The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-09-20
THE VOICEOF Il FARMER.
a 11LLING LETTER FROM AN INTEL
-' LIGENTNOURCE

,mer, who lives on lis farm, and fol-
lows no other business. He has been a
silent observer of Mobiles county poll
tics from the first and knows that at
every Convention the Worthington
Ring have been on hand manipulating,
woodworking to pack, and by sharp
practice and taking advantage Of the
indifference of the farmers, generally
carrying their point. Their policy has
been from the first, to give the farmers
- little influence as possible; to con-
oentrate all the important Offices upon
1lorthington men; to hold out the view
that the county Offices did not pay e.
.nongh to Justify farmer in moving to
town to hold one OF them; and to cry
down and run out every man who dar-
Cd to oppose their schemes.
We wish to repeat here the statement
OF tho three farmers made in the AD-
VANCE few weeks ago, viz:
We do sincerely believe it to be the
purpose Of the Ring and its organ to
has any influence against them.
This ought to be printed III letters of
gold and nailed over the door of every
farmer in Mobiles county. We know
whereof we speak when we declare now,
~ We have often done before, that near
~ all the hellish bitterness and effort
to destroy the editor of the ADVANCE,
by SANDER, by rowdyism, by insult, by
working aginst us in every form, comes
either directly or indirectly from this
Worthington Ring, which could not
control US, and therefore endeavors to
destroy us. We have stood out for the
people against this schemipg, domi-
aeering Ring, and we say to the people,
the golden opportunity to break it up
teAt hand. Overthrow the Ring this
fall a,ld 1t 10 broken. Let it succeed
! again, and. another term will fix it up
on the county so that there is no tell
Ing when: it. will lie shaken of. The
following is the farmers letter, every
word of which is his own:t~ ::
i. EDIToR ADVANCE: Iii view Of the
tact that the time is approaching when
the voters of this county will again be
called upon to meet iii their respective
towns for the purpose of choosing dele
= gates !, to represent them iii tie ap-
proacl,ing County Convention, ard ow-
: Ing to-tlle fact that we; far ners are
0vercrowled will our farm labor, there
by putting us at great disadvantage as
y compared with the villagers in further
ling their interests in political matters.
ond> knowing that your valuable col
I, ANS are always open for tile discuss
lion Of al matters pertaining" to the
! general good Ut the people IT. drge.: ]
;: would suggest that tile views Of the far-.
too mers BE- expressed through the press.
!, / am Hwaro that anything that may be
;. said, written or done by any farmer in
:. opposition to- the '0nrelejlting, tlesper-
ate and determined Ring of office hold
err and ofhce-seekers of this county
: VII! be: Charged TO you, but az your
back 10. broad and you have q hardy
- constitution. i think you can bear it.
a6houd the burden. become too great
I pom can :transfer some Of it to some Of
j tho eril spirits. il they are not all EN-
sRIo9ed by, or have not all entered into
IS. II u ! well known and established
tact that 80 far the village s. Wor.