The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-01
SUPkIcIN PENDENT or SCHOOLS.
Our west end CORRESPONDENT in his

SUPERINTENDENT or SCHOOLS.
Our west end correspondent in his
ringing letter last week showing why
Mills and Craft should not Ce elected,
said:
We should like to know how DR.. Graft
who has not taught Il school for eight
or ten years. can be expected to be rs
well up with the times and methods OF
teaching us Miss Graves who has been
teaching continually; and then we in
this part OF the county are inclined to
be liberal in our religious views, while
it is a notorious fact that DR.. Craft is
one of the strongest sectarians we have
in the county, and while he stated last
fall over his own signature that he
would vote for anybody for L. S. Sen
ator if the people would only elect him
representative, we can't but think
Church and School would combine
were lie elected superintendent.
This deserves more than passing
notice. Dr. Craft is undoubtedly far
behind Miss Graves in the qualilica.
tions for i good superintendent. lie
might, if lie had time to post up, equal
her. but, it would take him several
years to do that. Nearly his whole
training has been in a different line.
while all Of Miss Graves training has
been in the line of teaching and schools.
She is rs well skilled in teaching us
Craft is III medicine. Miss Graves
might as we'll presume to run against
Craft for County Physician, rs for
Craft to run against Miss &. for Super
intendent Of Schools.
The point on Crafts sectarianism is
undoubtedly we'll taken. He is Il sec
torist of the straightest and neither
the Catholics nor the Liberals ever put
the schools in the lanls of Il sectarian
when they can help it.
However, we do not urge this point.
We do not believe in drawing religious
lines in politics. What we have con-
tended for always was that our educa-
tional matters should be in the hands
of EDUCATORS, without reference to
their politics or religion. who would
not carry out the wishes of any relig-
ious sect nor subordinate the schools to
any religious, political or other in.
tluence, beyond pure education.
FRED BLOOM SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF.
WORTHINGTON, Nov. l, 1883.
EDITOR ADvANCE:-Id desire to write
Il letter to every voter in Mobiles coun-
ty, in answer to some Of the slanderous
articles that have been uttered, written,
printed and published against ne by
my political enemies during this cam
paign. The mouth-piece, or rather the
tool whom the independent candidates
purchased with money to blow the horn
for them, has repeatedly stated that I
should have said to him that '>all hell
can't beat oar ticket" No gentleman
would accuse lie OF uttering such lam
guage. do not THINK any gentleman
has accused NE Of using such language.
10 state that the irresponsible shySter
who Says ,Std that language is Il liar
is tke mil,iest term that l can apply to
him.
Mr.. Mills has charged me with forg-
ing the county commissioners record
and that the cnlliltV was tlrtr;ludt q and
some one benefited thereby. Mr.. Mills
knows that to be one of the most will
ful. deliberate and malicious fals-hoous
that ever was uttered on the face of
the earth ty him or amy other man,
The change i'll the commissioners re-
cord which Nr. Mills, Pope Il Co. have
shown to SO many voters and led them
to believe that some one had Slealthily
crept into the auditors office in the
absence of the auditor. was simply Il
correction of the minutes of tie pre-
vious meeting of the board OF commits
sIonerS ut their next meeting and the
change was made III presence of the
full board and in the presence Of Mr..
Wills himself. though he says now he
don't remember when it was done, and
The record us corrected is strictly in
accordance with the order Of the board
of commissioners at the aforesaid pre-
vioUs meeting at which James Walker
otficiated us county auditor, and as Mr.
Mills was audit or at the next meeting
1T which the minutes Of the last meet
ing were read, corrected and approved.
it WAS natu' al that the change would
b" in I, different hand writing. TO cor
robnrate my statement l refer the
reader to Robert Shore and a. NJ
Crosby, who were members of the
board with me ut the time. Shame to
the man whom the people have twice
elected to the important position OF
County Auditor but never will again)
TOT making such base, ignoble repre-:
Sentations. lie is circulating other
'qually false statements against me
which cannot help but aid in his own
defeat.
You are now informed that Mr..
Mills has never yet paid the personal
taxes assessed against linn in the years
1874, 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1878, and for
which judgments stand against him.
with the exception OF Il partial pay
ment of one of them. Mr.. Mills was
county commissioner during the very
same years. TO justify this neglect i,-
says that the county made me 4 loan of
some seed grain several years ago and
that S54 of it has never been Paid. !
say that B-elz-bub himself could not
ell bigger falSehOud. | say tina,
very cent of taxes ever assessed and
lue against me has been paid. seed
grain included. l have on several Oc.
:aSions paid 3G per cent. interest fo,
money to pay my tax. while Mr. Mills
who has been paid $4,000 out of tE+
county treasury. has gone scot free.
If the autho: Of the villianous Sian
lers which have been hurled agains,
NE were worth 4 continental [ should
AXE immediate steps to legal recourse
hut what under the shining canopy of
heaven could do With Il man o! whom
he county attorney is unable to collect
i tax judgment for the payment OF
whicl, no property is exempt. Such
men can slander You to their hearts
content, and there is no remedy.
Yours Truly,
+. BLOOM.
FRED BLOOM HAS PAID ALL MS
TAYEH