The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-30


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Il lnm sorry 90 see Z: IMAM Who knows
better should take the 4 side of liquor
sellers and by misrep tin4s facts do
all that he can to il,i ure tile temperance
eanse. -B. r.. Prince III last weeks
Journal.
5. Well. we are again rebuked. Tie lord
has again used the weak elements Of
this world to confound tho mighty. IS
As to the facts, We gave then, just Is
they were reported ut the time and have
been ever since. AS to Mr.. Eggleston' 8
boy. we heard at the time, and have
heard so ever since, that he was oppos-
ed to his son acting as = spy and in
former. !. E. .> KILL: g. 5s>. =: :: !
But when Uncle Benny Prince and
the little clique who assume to have the
temperance work In hand, charge US
with doing all that we can to injure
the temperance cause" they lie and
know they lie. =. - \ -
The editor Of the ADVANCE did more
than any one man now living In Mobiles
county to establish the temperance fea-
ture and make this temperance COM
munity. We .unhesitatingly accord
the first place in the work to such men
~ Prof. Humiston and DR.. Creever.
who are not now living hero, but to no
other man will We admit an equal share
with ourself in the hard knocks and
hard work of making this a temperance
community. Tie time was in Wor-
Ellington when the editor of the AD-
VANCE was compelled to take the mid
die of the street and then run gaunt-
let OF ji''es and vulgar epithets from
wlIiskey men on the sidewalk because
tie was one Of the few men who in a
public meeting pledged their all to the
work of shutting liquor saloons out Of
Worthimgton.
And now 4 clique Of little pretend.
ers, who scarcely raised finger tn help
on the work when it cost something to
be a temperance man, have rises, ND to
read us out of the temperance cause. A
new set, who "know not Joseph" have
come to the front to denounce and SLAM
der and misrepresent as ''whisky menu
every man who does not approve OF
their hypocricy and their contemplate
methods.
When the clique. to which Uncle Ben
ny Prince belongs, pounced upon
Messrs. Law and Smith and had them
indicted for selling liquor As Druggists,
and allowed their Druggist, and one of
their kind, Barber, to 60 untouched, we
denounced The acts as eminently worthy
of the hypocritical clique.
When they arrested two women. one
for selling glass of cider and another
for selling q glass of beer, when they
knew that men behind these women
were the guilty parties, we denounced
the acts is eminsntly worthy Of the
cowardly methods of those ''Christiai,
gentlemen" as they were pompously
called in church meeting, who have
the temperance work il charge.
We said before that the work had
been execrably managed by this little
Pclique. They have 50 managed it as to
protect their drinkers and liquor sellers,
and have prosecuted and denounced IA
'swhisky men" those who did not belong
to their church or political rings. To
the injury of the t,wn and the disgust
OF true Temperance men, they shut off
the sale Of all liquors for legitimate pur-
poses, so that u prominent official in
one of the churches Of this county came
to the editor of the ADVANCE to know
where he could get little wine for
communion purposes as the fools and
fanatics had made it impossible to get
any at the drug stores. Another gen.
tleman some time ago endeavored to
get two ounces of brandy for medicinal
purposes, trying both Law and Smith
and could not get it. Tile did not try
Barber.) He waited 4 month and called
again and could not even get two
ounces.
Whenever the business men of Wor-
Ellington, outside of any little church or
political cliques, take the temperance
work in hand and conduct it purely as
a temperance work, and not for spite,
or church glory. or political advantage,
they will find that nine-tenths of tho
community will be with them.
As to the ADVANCE, We shall always
throw our influence and vote against IL
censing liquor saloons in WortlIington.
And we shall always favor the execution
If liquor laws, but we shall also crit
icize the attempts Of little clique who
take advantage Of these laws t. vent
their spite, or to get Il little cheap Clio.
~, and who assume to read better
men than they are out of the temper
ance work.
AS to Uncle Benny Prince. lie has
never liked US since he XrongeG us
three years ago. lie WIS one of tile
notorious ia ont of Il membership Of
70'' WHO assumed to vote us out of
church. And lie gave as reason for
50 d"ing that we ''tad encouraged Sab
bath hreaking," hy getting "ff a mere
squib, Il good-natured joke. on the Sun.
day Pioneer Press. We have had very
profound respect for his capacity ever
since. Having wronged us once, lie
turns upagain to help the liars and ell
emies of the ADVANCE in their efforts
to talk US down as All anti.temperance
man.
Two unto We, church Pharisees and
hypocrits.