The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-22

AN INTERVIEW WITH FRED BLOOM.
Ed. ADvANCE:-Not having seen
Mr.. Bloom out on the street.
and being desirous of obtaining
from his own lips his opinion as to
the cause Of his defeat at the recent
election, I repaired to his residence and
found him sitting by \ comfortable are
warming his neuralgia cheek, with 4
bible open before him. After the usual
salutations I informed him of the OBJ
ject of my visit. HI. replied that he
INT; that he lla,l hal several c.,nveyBa-
tiOiss with different individuals during
the recent election campaign and that
in eaci, instance Il different wording
and c"lOring had been given to his
remarks and then publ islled rs having
be~n uttered by him. and that the reO-
pie were so ready to believe anything
and everything having u tendency to
degrade lis standing in the community,
that he thought he had b-tter keep
silent on tile subject. I assured him
that the knowledge sought was for my
own Information and not far The pt,r.
t'OSe ut lptfbitcS tiOn. I8 which he re-
piled that he did Not care how nucll
his remarks were published il they w-re
not Transformed nor reconstructed, il.
fact replaced with other language and
then say it WAS his.
RepOrter-Fr"m recent publications
in one Ut the papers, one would not
suppose you were Il reader Ut the book
| You have in your hand.
Bluo,n-I don't wonder at it. From
the language in the paper ~ which you
refer, one would naturally suppose that
| belonged to the YOunKerS, ar t0 the
Jam-srs, or some other equally noto-
riO,Is bandits.
K.-To what principal cause do you
attribute your defeat
B-There were several causes. 1st
The Democratic party always stands
ready and united to defeat any move.
m-nt of the Republican party wilel,.
ever and wherever it is in their power
t" d., s". 2h-A certain apathy on the
IA, t If the usual leaders Uf the R-pub.
Iica" party il this county. 3I-rht.
"a pr+c-deMted lying capacity of the
"pp.,sition leaders; and lastly. / am
sorry to say, the Methodist church WAS
us u unit against me, especially in this
village.
R.-Your last reason astonishes me.
1t is bryomd my c,A:l :lrelIension. 1t
don't seem possible that the deti,-
"dists would dabble III politics as 4
church.
B.-Howrver surprising it may seem
it Is nevertheless the truth. III. pas.
Tor of that church setnIS to have dele
gated to hiuls+lf the task nf lAboring
against me whenever and wherever All
opportunity presents itself. lie labOr~ti
| against nl+ all day last spring trying t.
defeat me for Justice of the Peace after
telling me only the day brfurr that
had givel entire satisfaction. The
Saturday before the last election he
was Oh the streets peddling tickets aud
eiectioneerlng against me all day. He
must have entirely forgotten the p.e-
cepts taught III this book which hold
| II, my hand. n
k.-Havv tae Metl,oa 'sts any special
reasons why they should OPPOSE you!
Are you opposed ~ their partlcuIa,
creed!
dearest friends Oh this earth are MetiI-
Uulsts. My father and mother Wer.
Metlr .dists, ni,,st Of my brothers anu
| cASkCAo Dv WIG lNLICl
has Deen Il Methodist tor nearly sixty
years; her mother Was u Nj tiI.'ttISt aud
most Ut h-r brothers and sisters are
Metl,udists. No, have 10 ill-fe-ling
against the Methodist church. have
contributed to 1t to tile extent of my
ability Oh several occasions during the
last Year, and yet Whenever al Ucca.
Sion presents itself Its present pastor
cries out against lne.
| RI should not think you would
feel inclined to lend them any assist
ai,cr i..;.slnucll ~ they DO not seem t..
appreciate your kindness.
B.-Ah! there is where you are mis-
taken. My good Methodist lnot!,e,
taught me in my early youth to return
good Tor evil. that if WAS smittel, o.
one cheek t. turn the other. to love
them that hated me, and tO do goo,
unto them that d+sp'tefully used and
prosecuted me and I" forgive them that
trespassed against me. Therefore
say, "Fatl,er il Heaven forgive them
for tIn y know not what they no."
R.-llOW did the so-called liquor ele
ment vote at the recent election?
B.-rIey c"mbin+d with the Meth
Otlists. ANA at is what most puzzle!
me--luW Rev. KrDhart can lock arm:
and 60 hand in hand with Tom Pr
SONS, the acknowledged leader Of TIT
liquor element. and labor together t,
accomplish the same result.
! Rid the liquor element combin,
with the Meth,nliSts tO defeat you?
B.-Yrs siI; the Aetl,odists. t II liq
nor element and the Democrats con.
bined I" gain II Drmocr;.lic victory
and they aid it III good shape. "
course there are some exceptions to i'll
rul+s.
II. Thanking Mr.. B. for the infor
matien furnished and bidding hi.,
adi-u l retired. and I herewith preseh
you with our interview.
) REPOKTER.