Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Exploding Democratic Lies.
portland Express.)

In connection with this explosion of
another Democratic campaign fairy
tale, that Biddeford Is wide open,
We are moved to suggest to the
Democratic literary bureau that cam
paigns of Misrepresentation should
not be begun early, and should not
then go into particulars with too
much clearness. Most Of the Demo-
cratic editors have had the advantage
Of many seasons of political expert
ence, albeit it has been for the most
part experience of a disheartening
character, and it is surprising that
they have not learned before this
how unwise it is, when the purpose
is to miSlead. to start in early or To
be too specific. Political tricksters
have learned to beware Of the boom
erang. Many a hopeful cause has
been ruined by giving the other side
time enough to state the facts. OF
course we cannot know what the
Democratic literary bureau has III
mind for future use, but the outcome
Of the opening guns of its campaign
acquits the managers of that bureau
Of any charge of being ShreWd, sly
or foxy.
In the innocence of their hearts the
Democratic papers came out with a
wide mouthed yell that the Prohibitory
Law is being openly violated in Ban
gor and Biddeford. People wondered
some why the editors were SO dis
turbed. If such were the case, it was
in accordance with the policy of the
Democratic sheriff of Cumberland
county. the man acknowledged to be
the political master" of the local
Democrats, until the Legislature or
Maine, representing the majesty OF
the law, gave him orders he was too
wise to disobey. The Democratic
sheriff of Androscoggin county, lack
ing his brothers wisdom, was 80 we'd
ded to that policy that he declined to
obey even the explicit orders of the
State. Some thought the Democratic
editors were troubled because they
had been personally Inconvenience
by the alleged nuliification of law in
these cities, but this can not be the
case, for il they were to admit that
they had recently set foot in either
Bangor or Biddeford, the facts would
convict them of wilful as well as
downright misrepresentation.
But it does not matter why they
were disturbed. They howled in uni
son. began it early, kept it up until
finally their howls attracted atten-
ton. Some kind friend should have
administered an anesthetic weeks ago.
We are surprised that the astute po-
litical master did not bring down his
birds eye maple rule upon the desk
with a stern "No more of this boys.
But he failed to see the Importance to
| the organization of keeping his class
in English literature within the
bounds of truth. And now it devel-
OBS. that the local officers are doing
| their full duty in both Bangor and
| Riddeford. There are no open sa-
looms in either city. There is no
sign of notification with official
knowledge or connivance.
The Democratic editors must now
turn their attention in some other d.
rection. There is trouble in the
Democratic ranks that needs fixing.
| Over i'm Knox county their fences are
| in frightfully bad condition. Up in
| Lewiston the Democrats have each
other by the threats and are fighting
| their brethren harder than they are
fighting the Republicans. Right here
| at home matters are not progressing
| so happily as they might wish. the
| effort to make capital by criticiZlng
Governor Cobb's administration hav-
| ing failed, it will now be the wise
| course for them to look to their own
| affairs for q time.