The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10
WENDLING vs. INGERSOEL =

WENDLING vs. INGERS0LL
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Sept. 20.
EDITOR ADVANCE: hope you will
not give up your Free Department."
The times demand such a department.
in every newspaper in the land, and I
hope the time is not far distant when
the real sentiments of the people will
not he suppressed, but that all may
stand up like men and women and speak
the truth for humanity's sake.
At the late N. W. S. S. Assembly,
at this place, the all-important phase
of that great reformatory institution
was a reply to Bob Ingersollfsm, by a
Mr.. Vending. The argument, in SUBJ
stance, was just this: Bob Ingersoll
was true patriot and gentleman,
but his doctrine was frank heresy and
treason," and might lead the masses
who read to become Bob Ingersolls,
and therefore true patriots and gentle
men. There was a time when tile gov
eminent would have given premium
for such treason. A lady who came
from Minnesota to attend the Assem-
bly,, and heard Mr.. Wendling,s reply
to Ingersoll took a copy of Ingersoll's
lecture home with her, and, having de-
liberately heard both sides of the con-
troversy, gave her decision in favor of
Ingersoll.
I'VE can never arrive at the truth by
listening to only one side of the ques-
ton. l believe i'll progression. We
should always be open to conviction.
should accept nothing but the truth,
and that only when clearly demonstrate
ed to our best judgment. Conscience
never fails to approve what our senses
tells us is right.
RADICAL.
THE NATIONAL PARTY
PRESTON, MIMI, Sept. %.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Since taking the
ADVANCE, 1 have always liked the in
dependent, out-spoken way of it on
every subject, seemingly fearless ofany
party or person. I have often thought
1 would drop you line. But I never
could understand why you could not
indorse the Greenback Plank of the
Labor party. have noticed at times
you we're rather with them on scme
points. Now let me ask you if you can
fully indorse the financial policy of Ell
ther of the old parties? 1t has been
harped for the last five years that the
policy of the administration would
bring the laboring men out all right in
the end. Next year, and next year, rs
soon as this big thief or that one is
elected, prosperity will come. But it
don't come and never will come rs long
rs legislation is in favor Of capital and
crushing labor. Tell me what good it
will do the country to get down to a
specie basis, us you call it. (Which mere
ly means to give the bank ringa strong
er hold on labor.) Tell me if laws have
been made in favor of the poor, why it
was that Greenback money was de-
stroyed and interest-bearing nOn-taX-
able bonds given in their place, and
then Congress passed law to let them
deposit their bonds with the Govern
ment and draw 80 per cent, of CUR 'ucy
to start banks to loan their currency to
the people, at any interest they could
get, and also draw interest Oh their
bonds, and these same men that hire
their money, pay their taxes and inter
est on their bonds. Let me tell you
the people are coming to understand
these things. The Greenback idea is
educating them fast, rs we learn from
Maine.
Now one word in regard to Hayes
speech at st. Paul. Have you evel
summed up the statistical portion of it
lie states, or gives figures, in order
| to prove That contraction has not rum
ed business, and makes out that ther'
was not as much currency III the coun
try in 1865 by two hundred millions o
dollars rs was necessary to pay tin
taxes of the United States, He mus
have thought the people all fools in TIL
West, like the fellow that came from
Pa. here to get married. lie, too
thought the people all fools in tin
West, but the BRIDES uncle told lin
he was mistaken, for none but the bes
came West and the fools stayed behind
or went back rs lie was going to dc
Now, Mr.. Editor. I see you are quite
hand to propl,esy. will wage
you buttons against shoe pegs that tn
third party carries the day in 1880, an
that prosperity never returns until til
principles of the party in full are ca,
ricd out. With the best wishes for til
whole of Mobiles Co., [ remain your:
for the right.
s. r. MINER.