The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-15

CLBVELAND'S REFORM LETTER.
: Pyesident.elect Cleveland's letter on
civi; service reform seems to have fall
en- like bomb among the Democrats
and to have pleased and surprised Re
publicans, especially those holding fed
eral Offices.
All this only shows that both Demo
Gratis and Republicans expected Cleve-
land to be a mere partizan and that all
the "reform" cry of the past was for
effect only. Look at Cleveland's rec
ord: lie was taken up as q ''reform"
candidate and elected mayor of Buffa-
10. Next he was taken up and elected
a. a "reform" Governor of New York.
Thirdly, he was nominated and elected
az \ "ref0rm" President. All We have
known of him was as ''reform" man.
Furthermore, Pendleton. "Gentle-
man Gawe," always a Democrat, was
tho author of the civil service reform
law, and supported Cleveland as ire
form" candidate. Curtis, "Gawg Wee.
lum," the Pendleton of tho Republi.
can side, and the leading advocate of
civil service reform, supported Cleve-
land on the ground of ''reform" and led
or worked with the Independent Re.
publicans to elect Cleveland as a IRE
former"
What should we expect after this?
Why, that if Grover Cleveland fails to
be a "reform" President and begins by
disregarding ''reform" in the civil SER
vice, goes back on the only record he
has, turns traitor to the one principle
Tor campaign cry 1T least) which made
him President, and fails to be true to
the ''reform" elements to whom lie
owes his election, we should expect
Grover Cleveland to pass into history
as the greatest Of the political traitors.
This is what we should expect. What
Cleveland will do is another matter.
THE STARTERS
The Day, an evening paper recently
started il, St. Paul with great flourish
Of trumpets was sold the other day (nO
pun here) and the circulation and bus
ln+ss at once transferred to the old
and substantial Dispatch. Call. the
man who started the Day, seems to be
q young man who is in the business of
u 'starter." lie started the Los An
gr)os Times and Portland Daily News
also. lie makes great fuss and sells
out just in time to make some money
on eacl, venture.
There are young fellows playing this
same game among country towns and
newspapers. The man who recently
started the Luverne Gazette is said to
have been one of these ''starters. "
The business can be made profitable.-
It is only necessary to ''start her." do
''st.rt- -'ling things, slander and black.
guard the old editor, and before long
he will pay something" to get rid OF
the ''starter."
Look ont for "starters." Some OF
them may be honest and legitimate
men. but generally they are adventu-
rers. bl ckguards and illegitimate in
business and everything else, as was
one Rob J. W. Fool Beast Bloom from
Garner, Iowa, who ''started" paper
in Worthington.
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA PUBLISH
ERS.
The meeting called at Tracy, Dec
3Oth, of Southwest Minnesota editors
was thinly attended. but an informa
organization was effected and An ad
journed meeting called at New Ulm
January 10th.
Tho object is 60 form an Editoria
Association of the publishers west ant
south of the Minnesota river. Such al
association is much needed. No othel
business, or profession and busines,
combined, represents so much capital
intelligence and influence in one, n
the newspaper business, and yet ther'
is scarcely any association or organiza
ton to stand together aad strengthe,
each other. In fact, the tendency il
generally the other way, to belittl
and weaken each other.
Guilds, crafts, professions, etc., o
all kinds. representing not 1.-THE o
tho influence and capital of the news
paper publishers, are organized an,
helping each other to solid footin
in the respect and development of tn
world. Why should not newspape
men do the same? BY all means, le
the Southwest Minnesota publisher
organize, if only to meet and confe
with each other.
At tho last meeting of tho Minneso