The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-22

Tariff A Home Market; Diversifying In
dustry; The Mills Bill; Is the Mills Bill
Sectional; Concerning President Cleveland;
Conclusion. Mr.. Allen appears to be
troubled with passion for getting himself
into print and in this letter he seems to have
gratified it to its fullest extent. He talks
like man who knows it all or thinks he
does. Yet we imagine it will require good
many such letters TO convince the farmers or
fishermen of Maine that 1t is for their benefit
to be put in competition with the farmers
and fishermen over the border.
Heaven forbid that anybody should init
mate that the Hon. William Emery went to
Washington and enlisted recruits and sold
them to Mr.. A. b. Farwell from any but the
most patriotic motives. Heaven forbid that
anybody should intimate that the Hon Will
liam Emery went into the business of the
substitute broker because he thought there
was money in it. No. The Hon. Mr.. En-
cry undoubtedly wrapped himself in the
American flag, so ELUSIVE was his patriotism
when he landed in Washington in search of
recruits. And as for his heart, that was
overlooking with love of country. Perish
the man or newspaper that would insinuate
that greed tor gold ever found even a Tempo
rary abiding place in Mr.. Emery's breast
Nevertheless, when the Argus asserts that
Mr.. Emery's recruiting business was higher
toned than that of the other gentlemen who
figured at that time truth compels us to call
its attention to the testimony of Mr.. B. FL.
Kinds, which will be found on page 3O4 of
10 art . to- Fill
Q. Do you know that a number of citi-
zens Of Maine, some of them under commits
sions from the Governor, came to Washing.
ton that summer to recruit within the Dis
trict Of Columbia and rebel States under the
existing laws and orders? III so, name all
the persons.
A Yes, sir, do. remember Mr.. Far
well of Augusta, John N. Stimson, William
Gaslin, ]. III. Manley and William Emery.
O. Did you assist these officers or any
one OF them in particular?
A. These persons came to Washington
one after another. think Mr.. Stimson was
the FIRST. They came to my office, although
! had nothing to do with the business. They
began to canvass for men in Competition
with each other, and were offering high
prices, as nigh as 800 per man. and did not
succeed In getting any men to my knowl-
edge, They then came to an agreement that
they would pay the same price for men and
put their money in my hands, and deposit
cd III In Jay COOKIES bank in my name and
as each one furnished man or men, would
give the soldier check for his bounty. NV
impression is that this was done at the sug
gestion Of Gov. Cony In order to know that
the soldier was not defrauded of his bounty.
This arrangement among the recruiting Off
GERS did not continue more than week. for
they got TO bidding against each other again.
and grew dissatisfied with it, and drew their
money, and had nothing more to do with it
afterwards.
The Argus asserts that Mr. Emery did not
belong to the gang" composed Of ].
Manley, A. B. Farwell and some Others
We don't know exactly what the Argus
means by belonging to the gang, but pooling
his money with them and agreeing with
them as to the amount that should be paid
for substitutes would seem to identify Mr.
Emery to considerable extent with them.
II the Argus says that there was no evidence
of fraud on Mr.. Emery's part, we reply that
neither was there against the most of the
gentlemen whom it stigmatizes as belonging
to the gang"