Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-12

dlsspproyei of his methods Of sslfsg-
grandlsement. and prominent among these.
also. we're Judge WIN. p. Pretle. Jadge
Ashur wsre, Gen. John Chandler. John
Massey, aud Nathaniel Mitchell, of Port
land. and Rufus X. Goodenoush Of Paris.
The latter gentleman. representing those Of
his fflend-, came 10 me In the latter part
OF March. 1888. and proposed that ] should
remove my establishment 10 Portland. nrst
purchasing the Poiiieiaa n Norway 10 or
der 10 silence tha, powerful organ Of the
opposition and leave both parties In Oxford
County on level ss regarded party news
papers. This plan. tt was thought. might
be satisfactory 20 the Democracy Of Or
ford. ana no time was Loot In carrying u
lnto eject At once asserting 10 the ar
rangemen,, went 10 work. sfter Issuing
my last paper In Paris on soth April, and
printing the nrst and fourth pages OF my
neat number. and putilng the materials OF
both the ysfrsoaila and FOlGlcidH estso-
Il.hments on wheels, hastened Ito the
rescue" and brought GOT my paper In
Portland, without the loss of q day, on the
sth of May. lsSS. The dlsssnslon In the
Democratic party Of the State now became
open and decided. and ~ part Of the tao
ties Of the y. o. ,. {" Fog Smith disis-
Ion. much the larger from their greater
activity AMI machine" methods, was Ia
start q paper In oxford County TO chime
In with the drgus, which was echoed by
nearly every other Democratic paper OF
the State. In opposing what they called the
" PreLle Junto." For this purpose, In
July or August, they toled away from the
J,fsrsoAiaa ofiice two OF my boys. George
W. Mllle,i aud Oetavlas King. "a double
cousin % miue,) who in August. is35,
were formally Installed a. publishers Of
the new paper. the OxFoKD DknocR.r,
which H. projectors fondly hoped ADD be-
Hsyed would speedily prove the nnal death
blow W the Jsfsrs0HiaA. IL I'D not. how
ever, ~ turn out Mr.. Lapham Is not en-
AcuY correct either. 10 saying that when
bought out Mr.. wm. y. Goodenow, The
proprietor OF the PDin.ciaA, ia Norway
that united the two papers under the
name % the ysfers9AiaA," for the only oo-
lect In purchasing the Polfieiaa was 10
klll II. ami the moment I 20, possession OF
H. printing materials. u was a. dead A.
stone. True. I sent my paper 10 It's
subscribers. hoping ,ha, some Of them
AZ least, would consent - take IL;
but all ever gained BY the puf-
chase. worthy Of m' ntlon. va, what l
realized from the old typcs and Ram
age PRES. - The whole no, worth. prob
ably. over one hundred dollars. No. the
J,s,r,oHiaa dld no, give up the ghost"
until sometime afssr u had fulallei ~ des-
Tiny AMI 10 was never Ia so1nier condi-
iiou financially than on the day sold out.
the nrst Of January. 1855. | remember
that was not only on, OF. deb, bat then
hal on hand, paid Tor. three months stock
Of paper ani 30 sudden was the sale OF
the establlshmcut that had IN make my
parting address 10 my patrons" on half
sheet Of letter paper. dated January :.
lsss. which was lnelosed 10 them In the
iNandari that askcd them 10 taks In plsce
Of the J,srsoniaH. bot Offering al the
same time 10 return the money 10 any who
had pald me in advance.
Now. when began this letter. had no
Idea Of fwrIting more than lus, 10 make the
corrections have made In the course OF
my ramblcs BAT, see how have run on
Yours truly,
IIoRArIo KISo.