Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-26
The Peters and PattansaIl Letters.

The fairness and generosity of Hon.
John A. Peters toward Mr.. Pattangall
and his supporters is repaid by Vi
cious slap at those who support Nj.
Peters and who have certainly dealt
very lenientIy with Mr. PattangaH.
of course Mr.. Pattangall should not
be accused of wilful misstatement of
very simple facts. yet we assume from
the tenor of his stump speeches tina.
We're he given as good opportunity as
the Kennebec Journal has at this
time. he would devote at least one
whole address to strenuous denial ard
offers of reward for the man who
started 1t.
In his letter to Mr.. Peters, pub
lished in Mondays Waterville Sent.-
rel. Mr. Pattangall says of the Han
son editorial fer one of Mr.. Hanson's
editorials. We don't know to which
one he refers. for We do not have the
Waldo County Heraid):
at has been produced in the Ma
ehiss Union and kennebee Journal
and. presume. in other papers which
I have not seem"
Had not Mr. Pattangall written as
though he had seen the kennebec
Journal we should have thought he
had been misinformed. As it stands
We do not expect a retraction or apoi
ogy from Mr. Pattangail for his
characteristic return to Mr. Peters
courtesy. 1t would not be like Pat
Neither do we expect to bring suit
against Mr.. Pattangall, as he seems
so fond of doing and threatening.
AS we understand from references
to former issues and copy of this
weeks issue of the Waldo County
Herald. sent to this office on Saturday,
Mr.. Hanson's attacks upon Pattangali
have been voluminous and bitter. We
have variously referred to this break
in the Democratic ranks, as matter
of common knowledge and legitimate
news. Perhaps Mr.. Pattangall thought
we ought not to have given this mat
ter the wide circulation of being plae-
ed in the hands OF $4,000 readers, but
we believe it duty to show to our
readers that not all the Democratic
party in Maine stands for Pattangal.
ism. Many of our warm friends are
in the ranks of the Democratic party
and we believe they are entitled to in
formation as to the Gould detection
and the Hanson break.
The Lewiston Sun, an eminently
fair and frank Democratic newspaper
seems to have had the same idea
From Mr.. Hanson's article giving his
reasons why real Democrats should
not vote for Pattangall. the Lewiston
derstand it. cutting out much of the
bitterness and characterization from
the original article and reducing the
length several columns. We USED
that abstract from the Sun.
If it be "mudslinging," to copy from
Democratic papers some of their news
reports, then we are guilty. But any
fair minded person reading the let
ters of Mr.. Peters and Mr.. PattangalI
would say that the latter gentleman
can see only one kind of mud and that
any opposition, however courteous and
gall.
Mr.. PattangalPs idea of conducting
q campaign "decently' seems To be
unrestrained lambasting of all OPP
ponents, and absolute suppression OF
facts that stand against him in his
record and his utterances. IL may
aggrieve him to hear that we shall 90
right on publishing all the facts that
are fit to print against him. that
come to our knowledge because We
hope and intend to defeat him.
1t is the conviction of the Kenne-
bee Journal that it would be a calam-
ity of more than local importance
to send w. K. Pattangali to Congress
With that uppermost in mind we shall
hope TO impress upon the people OF
the Third district of Maine the utter
folly of voting for Mr.. Pattangall, or Of
so voting or neglecting to vote as I,
allow the element 10 which he appeals
TO elect him.
To compare Mr.. Pdttangalfs unjue.
unfair. narrowly partisan and who'll,
weak letter in answer to Mr.. Peters
with the high character of the opposi
ton 10 him in this campaign shouI'
be sufficient illustration of the calibe
am L. 1 81.