The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-02

corporation or money Ill VOC ION
Crosby and Johnson next Tuesday,
Nov. It'll. 1882. +. BLOOM.
THE norton OF TxfN MLIleieAY COUN-
3Y 7KOUBLE.
The following letter, IN reply to the
..NlinnesOtiaM' sn communication, ar.
rived too late for insertion last week.
1t aims to give the reason for the
trouble in Murray county:
Ed. ADVANCE: AS a rule we do not
actively participate ii the POLITICAL
sqnabbles following the nomination ct
any person to office in this county, aud
yet our interest has been intense when
it became evident that there was any
probability of our being deprived Of
any If our ''inalienable right" through
the machine actions Of any one. We
are Republican in principle. and hav-
ing resided here good many years,
enjoying an extensive acquaintance
with the people Of. this county, We
claim to know the facts we will refer
to. This we know: That il the prin-
ciples of some of the members Of the
party in this vicinity were the princi-
pies Of the party. we should anticipate
its immediate dissolution; and this,
that if the preparation Of any crime
upon the people has been c0ntemplat.
ed, it has emanated from these men;
aud further, that the communication
to your paper Of last week, from Cur
rie, III relation to fraud and corruption.
is most unqualiiiedly false.
There has heretofore been q demand
made by the people Of this county for
i new order Of things, and following
this demand and to meet the wishes Of
the people, the utmost care was taken
to see to it that of the people who were
voters 40 man should he passed, IN or
der that the party here might purify
itself by retiring the corrupt old crowd
WHO have formerly managed affairs in
our lines. At the time Of calling the
| convention the central committee pub
lished u request that the different
| towns hold their ,caucuses On the same
day and designated that day. This re-
quest was followed throughout the
county, with two exceptions, and there
WAS not nor could not be any packed
caucuses or unfair means used by any
person outside OF the respective voting
precincts. In the convention every
town was represented by regular dele
CATIONS chosen by the people at regu-
lar]y called aud organized caucus es,
excepting one town which is HOW and
was an An'rganiZed town.
'Nho ,QoyN1k tllpn 1>V fhnir fao3nrc
took the lines into their own hands and
sent to the rear \ few decayed old hulks
of doubtful Nepublicanism.
We are now 1T the root of the evil.
the cord which reaches every ''sore
head" We now have the corpus delic-
tn OF this ''heniOus crime"
The people, Ivy the use Of their pre-
negative, discharged u few inefficient
and worthless servants and employed
new aud competent ones, this being
amenable to the great lay 1T right and
justice, according TO ''Minnesotian."
and committed Il ''heniOus crime.'
Was it Il crime? IT so, let it run ram
pant in Murray county. is our verdict.
Mr.. Editor, allow us to say word to
your MOBILES county readers. Just let
us alone. will you? If any man from
our county wants assistance to present
his rights here. you may give us his
name and we will take the necessary
steps to put him under the charge Of
the physicians ut st. Peter. We are
not all lunatics. and we. rs a whole,
exercised our best judgment in the ST.
lection Of \ candidate for Representa-
tive. His name is w. HI. Johnson, and
if he is not familiar with the
wants Of the producing classes, we are
badly mistaken. since we learn that he
was farmer in Murray county before
Mr.. Orcutt ever saw the place. That
lie has all the necessary qualifications
none dare DENY. True, lie was not
member Ct the "old I'd Minnesota, "but
he was member of the still older
list Minnesota and three honorable
scars will testify that he faced the
fOe.' :.
Just word to "Minnesotian" and
have done. = Don't think because you
tainted at the sight Of blood that it
| was sign Of special bravery in Mr..
Orcutt that he did not do 50, and that
because the people of our county are
tired OF nominating you only to wit
ress your defeat. it is crime. In this
case. we think it would be only an ex-
cuse for crime, DONALD.