Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-13
COMPLETE REPUTATION
OF an Amdavtt Reaeen,x nm ~
Irfah. -

In the Boston Globe of the sth ins, ,ha,a
appeared the following affidavit rejecting on
tne conduct of SIR. r. C. Irish. the WE'LL
known overseer at the cotton mill
AUGUSTA. NE, Oct 1. 1854
eane 70 augusta January "a 1857 Al once com
Ma work In the weaEe.room OF the Ed~sr5.
nahuiacturfng CompaBy's mill r. g Tyjsh c-s..
a .T rooml remained there az a laborernntfi aho,t
1n %nen left the city. taking al my fleets with
! remained there until some time in June b:n 7
eaMe oack to Augusta, and re-commenced b 80
nil. " lTsn IN the Edwards Manufacturing Coz
LII. mr.. irish Is an ardent republican and have
heretofore voted the republican ticket de.i,d 70
sots M. isl, and asked Mr.. Irish II he though,
aid r. $3.50 = residence here since my return. He
saiu ns tnoognt had, but II would make no dieer.
u t II mad not, a. he could get INV name on a.
ist soon after this Mr.. Irish ard had seme CON
nad always been a republican and 4 he,is~sS - ~.
Puoncan principles a. taught By the earIv leadey.
DuI tnst eonid not stand the nation of Blaine
asa you not vote Tor him. Mr.. Irish took oaenos
AZ TINS. made considerable talk among the vork
mn MN ABOUT the nomination Of the party and nv IN
VII. 70 support II. Mr.. Irish had made con
act WIN me 10 help start mp the new machinery 70
1e put IN to the new mill when Completed and feIt
had sure job. Last Monday sent ~ N, Iri.h
ina on, a sone conversation on account Of my stay
out one Gay on account Of sickness and Mr. Irish
so,o me couid consider myself discharged not ON
o. being out one day, but because had been
nar,v 'PJken IN my work against the republican
party asked him what he thought Mr. Edwards
would say 70 such actions "a that, and he renlied
.thAt ne nidnt care a - about Edwards or (als !.
ne was the boss Of that room and the men had got
70 vote az ne said. know of other cases where men
nave oeen discharl ed by Insh for voting the demo-
SIatc uckrt did net vote self this last election
,h ut am a.Scharged because was outspoken against
the republican party.
lsignedl CHAs L. RUSSELL
Subscribed and sworn to before me this I'd day Of
October, 1884 -' VI
lsignedl HERBERT EKsKISE,
Justice Of the Peace
Following are affidavits of citizens. sworn
and subscribed, which completely refute the
slanderons charges IN the above affidavit:
Affidavit of n. q. Irish
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct 10, 1884
have read the statement Of Charles I,
Russell as sworn To before Herbert Ersk,ne.
Justice of the Peace, and published in the
Boston Globe. Oct 8. 1884, and state that
1t is an unmitigated falsehood, and gotten IN
to inJure me, because gave his work away
for disobeying the rules of nv department,
the disobedience being in his staying out
without permission and being on a drunk.
never dictated to any man for whom he should
vote. he always said he was a republican
and should vote for Blaine, 80 | had no rea-
son to have any argument with him or dictate
az To how he should vote. r. G. IRISH.
State Of Maine.-Kennebec county.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 10th
day of October, 1884.
LEWIS SELLING, Notary Public.