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


machine and fought for it i'll tho First
District as though it were their own To-
cal fight. Those Republicans Who dar-
ed to buck against the federal jugger'
naut are cody read out of tho party by
the little flies that ride on the horns of
tho '.sacred' OK. and Gen. Baker and
WV. Braden will be scratched nu-
merously throughout the First District
because they refused to fall down and
Worship the machine. And all st. Paul
and Minneapolis have helped to fix the
power Of the machine upon the First
District.
We SEE no reason for the Worthington
ADVANCE to draw the Dunnell-Ward
fight of last fall into the campaign this
year. That Braden and Baker were
nominated in the recent state conven-
ton is true, but that signifies nothing
so far ~ last years unpleasantness is
concerned. Among those who support
ed Braden and Baker in the state con-
vention are active friends of Dunnell
both i year ago and now. The fact IS
that the old sore played no part in the
nomination Of either, and it is hardly
the fair thing to rejoice over them as an
anti-Dunnell victory. Last years sore
we hope is healed, and will not break
out in this or any subsequent campaign.
Capt. Braden is one Of the stalwart Re-
publicans of tho state, and we can
cheerfully support him regardless OF the
past differences, which ought to be bur-
ried, and are, so far as the Reporter and
Braden are concerned.-Windom Re-
porter.
We knew that, Of course. Our article
was meant for Mobiles county, where
every man who opposed DunnsH
has been read out of the party by the
"machine." But they are now in this
fix: they are supporting Baker and Bra
den on the State ticket, and refusing to
support Republicans on the county tick
ct because they did not support Dun
nell last fall. The fact is, the 'straights'
of Mobiles county never knew any other
test of Republicanism but ''loyalty to
Dunnell." And they have carried it
into every home Office and into about
every relation of life.
TWO TERMS.
Two year ago the editor Of the AD-
VANCE thought the liberties of the peO-
people of the United States were ell
tiangered by the election of 4 sheriff for
u second term and wanted the constitu-
ton Of the State amended so as to pre-
vent such a calamity. Last Saturday
lie helped to "nominate" r. r. Miller.
the present sheriff, for a second term
and his paper will undoubtedly support
hiln.-JOurnal.
The Journal is wrong as usual. j. A.
Town was up for third term and we
opposed it. Chadwick is up now for
bird term and we oppose it. We sup
ported Chadwick for his his second
term. Mills, Shepard and Miller are
up for a second term and we favor it.
In rare instances, where there is some
special adaptability, or where there is
some special public reason for it, we
shall favor = third tsrm. We were op-
posed to Pillsbury having . third
term.
What we wish to say to the voters Of
Mobiles county about a second term is
this: 1t is customary when officials
have done especially we'll to give them
second term. Mills, Shepard and
Miller have done especially we'll and ev-
cry man in the county knows it. They
each may have some personal enemies
who will not support them, but the
great bulk of the people are friendly to
them. The politicians alone wish to
beat them because they cannot use
them. They are all three ex-soldiers
who made splendid record during the
war and have also made a splendid re-
cord as county officers. Mills and Mill
Ter are Republicans and Shepard is a
Democrat. The ''straight" Republican
put Il Democrat or two on their ticket
every campaign and support them.-
Moreover, i'll county affairs, they are
run 10y Peter Thompson, u Democrat.
So that party lines are no, drawn in
county politics, neither by the ring Re-
puOlicans nor the Independents. 1t is
l,nt a matter Of party politics save as
the ring politicians endeavor to make
it so. 1t is matter of securing the
best mcu for county offices, and we
claim to have them on our ticket. They
have been tried and found faithful and
competent. They have given us the
best administration of the county Of
fees we have had so far.
Support of the nominee of the late
convention, therefore, is nothing more
or less than the Endorsement of the dis
reputable methods by which the results
were obtained. Iealty to party under
such circumstances is fealty to fraud
and the very best service that that can
I've done for the Republican party in
Rock county is to denounce the action
III the convention ant! elect a reprqsen.
tative of purec methods. Rock CO. Her
aid.
We "knew beforehand" and ''said so
all along" and told you so, "that you
would grow and get up backbone enough
to holt some day. And here it is. Now
we hope you will stop crying over the
bolts Of the ADVANCE and cease trad
ucing such men rs Gen. Baker for sup
porting Republican in place of Dun
nell.
a wise DeacOn.-''DeacOn Wilder, I
want you to tell me how yon kept your.
s"lt and family well the past season,
when all the rest of us have been sick
so much, and have had the doctors
visiting US 50 often!'
''Brnther Taylor. the answer is very
easy: I used Hop Bitters in time. kept
NV f:itnily we'll ard saved the doctor
bills. Three dollars worth of it kent
ll6 well and able In work al fho tina