The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-21
THE UPSHOE

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THE UPSH0T:
~, We are daily asked what is to be the
result of the election CONTROVERSY?
Our opinion is that the President of
the Senate will refuse to count the Til
den returns from Louisiana, Florida,
south Carolina ard Oregon. That he
viii announce the electoral vote as
giving majority for Hayes, and that
Grant will see that Hayes is inaugu-
rated.
We shall do our readers a favor by
calling their attention to the prospect
tus Of the Pioneer Press, printed in an
other column. Since consolidating the
two old and favorite newspapers of st.
Paul and the only morning journal pub
lished in Minneapolis, the Pioneer Press
has succeeded to their combined circu-
lation, insuring it the means and Or
Plantation necessary to the successful
publication of a first-class eight-page
metropolitan newspaper, entirely
worthy of the growing interest Of the
great Northwest.
The Pioneer Press is now necessity
to both the newspapers and business
men Of the Northwest, because its tel
egrapl,ic, financial and commercial
news arrives several days in advance
OF Eastern journals, and twenty -four
hours earlier than that furnished by
the best Chicago newspapers.
FROM THE BLACK HILLS
&. A. Larson, formerly of this State,
was In town on Tuesday, OIL his way
back from the Black Hills. Mr.. L.
spent about three months on Sand
Creek, Dakota, washing for gold and
took out some days as high as $3.50.
The highest taken out in one day on
the claim where he Was working was
$50. On some other claims us high us
$50 were taken out. He says the min
ing is uncertain and precarious, and no
one can count upon making wages. 1t
is matter of chance and is good deal
like gambling. Tie Hills are princl-
pally covered with pine and spruce and
cannot be cultivated. Outside Of the
Hills there is land that can lie cult.
waited, but it will have to be irrigated
rs rule. He thinks it good stock
country along the streams.
The principal town on this side is
Deadwood City, on Deadwood Gulch,
which is about 145 miles from Fort.
Pierre and 400 from Yankton. In sum-
ner boats carry freight for the Hills to
Fort Pierre. The principal diggings
&re about Deadwood City, which is on
this side of the Hills, and Mr.. l.. thinks
that the best route is by Sioux City.
He showed us some handsome nuggets
taken out on Sand Greek. Mr.. l.. in
tends to return next summer.
In behalf of the good name of our
town the Sentinel has heretofore re-
Trained from giving publicity to the
disgraceful fights and disturbances
which have occurred so frequently Of
late and which are casting Il stigma
nlon our village which it will require
years to wipe out. The people are al
ready al work improvising means to
stay this relentless tide of rowdyism
and brutality, and we promise them the
earnest corporation Of the Sentinel
Martin County Sentinel.
Better have spoken out at once. Con-
denim wrong as it occurs, and thereby
prevent it from running riot. We have
no doubt there is worse state of af-
fairs in Fairmont than there has been
III Worthingt6n, and we believe that
much might have been done by the
Sentinel to arrest it, if it had been
promptly condemned, We know, too,
that it costs good deal to do this, but
It seems to MS that if there is one duty
1T al editor plain it is the duty of con-
demning wrong, rowdyism, violence,
ETC., us it OCCURS. The line can be
easily drawn and is so plain that no
editor need he mistaken. Whatever
touches public order or general public
interest is'legitimatc matter for news
paper mention and comment. Private
scandal and mere business difficulties
between man and man, are not proper
matters for, newspaper men ion until
they become public either by getting
into tile courts or by disturbing public
order.
=, Tie community which asks its press
TO avoid mention of vice, crime or
public disorder for the sake of the good
name Of the community makes most
unwise and foolish request, and one
which, il followed, will continually ell
courage wrong. The newspaper is a
vast power for either good or evil. 1t
is a terror to evil doors and to evil
doors only. We'l,ave seen some years
of service OH daily newspapers III the
~ city, and we know that there are al
most daily applications to the editors
to have names omitted in the publica-
ton of the police records and accounts
of local disturbances. But the con-
scienti0us editor cannot do 50, except
in rare instances when all the circum.
stances would justify it.
The true policy is to publish the
news. unfayorable as we'll rs favorable,
and to make such comments rs the
facts walralit.esW feel Utmost ashamed
to lie found arguing q matter SO well
established. bit the ADVANCE han,