Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09
Mr.. Osborn and Vining Case.

Hon. VIM NJ Osborn Of Pittsfeld
has written a letter for the Demo-
cratic press in which he re-
views the "Vining Case" The Ban
gor Commercial has used 1t as the
background for drive" on the Ken
nebec Journal in which 1t says:
THE Commercial then published a
signed statement from Mr.. Osborn
that he was correctly quoted in the
Commercial This was two weeks ago
but there has been no acknowledge
ment from the Journal until Friday
when it published the following in
its editorial columns"
Here it gives the Kennebec Jour
nal editorial of Sept g. At this time
we are at loss as to its reference
to two weeks ago" and no ac-
acknowledgement" We have published
the facts as they came to us remov-
ing denunciatory references among
friends-all friends of Mrs. Vining,
apparently We have been requested
by the writer's not to publish some
Of the communications that have
come to us from Pittsfield parties
interested We refused to publish a
letter from Mr.. Osborn because he
had written it on the assumption
that we had referred to his first
Commercial letter as campaign
lie" Our letter to Mr.. Osborn in re-
fusing to publish such a misunder-
standing is on file and he is at liber-
~ 10 publish it if he so desires.
In editorial reference to Mr.. Os-
born's appearance in the case we
said in part:
We enjoy he personal acquaintance
OF Hon. VIM. NJ. Osborn Of Pittsfeld,
an honorable. upright man from boy
hood. as We can testify. We have no
need TO hunt up the case to discover IL
conditions are as he has stated-if he
has been correctly quoted. Mr.. Osborn
knows the law, its faulty diction and
the legal Interpretation. He knows that
no man as honorable as himself or Gov
ernor Milliken could act otherwise
under the law than Governor Milliken
AhN AsS \oAHCtI nave dClcu nc hllON ,
that there is no conspiracy on the part
VI me Governor to rob dependent moth
ee OF tneir rights at the hands of the
SAVES tax payers. He knows that
Sovernor Milliken has naught of Kultur
Ia his heart. Mr.. Osborn would not in
sinuate in any way that Governor Mil
nken or any of his council would know
ingiy carry privativn or grief to any
human being without just cause. much
less the brave mother of three brave
defenders of this country. He knows
that Governor Milliken is not a Hun.
Then why should an unfortunate in
stance be publicly spread so as to de-
eeive the public and wrong honest men?
The statement of William NJ. Osborn
Is an indictment of his town Such neg.
!sct is serious offense and should be
oealt with. We venture that it would
rot have happened had Mr.. Osborn been
one OF the town fathers.
Every word of the balance Of that
editorial vas in kindliest spirit to-
ward Mr.. Osborn. We thought then
and do now that he had allowed
partisan spirit to bias his judgment,
and his feeling toward us. We shall
not attempt TO settle any wrangle
between Mrs. Winnings friends. We
have taken the side that she should
have been well cared for by the
town. regardless Of whether or not
the town Of Pittsfield was to be re-
tmbrrsed by the State the few dol-
lars required. We lave believed THAI
the Pittsfeld case was another Of the
cases discovered and used for cheap
Political campaign material. like tho
OBrien case and the Brownville case
To be entirely fair to Mr.. Osborn
we clip from the Commercial his lat
.