The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
an OUTRAGE.

BELFAST, Jan. Is, 80.
:, 10 the Edit. Of Tie 3Worthington
ADVANCE: . D. .:...;s ;..4.-
i There was a circumstance accord in
this part that we think worthy of the
notice of the public. ...., ....:t: -
On the night Of the Ii there was an.
atact made on the rancho. Of. He
$ keeping a house of disrespe ct ard
found Mr.. ---- lie has left il respec.1
tibul vie and family and has taken up
his abode with them and the communl-
ty has taken it in hand and there WAS a
party of eight armed 'inen Went there
and took--tO the sl,anty near by
and used coat of tar Oh him and if he
does not get out of this part of the
country they sWare they will put him
under the ice. Now il the county has
got to so to the dogs by such men as,
this when they are too sly for the law
to handle, sliant men ARISE and defend
the laws of our county.
Yours, .-..
ALBERT CALL.
We give the above just as it came to
us. emitting names of the parties men,
toned. We know nothing of the par.
ties or the circumstances. but we de-.
nounce the conduct of the eight men rs
an outrage and disgrace to the com
mnnity in which it occurred. We have
been free to dcnounce Ku K!uxism in
the South and we shall be just us free
to do SO when it occurs near home.
Probably no one Of the eight men en-
gagged in this outrage could have stood
the test which Christ applied to the
brutal crowd who brought him the
woman taken in adultery. Not one Of
them probably could have cast the first
stone. And ii the secret Of this affair
were known, it would doubtless appear
that the eight Ku klux had some other
grudge against their victim and took
advantage of his presence at u disre-
putable house to vent their enmity.
Or course, we do not defend his con-
duct. lie is unworthy the respect of
his neighlors but the men who have
punished him in this coward'y manner
are much worse than he is.
Brother Ogle, of tie. Journal, seems
to have taken offence at our recent ref
erence to the past history Of the Jour-
nal. We can relieve him at once of any
apprehension Of " personal quarrel
We have nothing against him person
ally and we do not believe that he took
the Journal to run the ADVANCE out
lie ought to remember that was the
battle cry when the journal was start
cd. Is it amy wonder that when the
fools who plunged headlong into Il
newspaper fight proclaimed everywhere
that their object WAS to kill the AD-
VANCE, that we fought back? And is
it amy wonder that Il newspaper which
started with such Il purpose should have
career Of trouble and crime?
Brother Ogie thinks the Journal as
been Il match for the ADVANCE. lie is
the first man we have heard of WHO WAS
willing to go or record with such a
statement. The friends of tie journal
have always admitted the superiority
OF the ADVANCE.
And we hope that any reference we
may make iii failure to the Il st history
OF the Journal, will not be considered
personal to the present editor. lie will
have load enough to carry without
s!!ou!dvrjny the past record Of the pa
per. The greatest crime which has
been committed in Worthinyton is So
infinitely connected with the journal
that the crime and the past history Of
the paper c;nnrt bn separated. And
WE do not propose be deferred from
;||uoing to that through any fear OF OF.
fen ling the eW editor.
The Wortllington journal has lccn
purchased by MIR OGlc, Il minister.