Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-30


seems also that Mr.. Gardner preferred
to make his announcement through
an agency that would reach the people
throughout the state. and one that
would not stoop to garble il FOR polti-
cal purposes.
Mir Pattangall paid his RESPECTS e
Mr. Gardner in characteristic lam
guagc. at some length. in wilich il,
remarked the unkindness of Mir. Gard
ner To snecr at Kennebee Democrats,
and suggested that those kennebec
votes would be pleasing and ConNen-
Pattangall also suggested To the can
didatc that even the narrow margin
of 7o00 votes by which he was de
feated in 1908 cannot be- overcome in
1910 anless more former Republicans
ally themselves with the Democratic
forces. Mr.. Gardner should speak not
sneeringly of the only class of voters
by whose aid he can possibly hope t"
b. elected governor if nominated
Again, Mr.. Pattangall wrote Of
Candidate GARDNER: M individual
member of the party is big enough
10 become an iSsuc. II is u gooG
thing for cyclists and untlinkins men
to remember. Good taste. too. as we'll
as modesty is a necessary attribute
in a public man II is not good taste
for candidate for high office to
speak slightinglS Of those tho have
been of assistance (even OF small as
sistanee1 To him in the past. because
they do not deem him the most avail
able candidate for high Office in the
future, and il is in Very bad taste. in
deed, to impuen the present party 10y
atty of men who have exercised their
best ability in behalf OF thei, party
because they did not always belong
to it. Such criticism is much less
to gentlemen than To
and Maine is not going
to choose a Democratic demagogue as
its governor
SO il seems that no longer than Il
year ago last spring leading Demo-
Gratis of the Kennebec ring had de
cided that Mr.. Gardner was an ego
fist and an unthnkink man: that he
had poor taste; that he was dena
Eogue and that as Democratic
denlagogue he was not &c be select
ed as its candidate for a governor.
What change of opinion in a few
short months Only q little more
than a year ago. with Democracy on
an easy grade, with good start, It
could afford 10 shy rocks at a pre-
member who felt that his
long season of political maneuyeiing
demanded recognition.
Mr.. Pattangall declared it Was true
that there were Democrats in the
* ennebec Valley who did not deem
Mr.. Gardner desirable candidate.
He also declared that there We're
Democrats in every county in Maine
u no felt the same way about the mat
ter. and that the time had come for
plain speaking. He urged that. 50
long as Mr.. Gardner held his peace,
if was the part of all loyal Demo-
Gratis, even though opposed to his re-
to hold theirs, for family
quarrels should be conducted behind
closed doors, and not on the sidewalk.
Mr.. Pattangall further declared that
IL Gardner had stayed away from Au
susta, the previous winter, or. going
there. 50 conducted himself as 10 bear
out the reputation for integrity and
ability which he possessed III 1905, he
would. without doubt "haNe been the
next governor of Maine Mr.. Pat
tangall continued: In pursuing the
course which he tMr, Gardnef1, did,
he was either prompted BY dishonesty
CT an Inability to cope successfully
with governmental, problem.
Thus We see the political dictator =
very frank opinion Of Mr.. Gardner no
longer ago than the spring Of 1910,
that NJ. Gardner was then either dis
honest or incompetent. And this man.
who was then dishonest, or incompe-
tent to cope with governmental
problem of his own State, where he
had always lived and worked politi-
cally with unceasing energy, mas now
been selected TO cope with national
governmental questions and TO repre-
sent before the lawmakers and the
people of this entire Nation the type
of manhood and craftsmanship which
we are sending from Maine.
As we remarked previously, what a
change of opinion political necessitieS
and hope win bring about! In IT.
need, after an unsuccessful attempt
to overthrow the moral condition:
maintained in the Pine Tree State fol-
more than half century, ana feeling