The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-04-12
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EDITOR ADVANCE: In a late number
of the journal, [ saw statement that
a Methodist Church had been organic
ed at Blgelow. Such was not the case.
A church organization was under con-
sideration, and a Methodist church may
he organized.
1t seems to me that the. reason ofthis
mistake is because you have so often
quoted them as being several weeks be-
hind in noticing events, and in this
instance they meant to be ahead, if
they did have to Jump at conclu-
sions." have long thought OF saying
a few words in regard to that paper
through your columns, if you would al
low me, and as l am on the subject l
may as we'll say them ROW.
III the first place, 1 would like it to
be understood that have 10 personal
ill-feeling toward the editor or publish
ers, but the paper am thoroughly dis
gusted with, and believe there is not
more than one man in twenty through
out the county, but what feels us do
about it, and not anything has caused
that feeling but the paper itself.
Pick it up. In five minutes you are
ready to throw it down and say there
is nothing in it, unless there Should he
a chance to vent its spite on something
or some one connected with the Ma
tional Colony, and "thereby hangs a
tale.' When that Colony was first
founded, who lauded it to the skies, as
it were, and the ''noble and Christian
men" who founded 1t? The proprie-
tors of the Journal. What has caused
the change, then? It is not that those
men have proved themselves unworthy
for such is not the case, as hundrt DIS
will testify. Not that they have spent
thousands of dollars here, throwing it
on this broad ocean of grasshopper dew
astation, or that the National Colony
is not slowly, to be sure, but none tie
less steadily advancing toward success;
facts just as clearly demonstrated and
substantiated us the first, but it is Just
this: The founders of this scheme are
bound to fight it out on "that line, -
the line OF temperance, responsibility
and justice, and that tile members Of
that Colony, and farmers of the county
will not uphold Ring, clique or any
thing of the kind We have seen
enough of them. What we want is a
good county paper. not Il ring organ.
That is what we will uphold, and whac
We consider we have in the ADVANCE.
In all candor, it is our unbiased
opinion, that it certain adherents and
supporters Of the Journal had been
taken up bodily few months before
the commencement of that paper. and
transported to the Black Hills or some
other good place, Worthington would
have been to-day, what it was a few
years ago, Il peaceable, quiet town. a
model for the frontier and a credit to
the county. Now am afraid it is in a
hopeless wrangle. 1 should think the
fate OF Sodom and Gomorrah would he
ever before the eyes of the people. and
that the Lots had better be getting out.
for l much fear me, there will never be
any angels sent to warm them away.
But am away from the subject.
! When the Journal WAS first talked of
although there were doubts CONCERNING
it, knowing it was to be started by en-:
emf es Of the ADVANCE to "run out. >
that paper, lit takes Il good while to do
so, it seems, | believe the people OF
the county were prepared to give an
impartial verdict, for or against, and
now if the proprietors of said Journal
were to go around in disguise, as the
Caliphs Of Bagtrad were so fond of do.
ing, IL do not know as that would be
necessary even), 1 think they would
lind that decision was made in almost
every mind, and that generally it was
not favorable one, and very often
they were the laughing stock Of the
community.
Ii they get off a remarkably cute
item, or What they deem such, you will
hear remarks like these, just wait till
next week. Miller will give it to them,
and he always does; or anything notice