The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-30

him. That record has been just the re-
verse of this charge. Look at your
tickets before voting and see that the
name of I. P. Durfee is there and that
the name Of l.. B. Bennett is not there.
DUNNELL'S SALARY BILL
VOTE.
Letters from Three Congressmen-Dun-
nell roted "No"-Estinote Of Dun-
mell's Character and Usefulness-1es-
tinaony Not to be Gainsaid.
The Democratic party, in it's palmy
days, originated and acted upon the
maxim that "a lie we'll stuck to is as
good as the truth" Upon this policy
it still acts, and persistently and un-
blushingly repeats the falsehood that
Dunnell lodged the vote on the Salary
Bill. This has been so often refuted,
and there has been such overwhelming
and unimpeachable testimony to the
fact that Dunnell voted mo" that
there is not an intelligent voter in the
District who is not fully satisfied that
Dunnell voted i'll the negative. lie not
only voted distinctly against the bill
but he labored to defeat it, and all the
hue and cry raised against him comes
from the blunder of the tally clerk Ill
reporting him as ''not voting" Now,
again to the testimony.
General Averill of st. Paul ard Ma
jor Strait, both Of whom were Mr. Dun.
nell's colleagues in the last Congress,
have written letters asserting that they
heard him vote distinctly in the mega
tive. Below we give more testimony
to the same effect.
The editor of the Window Reporter
recently wrote to three members Of
Congress making inquiry as to Mr..
Dunnell's vote upon the salary meas
ure, and received replies which no sane
man can question for moment to the
effect that Mr.. Dunnell's vote was dis
tinctly against the bill. In Introducing
these letters the Reporter says:
We have written letters to several
members of Congress who not only en-
JOY the local reputation Of honor and
fidelity, but a nation wide repute for
integrity and candor, to get evidence
on Mr. Dunnell's record on the salary
bill-cvidence from some other source
| than lis own lips,-autograph evidence
that lie has never seen and knows moth
ing about, to give to Republicans a
chance to more fully understand wheth-
er he did favor the increase or not; to
give them Il chance OF voting from inte-
| ligence instead of misrepresentation
and menace; for the purpose OF removing
doubt; and uniformly comes the reply,
without variation, that Mi. Dllnnell y0-
ted against the increase, and aside from
this, voluntary attests of his eminent
usefulness in the House OF Representa-
tives, which the State cannot afford to
lose and Judge Waite can never attain
| even though he should he elected for
life. For the correspondence we invite
careful reading. On the 5th of the
present month we addressed the follow
ing letter to the Members of Congress
whose answers we append:
WINDOW, Minn., Oct. 5th, 1874.
-DEAR SIR: The Democrats are
making strong effort to defeat Hon.
NJ. II. Dunnell for reelection to Con-
gress, on account CT his vote on the in
crease OF misunderstanding that he vo-
ted and worked for the passage of the
law, which 1 disbelieve.
Will you have the kindness to write
me stating how he voted? An early re-
ply will much oblige. Ihave the honor
to he yours truly,
| z. c.. HUNTINGTON.
BOONE, Iowa, Oct. 9Th, 1874.
f. &. HUNTINGTON:D Dear Sir: Your
letter is reed. In answer I have to say
that i'll the AID Congress the seat of Mr..
Dunnell was very near me, SO that I
could hear every vote he made if I had
interest enough in the subject to pay
any attention to it.
l very distinctly remember his vote on
that question being the same as my
| own, against the measure, and was sur
prised to find that the clerks omitted to
record it, but know the fault was in
the tally clerk.
remember this clearly for the reason
that sat near enough to hear another
member, just before the final vote. try
to induce him to vote for it, and as the
vote was very close waa led by curios-
ity to notice particularly his vote. and
was gratified to hear him vote against
it. Mi. Dunnell is one of the best and
most Industrious members in the House.
and would regard it a calamity to
Minnesota if they should send new
man IN his place, just now, when lie has
become strong in Congress.
Yours, &c., j. ORR.
PANAMA: n. Y, Oct. 9th, 1874.
d. Z. HUNTINGTON; My Dear Sir:
I ours OF the 9Th inst. I have lust re-
ceived, inquiring Of me how your men,
Der OF Congress, Hon. NJ. II. Dunnell,
voted on the salary and back pay bill
and whether lie worked against it.
Mr.. Dunnell stood within six feet of
me when he voted against the bill, and
he was opposed to it before voting
against it, and am surprised that the
question should he raised.
No more faithful man has been in
Congress than Mr.. Dunnell. and he
never failed to get what he asked for
Minnesota.
voted against the salary and back
pay bill. Yours truly,
WALTER L. SESSIONS.