The Western advance., 1874-07-04
POLITICAL OPINION.
From tie Hastings Gazette,l

The Hon. NJ. II. Dunnell, has recent
ly written I. letter explaining his posi-
tion OH the increase of salary bill. We
are convinced that he is the worst lied
about man in che state, but unfortun-
ately too many men believe the ma
licious slanders circulated to his injury.
(From the Rochester Post.]
Tie Press tacitly admits that Mr..
Dunnell has been lied about, and with
4 grotesqueness of logic truly sublime,
argues, therefore, that he ought not to
be nominated. The idea that party
is to be controlled and nominations die
tated by the liars of the party, is simp-
ly outrageous, and comes with decided
ly bad taste from the assumed organ of
a party which has always claimed sim
cere respect for truth and decency.
[From the Rock County Heraldl
Without much boasting, it is not too
care of itself without any dictation
from any St. Paul paper which is spur
red on to turn the world upside down
to compass the defeat of Mr. Dunnell
by the hope thereby to secure the re-
election Of Mr.. Ramsey to the United
States Senate. Mr.. Ramsey's chances
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gan is compelled to adopt course so
1espicable. Let the Republicans of
this district act, honestly. independent.
ted, they will 60 forward to victory.
[From the Houston County Journal.]
It is claimed for MIR. Dunnell, and we
think justly, that he has been indus
trious and successful i'll advocating the
interests of his immediate constituents,
and that he has shown large measure
Of ability in deciding on important ma
tiOnal issues. We believe that Mr..
Dunnell has been an efficient member of
Congress-of more benefit to tie people
of his District than Congressman usual
ly are but when we come to the mat
ter of considering him as proper per-
son for a denomination at the hands of
the Republican party, there is sOme-
thing else to he taken into account,
aside from his general good qualities as
legislator. It is we'll known that the
Republican party throughout the entire
country have i'll emphatic resolutions,
denounced the action of Congress III
voting itself back pay, and have indi-
'vidually denounced and renounced their
party allegiances to every man who par
tlclpated III the steal.
From the Blue Earth City Post.]
But the Press over did the matter
Us onslaught was too terrific, and the
animus plainly discernible. A reac-
tion is already going on, and Mr.. D.
has more friends, and earnest ones, too,
than he had when the Press opened up
it's batteries. The Press thinks that
Mr.. Dunnell is unpopular by reason of
his vote on the salary bill and there
fore the interests of the party should
not be jeopardized by his nomination ::
and in the same issue it AYERS that Cen
eral Averill who voted for the salary
bill is popular by reason of his course,
and therefore he should be nominated.
But the opposition Of the Press to Mr..
Dunnell, or to any other man, can be
up in a single statement-tha
whoever stands in the way of Alex.
Ramsey to the United States Senate
must be directly or indirectly slaught-
cred. The Press would do well to let
our political matters alone, and thereby
increase the chances of the Sacred
Cows" reelection.