The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-27
IHEREGIS1,ER OFDEEDS.

Letter from Mr.. Parsons-Ho,o Chad
'oick Runs the Office Annoya'.ces and
Unjust iscrin.i,.ations-Sold out to
Thompson like the Board. 3
To the People Of MOBILES County:
Heretofore have always supported
Joseph Chadwick, for the Office of Reg
lister Of Deeds. Chadwick was poor and
crippled and thought the office would
give him a chance to be independent of
public charity and make u good living
for himself and family. When others
found fault with him and said lie was
incompetent and couldn't lift and
handle the books, we said he was COM
petent and worked and talked and did
all we could to prevent the nomination
and election of another candidate. Yet
! knew that when wished to look at
the records, or have deed or mortgage
filed or recorded or an abstract made,
l would have to 90 to the Court House
and finding no one in charge there, 1
and from there out on the street to
\
wick 8 family to do the business. It is
pl.ted, tltat during the last four years,
fee, the Registers office has been closed
nine-tenths Of the time during business
hours. For four years we have put up
with all this for the purpose of making
him independent of public charity and
IN, CrIV Il CT nrti .,1
10 repay us he has turned traitor to
to his friends. and directly against our
interests. and for the purpose of rec
lection he has gone over to the enemy,
and has appointed Peter Thompson,
Deputy Register of Deeds, an office
which no honorable man placed in the
same position rs Peter Thompson,
would accept. My patrons have mort
Cages OIL record in Mobiles county, ez-
ceedinQ IN volue q hundred thousand dol
lars. aud Deeds and Sheriff Certificates
to fifth thousand dollars worth more.
Peter Thompson owns some Of the land
which mortgages are against. and is ill.,
terested by second mortgages on more.
A very slight change in the records, a
stroke of the pen, and Mr.. Thompson
could make thousand dollars, and no
testimony on earth could be brought to
prove that he did it. SIX months after.
Il year perhaps, when the mistake might
lie found out, MIR. Thompson could say
it WAS all error Of the former register,
and no one would he the wiser. Mr..
Thompson may be honest enough not
to do anything of the kind, but I in
sist that he ought not to have the
chance. No man engaged in the loan
ing business and interested in mortga-
ges to the extent of Peter Thompson's
interest III Mobiles county ought to be
allowed free access to the books of the
Registers office. 1t is giving him an
advantage over me and any other man
in the business.
Since have been in business I have
done all could to bring cheap money
into the country. My rates now are
one per cent. less than any one else in
the business. I haye spent Il large
share of my profits in advertising and
in trying to induce capitalists and
others to locate here. l have had and
still have the good Of the country at
heart. My greatest desire is to see this
country and its people prosperous.
insist that should have a fair show
and the same rights and privileges that
are accorded to Others do not ask to
be Deputy Register or to have free &C.
cess to the Registers books ut any hour
Of the day or night, but do ask that
di>interested men only be allowed the
privilege. Joseph Chadwick told me
himself it was wrong, and he knew it
WAS giving Thompson undue advanta-
ges over myself and others, and he
promised that it myself and Mr.. Smith
felt uneasy about it that he would see
A>,,. >n1, 11>
to some disintertsted man. Just be-
Elihu Smith and myself called upon
him and asked him to appoint some,
other man. We told him plainly that we
thought no man interested in mortga-
ges to the extent Of Thompson ought to
lave charge. He said he knew it was
wrong, but was going to leave Thomp-
son in charge aud finally got mad and
ordered me out OF his house.
II it WAS necessary in order to keep
linn off the county and he would APP
point Il diSinterested deputy, | don't
know but what l: would still support
him. If he lad any just claim upon
the county or even upon the Republican
party the case might warrant forbear-
;silc,:. But he has made enough to start
III SU,ne busi:,csS which lie may he CON-
peteit to marriage. 1t is 10 longer ne
cessary that he should be supported out
of sympathy.
His claims upon tie party should not
he heavy, as understand from good
| authority he Was always u Democrat
until 1t became necessary in order to
get elected to office to bs i Republican.
Where was he IN 1861. 1862, 1863 and
1864? Was he in the army of his coun-
try fighting for the Union or off III Can
ada out Of the draft. Let him answer
THESE questions and then stand up hold
~ and challenge the vote Of a Union
soldier VIII" served all through, the war
on the ground Of his being u Democrat.
The people Of Mobiles county and espec-
tally the Independent Republicans and
Democrats have done we'll by Mr.. Chad
wick. They took him up out OF the
very depth Of desponiency and by Civ
ing him the Office of Register and bear
Ing with his faults for four years have
place l'iM in very comfortable posi-
ton. Now, say it is no more than
fair that he should give place to a Grip
Piled Union soldier whose claims both
upon the party and the people are
founded on Justice and right. Let us
have the office filed by man compe-
tent to fill it, and ut the same time rem
der needed aid to an old resident, a SOL
died, cnmrade and Il worthy man. Re-
member that when b. F. johnson WAS
with you in the army fighting the bat
tie Of his country, Mr.. Chadwick was
IN the rea: and that his country was
doing all it could to aid and encourage
your enemy. The contest is between a
crippled soldier and a citizen who has
grown proud and naughty over the
money he has made Ivy reason If the Of
flee given him through your suffrages,
and that for the sake Of reelection he
has turned traitor and uses his office
to discriminate against your interests
rs well AS mine.
l ask only that which is fair and
right. Having worked my way up
from the ranks. I ask nothing more
than fair and open field and q chance,
that if can make yon loan cheaper,
sell your farm for more, get more for
your hay and produce, and can induce
more capital into the country than 9TH
erS. that my rights shall he respected