The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-23
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1885.

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BOSSISM.
The Democratic convention of Wat.
onwan county adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That we are opposed to
boesism in all its forms, and particu-
larly to the methods, past and present,
OF }. J. Thornton. in local politics Of
WatOnwan county.
Resolved, That we do not regard
the action OF Messrs. Kelly and DOran
as bossism in any sense; that we heart
lily endorse their lab0rs in CARRYING out
the purpose for which they are neces.
sary faction in the administration of
national affairs, under q Democratic
administration, in state where COLI
gressiOnal representatives are all Re.
publicans; that We deplOre the fact
that Messrs. Kelly and Doran were
not successful in securing more offices,
and instead of abusing them, their
zeal should be stimulated in this work.
This is good, exceedingly good. A
prominent Republican said to US not
long ago. III anybody had told me
when l came to this state twenty five
years ago that wonld yet see the
state bossed by two Irish Democrats, 1
would have thought him crazy"
The state is not bossed by Kelly and
Doran but the Democracy is. The re-
cent treatment of Donnelly by Kelly,
if true ~ reported, and the alacrity
with which Democrats turn on their
old friends aud hound them at the
beck and nod of Kelly and Doran,
shows what complete, abject slaves the
Democratic politicians who run state
and county conventions are. We have
read of these things with unbounded
disgust. We have looked to the De-
mocracy to right the bossism and the
partyism of the Republicans, but the
spectacle OF the managers of the De-
mocracy in this state bowing to Kelly
and Doran and rushing like hounds to
tear and insult all who dare question
Kelly and DOran, is a spectacle to
make even the lowest Tammany voter
III New York blush for his party.
THE HADDoCK MURDER
The verdict Of the coronor's jury and
the evidence in the Haddock murder
case have fnally been given to the pub
lie. The upshot of the whole matter is
That the guilty parties have escaped.
1t is about the lamest and most i'm
potent conclusion, the most poorly.
conducted affair of the kind, that we
have heard of in many u day.
The fact is, all the decent business
men Of Sioux City ought to be organ
iZed into a committee of the whole,
with a ''committee of seventy" on du.
ty, to bring every violator of the liquor
law to justice. The saloon element
have intimldated the citizens and final
ly carried out their threats. Our read.
ers may remember that in our issue of
May 7th last year, we called attention
to the threats made against our for
mer townsman, DR.. Bedford, and 9th.
ers. Attorney Hallam was at that
time selected to bring injunctions.
One of the anonymous letters sent him
was
ITO J. w. Hallam: You might as
well order your coffin as to commence
serving injunctions on saloons. We
are not going to let set of cranks ruin
our booming city. II you want your
scalp saved beware such action. BY
order Of President of Sons Of Liberty.
April 10, 1885,"
Rev. Haddock, it seems, was not
afraid to lead in serving injunctions,
and the threat was carried out year
or more afterward. Who are the Sons
of Liberty? Is there secret Ku Klux
band in Sioux City organized in the
whisky interest?
The ADVANCE said then, May 7th,
1885:
The ADVANCE has vigorously con-
demned all violence, mob law, insult,
etc., equally when committed by the
saloon or tue anti saloon element. The
way things are going in Sioux City, we
hope to see the law vigorously enforced
and every saloon closed.
We hope it now much more than ev-
or. We hope further that grace and
pluck may be given to the citizens of
Sioux City to ferret out these Sons of
Liberty and bring the murderers to
Justice.