The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-13

So far as his [NIr. Swett's] performance of
duty as sheriff is concerned it will undoubted
| ly not be that followed by Sheriff Cram, which
is is condemned con by large majority Of the people
| be honest impartial and conservative, neither
| In the interest of fanatics on one side or law
breakers on the other.-ArguS.
Sheriff Grams performance of duty has
been in strict accordance with his oath of
office and the laws of the state. If it is
condemned by the people of this county
then it follows that the people of this
county condemn faithfulness to duty in
public officials. Mr.. Swett's perform
ance of duty will not be that followed by
Sheriff Cram, the Argus informs us. 1t
follows therefore that Mr.. Swett's per-
Torrance of duly will not be according
to his oath of office and the laws of the
state, if the Argus represents his inten-
tions correctly.
How Sheriff Grams performance of
duty strikes the impartial observer the
Argus can learn by reading the letter of
its own correspondent l.. w. S. in the
PRESS of yesterday. Mr.. Small is not
a resident of Cumberland county, and
has no interests to be affected favorably
or unfavorably by Sheriff Grams per-
Torrance of duty. He is not personally
acquainted with Mr.. Cram, so that no
consideration of friendship can bias his
judgment, he is not a Republican but a
Democrat, so that party ties have not in
f1uenced him, and he has depended upon
the Eastern Argus chiefly for his knowl-
edge Of Sheriff Grants performance of
duty which has not furnished an unduly
favorable report, and he has seen all the
eulogiums the Argus has pronounced
upon Mr.. SWEET; and Mr.. Small takes the
trouble to write to Mr.. Cram whom he
has never known as follows:
77o FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN,
July, 2, 1892.
Leonder E. Cram:
i My dear sir-l am glad that you are re-nomi-
mated and hope you will be reelected. Were ]
a citizen OF Cumberland should give YOU a lift
and should lift with all the little strength I pos
sess.
do not hope for your election on personal
grounds for have not the pleasure of your ac-
gualntance; nor on party grounds for | detest
the one OF which YOU are member; but be
ffce.,. Enforcement of law by public officers and
obedience to law by private citizens must be
| maintained,
Respectfully,
IL. W. SMALL
We hope the Argus will ponder this
letter and then ask itself these questions
Ii gentleman way off in Brooklyn. who
depends upon the Argus for knowledge
of affairs in this region, has been so i'm
pressed by the faithfnlness of Sheriff Cram
and so unimpressed by the statements
which the Argus has been making on be-
half of Mr.. SWEET, that he declares that if
a citizen of this county, Democrat though
he be, he would vote for Mr.. Cram, what
sort of an impression does the Argus
think it is making on honest Democrats
around here who have some means ex-
cept its columns of getting at the facts?
Since it has utterly failed to convince a
Democrat who probably sees only it's
presentation of the facts, that Sheriff
Cram has not performed his duties in a
manner to merit the commentator of
every honest man, wouldn't it be wise
to abandon for the future its feeble at
| tempts to discredit Sheriff Cram and
appeal openly as it is now doing covertly,
for his defeat on the ground that he has
too faithfully obeyed the law which says
he shall institute proceedings particular
ly against violations of the liquor law,
gambling saloons and houses of ill-fame?
What sense is there in practicing a de-
ceit that is not good enough even to mis-
lead Democrat way off in Brooklyn
who sees nothing but the deceit.
WAGES AT TJnMESrEAn