Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-08
An Explanation Requested.

EQtt0r OtWOCTW
In recent issue OF the Democrat you
mention that You had been reminded oy
several of the error made 10 relation 70
the number Of states that had gone fuii
prohibition. That slight error was mol
dental and no harm done. But % to
your editorial after the late general
elections, have serious objections TO
comments made. as you felt 30 joyous
and seemed to gloat over the punching
of the Democratic party and the seeming
wane of the Progressive, and In spirit
declared that the Progressive party
would never In Q general election again
appear as . factor.
/ will gently call your attention to the
many wailings Of the Republican speak.
ers and papers for us 1.-THE Progress'ves)
to come back and help punch the Demo,
cratic party lest they succeed II We ola
not. and declaring that they were just 81
progressive % We.
Now will You please give US q good
logical and spicy editorial OF the likes
In days when George F. Emery, Dr.
Thomas Il. Brown and Gen. John >.
Perry, editors OF the Democrat, and that
energetic general manager of the paper,
W, A. Pidgin, now Of the Lewiston
Journal, were laundering forth its tones
for freedom and civic righteousness, and
therein tell and explain how we can es-
tablish these progressive principles by
eecting and honoring such leaders OF
the old Republican party as Penrose'
Gallinger, Joe Cannon, Dillingham;,
Barnes, and others Of the stamp, when
they are bitterly opposed to those prin..
cIpies and their policies and results, and
will do everything to defeat and XIII
| them.
1t seems to me that to honor thoSe for
the purpose of punching the old Demo
cratic party, we put our own principles
out and have theirs, and calls to mind
the condition of the old fellow who lived
up In Roxbury and hated skunks. BE-
Ing out In the field In the spring with
his boy Joe, they came across skunk's
hole, and knowing that for that animal
to stay and raise family there meant
danger to his corn, beans, and chickens,
he told Joe they must dig him out. At
| 1t they went and dug hard and faithful.
", but the skunk dug also and kept
ahead of them. At last the old fellow,
AZ the skunk went deeper and the dig
cling grew harder, thought to clrcum-
vent and cut him of, and did BY cross
cut head him off and flank him COM
pletely. Then be planned to let Joe
take q pole and punch the skunk back,
and as it came back at the other end be
with q club would kill him. SO all
things being ready he sang out to Joe,
"Punoh him, punch him, joel" and Joe
did, but the skunk fought the end OF
the pole, and turned to the old man and
let drive into his eyes. Then the old
man yelled, "Hold on, Joe, hold on, he
has put my eyes out! oh! Oh! NY
eyes are gone!"
Do we not put our political principles
out by throwing into the hands OF these
parties the making and execution OF
laws to govern usP I can but say as
One did of the wicked Jews, they are
politically servants of the devil, and his
works will they do. The Progressives
can not Justly die, and as Progress
i've will not, for l prefer principles to
name, and will not flop back for q little
public position for myself or my friend.
Please give US that editorial on the
success Of progress, or l am still proud
to be Progressive.
d. G.. BROWN.
| West Paris, Me.
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