The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-20
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HAYES.
Some time ago the ADVANCE said it
seemed rather remarkable that. seeing
the cleanness of Hayes administration,
his name had not been suggested for an
other term. Since then it has been
more or less suggested and now the
New York Herald is out in lis favor
and member of the administration
predicts that he will he the dark horse
again.
Let us see what this dark horse would
have to carry i'll the race this time. for
if put on the track he will have to run
heavily weighted:
l. His own declaration in favor of
one term. The country understands
that he is pledged to that. If he runs
again he goes before the country as an
insincere man.
2. The general impression, among Re-
Iublicans as we'll as Democrats, that he
has had his one term by fraud. Tilden
was o! course, elected by the popular
vote, and the impression is deep rooted
and interchangeable that Hayes was de-
clared in by political manipulation and
fraud, that is, that Tilden was also en-
titled to the electoral majority as he
undoubtedly had the popular majority.
3. Hayes himself declared this by his
own act in abandoning the Governors
who were fairly elected if he Was. What
was sauce for Hayes was not sauce for
the other ganders. Hayes was a fraud
in this also.
4. Hayes refused to pardon D. NJ.
Bennett after he had pardoned Hey
wood guilty of the same offense. Two
hundred thousand liberals petitioned
him to pardon Bennett and every prom
inent member of the Government de-
clared that a fragrant outrage had been
committed in the imprisonment of Ben
nett. But Mrs. Hayes Methodist
preacher controlled Mrs. Hayes and she
controlled the President, and he refus-
ed to grant the pardon. He had not
the backbone to resist the demand Of
his priest-ridden wife. He was not man
enough to do justice when the persecut-
ing element of the church asked him to
be unjust. We Judge from reading the
liberal papers that half million liber-
al voters at least will vote against
Hayes should lie H. Nominated.
THE TIME ORDERS.
Our legal correspondent replies to
Commissioner Bloom in another column
and cites several acts by the county
Commissioners which he claims to be H.
legal. It looks us though the issuing
IF time orders would he expedient, but
we are not lawyer enough to give de-
cided opinion as to the legality Of the
proposition. At all events, we know
that these matters ought to be discuss
ed and thoroughly cauvassed 10y the
people and through the press. We have
witnessed so many proceedings III this
county which seemed to US illegal, and
which we knew were inspired and con-
trOlled by favoriteism, that we believe
more than ever in thorough ventilation.
Our correspondent refers to the mill
tax compromise. Al to this, we have
not talked with single man who doe 8
not condemn it. The County Commits
sioners were probably satisfied that this,
too, was expe,lient, but the tax payers
generally feel that it was unjust to
them. The poor man must pay his tax
es to the last fartlliDg or have his per-
sonal property distrained and his land
sold to the State. The big mill compa-
ny. after having and being beaten, and
having judgment against the mill
which ought to have been collected,
succeeds in getting compromise
through and beating the county. out of
from $1,000 to $4,000. Ofcourse, Coun-
ty Attorney Ro!irer engineered this
matter. Instead of working for the in
terests of the county, as was his duty,
lie is the paid and hired attorney of the
mill company to get this compromise
through. They no doubt paid him a big
fee out Of the several thousand dollars
which lie beat the county out Of. III or
der to Influence the Commissioners to
accept the compromise, he got the
Worthington School Board 10 agree to
accept their share Of the tax on the bas-
isproposed. lie might with equal pro-
priety have brought the matter before
the trustees of any of our churches.
Tennyson only writes one line Of po-
etry on some days.-Exchange.
Well, one line of poetry has made
some poems and some poets immortal.
For instance, "westward the star of
Empire takes its way" has made 20.
EN- and the name of a. poetlive. Soon
sistency's a jewel, las done tile same.
''Only the actions Of the just, Smell
sweet and Ill ssom III the DUST" las al
so immortalized a poem. and a man,