The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-02-03
ANOTHER HEARING.

! "OKTH1NGTON, Mlni., JAM. 1881.
EDITOR ADVANCE: In III, article il,
the Sioux City Journal. If the 26tll inst
made some reflections in regard t. ;
poor orphan girl aud was|,erwO,nan, O|
Wortl,ingtoM, selling or being CONNECT
ed viii, the sale of beer.
have been convinced that I did in
justict IT, this woman and that She has nc
connection III anyway with the keeping
Of the restaurant referred to further
than boarding her brother, the pr"prie
ter. and sole owner Of the institu
ton.
| make this explanation with pleas
IRE. rs do not wish to d. Unjust ice IL
any one, III re especially Il woman.
| II. D. BARBER:
W. publish, the above and give DR..
Barber :. src"nd hearing in the ADV.
ANCE. The almve is Il retracti,n ot
al unjust attack which le made 81,
Ben Lamgtlon's sister through the Sioux
City Journal. We are Informed tn t
e. b. I.;..,gl"n, father Of tie lady, call.
Ell on BARRIER and gave him to under.
! stand that lie could tell some things u.
bout the sale Of liquor which might
make it unpleasant tor Barber. Hence
the retraction.
Now, W.: have always claimed tina,
Barber. rs we'll ns the Otler druggists
have i right to sell liquor for legiti
mate purposes, and we defend Barber
in this us stoutly ~ any If the Other
| 6r,,n~iafo R,f ovArI.l al ri IL
sickened and iisgustpd ut the contluc,
If Barrier and the fanatical clique t.
winch ln. belongs il, tl,. whole conduct
Of their movement against liquor sell
ing. The moment II rail is mn'lp OH
other sellers. Barber jumps in and
shouts stop thief!'' us Justify rs any
man who has never sold liquor. And
he does this III the face Of the fact tina,
he has regularly and constantly sold IL
qnor. The committee and tile church
clique tn which he belongs shield him
and refuse to hear to any informati",
against him. Twice have Law and
Smith, the other druggists, been prose
cuted, and we believe with malice
| while Barber has never been touched
! The committee were informed tia,
there was plenty ct evidence against
Barber, but they refused t hear to it
Il gentleman gave names and cases OF
sale in the presence Of several member:
Of the committee AID their spokesman,
replied. 1--WE are not hunting mp testi
m"ny. :" The gentleman then told then,
that they were paying u stranger So {:
day to come here and furnisl, testin,o
ny against other men, but they were
not seeking testimony against Barber
We learn further that members OF
the Temperance committee are III favor
Of granting license to one druggist tc
sell, and that Barber went 80 far As t.
slip down to st. Paul md int rview
members 1T the Legislature upon the
suhjrct Of procuring such an amend
ment Of the charter. Is it any wonder
that lhree-fourths IF the business mrl
Of Worthirgt"n are thoroughly DISCUS
tet, with such hypocrisy and f>naticism:
Further still, the L;lngdou'S asser,
that when Barber was up for Probate
Judge. in 1870, e. B. L.ngdnn applied,
t" hin for liquor and WAS refused
langtlon said. well. then can't vote
for y"u"' Barber then let him have
the liquor. Aud they also assert that
the very lady whom Barber attacked
'tr n,gI' the Sioux City J"nrnal. srytr
:llimrs warned Barber no: to let he,
father have liquor.
We repeat til t we defend Barber rs
stoutly in s-liin for legitimate purpn
ses RS "" defend amy othe: druggist.
Bat Che unf"i:ness. the hypocrisy, the
injustice. of Il fanaticai clique Of ch.trc;,
people in shielding Barber and pr"secu
ting all other sellers. is disgrace tt
Wort abingdon and diSg,lStS every fair.
:::in.l.',l man with the whole nne.sil+.l
movement and the whole fanal zeal
! clique.
Is it any wonder that Ba, brr's drug
store il called the "c|lurcll whisky
sh"p?" Is any wonder that every
fair-mi"ded n'an thoroughly d-spiSeS
the sneak, CriSsry. for endeav"ring tn
cntrap other druggists by his lies, AMI
letting Barber g.? Is it any wonder that
u m:juri y ut our business men are now
demanding that the temperance move
ment lm taken out ct the hands Of the
prosecuting fanatics. u majority If
whom are not III business here and owl,
| no property in the place. an, that it be
put i" the hands Of sensible business
m"n?
Mrs. Darlington says.-Don't take
any CT the quack r"strnms. "a they
are regimental to the humans cistern
but put your trust in Hop Bitter:,
which will cure general dilapidation
costive habits and all comic diseases
They saved Isaac from a severe ex.
tract Of tripod fever. They are the
ne plus uhum Of medicines.
OBITUARY.
D1ED-In }ig-low. Jan. 2Stl,, HIRAM
BALDWIN. only child If Joseph e.
and Ella. f. Baldwin, aged year, {
months AM! ii days.
a lovely form VIZ place to rest
| Beneath the SNOW and sod;
We know All Angel spirit wakes
| III the presence Of our God.
Safe Home! what \ joyful thought
As our darling passed away.
No more night Of pain aud anguish.
But one bright eternal day.
L. p. W.