The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-03
THE REGIS1,EIe OFDEEDS.

THE REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Letter from, Mr. Parsons Chad.
eOick Runs the Otice-Annoyaaces aud
Unjust DiscYin.iaations-Sold out to
Thompson like the Board. .r~s>. 4
To the People Of MOBILES County:
Heretofore I have always supported
Joseph Chadwick, for tie Office of Reg.
lister of Deeds. Chadwick was poor and
crippled and thought the office would
give him chance to he independent of
public charity and make good living
for himself and family. When others
found fault with him and said he 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,
| would have to so to the Court House
and finding no one in charge there. /
would have to 70 to Chadwick's house
and from there out on the street to-
hunt up some one belonging to Chad
wick's family to do the business. 1t is
4 well known fact, and cannot be dis
pl.ted, that during the last four years,
or ever since Chadwick has been in Of
fee, the Registers office has been clos+d
niMe-tentl,s 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
to give him start in life.
TO 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, IN Office
which no honorable man placed in the
same position as Peter THOMPSON,
would accept. Ny patrons have mort
cages on record in Mobiles county, er-
ceetling IN c0lue a h,,n0retl thousand dol
lars. and DEEDS and Sheriff Certificates
to fifth thousand dollars worth more.
Peter Thompson owns some of the land
which mortgages are against, and is in.
terested by second mortgages OF more
A very slight change in the records, Il
stroke of the pen, and Mr.. Thompson
could make 4 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, Mr.. Thompson could say
it WAS all error Of the former register,
and no one would be the wiser. -Ar.
Thompson may be honest enough not
to do anything of the kind, but l 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 in
advantage over me and dily other man
in the business.
Since have been III business / 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. l haye spent large
share of my profits in advertising and
in trying to induce capitalists and
others tn locate here. l have had and
still have the good Of the country at
heart. My greatest desire is to STE this
country and its people prosperous.
insist that should have fair show
and the same rights and privileges that
are accorded to others. do not ask to
be Deputy Register or to have free ac-
cess to the Registers books ut any hour
of the day or night. but do ask that
diSintrrested 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 MIR. Smith
felt uneasy about it that he would see
Thompson about it and make 4 change
to some disilterested man. just be.
fore he was to leave for the East, Mr..
Elihu Smith aud myself called upon
him and asked him to appoint some
other mau. We told him plainly that we
thought no man Interested i'll mortga-
ges to the extent Of Thompson ought to
have charge. He said he knew it WAS
wrong, but WAS going to leave Thomp-
son i'll charge and finally got mad and
ordered me out Oi his house.
Ii it WAS necessary III order to keep
him off the county and he would APP
point Il disinterested deputy. l don't
know but what would still support
him. If he had any just claim upon
the county or even upon TIE Republican
party the case might warrant forbear-
ance. But he has made enough to start
in some business which he may be com
petent to manage. 1t is no longer ne
cessary that he should be- supported out
Of sympathy.
His claims upon the party should not
he heavy, us understand from COED
authority he was always il Democrat
until it became necessary in order to
get elected TO office to be 4 Republican.
Where was he in 1861, 1862, 1868 and
1861? Was he in the army Of his conn
try fighting for the Union or off i'll Can.
ada out of the draft. Let him answer
these questions and then stand up bold.
ly and challenge the vote Of Union
soldier who served al through the war
on the ground of his being a Democrat.
The people Of Mobiles county and espec.
tally the Independent Republicans and
Democrats have done well 10y Mr.. Chad.
wick. They took him up out of the
very depth Of dependency and by Civ.
ing him the office Of Register and lear.
ing will, his faults for four years have
placed him in 4 very comfortable posi-.
ton. Now, l say it is no more than
TAR CllaC ne should give place tOa Grip.
pied Union soldier whose claims both
upon the party and the people are
founded on justice and right. Let us
| have the Office filled 10y Il man compe.
tent to fill it. and at the same time rem.
der needed aid to an old resident, sol.
died. comrade and worthy man. Re.
member that when B. F. johnson WAS
with you il the army fighting the bat.
In ntt hi
in the rear and that his country was
doing all it could to aid and encourage
your enemy. The contest is between /,
crippled soldier and Il citizen who has
grown proud and naughty over the
money he has made by reason If the of.
flee given him through your suffrages,
and that for the sake Of reelection lie
! has turned traitor and uses his Office
to discriminate against your interests
as well AS mine.
| I ask only that which is fair and