Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
Thursday, April %, 1914.
Talk About Methods!

of good government; for Sheriff steven
has delivered the goods. Inc lIosres
sives nominate Stevens for sherlh pe
cause he is a genuine non-parusan, non
tagged sheriff.-Lewiston journal.
Let's see: isn't he as much of
.eHaines sheriff as is the Penobsco
officer so often referred TO as
..Haines sheriff? Did not Fer
Stevens pledge himself to enforce tn
law according to all the energy AM
courage and brain in the Stevens
body? Was not that why he was ap'
pointed-that and because he is not
politician? Then why not call HIM
"Haines sheriff" if you even pretene
to be a fair man, decent newspaper
man or a Christian gentleman?
Was not the Cumberland sheriff who
forfeited his life in discharge of his
duty a "Haines sheriff? Did he not
promise to obey his oath of office to
the letter if Governor Haines would
appoint him? And did he not fulfill
his pledge?
Was not Sheriff Graham appointed
by Governor Haines to succeed Sheriff
Scully because he was neither Re-
publican, Progressive nor Democrat,
but a hater of the liquor traffic? Is he
not doing his best, and is he not
"Haines sheriff?
Was not Sheriff oliver of Bath ap-
pointed because he had pledged him.
self to Governor Haines and to the
best people of Sagadahoc county. TO
clean out the dives, gambling dens and
houses of assignation If appointed
sheriff? Has he not made good on
his promises, and is he not 'Haines
sheriff?
How then, in the face of all these
wen known facts, and knowing that
expect to hold the respect of decent
men while he goes on day after day.
with such drivel as the 'Haines sheriff
of Penobscot"? Always with the in
ference that Sheriff O'Connell is nulli-
flying the law and that Governor
Haines placed him there for that pur-
pose.
There is a specimen of Christian
spirit In a man who holds a position
that should be sacred in leading the
less well informed with truth, fairness
and liberation. This man, who over
and over again, tells you in cowardly
dodge words" that Sheriff O'Connell
is not doing his duty and that Cover
nor Haines knew he would no do his
duty and@so put him in over there, and
refuses to call a special session of the
Legislature to remove him-ths man
refers a dozen times every day to the
"Haines sheriff of Penobscot" and he
NEVER refers to the "Haines sheriff"
of Androscoggin, whom the Progress
sives have endorsed for reelection.
And this man of open, brazen, pur-
poseful deceit claims to stand at
Armageddon for a high Christian
cause, above the narrow and selfish
methods of ordinary human beings,
and having only contempt for political
trickery of any kind.
There is one plain demonstration of
the fairness and honesty of Progress
sive' leaders of thought and action.
That same editor was the same as a
Republican, and just such dishonesty
and unforgiveable deceit, shamefully
tolerated by honest men of the party,
led the party to disaster. The same
tongue and pen are creating nothing
but DISGUST with the Progressive
party, because a few leaders are
silently making use of the asafetida.
The recognition of the "Haines
sheriff" of Androscoggin is a compli-
ment to the good sense and character
Of the rank and file of the Progressive
party The same thing should be
done in Cumberland and in Sagadahoc
and Somerset counties, where sheriffs
have made good. The same thing
should have been done in recognition
of Governor Haines in selecting these
men with the exception of the Demo-
cratic sheriff of somerset) and his
constant approval and announcement
OF their good work-notably that of
the Democratic sheriff.
Now, as to the oft-referred-t to
Haines sheriff" of Penobscot. the
Lewiston Journal may yet have some
things to prove. II has fatty stated
that the Bangor House was running
an open bar at the time Of the Pro-
gressiye convention. if we have under
stood 1t rightly The Bangor House.
We are told. says that is a lie. The
Bangor House also suggests that a
certain element in shaping the opln-
ion' of the Progressive delegates.
maintained place in guest rooms
hired of the hotel. for Progressive use
and purposes. 1t may be necessary TO
sift all this TO the bottom. Certain