Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-01
A Letter Refused.


turned it to him frankly giving our rea
sons for refusing to publish it, The let
ter was addressed to the editor of this
paper and written to him, throughout
yet Mr.. Goodrich notified us that h
had already sent a copy of his letter
TO us to another newspaper which he
had every reason to believe would jump
at the chance to publish it before II
could appear in our columns. We do
not complain because of his lack of
courtesy. but if he prefers to publish
his letters to us in some other news
paper, we are perfectly willing that
he should do so.
Aside from this act of discourtesy
toward us we have much better rea-
son for refusing publication. We re-
serve our space for a better cause. We
have no space to devote to the selfisn
uses of our opponents. We do not in
tend to be diverted from prosecution
of the great issue now before the
Third district voters, by men who are
playing. mistakenly or purposely, di-
rectly into Democratic hands. We dc
not intend to turn our mind and energy
from vital issues, and throw our col
umns into the service of w. K. Pattan-
gall.
Two candidates only stand any rea-
sonable show of winning in this cam
paign. They are Peters and Pattan-
gall One stands for protection ana
the other free trade. These are the
men, and the subjects nearest the
hearts and homes of every man in the
district. And the very fact that our
political opponents are wildly waving
their arms and shouting "Boof at US
is convincing to all that they are anx-
ious to escape the issue.
Mr.. Goodrichs letter deals wholly
with the sophistry oft-repeated. sung
whistled and hummed by the Lewiston
Journal. and based in every particular
on false premise: Namely. that the
Roosevelt vote of last November is the
Progressive standing today. Facts on
every hand, familiar to every voter alb
solutely refute such an assumption
And it is our conviction that the at
and misleading claim is for the purpose
of fooling every voter possible and
thus assure the election of w. X. Pat
tangall.
Mr.. Goodrich's letter has, however
served one good purpose; it has called
to our mind the necessity of publishing
throughout the Third district. care
full contrast of last November's Roose-
velt vote and the spring elections Pro-
gressive vote. We wish to carefully
verify figures at the State House before
publication. In our reply to Mr.. Good
rich. we called to his attention fe"
of these significant facts. We wish tt
be more definite and exact in giving
these figures to the general public.
We are honestly and earnestly oppos'
ed to being represented in washington
by w. r. Pattangall with the policies
for which he stands. We know tina
most intelligent men of all parties, con
sidering first their own vital interests
are with us. We are daily and rapiols
a. aynrpCginn O
sentiment that is hourly GROWING
stronger in its assurance that the
strongest and most truly representative
and progressive element in this dis
trict that last November voted 1oi
former President Roosevelt, will sup
port Hon John A. Peters for represen'
, tative to Congress, if for no otter rea'
son because he is the only man stand
ing for those principles that mean
Names welfare and prosperity, who
scap befeleeted against Mr.. Pattangall.
leE MrsaRattansaH can defeat any othei
7scaiidfdafe without straining muscle
81 dfssolying a brain cell, but Mr. Pet
{, ,ers will give him the fight of his life
and down him at the polls. And that IL
why men who are looking after theil
own and the interests of posterity are
turning to the man from Ellsworth.
1t is Peters or Pattangall and there
is no getting away from it or disguisint
II by shallow pretense. If men prefer t.
see man who stands for what tn
unquestioned majority Of the voters o
Maine oppose, they will continue tn
"two-to-one vote of last November
talk and play directly into the hand
Of Mr. Pattangall. II they are true T.
the principles which they profess an
for which they have stood with tn
Republican party. and have taken an.