The Worthington advance., 1880-10-07
HESIVORE.

HE SWORE.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Noticing while
ago that You asked the question who
Gen. Hancock swore ut when he was in
the army, whether rebs or 1--WE 'uns,"
would answer it by saying anyone WHO
crossed his path except a private soldier.
Also l would &C 7rect Il little piece l
saw in the Press where it states that lie
WAS in rear Of his line OF troops 1T VIII
liamsburg under little Nc, he being in
front at the time and swearing while
they were advancing.
ONE WHO SAW HIM.
FIKEBRE1lKS.
EDITOR ADVANCE This is the time
for farmers to take warning and guard
against prairie fires as there are Il good
many stacks Of hay on the prairie. and
he sure and put il fire break around
your grain stacks. The fire will get
out some way and we don't know how
or who started it. The railroad engines
may fire. Last fall they fired the prai.
rie a number Of times. The company
paid damages to three farmers near
Westside amounting to $lO5 and that
did not pay in full. The company
seems to be willing to do the fair thing.
Sent one OF their men to investigate
and find out as near rs they could the
amount of damage done.
There are Il good many new comers
in this county that know but little a
bout prairie fires. Never saw any in
the town north of Wcstside, where
the colony people have settled in 80
families. They should take warning
and guard their houses and stacks.
Il. sIMMONs.
TIE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Well, some of
us took in the Republican Convention
on the 35th, or rather the Convention
took us in, for think we were taken
in and very easily taken in, too.
l think most of the nominations suit
the majority of the Republicans of the
county, but the way it was done is what
smells bad. Surely. there is TO one to
blame but ourselves. 1t we will let
Gov. Miller and the Railroad interests
dictate how we shall vote when we have
the power in our own hands to vote us
WE please we can only blame ourselves.
Let us see how it was done. During
the forenoon the convention proper was
held in Gov. Mill+r's office and the can
di,lates nominated Then we went to
the court house and ratified those nOm-
mat ions.
When Mr.. Rmyon attempted to start
tha idea Of sending Il representative
from this county to the legislature, he
WIS Immediately called to the chair by
Mr. Miller. Then Mr.. Miller gave us
his views rs to why Mr.. Kniss should
be renominated. We accepted his views
without Il dissenting voice and voted to
instruct for Mr. Kniss. Now. Mr..
kniss is identified with the Raikoad
interests and We all knew it and yet we
voted for him. Now. there is one thing
We have got to do if we want the r. II.
lands to pay their share of taxes. We
must elect Il man on that issue. LIT
the nominee come out through The press
Of the district and pledge himself to
work for that end or else do not give
him vote. But Mr.. Kniss will not he
likely to do this. Then let anyother
good man come out and do this and we
will do our best to send him there and
think we can do it. 1t is our only
show. We'have plenty of good men.
mention Mr.. Runyon or Mr.. l.. s.
Nelson. either Of whom would be likely
t" do we'll in the position and there are
likely many more in this and other parts
of the district. Let the people think Of
this and then act. That is the word,
uct and to some purpose.
DELEGATE AND TAX PAYER.
"DCNNELL OR Il DEMOCRA1."
The MucAiue Scare Cro'c-Ho,c DunncU
1uu Behind his Ticket.
EDITOR ADVANCE: The Dunnell men
have nothing left with which to bolster
up their lost cause but the scarecrow,
''Dunnell or Il Democratic They seek
to make us believe that Dunnell is Il
strong man with the people. They beg
us to do as we were urged in st. Paul
lately to 60, 90 for linn this me FRI m
| oil y and then kick him out.
In 1S6S our majority in Fillmore was
$3.50. Dunnell was beaten l54 Our
majority in Mower was $50. DunHell
was beaten 6. Our majority in VASE
ca Was S. Dunnell was beaten ISL.
Our ma njurity in these three counties
Was 5000 and Dunncll was beaten $50
hy u Democrat. Blue Earth gave us
355 maj Dunnell only 80. Rock gaye
It's G65. and Dlnntll 343. Jackson gave
US J'7 and DunneIl $50 Faribault gave
us IS aud Dnnnell zoo. Dunnell ran
500 behind his ticket in Freeborn. lie
ran over 900 behind his ticket in Now
er and Jackson. lie ran over $50 he.
hind in Winona. lie ran behind in ev-
cry county in the district but three.
Two years before the record is worse.
ID" the Republicans of this district re-
member that in 1876. with the magnifi-
cent majority Of II 600. a change of 900
more votes against Dunnell would have
sent Democrat to Congress? That
two years ago a change of 1000 would
have done the same thing? Does any
Sane man believe that with the present
organized opposition to him by eight of
the heaviest Republican counties in the
district. containing more than half the
population of the district and throwing
IS per cent Of the Republican majority
Of the district, when the issue is mar
rowed to Dnnncll or a Democrat, that
there are not 1000 Republicans more
who would cut off their right hands
rather than vote for Dunnell? In this
representative district which gave in
1878 majority Of 1900. Dunnell ran
700 behind in majority and it i doubt
f'.l if there are one hudnred voters in
the district that ever saw or heard Of
the obscure man who ran against him.
REPUBLICAN,.
CAPT. UIGHA NJ DECLINES
ADRIAN, Sept. %, 1850.
EDITOR ADVANCE: The impression
is strong in this part of the county that
I aD y canl idata for C0nan ssionar in