The Worthington advance., 1880-10-21
GEN. BAKERS ADDRESS.


GEN. BAKERS ADDRESS,
Elsewhere we give synopsis of Gen.
Bakers Address delivered here last
Thursday evening. 1t is written out
from notes taken at the time and Of
course is not verbatim report, but
covers all the points. We regret that
we cannot give it in full and in his own
words as they feel red-hot from his
lips.
The ADVANCE could not ask any bet
ter endorsement of the course it has
pursued for years than is given in this
magnificent speech. Three-fourths of
the prominent Republicans of the Dis
trict are now on the side of the fight
which the ADVANCE began years ago
upon the grinding and crushing ma
chine. Then the ADVANCE stood alone
among the Republican papers of the
District. Now it has plenty of news
paper support and the best speakers of
the District are enlisted in omr cause.
REP UBLICAN LEADERS FOR WARD
1t is gratifying to see how the lead
ing Republicans of this district are
tlocking to the Ward standard. In
Dodge county, there are Gen. Edgerton,
DR.. Mclaughlin, candidate for the Sen
ate, and all the candidates for Repre-
sentative. In Fillmore, Judge Bassett
and Capt. Braden lead the hosts. In
Houston, Senator Thomson and lots of
others. In Winona, Lieut.. Gov. Yale
and Senator Stevens. In Mower, Judge
Page and many others. In Freeborn.
J. A. Lovely, DR.. Wedge and the whole
Republican Legislative and county
ticket. In Blue Earth, Gen. Baker,
Senator Freeman, Capt. James, J. T.
Williams and many others. In Waseca,
Senator Mccormick, Col. DeGroff, and
nearly every man, woman and child.
THE NEW DISTRICT
The Mankato Review calls attention
to the fact that Dunnell has secured the
nomination of his friends for the Leg
islature in two-thirds of the Districts
OF Southern Minnesota. The scheme
is to put Steele into the western dis
trict and thus still leave Dunnell the
autocrat of a little empire run by his
appointees.
This affords another good reason for
voting against Dunnell or any OF his
legislative friends. Kniss is 4 bitter
Dunnell man. He spit upon the ap.
pointment of himself on the Ward
committee for Rock county, and called
the convention which nominated Ward
trump convention" Every vote for
kniss is a vote to perpetuate Dunnell-
ism and monopoly.
PERSONALITIES.
SO far the Dunnell men are conduct.
ing their campaign in this vicinity on
the plan of personalities. Their method
Is to assail the private character of
Ward speakers and workers. They are
angry, insolent, domfneering and abus.
i've. The Ward men are, on the other
hand, cheerful, respectful and good.
tempered. Our advice to the friends OF
Ward is not to submit to this much
longer. This game Of private records
is one which both sides can play at.
Dunnell's friends are trying to destroy
the influence of Ward men by black
guard personal attacks. The contest
should be confined to the public records
of the two candidates. We do not ad
wise any Ward man to 60 down as low
as the Dunnell men do. Only don't al
low them to spit in your faces.
LOOK OUT E0R THEM
We learn that the desperate Dunnel
Office holders of the district are prepar
ing placards which are to be posted or
the eve of the election announcing that
Ward has ,cithdra,cn. ''Tear down tn,
Haunting lie'' wherever you find it
Ward is far ahead and has not the re
motest idea of withdrawing.
Mr.. Dunnell has made few persona
speeches III his campaign in the Firs
district, generally contining himself t.
adiscussion Of national issues. He mad'
ajustifiable exception to this whole
some rule in Kasson Tuesday night
when he took up in detail the charges
against his personal and official integri
ty that have been sown broadcast owe
the district by the disrepntable tools O
his opponents. and furnished satisfac
tory explanation to all of them. Mr.
Dunnell's canvass appears to be in
very prosperous condition.-Pionee
Press.
One of the ''disreputable tools'' wa
furnished by the Pioneer Press in tina
ringing declaration of indcpendenc
which the papers are publishing. w
gave it last week in the form of the q
riQinal declaration. The Albert Le'
meeting gave 1t in the form Of resoln
tions published elsewhere in this issue
we rive. it again in this issue as
psalm for the campaign.