Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-30
Saturday, May 80, 1914.
Gov. Haines and Sheriff o'connelI.


The spectacle Of Governor Haines jock
ewing with Sheriff O'Connell over the
conditions in Penobscot county is IKE
man taking dope to cure PAIN. 81,
The Governor took a noble ana oIg-
nife5" stand on the OConnell case. lie
knew that OfConneu had nullified the
law He knew that every word, SAID OF
written by Mr.. Gardner, the progressive
candidate for governor, regardlng conan.
lions under O'Connell in Penopscot
county, was true. Having assured him
self of these facts he called Tor y Coh-
nelTs resignation. He had perlect
right to that resignation. OSonhet Mas
APPOINTED by Gov. HaineS. GOV flames
had therefore nobody but himself to an
sver to- in the withdrawal of OConneH
The Lewiston Journal has cordlaIiy sup
ported Gov. Haines in that demand. We
have said that O'ConneH had no recourse
hut TO resign O'Conneil declined to re-
sign He has never taken the governor
seriously He has Inundated the whole
enforcement program and MADE Joke OF
The governor The people of Maine are
smiling over it and saying: The same
old political game" We regret this. We
hoped that Governor Haines would make
no mistake over this, for good govern
ment is of more Importance than politics
or PARTIES. no matter whose toes are
But-what do we see? We see negli-
gent official reinstated on the meagre
promise of trying to do better. Nothing
hut political pressure could prevail to
make any administration accept sueh an
excuse for reinstatement: If oConheH 5
promise is to be taken why not relhstale
ereaflv broken by his discharge from
once. or Sheriff Lowe of AndroseogSln
who is even now promising to do better.
Each was summarily fired.
The future is poor thlng 70 o 9l,s On q,
o'Connelrs case 1t isn't the future De.
fore him that troubles us, it is the past
that he has before him that troubles US;
And as TO pronlises-why he promised
just the same thing when ne TOOK the oi-
flee in the first place.
The O'Connelll incident will lose Gov
ernor Haines the moral support or tnous-
ands of temperance people In Maine
Lewiston Journal.
We cannot regard the above as
other than absolutely deceptive in its
purpose. Undoubtedly the "oCon-
nell incident" or some other incident
or lack of incident will lose Governor
Haines the moral support of thousands
of people, if the Lewiston Journal can
have its way or can carry wrong
impression to its readers or put words
in the mouths of its Democratic
enforcement determination.
In the first place the above writer
is either intentionally and purpose
fully dishonest with his readers or he
does not know what he is talking
about Editor Dingley has repeated
" referred to the "0'Connell incident
with the same pretense-that Sheriff
o'Connell, being an appointee of
Governor Haines. must get out on the
Governors demand. This writer
says:
Gov Haines had therefore nobody
but himself to answer to, in the with
drawal of O'connell."
This writer without doubt knows
that hundreds of his readers will de-
eide from his words that all that is
necessary. if Governor Haines is so
disposed, is to withdraw OConnell.
He carries the deceit still further by
saying:
Nothing but political pressure could
prevail to make any administration
accept such an excuse for reinstate-
mentn
How can Governor Haines rein
state" an official whom he cannot re-
move without conviction of neglect of
duty and recommendation for removal
by the Legislature?
If the above quoted writer knows
and is not Intentionally dishonest
with his readers, why does he go on
with the pretensa by saying:
IF o'ConnelPs promise is to be taxi
en- why not reinstate Sheriff Ballou of
Bath?"
Does the Lewiston Journals edi-
serial writer intend for it's readers to
believe that Governor Haines can re-
move Sheriff O'Connell without re-
course to a Legislative session, if he
30 desires? Does this writer intend to
make his readers believe that Governor
Haines is in collision with others to
Fiolate the law in Penobscot county,
instead of trying to secure enforce
nent of the law without causing the
State an expense of calling the
Legislature?
Does the Lewiston Journal pretend
hot it and Hon. H. P. Gardner could
furnish the Legislature with sufficient
evidence to convict Sheriff O'Connell
pf neglect of duty?
Regarded from any angle the above
quoted editorial clipped from Thurs
lay evenings Lewiston Journal, ap-
pears TO us-and we believe it will to
majority Of our readers-as abso-
utely and intentionally dishonest.
J. p. Morgan may not have known