The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11
THE RING ORGAN

THE RING ORGAN ''
The Pio2eer-Press and Tribune. in
mentioning the appearance of the Jour-
nal, says: - =. 49,
1t might have added, but did not,
that 1t is the organ of a county officers
ring, and the result of a quarrel for the
spoils.
Every word of it true, yet it does not
contain the whole truth. We could not
agree with the half dozen politicians
who assume to run the political ma
cllinery of the county, nor could we, in
everything, conduct the ADVANCE to
suit them. We sometimes preferred
men for Office whom they did not pre-
fer, and we complained that the Offices
were not divided rs they should be be-
tween the town and the country; yet
we supported the tickets when nomi-
mated us strongly as any paper ought to
support a ticket. After the election
last fall, they told us they would have
another paper just as soon as they could
start one. The winter was not a favor
able time, and they postponed it till
spring. Several months before spring
opened they began to correspond, en-.
deavoring to find some one to come and
start their paper. Our articles on row.
dyism afforded them their coveted op.
portunity. They sailed forth and
worked day and night to intlame tile
public mind against US. Under these
circumstances, their paper was started.
They deny that it is a Ring organ, of
course. They deny, too, that there is {;
Ring. Very well. Call it, then, a
clique, set, a faction, or whatever you
will. But that there are half dozen
men who are aiming to control the
county permanently and to parcel out
the offices rs they choose, and that the
new paper is their organ, cannot be de-
MED. We asked them last fall why a
number of our leading and most sub
stantial Republicans were never con-
suited and were thrust aside. The
answer was. ''They have no influence. -
The truth was, they did not belong to
that ring or clique. We complain that
there is not man who is not to all in
tents and purposes Wortllington man
holding Il county office, excepting Mr..
Berreau. AS further proof that there
is a Ring, that is that there is partic-
ular clique or set Of politicians running
our caucuses and conventions and par
ceiling out the offices, we refer to the
fact that last fall the tickets were
printed with the name of the Commits
sioner Of the Thrill District on, before
the Convention of his district was held
to nominate him. This was without
his knowledge or consent, for he is by
no means Ring man, and they were
mistaken in this instance in their selcc
ton, us they got man whom they can.
not control.
To the farmers we say, you may rely
upon the ADVANCE to speak out. II
you want All independent, straightfor
ward Republican paper, take the AID
VANCE. If not, and if you want q
politicians organ, quit us and take the
other paper. If you want that kind o1
a paper and desert us, we shall say that
we f;iled in u good cause and will Of
course go into other business. Thu
Ring arc working desperately to injurt
us and to get support for their organ
No matter. Put us down as the PEG
pies friend and the ADVANCE as til,
Peoples paper. And wherever rowdy
ism, or political corruption, or ringism
or any public wrong, lifts it's head, 20,
may expect the ADVANCE to hit it.
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