The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-04
THB POLITICAL OUTLOOK

ever an election 80 sweeping in its
character as the one of next fall will be.
The term of every officer will expire in
the three departments of the state gov
ernment except two of the supreme
judges. Every seat in the house and
senate viii be contested foE, ~ The
executive officers FROM governor down
to auditor will he called upon to vacate
or be re elected, and three members of
the supreme court are to be balloted
for. To add to the general disturbance
the legislators elected will be called
upon to select United States senator
to succeed Mcmillan. Not only that,
but the senator's who will serve for four
years will have 4 voice in the election
of Senator Sabin's successor two years
from next winter. Then there is to be
counted in the election of congressman
from all five districts. Also a judge
for this judicial district, and a full set
of county officers. Concerning affairs
in this congressional district, a writer
in the st. Paul Pioneer Press says:
Mr.. Wakefield's constituents are
divided, rs usual. Some want to run
him again. and others talk of G. H.
Smith of Worthington, John Lind of
New Ulm, and NJ. D. L. Collester of
Mankato. \ udge Perkins of
Window is understood to have a dyna-
mite mine laid in every cow path and
road in Gov. Wakeield's district, and
a relay Of trained scouts to pull the
string At the proper moment.
Commenting on the above the Fair
mont Sentinel says:
Judge Perkins would make a good
congressman, and so would Collister Of
Mankato, Dunn of Winnebago, Kniss
Of Luverne, Wilson of Worthington,
Lind of New Ulm. and last but by no
means least, our own Jim Wakefield of
Blue Earth City. Faribault county. We
hope they will all enter the race, if for
no other reason than to make things
lively.
Judge Perkins III conversation with
a gentleman of this place recently, said
there was not a particle of truth in the
Pioneer Press article regarding him.
lie is not a candidate for congress and
would not accept nomination if ten
dered him. 1t is understood that lie
desires to be elected to the position he
now holds by appointment-judge Of
the Thirteenth judicial dstrict-and it
is probable that lie will be.
Among the other names mentioned
for congressman is that Of Hon. A. NJ.
Crosby of Luverne. Should either Hon.
| G.. II. Smith or Geo. W. Wilson of this
place receive the nomination, they will
fill tie place now occupied by Mr..
Wakefield with credit to themselves,
the district and the republican party.
Mr.. Smith has had experience in legis-
lation. having served term OF two III
the state legislature, and is also thor
oughly versed in the land laws and the
need of further legislation in that de-
partment of the government, by his
service as receiver of the Worthington
land office. MIR. Wilson has also made
a specially Of the land and pension
laws. and has an extensive |: W practice
throughout the district. The AD-
VANCE can cheerfully support either.
The sudden closing of the Mccormick
reaper works in Chicago is most unfor'
tunate, particularly at this season OF
the year. BY it no less than l, 400 EN-
ployes are thrown out Of work in dead
of winter, and much misery and suffer
ing cannot fail to be the result. This
Mccormick is one Of the men who coiu
wealth out of widows tears and or
phans' cries, and who think to even up
the account by "lendipg"a small pei
cent. of the wealth thus obtained ''t0
the Lord" by giving it to the support
of church institutions. To an unprej-
udiced observer it would seem that he
could please the Lord better by paying
his employees good wages and selling
machinery at fair profit, than by
grinding his workmen down to the
lowest possible limit, and then selling
machinery at two or three times its
real value and forcing collections and
thereby causing distress among those
who could pay for the machinery il
purchased at a reasonable price, but
are unable to pay the price exacted by
McCOrmick-and then seeking to bribe
| I ord hx,o q dive,