquirer. have been
so busy since the Enquirer started that
can hardly realize the Enquirer has been
running a year and a half | am well
aware that nv services as editor OF the
Enquirer are no longer desired. and / re
tire so as 10 leave the directors free 10 act
have run the EBqHirer as was agreed by
the stockholders and directors when the
paper started. The need of an anti-fusion
paper was what gave birth to the Enquirer.
There was no difference OF opinion between
after toe Bangor Convention. IL was
thought by many that the snti-fusiOu tone
OF the Enquirer had something 20 do with
Keeping fusion out of the Bangor conyen-
ton. / have also run the Enquirer &C
cording 10 nv conscience and judgment IN
the interest OF the cause, the Advancement
OF (which is my life work. In my Judgment
with the light OF the past before me, did
arR.N haN A.
not fought fusion hard enough. Convinced
that fusion with either OF the old parties
is fatal. the battle OF the Enquirer has
been for standing room outside OF the two
old parties. ON this line the course OF the
inquire has been consistent from the
hrst issue 20 the present time. The labor
has been hard. Committees and candi-
dates, and every man who had mite OF
fusion In his bones did not like the En-
yuirsr IL was a rough field 10 plow, but
them steers" did not finch and came up
10 the bow every time.
II 50 much has not been accomplished a.
was hoped, | have the consciousness Of
having done all could in the line Of what
| deem NV duty.
A communication in this paper from
James Nash. the lawyer. on the board or
directors. indicates that honorable iu>'
ion i desired. " '' Honorable fusion To my
mind : s. miSapplicstiOu OF terms There
can be no b. honorable fusion any more
than there can be honorable treason. Fus-
ION has driven me from the EBquir'r oGt
not from my work and duty. When hon
ct GreeuhackrrS stop AMI think they viii
see that the struggle OF the Enquirer has
been 90 prevent the Greenhsck party from
being wiped ont. The bedrock principle
that gave birth % the GrcenAack party.
that men shall not get rich ~ swapping
dollars, will never die. and will bee eugraft-
tl ia the organic Jaw OF the land. even II
We have % wait till better meu are born.
have none bat the kjuJ->t feelings to-
ward those friends who were once bright
AMI shining lights 10 The Grrcuhack party,
hut uoW see their .iue 900 duty IN a differ
tut direction. Now there has come 4 part
lus 81 the WAYS. and the logic OF events
VII prove tina, the road through the Dem
OCrSt.C party : n.t the road 20 success nor
TIE way 20 bring the Greenoack party into
power.
10 i but Justice TO the board OF directors
% say that they have not approved
my management Of the Enquirer and are
IN no way responsible for what has sp-
pea ed in is columns. For the last year
there has been wide difference OF opinion
between the board Of directors and the ed
itOr OF the Enquirer. The situation has
been unpleasant all around. / have not
asked nor received aid or support from the
board OF directors, because the directors
did not ike the thunder OF the Enquirer.
| was not asked 10 advocate fusion, but 10
keep still and let the committees and can
didates trade, and then fall in with what
was called the will OF the people. This is
what Is meant by honorable fusion.
There is a large body OF Greenbsc&ers in
this State who can only see dishonor and
defeSt in fusion. These men sre the stack
pole around which will gather the party OF
the future. They can wait and bide their
time.
The Enquirer has no unpaid bills, and
now passes over 70 fusion management
without a dollar OF debt. except what may
be due % subscribers. have learned one
lesson. that =, never % contract 20 make
thunder for subscribers with another man.
machine. Scion CHASE