Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24

The Hon. l.. T. Carleton. the able and
efficient chairman of the Fish and
Game Commission, is a striking ex-
ample Of the marked extent to which
the abuse of the Sentinel helps men in
Maine who aspire to public Office.
While, in it's system of rotation. the
Sentinel was wont to give all Repub-
lican officials, and prospective Republic
can candidates, broadside of its mud
and mirth about once in three weeks,
Mr.. Carleton was more favored. The
Sentinel rarely failed to open it's heav-
lest guns upon him at least once
week, and occasionally it favored him
by continuing the bombardment for
several days in succession. 1t evident
ly deluded itself with the belief that it
had finally disposed of him: but what
was the result? Mr.. Carleton was able
to present to the Governor and Council
what was doubtless the strongest sup
port ever filed at the executive de-
partment by candidate for a State
Office. Every rap he had received from
the Sentinel had been a boost for him
In fact it is probable that his support
might largely have been confined to the
Republican party, had it not been for
the vindictive and persistent abuse of
the Sentinel AS it was he was able to
file a Democratic support which was
probably considerably stronger than
the editor of the Sentine! would have
been able to secure from that party
had he been a candidate for State
Office. 1t was certainly striking proof
of the extent to which the Sentinel's
mud and mirth had been discredited by
the sober minded members of both
political parties. We have no doubt
that Mr.. Carleton was duly and deeply
grateful to the Sentinel. He would
indeed have been an migrate had he
failed to appreciate it's strenuous and
highly successful services in behalf Of
his candidacy.
Once in great while the Sentinel
pauses in it's broadsides Of mud and
mirth upon Republican officials and
candidates to fire a volley at some
Democrat who fails to bow the sup
plant knee to the little coterie of
Democratic politicians in Waterville
and vicinity known as THE Kennebec
Dynasty" DR.. Crockett Of Rocklard
has been thus favored. This is one Of
the rankest cases of political ingrati-
tude in the history of our State. Er
Crockett was recognized as one of the
ablest supporters Of the Hon. Cyrus
Davis in the campaign of 1904. He was
the member of the Democratic State
Committee from Knox county, and the
first lieutenant of Chairman Jones. 1t
was he who secured the $4,000 contri-
button from Perry Belmont and Thomas
F. Ryan of New York, which was of
such material assistance to Mr.. Davis
in that campaign Why should the Sem
tinel. which was wont in those days to
shower him with the rich. red roses of
its appreciation. now turn against himo
Is it because he and a number of other
former Democratic leaders, no in days
gone by marched under the Davis BAN
ner, have decided to leave him, fully
realizing the futility of his methods
and the nopelessness of his leadership,
and to organize Il new party of their
own? 1t would seem so. Certainly the
Sentinel is nightly disturbed when /,
Turns aside from its customary voca-
ton to give these former members OF
its party one of the broadsides of mud
and mirth thar it had formerly ex-
Clusively reserved for members of the
party