The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-07
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The Journal refers again to the res
olutions which condemned. the AD-
VANCE without hearing. And, as
usual, it, don't tell the truth. The
facts aresthese: s.
f. Last winterthe ADVANCE bore down
Oh the rowdyism in Worthington but
not rs severely as it deserved. T. C.
Bell, who was then contemplating the
starting of another paper, rushed in
and stopped his subscription to the
ADVANCE and tongue dashed us in his
usual abusive way. The enemies Of
the ADVANCE, in the hope of making
sent iment for their new paper, went up
and. down the streets endeavoring to
inflame the public mind against us.
Prof. Humiston thought the whole
matter might be quieted by adopting
some resolutions setting forth the
facts, and accordingly a committee got
together and adopted some resolutions.
On that committee were M. B. Soale
and G. Z. Sutton, both unfriendly to
the ADVANCE and friendly to the new
paper. project. Sutton was especially
active in the committee and wanted the
resolutions made "strong." The COM
n,ittee did not give us a hearing: AT
forwards a meeting was held at the
Hall to adopt the resolutions and we
were not,notitied nor given hearing.
Th0te were from fifteen to twenty per-
sons present. Among the active par
Elephants in the meeting were T. g.
Bell, r. u. Barber, Daniel Rohrer, NJ.
3. Soule and G. z. Sutton, all enemies
of the ADVANCE. Our enemies de-
mandetl that the resolutions should be
strong in condemning us and that we
should be asked to publish them with
out comment. Before the meeting was
held, the friends of the ADVANCE be-
came satisfied that great injustice had
been done us, and drew up another res
olution saying that the editor of the
ADVANCE had abundant reason to
denounce the conduct of some Of our
young people," Rev. Tuttle was in
trusted with the duty of re-assembling
the committee to adopt the final resolu-
ton. 7. c. Bell, ascertaining that an
attempt was to be made to do us JUS
tice, violently opposed the re-assem-
bling of the committee, and actually
succeeded in preventing it.
Prof. uumiston, with number of
our friends, becoming convinced that
injustice had been done us and that the
matter had fallen into the hands of our
enemies, withdrew their names from
the paper and washed their hands of
the whole transaction. Then our ene-
mics had the effrontery to present the
resolutions and ask us to publish them
''without COMMENT G. z. Sutton
talked to us nearly an hour endeavor-
ing to pursuade us that twenty-i
subscribers would leave us before night
unless we did as our enemies desired.
When the Journal was started, a month
or two after this impertinent proceed
ing, Sutton came in and wanted The
resolutions to publish them in the Jour-
nal. We, Of course, refused to give
them up. He came in again in the at
ternoon and endeavored to get them
from our foreman when we were out,
so determined was he to have us con-
demned.
Thus our enemies managed to get
some resolutions adopted condemning
us without a hearing and to defeat the
adoption of the resolution admitting
that the ADVANCE had abundant rea-
son for denouncing the conduct Of the
young people who were engaged in acts
Of rowdylsm. But the greatest insult
which they offered us was in even sup
posing for moment that we were silly
enough to publish them.
This whole tempest in a tea pot was
raised by three or four Ring politicians
and a few other enemies who were just
then preparing to start another paper,
and who took advantage Of our con-
demnation. of rowdyism to raise stir
and make 4 point against us. And we
again assert that the Journal was con-
ceived in Ringism, born in Kowdyism
and is nurtured in spite.
Mr.. H.: II. Roe, editor of. the Fergus
Falls Advocate, announces that he has
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