The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-10


thrill of joy into the hearts of South
ern rebels and assasins. Ipredict Mr..
Dunnell's reelection by a strong ma
jority.
The Minneapolis Tribune says:
The injury which the Governor inhic-
ted upon the State by his grassh0pper
scare was death-blow to immigration
this year, and will doubtless affect us
several years to come. Kansas, NebraS-
ka, and other States competing with us
for emigrants, have given the greatest
currency abroad tohis official statement
of the famine in Minnesota, and the
State is one which emigrants have been
taught to shun. Our people owe Gov
ern0r Davis debt of gratitude which
they will probably remember.
This is hardly just to Gov. Davis
Kansas and Nebraska have been injured
as much by the grassioppers as Mime
sofa, but immigration to these States
is less affected because they keep agents
in the field who are interested in mag
nifying our suffering and concealing
their own. II Minnesota had not
adopted the penny-wise and pound
foolish policy Of leaving immigration
to take care Of itself, Or rather to be
taken care Of by other States, she
would be receiving her full share Of the
influx to the West. We did not ap-
prove of any appeals 20 the General
Government, or to the outside world,
and still think that Minnesota ought to
see her own sufferers through, but in
stead of blaming Gov. Davis for his
efforts, let us tell our Legislature it's
duty under the circumstances.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE AND
| THE RELIEF:
OCTOBER 5, 1874
EDITOR ADvANCE:-In your issue
of October 3rd the following appears:
''The committee appointed to draw
petition asking aid to the sufferers by
the grasshopper raid in the southwest
ern portion of the State, submitted an
adverse report.''
You have made a mistake in relation
to the object for which that COM
mittee was raised.
Rev. Mr.. Hand, q member Of the Con-
ference, residing in Martin county, pre-
sented to that bodya somewhat lengthy
preamble, i'll which he represented that
the sum necessary to supply the des-
titution created by the grasshopper
raid amounted to one million dollars,
exclusive of seed grain and that the
Governor of this State had not given
sufficient attention to the matter, and
that the Government of the United
States was a mutual aid society on a
stupendcus scale. Also presented to
the Conference for their adoption a res
olution pledging the conference to Pc
tition the ensuing Congress for the
aid necessary.
The Conference not being quite ready
to pass said preamble and resolution
raised committee of three to consider
and report to the Conference on Bro.
Hands paper.
The report you have given correctly,
and submit if said report can be just
ly construed as adverse either to the
interest of the sufferers or to their
right to petition either the State Legis-
lature or the Congress Of the United
States. One OF THE COMMITTEE.
We find the following in the Waseca
Nc,cs under the head Of estate News"
We agree entirely with the sentiment,
but we don't take much stock III the
item as a piece of news. We have
known it all along during an editorial
career Of fifteen years, and when we
first began to strike and blow at the bu-
siness old hands at the bellows were
talking Of the same thing:
A newspaper and newspaper editor
that people don't talk about and some
times abuse are rather poor concerns
The men and business that an editor
sometimes feels it Il duty to defend ut a
risk Of making enemies Of another
class, are often the very first to show
ingratitude. The editor who expects
to receive much charity or gratitude
will soon find out his mistake but he
should go ahead and say and do what
AC CiI11lAN llAIiO, H4Cll-
out regard to frowns and smiles.
[From the Rock County Herald
FLEAs.-These insects appear to pes
ter some Of our young ladies considera-
BILE: One little girl caught "a at one
sitting, and another caught 10, and
still another It's, and it was not a very
good day for feas.
Judge Waite dropped in on us last
Sunday night, and after shaking
hands around, secured a guide and
started out in search of the old unter-
rltied Democracy. He found a few,
but they were not as ''simon pure" as
the Judge himself, for they could not
lay their hand on their hearts and say
that they never voted anything but the
Democratic ticket in their lives. Now
we think that a man 81 years of age
and who never voted anything but the
Democratic ticket is like very strong
butter, not fit for present use.
[From the Window Reporter.1
A. J. Frost Of Delaield, Jackson Co.,
is one of the soundest friends Of Mr..
Dunnell we know Of. lie thinks there
are but two men in his town who will
vote for the Judge for Congress, and they
will have to get some one who can read
to find Il ticket with Waite's name on.