The Republican journal., 1888-02-02
Portland Letter.

Portland Letter.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE JOURNAL: Port
land is stirred up a little over Il sermon preach
ed by Reverend f. T. Bayley in which he has
tried to prove that Portland is a citadel OF
drunkenness and in a woeful plight every WAY
morally. The square truth is, there is not 4;
city in the world of the same number of in.
habitant> that is so free from rum and immor
aity As this.
OUR CLERGY.
This city is be>t with a noble class of mel
who proclaim the truth from our pulpits. Rev
Thomas Hill, y. d.. is one of the best of then
all. lie is beloved ami Venerated lv people o1
tor of Chestnut VI. +. Church, is an able. fear
less. earnest Christian man who has the cour,
age of hi convictions and is destined tC exert
a powerful influence for good during his pas
torate here. Rev. Marion Crosby, of the churrl
of the Messiah, is a modest. unaS-uming mar
who is very able and popular with all whc
have the honor of his acquaintance. His
church is III a very prosperous condition
Reverend Mr.. Daniels, of the Second Parish i,
a popular minister and Reverend A. T. Dunn
of the Free -. Eapti>;,i> is another new conner
who like Mr.. Whitaker is Il valuable acGul>
ton to the clerical force in our city. II oul
minister will strive to preach 4 gospel of hui
manity they will do mach good.
CITY ELECrIoN.
The approaching city election bid. fair tC
prove Il wde-awake affair. Mayor Chapman
will be rcnominated and reelected if h.
wishes. His opponent will be Hon. Charlie
Mccarthy, an honorable gentleman. The thirJ
party will have a candidate in the field. Bu
As Mr.. roots said Its of no con>e
qucnce." The people of Maine have no oeca
sion for such 4 party and give it the colo
shoulder.
OUR DAILY PAPERS.
Portland is we'll cared for in tie matter o.
daily newspapers. Two morning and the SAINT
number OF evening papers keep our people at
vised as to what is goin; on at home anC
apIOut. w iil IltUtlOll lHtil III tltlttll
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
This able morning paper is one of the be>
conducted ,lailies in Maine. Editor Cobb is
keen writer and looks we'll after his depart
ment, keeping it up with the times. This is Nc
easy task il the management of daily paper
Its managers have paid large sums of money
the past Year for news, and it> patrons have
been well served. Mr.. Kinds is one of ou
best news gathrrer> and has been Nigilant il
gathering and accurate il his reports of events
that have 1ran>rired i'll oar State. 1t, local de
partmenl mas been for years under the rontro
Of L. Clifford Wade, Esq, and improves every
year.
EASTERN ARGUS.
Hon. John NJ. Adams is owner and manager
Of this old substantial daily. Phillip W. Nc
Intire is editor and is an able one. f. :. U,-
good is local editor and is 4 worker. James L.
Tryon is night editor, and is a smart Young
journalist. But We sadly miss the impress
of Mel Higgins ability on the Argus. lie was
one of the brightest newspaper men that
Maine has produced. The Argus is pay in-
we'll and can always be depended upon to de-
fend the Democratic party. 1t is popular
among the old standbyS of that organization.
PORTLAND ADVERTISER.
Brother Richardson keeps Oh the even tenor
of hi. way. He j. at the head Of the class, edi-
torialy, in Maine. pity any unlucky contem-
porary that he nurses his wrath to await 4
chance to baste. He boxes the ears of the
younkcrS once and while and his pen Is q
mastery one. The Advertiser i a paper OF
marked ability. | do wish our friend, the
edtcr, was more of a protcctoni>t, and less OF
a civil service dcvotce. He ought to be an out
and out thick and thin party man. Gracious
how he would whale our Democratic breth
rem He is kindness itself when he is tlive>tet
of war paint. But he makes a good pape.
''for a that"
THE EVENING EMPRESS.
Unlike the Advertiser this is a red hot party
paper. 1t is ably edited by Col. W. +. stevens
Il veteran journalist. He has but little esteem
for mugwumps and occasionally alludcs tC
them. The principal manager of the Express
takes good care that nothing Of an offensive
nature from Republican standpoint gets into
its columns. 1t has an immense circulation
and is a power in our politics. Its local is OF
the best. Geo. Barrows has charge of this de
partmcnt and keeps it up to a first class stand
ard. lie is young journalist that has a fu
ture before him. Next month the Express i,
to move into its new quarters in Market
Square and our prediction is that its circula
ton will continue to increase.
NEW SPAPER MEN.
As class they are full of energy and zeal
No night is too dark or stormy, no distance
too great no place too dirty or repulsive ol
brutal to keep reporter from pursuing hi.
vocation. They are first class detectives an,
keen as a Damascus blade. Once on the seen
of an item they will follow the trail like
work and love it with the ardor of religion,
devotce. | love newspaper men and the press
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
As the years come and go your paper I'm
proves. Forty years ago | thought it the bes
weekly in Maine. 1t grows better every wear
What blessing to community good oca
paper is. Your people hardly realize the deb
they owe to the journal. The West pay the
local papers for booming their various locali
ties. Why should not Maine do likewise If
few thousand dollars were expended on ou
papers setting forth the advantages of Maine
1t would yield a handsome return. The ex
perience of this winter at the West shoul,
cause our people to bestir themselves to in
duce emigration to come within our borders
Is not the experiment worth trying?
OCCASIONAL.
Some of the advertisers in local newspapers ma,
be surprised to learn that column In length II
the Chicago Tribune costs the advertiser So, ,OOC
The Now York World rocoivo, fo,. tho louoe