Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-01

G5is Il am Newspaper man / know
newspaper as lawyer knows his stat
= utes. / know newspaper from the inl
z barrel in the cellar to the reporters type
writer in the editorial rooms. / know
~. and understand that the press has tn,
right to criticize and comment, and
never want this changed / also know
that in all newspaper offices it is pre-
i sumed, at least. there is sense of fair
mess and honesty in the handling Of
~ news; that all managing editors give tn,
instruction: Give the news as 1t is
So, Mr.. Murdoch claims to be a
e7newspaperman, and the Lewiston
u,,Journal claims to be a newspaper. but
OF all the disgusting displays of dirty
81 newspaper tactics we accord the medal
to Congressman Victor Murdoch and
81 the Lewiston Journal
v..s That any man who even pretends to
? be gentleman, to say nothing of the
nngethics of the profession which he
claims, would stoop to such small
ssmeans in attempt to discredit an OPP
ponent is a revelation to those who
may have had some leanings toward
y the Progressive party
If Mr. Murdoch is a newspaper man
n he knows that the cowardly advantage
he took of the Kennebec Journal and
cnhis own audience at Gardiner was
worse than downright lying and mean
ser. than any trick ever played by any
i7fHard heeler in Maine
The public expects those things from
90 the Lewiston Journal, because it has
~ devoted Is years of its life to the prac-
tice of dastardly character murder
No public man or newspaper of any
standing or decency but has been
splashed by the slime of its filthy
sls progress.
nrH That Victor Murdoch should jump
-ssinto the wallow with them is dis
~ appointment to us and to many 9TH
ers who had been led to expect a gem
tleman from Kansas.
1t Is unbelievable that either Mr.
axA Murdoch or the managing editor of
rs the Lewiston Journal ever for one
moment believed the night crew, the
HtNS HtIls VI the htHHebec journal OF
a any other newspaper. would ever will
fully substitute word as set forth by
~ Mr.. Murdoch and emblazoned by the
Ell Jay. and especially where it would
i.s,mean SO little. If any one has cause
for complaint it is the Democrats and
not the "newspa perman" from Kan
sas
sssaThe most cowardly part of the mat
ter is the Selling by a newspaper
-. man" upon an incident absolutely clear
>. TO him but which he knew could not
readily be made plain to the person
= unfamiliar with the linotype machine.
If that is a specimen of Progressive
svetaetics. we are not surprised that SO
-aofhany have had enough and are turn
ing back to the much denounced old
. >, parties
We suffered a similar experience
- with certain Progressive party gentle
- men, last year In that case we
~ easily proved the fault to be their
own and received profound apology
from the men who started it.
off the same caliber and type of
treachery is an unsigned communica-
night. 1t is typewriter the re-
verse side of sheet of Progressive
Headquarters letter paper, and pur-
ports to be the itinerary of Senator
Beverage in Maine
Should we publish this sneakng an
rfouneenent, we should quite probably
be denounced at once as giving out
misleading literature converting the
! Progressive campaign. = - ia
= BECAUSE we do not publish it (anJ
every intelligent person of Central
Maine knows we do NOT publish an
onymous communications) we are sur,
To be abused because we refuse t.
use" Progressive announcements.
That seems to be the class of mel
steering the fortunes of rapidly, an,
deservedly, dying cause. We hav
dealt leniently and kindly even will
those who have openly shown the ut
most contempt for us because we do no
agree with them, and who have just a.
openly insulted and derided the ranl
and file of the Republican party. w,
have tried not TO offend these higi
and mighty ones who are out to re
form the world, but from now on ",
propose to defend ourselves from sucl
ueachery,. trickery and nasty method
q a. weshaxe herewith described.