The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-05
THE TWU PAPERS.

THE TWO PAPEK0
" We have received the following note
from a resident of an adjoining town.
ship:
FRIEND MILLER: Subscriber is 4
friend of the ADVANCE, and wishes it
success. But like many others does
not think the personal affairs OF tho cd
itor of the papers should occupy any
portion of your papers. So far as l
can hear the people are getting disgust
cd with the fight in which they have
had no part and can take no interest.
This writer we know to be staunch
friend of the ADVANCE, and his letter
deserves attention. We wish, in reply,
to say again that the personal matters
have nothing to do with the real issue.
AS our friend knows these personal
thrusts on our part have nearly al
ways been jokes, while on the part of
tho Journal the personal parts have
been bitter and malignant attacks,
couchcd in such language as ''liar,'
''fool," "lunatic,'' ''bigot," "syco-
pllant," "apc,'' and host Of others.
Has our friend seen any such language
in the ADVANCE?
But what We wish TO make clear is
this: there is Il real issue between the
two papers. The ADVANCE is an in.
dependent peoples paper opposed to
].ingism. The Journal was started in
tho interests of llingisln and as the Or
gan of a few Worthington men who
formed Ring to control the county.
If the people will do their duty this fall
and sweep the Ring out Of power there
will be peace.
AS to the personal part, do not let
that becloud the real issue. The Jour
nal tries to conceal the issue 10y getting
up a personal controversy. These ut.
tacks cannot hurt us while they dc
write the Journal editor down rs a
blackguarJ. All the efforts of the Ring
50 far have only made the ADVANCE
stronger.
Another thing VIC ask Of our friends
do not call that personal matte,
which, is not personal. The ADVANCE
right along has condemned Ringism
RowtIyism, and the violence and wrong
doing which existed in the community
The Journal set ca1Icu ;sIt this Il person.
al matter. When we spoke Of comfy
affairs, they saidit was personal mat
ter, When we condemned rowdyism
they called it u personal difficulty
And VIC. suppose that if we should say
anything about the Col~rnican system
they would say we had i personal diff.
:: Guilty with Copcrnicus. II we should
condemn tho Turks and sympatl,,zt
with Russia III the war, they would 81,
it was owing to personal feeling u
g:.ii,st the Turks.
~ 'Fl,c Mue Z. City Post says ours is tn,
only county in the State That gave IL mi,
jority in favor Of the payment of Til,
debt, and invokcs the blessing Of Go,
to rest upon it for its manly position
and III fact, the county is being singled
ont and applathlc0 in Ill dircctiUliS.-
Martin County Sentinel.
How does it come that Mobiles coum
~ is overlooked in this matter. Ac
cortling to the Sentinel, the maiorit,
in Martin III favor OF the bond ),ropcsi
ton was only 3. In Mobiles county tn,
: majority in favor was 81.
Altogether the Sioux Falls war beat,
the Colony jungle out of sight, an,
NJ Her and Gruelle will have to look Il
their laurcls or else take back Seats
Rock County Herald.
We admitted that. long ago. !Vhc,
it comes to using suc'. epitlets rs ri
ar" thief" ''fool,' ''bigot,'' cape, ,
: ETC., you may count us out. We yicl,
tile palm To the Sioux Falls papers, an,
the Warrington journal. As we sal,
Il year ago when the Jonrn:,l was start
j.. cd, We shall stay ahead in cvcrythiu,
o.. EXCEPT, tlackguardjsm. Any body cal
beat us ut That.
-: Elsewhere W. publish, il very inter
csting letter from our friend NJ. Dick
icy, now in the Black Hills. 1t vii
give our readers Il good idea Of the stat
Of society existing tIorc, with drunkc,
courts, lynch law, and little or no CHI
:: ployment for laboring men. MI. Dick
+. ey says, stay where you a.re," if yo,
: have q home or q chance to oct = 1iv