The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-11-02

and discerning genius may devise, are
brought into requisition. Can the fu-
ture do better? For information adj
dress c.. M. Clark, General Ticket
Office, Is Clark Street, Chicago. ssx1 It..
. :5=.zss a NEW PAPER. 81 !.
we understand that efforts Ire now
being made by our enemies and politi-
cal opponents, to start Il new paper In
this city, and, altltAgh we lave not
seen it, we believe a subscription paper
to that effect. is being circulated. For
number of years the Press was sort
of milk and water affair, run by vari-
ETY. OF people, never having any set
principles, or backbone enough to main
tain any independe 1T viewsIOf itsowll,
but was good God or good Devil, &C.
cording to Whom It addressed. But
since we have bought it back, it has be-
come what it was when we owned it
under different name, ten and twelve
years ago-a sound, upright, fearless and
out-spoken journal. 1t has ever upheld
the right, and done what it. could to
correct the wrong regardless of conse-
quences. But good many people do
not like this kind of Il newspaper. They
want one that has no mind Of its own,
one that will cringe and bow to the beck
and nod of themselves, and Hence the
Press has become odious to that class
of people, and is to be crushed, because
they cannot lead US, and dictate to- US
what we shall and shall not publish.
We know this, because they have come
to us and tried to put the ring in our
nose, and we have received their curses
because we would not submit to the
operation. Even this fall, again, An
effort has been made i'll this direction.
They failed in their mission, and 10! Il
new paper is to be started that shall
become the plant tool OF tricksters and
demagogues, and the Press is to he run
out. We never was owned by any man
Or party, and we never will he, so that
point is settled. Our opponents can
perhaps unite forces, and succeed in
starving us out, but they can neverown
us or control our paper.
We have done our best to publish 4
good and interesting home paper, and
we think our paper will compare favor
ably with the country press Of the
State, and we have done it without
begging, and without receiving that
home patronage thai justly demands
| Yet by doing most of our own work.
and living che;sply, we have got through
and have been contented with the COM
mendation and we'll wishes of the few
who have stood by US.
We will welcome the new organ in 4
friendly spirit, and we will both try and
live it neither grows fat, and we will
all have i jolly good time, but while we
own the Press we shall conduct it &C.
cording to our own views of what is
right.-Winnebago City Press.
The above sounds as though written
in this latitude, for it describes so ex-
act]y the state of affairs in this county.
Here's our hand, Bro. Christie, and We
welcome you to the ranks of those who,
notwithstanding the persecution of
politicians, maintain their manllness
and independence. Even if t,:ey should
''run you OUT" you have preserved
what is worth infinitely more than the
niggardly support they could give you
for doing their bidding. Put not your
trust i'll politicians. They are as hol'
low ut heart rs so many soap bubbles,
They have, like the Journal they have
started in this place, no more power ia
stand upright than so many empty
bags. One thing is sure, they cannot
despise you while you maintain you,
independence, while you cannot hell
dcspising them.