The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-10-25
9 THE COUNTY PRINTING AGAIX: 10

Tile Ring organ says we stated. that
1.-TWO Of the County Commissioners were
ready to give us any price for county
work whenever we chose to ask it..
This: is another campaign lie.ssi We
would not reply=to itso far#as we are
: concerned, but as it IS intended to re-
fleet upon two Of the Commissioners,
we will state the facts. 49, f'..:~y7 -
When the present Board was organ
lied, it was apparent al once that only
one of them, Robinson, was under con
troll of the Ring. Millsand Condo were
from the people and belong to no ring.
If the matter had been put to vote us to
which paper should have the county
printing, we have no doubt they would
have voted o,give it to tile. old, .estab-
lished, peoples paper, the ADVANCE,
and not to the Ring organ which has
only partial circulation among the
people. But we voluntarily suggested
to the Commissioners that it should be
let to the lowest bidder. This was done,
and in our bid we offered to do all the
county advertising with the exception
OF the Annual Statement and the De-
linquent List, without charge, and to
publish the Statement and the List at
cost, thus saving the county several
hundred dollars year. The Ring. Or
gan bid three or four times as much as
we did. - '''> .*''''; '''''
A heavy pressure was brought pom
MIR. Mills to induce him to give the
printing to the Ring organ. He was,
for while, petted and caioled, public
opinion was brought to bear on him,
and every possible influence was used
to prevail Oh him to come over to the
Ring and vote the printing to it's organ.
But he refused, and since then he has
been ''incompetent'' from the Ring
standpoint. lie decidedthat the coun-
ty should have the benefit of COMPETE
ton, and the printing was let to the
lowest bidder which was right and fair.
| DIR. CRAFT:
If the ADVANCE has any influence
in this county, we desire to throw that
influence in favor of DR.. Craft for
Judge of Probate. lie gave great sat-
isfaction Il few years ago while holding
that office. AS II man lie stands head
and shoulders above his petty oppo-
nent, while as physician he is rs much
beyond him rs a skilled workman is be-
You'd an apprentice. Nothing could
ever secure support for Barber but the
accident of being nominated on the
Republican ticket, and as lie has joined
with Thompson and Town in declaring
that he will not be bound by the Con-
vention, and is at work for the Ring
boilers, no Republican in this county
is in the least bound by the Conven-
ton to support him. We say there
fore to Republicans, you are, i'll no re-
spect whatever, bound to vote for him
by the fact that he is on the ticket,
since lie and his Ring associates have
bolted and declare it is a free fight. "
1t is Il political contest between the
men, and no man in Mobiles county
ought to hesitate long between the two.
We hope every Republican, as well us
Democrat, will vote for DR.. Craft.
REV: j W. LEWIS
The Rock County Herald; speaking
of the fact that Rev. J. w. Lewis has
been assigned to Lu Verne by the NJ.
E. Conference, says:
Rev. Mr.. Lewis has for some time
been Il resident of the neighboring vii
1age of Worthingtol, where he is wide
ly known, and universally esteemed a.
like for his ability us a divine, his earn
estness as a christian worker, and his
integrity and worth rs q citizen. His
appointment here Will he pleasing to
his society and the church. going pub
lie, and they will extend to him a cor
dial greeting.
There is probably not man in this
community who cannot endorse every
word of the above. No family in this
county is more universally beloved and
respected than that of Mr.. Lewis.
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