Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
HALLOWELI.
Kennebec Journal Is Again Wrong.
Gould Is Badly Mis-
quoted.
In \ Communication Printed In Its
Columns.
fsnecial 10 the sentinel. J

Halloweli, Aug 29.-The Kennebec
Journal this morning publishes in its
signed by John +. Hutchinson, local
Civil War veteran which refers to GER
tain remarks purportng 10 nave been
made by Congressman Samuel w, Gould,
in his speech Saturday night in city hall.
The letter which appears under the cap
ton, Another Veteran Speaks. cites
Mr. Gould as stating that he had done
more for the old soldiers during his
brief term in congress, than Mr. Burleigh
had during his whole IA years.
That Congressman Gould never made
any such statement anyone who attend
ed the Democratic rally Saturday night
must be aware. Prominent local citizens
who heard Mr.. Goud's speech, Were
firm in declaring the alleged quotation
to be false and misleading. What Mr..
Gould actually said was that he had Sc
cured more pensions than Burleigh ever
got in a proportionate period of time.
However il is not supposed that Mr..
Hutchinson, the writer of the letter. in
tenti9nay misqqo Voted G Congress N
Skowhegan in a recent speech at GaTdt-
ner gave a similar wrong version of Mi.
Goulds remarks. As Mr.: Hutchinson die
not attend the rally ii is supposed that
he got his information from some citi-
zens, who misunderstood the speakers
remarks.
Now 1 admit that did not attend the
rally. l got my information from relia-
BILE citizens, Republicans and Democrats.
all agreeing that Mr.. Gould did make the
statement referred to. The Democrats
We're specially gleeful the next day, in
the stores. on the streets, or wherever
, they had the chance to honor 20 Mr.
Gould for his great speech.
In addition to my information from
this source l was fortified by the follow
ing from the Waterville Sentinel, by its
special correspondent, who wrote the ac-
count of the rally as it appeared under
date of Aug 26:
Mr. Gould, said in humorous vein
that he had always been led to believ =
by the Kennebec Journal that Burieigh
was the biggest man in Washington, but
on arriving in congress he found ne was
not widely known Becoming more ear
nest the speaker declared that Burlelga
was the most colossal fakir that the peo-
pie of Maine have ever known since Bar
mum pitched his tent here more than 40
had fooled the people of Maine and the
, old soldiers. Mr.. Gould said he had Sc
cured more pensions in the same amount
of time than Burleigh ever got during ms
whole IA years in congress. In denying
reports that he has voted against the
Sherwood pension bill ne said that he
had voted in favor of the bill. and had
postponed a trip to Panama in order to
do so.
| Now the Sentinels report is pains
/ taking young man, hired as a reporter
because of that fact, also because he is
a Democrat. He has good ears and
knows what he hears. No denial was
. ever entered regarding these utterances
until our Democratic friend discovered
i how far reaching they were and what a
serious reaction they were having. l am
hoping that some space may be given for
| this letter, as in your Judgment may
seem best, in order to set Mr.. Goodwin
and myself right. l am not charging
Mr.. Gould with deliberate falsehood, or
the Sentners correspondent for taking
back water / leave for the public to
judge.
! 1t is astonishing to what. extremes the
Democrats are going, making utterances
on the platform and through the press
then crawfshing out of them.
Yours truly,
| JOHN. f. HUTCHINSON.