The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-10
THE ELECTIONS.

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1881.
THE ELECTIONS.
The elections held on Tuesday re-
suited in Republican victories in most
of the states holding elections. New
York and Mississippi are Democratic.
The Democratic state ticket in New
York is reported elected by 10, 900 to H..
O0O majority. Hubbard is elected in
Minnesota by Is 900 to 10000. Penn
sylvania goes Republican by 10000.
Massachusetts rolls up $4,000 majority
for tho Republicans. Wisconsin is
claimed for the Republicans by 10000
to 1900.
PETER THOMPSON'S FALSEHOoD&
A circular was issued on the eve Of
the election containing letter signed
by Peter Thompson, in which he says:
In the columns of the ADVANCE and
itsseveral supplements, I find that have
been connected with i lot Of low. dirty,
dishonest stealings upon the County
Treasury for the last five years, the
greatest portion of which l was entire
" ignorant of ever having existed I'M
til reading of them in print. These
slanderinQ statements and charges pre-
ferred against the best and most es.
teemed citizens of our county have
been carefully prepared and published
with malicious intent, and for election
eering purposes, only to deceive and
prejudice the mind Of the more ignO-
rant voters.
In conclusion, I wish to say, and i'm
press upon every voter OF the county
that have read or considered the many
lies published by the ADVANCE and
circulated by its clique and the several
chronic office. seekers; that they were
manufactured for the sole purpose Of
deceiving and entrapping the voters
more particularly intended for the ig-
norant class, in hopes and for the sole
purpose OF stealing few votes.
1t will he seen that Peter Thompson
twice charges us with lying. Now, we
propose to prove that Peter Thompson
has lied, and that he published his lies
for the purpose of influencing il class
which he calls ignorant" voters. We
did not know there Was such class
of voters in the county, but Thompson
imsinuates there is. They are certainly
not among the ADVANCE patrons and
he must refer to his own followers and
the patrons of his paper.
Thompson says in his letter:
Thus, it will be seen, that no short
age existed; that the county was not
deirasuded and that not 4 cent Of the
money was or could have been used III
paying campaign expenses ut the ex-
pense Of the county.
There are twenty men in Worthing-
ton who assert that Peter Thompson
told them there WAS shortage. a
number Of men assert that Peter
Thompson called them into his office
and showed them the books and labor.
ed with them to convince them that
there was i shortage. We can give the
names Of these men whenever it is nec-
essary. Moreover the County Commits
sioners themselves pronounced it
shortage and published it in the AD-
VANCE rs Il shortage. This is lie No.
Ut Thompson's. If there was 10 short
age lie lied to twenty men in saying SO.
If there WAS Il shortage, lie lied III his
recent letter.
Again: In 1877, when E. s. Mills
WAS up for Auditor, llaying the regular
nomination on both tickets, Peter
Thompson who was on the same ticket
for treasurer, bolted the nomination Of
Mills and worked day and night for
Walker, because he wanted control of
10th the treasurer's and auditors
books. lie pronounced Mills inco npe-
tent and said lie knew it because he
was one Of the arbitrator it, the
cheese-factory matter. He stood at the
polls all day in Elk township repeating
this SANDER against Mills, and boosted
when he got back to Worthington that
after lie arrived III Elk no more votes
went in for Mills.
Now as to the aftermath: In the AD-
VANCE Of Noy. Is, 1877, appeared the
following card, signed by Peter Thcmp-
son, us one of the arbitrators. taking
back the lies lie had told before the
election:
EDITOR ADVANCE: A matter of
controversy between $. y. Morse and
T.. 5. Mills was settled by the under
signed as arbitrators in May last. a
report seems to have been in circulation
during the recent political CANVASS that,
at the trial Of the above Case, the fact
WAS clettrly -delnOnst rated that Millsa
WAS incompetent to keep accounts.
In Justice to Mr. Mills, We wish to
say, through the columns of your paper,
that such is not the case, and the re-
port is entirely without foundation in
fact. He had nothing whatever to do
with Keeping the books Or accounts.
Signed PETER THOMPSON,
Is. N. CARRIER,
kOBT. SHORE.
ArbitratOrs.
In commenting Oh this card, in the
same ISSUE of the ADVANCE, we said:
Now the arbitraturs come forward
to do with Keeping the books or ac-
c"nnts.' They should have made this
statement before, but Mr.. Thompson
WIS too much interested in helping on
the Islander before the election to put
his name to a paper doing Captain Mills
justice.
THESE corrections are made public j.
justice to one of the best men i'll the
county WHO Was beaten only by hard ly-
ing and hard work. They will show
tn. people of the county that what VIZ
have always asserted is true. viz: th"'
40 f;.lSeIn'u,i and no Islander is too great
for the Ring to use against u political
opponent. But the Captain can afford
Ia hide his time. The end is not vet
We can assure these men that we ''shall
meet them 1T Philippi.''
Still further: 4. II. Parsons, Presi-
a. II