The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-16
THE WOODEN HORSE PARTY.

[From the New York Truth Seeker, Oct ILL.,
Mr.. A. r. Miller, OF the Wortlington
ADVANCE is u Free-thinker and anti
PrOhibitiohist. Mr.. James G. Clark, of
the Minneapolis Spectator, is also Il
Freethinker. But the two gentlemen
view some questions from different
standpoints. Mr.. Clark being an uphold.
er of st. Johns party. Mr.. Miller
made u speach once in which he quoted
prophecy to show that the man with
the gospel name had Il platform danger
Gus to his country. Mr.. Clark pleas.
antly remarked that Mr.. Miller was
crazy. IL self-d-fense the latter asserts
that ''the Prohibition party, as distin-
guisl,ed from the Prohibition principle,
is first, last and all the time. the God
im-the Constitution party. This is put
first in their PLATFORMS, this crops out
in their resolutions and speaches AS the
first object to he attained, prohibition
being but one object of the party. The
amending of the Constitution, so rs to
make this 4 Christian government ,
and unite church and state. is their
purpose. They even place Sunday laws
before liquor laws ip their demand.
We are thoroughly imbued," he contim-
ues, "w:th the idea that there is now
forming under the ribs of the old par
ties, and in the vitals Of the nation, the
most dangerous party that has ever
been organized in America. This is
the s"-called Prohibition party. The
prohibition cry is Il cheat and Il blind
to mislead temperance men into sup
porting Il union Of church and state
The voice Is Jacobs voice, bat the
hands are the hands of Esau' And
these hands are to be laid on the Con-
stitution and the government, and
America is to be put back among the
European mOnarclies, aud the spirit Of
the old Puritan laws is to prevail over
the whole nation. This IS what they
are aiming At, and 1T the rate the party
is gaining ground, it will soon succ+e,l,
unless t ,e people are aroused to resist
it. The editor Of the ADVANCE is ezra
Zy' on other subjects than nti-Prnhib-
ition. Many church fanatics think us
mad as 4 March hare on those very
subjects upon which Mr.. Clark agrees
with us. and for which he is working
with us shoulder to shoulder. But we
are proud ct our 'matineSs,' and pro
clam il freely on all occasions, for it
puts us in the ranks and in thu same
cateyory with those who have ,eform-
I'd the world, from Panl t" G.rrisOn
Every man ut them WAS 'craZy' il the
eyes Of the purblird world around him
But their 'insanity' WAS communicated
to others, and the world became 'crazy'
also. The insanity Of one age is the
sanity of the next. Those who dare to
be 'craZy' to-day will rule the minds Of
men t" morrow But not everyone can
afford t" be crazy Insanity and the
Scaff"ld rule the future. and 'behind
the dim unknown. stands our God
within the shadows keeping watch
above his Own'-lunatics.
MA RRYING W. TIERS
Jas. Il. Clark. in writing up Brown :
Valley for the minneapolis Spectator.
uses this pleasing metaphor to describe
the course 1T the Minnesnta river:
They alsu furnish the headwntrrs ut
the Minnesota river which has carved
it's deep, wild channel through the level
Dakota pra,ri+s t. Browns Valley.
wll+r+ its clear stream Wai,,!trS BRACE
iu!ly along for taree or four miles u,l-
d'r Il winding ;,rbr "f cottonwood, ash
aud b''x elder trees unt,l ii finally unit
rs It's fortunes with Big Stone Lake.
Then, after Il Wt,ldin. tour Of 80 miles
together with the addition of mucl,
valuable matrimonial experience. it ST.
cures Il divorce Oh the ground of incon.
patibiIity, and resumes its original
maine only to loose it again ut the end
"f Il few hundred miles of single bless
edness 10y marrying that smooth faced.
srlfpossess+d old Mormnn.-the ''FatI,-
er Ut Wat"rs,' who has 'tnken to him
self" more wives than amy other river
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