The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-09-17
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REPUBLICANLNlL

DISQUALIFICATION q.
EDITOR ADVANCE: In your last paper
7 YOU give Mr;olaI. Durfee the credit OF
being a,sstspunll Republican. -, Now, is
1t proper; to call q man politically sound
who, for the sole purpose of ,obt%iDjng
an Office, allows lis name Is lie nsed by
| tie Opposition and faction 81 lis Owl v,Ii
s'{ s t6arsoy Us ,s SRaIt sR
aehifyed ii no otilef VIZ = H'F ' =
81 :4, p ' ~: Si5% KEPubL1S AN,It
Tie aboye letter IS from d 4 f:s i mel:
who is certainly a sound" Republican
and who is generally :. solnd. :all
questions. Ills question: refers to tile
fact that ilr.1s72 Mr.. Ddtf9e allowed his
Ename to be used BYtlle Democrats and
g 4, faction Of the Republican party! to
beat. Mr.. John Alley, the regular. nomi-
nee for County Commissioner. ~ lefs /
Now, we do not care to split hairs
Webelieve in the right to ''bolt.'' We
hold that Il man can be a Sound . Re-
publican it lie espouses the cause which
the Republican party is, formed to pro-
mote, whether he votes the Republican
ticket "str:,igfit''' or not. I'VE hold
that /. mali: c:,n be a sound "Republi-
can and use every honorable means to
defeat a regular nominee, when there is
sufficient reason for so doing. AS to
the case mentioned, wherein Mr.. Dur
fee slouldered Mr.. Alley off the track,
our own opinion is that there was no
good reason for so doing, and that Mr..
Durfee thereby put himself III a position
where lie cannot urge party fealty, OF
tie binding force OF conventions, upon
others. This is the most that cam he
said. A man may he sound in Ills
Republicanism, that is in Republican
principles, and not he considered a
"sound party man. .
All we care about in these political
matters is, that the people sh>.ll come
forward and choose the best men for
office. If political managers defei.t the
people in this, and nominate, bad men,
the people ought to "bolt." We again
proclaim tile ADVANCE rs opposed to-
.'rings" of I'LL kinds, excepting always
the ring of the true METAL"
41xE GhAssHoPrER CONVENTION T.
Pursuant to the call for 4 mass
meeting to consider and set on foot ef-
fectiye measures for destroying the ex-
pected grassliopper hatch of next year,
il number of citizens met 1T the Wor-
thington Hotel on Saturday last. The
meeting organized by calling I. N. Safer
to the Chair, and choosing Il. B. Plots
Secretary. t,r> ..
The Chairman stated the object of
the meeting. A resolution WAS adopted
requesting the County Commissioners
to offer Il reward of one hundred dollars
for the detection and conviction of any
person illegally burning the prairie.
A mass convention of the grassllop-
per-invate.l counties WAS recommended;
and the following gentlemen were APP
pointed i committee to correspond with
parties in other counties and to co-ope-
rate in fixing the time and place of such
convention, viz: J. Alley, II. 3. Plotts,
l. n. Safer, Prof. r. L. Uumiston,
Warren Smith, J. Ames, NJ b. Soule
and G aries S;.xto,. Also to act us
delegates to the convention.
A committee was appointed to cor
respond with the Railroad Company
requesting passes for delegates to the
proposed convention. Also with refer
cree to moving and burning a strip on
each side of the railroad.
The delegates were instructed to re-
port the result of the convention of
counties to the ADVANCE for publica~
ton, and were also empowered to call
another county meeting, if deemed
best.
The County Commissioners were re.
quested to consider the matter Of NOW
ing and burning along township lines,
so us to prevent the spread Of prairie
fires.