Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-19
MIR. Pattangall's Humor.

frredit for not being as nasty as =
spsed to be at times, but occasionally
III bubbles up snd keilss ever, as II
did on Tuesday nfofpirfg. In Hyesteeir7
Ma Is attempt. Sowsvsr, IT'S editor.
mouched one phase Of the discussion
Nthat really arouses interest. That is,
~ sSzssezss2 Pa tsaass5sss y
The sentinel renders who know of
Pats love for Mr. Gardner are Won.
dering if the editor of Pats person.
ally conducted organ did not know
what Patt used to say about Obadiah
in 1.-The Maine Democrat" Such ex-
pressions as: IF he tGardner) IS
nominated the campaign will be one
of explanation and, judging by the
reports of the Grange legislative COM
mittee of explanations which do not
explain written .hysMr. Pattangall in
1910. do not ssdndsIske the feeble,
pretended SPlausSelor Mr. Gardner
Now the sehAgsi says:
And certainN fhShhe ogrsssises
are not going 10 Nominate candi-
date from their own ranks tfeys,will
find in Mr.. Gardneesa man who comes
nearer to representing their views
than they will find in Mr.. Burleigh."
That is no cogapfb 9ps p the Pro-
or prrallRhN
neighbor did not. mean it for such.
Turning back to sfrs Pattangalrs ref
erence To Gardner in 1910, we find
such as stfsss.--4-~-.------v--K Knowing that
he tGardner) was sure TO be defeat
ed. our sapp4g pt hln ahdFfvosins for
him. could work no possible injury. 10
Maine
From aAA'aoH Basnor Of Mr. Pat
tsngall we might suspect that he was
pulling. or Esaipgo to pull, the Pro-
lgressives down to.'Mr. Gardner's level
trather than praise the Democratic
candidate for the L. S. Senate. as
some might suppose.
Yesterday the Sentinel said: Mr.
! Gardner during his brief service in the
Senate has taken leading part in the
movement for the extension Of postal
facilities and has stood for other pro-
gressiye measures =
Indeed, Mr.: Gardner WAS very .ac-
tivasbs sexteAsioH Of postal facilities.
He gss one of al score or more who
iniibduced pbstal bills -tnueh, II athep
the gsrisst elap--trap and dsfRagog
isfn.os Mr.. Gardeners bill never got out
Of the committee pigeon hole, and
when the voting came on the Parcels
Post bill which actually passed Con-
gress, Mr.. Gardner was way up in
Maine telling the ~hoodlums" how
many men he could not find in
Congress who ever heard of Bur-
leigh, and denying that he was for
reciprocity or that he was ag'in it,
and denying that he was opposed
to prohibition or that he was for
it, and denying that he was for fret
ships or agin 'em, and denying thai
he ever said anything but what he
was saying right then, etc, etc, etc
The enthusiasm of the Pattangall or.
gan for Mr.. Gardner is heart-rasping
But it hardly seems SO real and duti
fully constructed as the periodical, re
ligiously adhered-to slams at Govern
or Burleigh, who rather enjoys it be
cause, as. Blaine used te say: The hos
! tility of some men is valuable asset.
The Morning Wall says rBurIeighss
does not claim ,'-no, Burleigh is nc
ociaiming, porI demanding. nor pretend
ling one-tsnthas much as his oppon
ents would wish him to, and that i
eamhy they are hecorning so uselessl
lhoarse and futilely weary in attempt
ing to stir up something Governo
Barieigh Is attending to his own bus
mess, and men of all parties find hir
there and express their friendship i
ca spontaneous way probably neye
enjoyed by any other man in Main,
Keep II up. Sentinel; your efforts al
!, appreciated
What Are We to Do With 1918?