The Republican journal., 1904-09-01
BATEMAN ON THE STUMP.
This Time for Davis and ResubmissiOn
What the Papers Say.

This Time for Davis and Resubmission.
What the Papers Say.
An announcement of interest to those
interested in it is that L. c. Bateman, the
late Populist candidate for Governor, will
take the stump for Davis and the glorious
cause of resubmisSiOn.- journal.
The Lewiston journal has not been re-
ceiving a great many bouquets from the
Republicans of Maine the past few weeks
and now it is stated that one who has con-
tributed much to its columns during the
past few years is to take the stump for
Davis and resubmission.-Ba Independ-
ent.
A Democratic paper announces that Mr..
L. G. Bateman of Auburn is to take the
stump for the Democratic party during the
coming campaign. Mr.. Bateman is en-
ployed on the Lewiston Journal as special
writer, and his work on the stump will
naturally be credited, in a measure, to the
influence of his paper 1t was only a few
years ago that he was ranting in the in
terests of a third party.--Hallowe Reg
lister.
We notice that Democratic paper an
nounces that Mr.. L. C. Bateman of Auburn
is to take the stump for the Democratic
party during the coming campaign. While
cannot be responsible for his political per-
versity. Mr.. Bateman is employed on the
Lewiston Journal, not on account of his
peryerse and wicked politics, but in spite
of them. He has never been Republican,
and this fact was well known when he en-
tered the service of the Lewiston Journal.
In the modern newspaper world men are
employed for certain lines of work regard
less of their political affiliations.
The gentleman in question has no con-
nection whatever with the management or
he shaping of Lewiston Journal politics,
but is employed in another field FOR which
his talents peculiarly fit him Deeply as
we regret what we consider to be this I'M
wise action on his part, we should no more
think of discharging him for political mis-
conduct, than we would any other of our
numerous employees. Men of all political
faiths can be found on every prominent
newspaper in the country. In this respect
from all other papers. The newspaper
manager who would attempt to discrimi-
nate against his help on account of their
political views, ought and would find him
self an object of contempt.
Much as we regret to see Mr.. Bateman on
a Democratic platform, he cannot be held
accountable for his idiosyncrases. He has
long been noted for his erratic character in
politics, but up to this time we have never
known of his reforming the world Of any
part OF it, or changing the destinies of po-
litical parties. He is all right III his place,
but with the Democrats he will be sadly
out of place and we shall hope that, like
the lost lamb, he may soon be restored to
the ninety and nine The Democrats can
not raise the cry that he in any way repre-
sents the secret wishes OF the Lewiston
Journal, for should the Democrats attempt
to do this, no man would resent it more
quickly than Mr.. Bateman. In fact they
would be more than likely to lose his ser
vices altogether, for he has too fine a sense
of honor to permit even such suggestion
of injustice to go unrebuked. While we
fear that politically his soul is lost, we shall
still hope to retain his body and that he
may continue to write for US charming
sketches of historic scenes and country life.
Lewiston Journal