The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-27
A Plain. Unynrnfshel Tale


The state has been flooded during this
campaign with most unique piece Of
campaign literature. It is entitled "A
Plain, Unvarnished Tale of Self Made
Man." 1t is a pathetic tale" and ought
to have place in the Sunday school Ii
braries. It probably would if ''the good
little boy in this story had not by some
strange departure from the usual order
OF things, lived to grow up, and, accord.
ing to the statement in this modest pub
ication, become a great and good man.
1t appears from the plain, unvar-
nished tale" that this boy had hard time
work when a boy, and didn't have many
Advantages in the way of schooling, and
yet he has q record, according to this
''tale," of spelling down the school,"
solving hard problems that the teach
ers couldn't do" boarded himself when
he commenced to practice law, and dis.
tinguished himself in various ways, com.
mon to boys who are horn poor but am
bilious.
But what of it? Every man who
amounts to anything in this world has
had to work for it. And those who have
accomplished most do the least Dragging
about it. Why should the subject Of the
sketch referred to permit himself to be
advertised in this fashion all over the
"
He is, then, probably a candidate for
sheriff or the legislature, or something Of
that kind, where the shrewlest politician
and the fellow who can blow his own
horn loudest gets the job? MOI Then
what does he want? Certainly nothing
that carries with it much honor or dis
.tinction? It does? That must be mis-
confer distinction upon and command es-
TEEN for one who had sought it by such
offensive protruding of his own lack of
dignity and want of appreciation of the
prophecies upon the public. But what
Office does he want? A place on the au-
preme bench Of the. state, you say3 It
seems impossible. And vet one knows
It is a shame that tho Office of judge Of
the superior or inferior court should be-
come a political prize to be fought for by
political methods, but such is the fact in
this state to-day, and the pretensions to
preferment are being based upon the
ground that the aspirant went barefooted
when boy, that he drove oxen, that he
had q hard time TO- get an education, that
he worked on farm, that his father was
poor, and other claims of an equally
ridiculous character as evidence Of fit.
ness for q place on the supreme bench.
In, fact, the recital of these facts In
this connection, and the presentation of
them in pamphlet form scattered all over
the state by the thousands of copies
such conception of the proper attitude of
a candidate for such an Office will Ger,
tainly, to most right thinking people, be
4 convincing argument of upfitness.
If these claims of early poverty, q de-
termination to get an education in spite
of obstacles and like features of every
successful mans experience are to he
considered, there is no lack of argument
In support of the reelection of the pres
ent incumbents. Judge Dickinson was
farmers 10y, too, but he isn't trying to
be elected on that issue. He lost both
parents when young and had to hoe his
own row. It wss undoubtedly q good
thing for him, as It 10 for all men. that,
he learned self-reliance young, but there
are no plain, unvarnished tales being
scattered broadcast over the state argu.
ing that he ought to be elected On that &C.
count. On the other hand, his long expe.i
rience on the bench-since 1876-and his
eminent services 40 q lawyer, are relied
upon to furnish the evidence TO the pub,
lie that he 81 good man to KEEP IN the
service Of the state. -
Judge Mitchell was q farmers boy, TOO,
and - were biz grandfather and great,