Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-10
Wednesday, June 10, 1914.
"Me Lud, the Carriage Waits"


The Lewiston Journal now says 1t
has, lying around its office, large and
luscious Jumps of admiration ana
praise for any official it happens to
notice doing good service, but uses
nearly two columns of space in whlch
to explain the awkwardness OF It's
position. It just happened to notice
State Auditor Callahan and, Tor no
reason in particular, just burst rlsht
out in meeting and gave its readers
the impression that there is only one
official at the State House, and but ror
his presence money overpaid to the
State would never find its way back
to the hands of rightful owners. The
Ell jay admits that it is receiving
state printing through the Auditor
Office, but puts it this way;
at is news to the Lewiston Journal
that Mr. Callahan has ever favored us
in any way, shape or manner in regard
to State printing. Nor did we ever seer
his favor or assistance. Nor nave we en-
endowed any of what the K. j. calls pat
ronagen Such work as comes here we
try to do satisfactorily and at reasonaple
price r4.4o A.
Anyone who asserts that the State Au-
ditor, or any member of the governor 5
council. has in anyway Favored the
Journal Printshop or done anything Ior
us that he or they has not done TOT osn,
ers in the highest interest OF eGg 4iloiitS
and good business, states a deliberate
falsehood.
At the same time it improves the
opportunity to throw in some OF the
elapper-claw always handy on its edl-
@torial desk, in proof of our suggestion
that ii never praises Republican OF
fetal unless it be for a purpose--a par
ticular purpose, either to gain Its prl-
vate ends or to use it as lever to at
tack some other. That is what we sus-
pectsd as the Interior purpose OF three
articles within q week, each laudlng
the State Auditor to the skies, but IN
tinaating serious hidden things about
which it had been pledged to no more
than hint.
AS the friends of many loyal effic-
lent and painstaking officials at the
State House resent such inference, we
took occasion to smile, not at the
state Auditor but at the hypocrisy OF
one who has done more to abuse Maine
officials than all other Democratic or
gans in New England.
The Dingley organ says: I'VE would
have done the same had it been IN any
other Office"
We are glad to know that from now
ON the Lewiston Journal is to spread
praise for worthy service, and We
know many who will watch anxiously
for the hour of triumph when they are
To fall In the limelight without solicit
tation or knowledge of the event. 1t
is the more pleasing because OF the
miraculous change of front on the
mart of the Androscoggin Admiration
Adapter. For instance, DR.. A. q.
Young, who has been doing things for
Maine since 1885, when the State Board
of Health was established, might now
reasonably expect a word of editorial
approval from the Ell Jay. He has
never been a politician and has never
had anything to do but to attend
faithfully to his own business.
Again, while other states are COM
mending, quoting and admiring State
Superintendent Payson Smith, we
haven't noticed any editorial pats for
him in the Dingley organ. Probably no
state in all the east has the superior.
if the equal of our present Commits
sioner of Agriculture, Hon. John A.
Roberts, in his ability and earnest de-
sire to place Maine in the front rank
of agricultural conditions, yet the Ell
Jay isn't busting off any editorial
buttons" in his favor.
There are many others. and 1t is
needless to say that their friends re-
sent any implication that any other
department is running their business
for them. However, we are glad of
the assurance that the Lewiston Jour-
nal is, from now on, watching for a
chance to put in a good word as well
as to indulge its we'll advertised pro-
ok