The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-06

bleS County Bank, ana the onJecC Was
to influence voters against D, Shell and
in favor of +. Thompson for County
COMMISSIONER In tl,is sheet they say:
While on the contrary Shell has al
ways been the champion of whisky and
bitterly opposed to any form Of temper
ance or prohibition aud has been &C ac-
tive agent III legalizing in this county
IL hell holes for the sum of 25 dollars
each-and still has the etfrontery to
ask temperance Republicans to reflect
him--that he may license still more.
Now, what are the facts. Let US see
how these Christian Prohibitionists
who are so holy that they often hold
political meetings on Sunday tell the
truth. There are but two so-called
''hell holes" in the county legalized by
the board and Shell opposed the licenses
granted in both cases.
In it's report of the Republican Rep
resentative Convention, this Prohibi-
tion sheet says:
Mr.. Nelson, of Adrian, then wished
to know if they were to understand
that Mr.. Peterson. if elected, would fa-
vor the Prohibitlonists; upon which
Mr.. A. p. Miller. of Worthington, then
proceeded to explain the duties of the
Republican Representative as follows:
That if 4 bill to grant a vote upon a
State Prohibitory amendment should
be introduced, as there probably would
be, then the candidate here nominated
should not vote in it's favor until he
knew that the majority Of the Republi-
can voters of the State shonld desire to
vote Upon it. Then Mr.. Nelson con-
tended that as the Prohibition party is
4 separate party, the Republican nomi-
nee should no more favor Prohibition
measure than he would Democratic
measure.
The facts were these: In our remarks
we took the position squarely that if a
representative were satisfied that ma
jority of the people of the State desired
to vote on Prolibitory amendment,
we believed it would be his duty to vote
in favor of submitting it. Mr.. Nelson
took issue with this, and said that as
the Prohibition party was separate
party, such an amendment ought not
to be submitted until the Prohibitions
lists elected Legislature of their own
and upon that issue.
This sheet says further:
AS to the Republican party's claims
upon the temperance people of this
district. just allow me to refer you to
the Republican District Convention,
and if you find in those speeches even a
spark OF temperance consolation to lean
upon, YOU must see clearly indeed, but
to an ordinary observer there is simply
whisky first, whisky second. and whis.
ky clear through.
Absolutely. there was not drop of
whisky talk in the Convention and we
do not believe there was drop inside
Of any delegate. Capt. Aldrich, the
Chairman of the Convention, spoke de-
cidedly in favor OF temperance and said
that if our representative knew that
the people Of his district desired him to
vote to submit prohibitory amend
ment, it would be his duty to vote in
favor of submission. The reason for
introducing the subject in the Conven-
tion was clearly stated, viz: That the
Prohibitionists were organized as a sep
arate party and had openly declared
hostility to the Republican party, and
the Convention desired to know how
Mr.. Peterson stood upon the question
before it proceeded to nominate him.
The sheet further says:
Finally before giving Mr.. Peterson
the nomination it appeared that press
ure was brought to bear upon him and
lie made a pledge or promise that he
would do nothing contrary to the liq.
uor interest while in the legislature.
This we know to be absolutely false.
This was the big ''lie" of their cam.
paign and was industriously worked.
We were present at the conference in
the jury room and we heard Mr.. Peter
son g remarks there ana in the Conven.
tion after he was nominated. No such
pledge was ever made. The only pledge
Mr.. Peterson made was in open Con
vention when lie said that he twas 3
Republican and should vote and acl
with the Republicans"
This article is not gotten up for team
paign effect' for the campaign is over
1t is published to put matters right or
the record and to show what adopts ir
unfair methods these holy, sanity
Christian temperance politicians are.
a PROMINENT PROHLBITIONlST