The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-19
THE TWO PAPERS.

TIE TWO PAPERS.
A CANDID LETTER FROM THREE FL t.
AfERS-A TpC JS STA IElxENT OF THE
CASE!
The following letter is voluntary
contribution from three of our best far
mers, who are not seeking any office,
and who have been unparalleled Oh
servers of the situation. We see num-
bers Of farmers every week and we
know that these three farmers express
the sentiments of probably nine-tentEs
of the farmers Of the county. We hope,
however, that others will speak out
through the ADVANCE:
BlGELoW, July 1G, 1877.
EDITOR ADVANCE: In the Worthing-
ton Journal, of July 18th, is this Ian
gnage: For the Bank of Worthington
isapart of the ColoDy-ADvANCE ring.
whose whole history is made up Of tie
most infamous transactions.
Believing, rs we and Il number of
other farmers Of Mobiles county whom
we have interviewed on this subject, do.
that this assertion, (and many others
like this to be found in the official ring
organ, are calculated to pull tile wool
over the eyes Of the voters who have
recently settled among lis, and of the
farmers who have not been in the
County Conventions to see for them
selves the doings of the Ring wire
pullers, we wish, through tie AD-
VANCE, to give not only our view of
the Worthington Official Ring and it's
organ, but also the views of other far
mers OF this township and Of the colln-
ty: we have taken no part in county
politics and we are not interested pccu-
niarily in the Colony Company or tile
ADVANCE, or in the WOrthinrton
Bank, or in any church organization in
the county, and cOnse0uently we cam
not be accused of an interest in any of
the bad blood existing. We have look:
Ell on sorrowfully at the quarrelinp in
Wortlington between men, churches
and parties, and how let us SLY our say.
hoping that all parties and factions
will give us Car, and drop their bitter
disputes, and that all will be TRANQUIL
once more.
In the first settlement of this coun-
ty. or in 1872, when Miller. Humiston
u Co., with number Of Colonists.
came here, three ur four well known
men in Worthington professed to he
fearful that Colony Ring might bc or
ganized and get control of tie yil1are
and county Offices, and thus plunge all
deeply in debt, and have all their own
way here. Every Summer the inten-
tions Of the supposed Colony Ring were
gossiped about and talked ,,p and tor
tured into reality, by a few men who
were lreading the terrible Colony Ring.
we farmers, were taken by the button
hole every time we went to town and
urged to 60 aga nst the Colony Ring.
We were met 10y the winning smiles,
the friendly shake Of the hand, the
kind words, of these men, and all for
the gooI OF the county, and before men
knew 1t themselves they were welded
together intoa formidable Ring. to
keep down the Colony Ring, us they
alleged. but as we believe, to place
themselves in control OF the town and
county Offices. We do not say that all
the present officials are Il part Of this
formidable Ring. We know of some
That are not, we are sure, but the con-
trolling element, the most of them. are
now Il part of this hing.
The journal now tries to cry ::Stop
tlief!' calls vile names and is coutiu.
Mally throwing filth and mud. 1t would
now have us believe that the Bank of
Worthingtoni is i. part Of the ADVANCE
and each i part OF the olUny G. NJ
pany, which we farmers know is not
true. 1t is trying thus to create Il feel
ing again tie Colony Company and
the ADVANCE among the farmers.
Such stuff, coated above the wool, is
too thin. We can sec through it. The
motive behind all this cry is. eote for
the Ri''y meet fUtl!" Farmers will You
DO it. Already they whisper that ':the
Elder makes Il good county official"
and that lit won't pay to educate a
new Aullitor,a new Register of Deeds.
i new Sheriff" etc. According to the
.}onrnal idea, no one is capable OF fill
ing Office but the Ring and that vet
there is 10 Ring. we will believe
what they say if ~ the coming Coun-
ty Convention they will come iii with
out their ticket already made up for
the whole county week or two before
and printed, as they have done here
aofore. But us long as they continue
to makeup and print every name on
theft tickets, and every man marches
up III the Convention and votes it, so
lorgaW we know there is Il Ring and no
4 man outside Of Worthington cam have
any sny in nominating County Officers,
save Il few chosen ones taken in for Il
short time to serve the Ring with their
influence. +
We do sincerely believe it to be the
purpose "f tile Ring and it's organ to
destroy every man in this county WHO
has any Influence against them. They
boast publicly that they will bc here
when sV'i,e- who oppose them will he in
the State : Prison, and they show Il
disposition to dig lip every pretext to-
dab their opponents with mud, while
% or their banner is inscribed '.CIarity
toward all and Maliec toward none. >
lll ll.li IL: