Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-10-20
Everybody's Fight.

The congressional contest in the First
district is not Mr. Dunnell's fight alone.
Every Republican in the State is inter
ested in his success. The personal ad
yancement of MIR. Dunnell Is the very
smallest consideration in the minds Of the
earnest Republicans, IN and out Of the dis
trict, who desire that he shall be elected
Instead of Ward or Wells. The efforts Of
his personal adherents, if not the smallest
influence at work to secure his election,
are certainly wholly inadequate to secure
it without the aid OF the main body Of Re-
publicans, who are no mans personal ad-
herents He is entitled to this aid as the
practical representative Of tic Republi.
can party in The district; as candidate
whose Rcpubllcanism has never been
questioned; whose personal fitness is be-
yond question, and whose public expert
ence entities HIM to support; who is free
|, from the suspicion Of past epostacy or pres
ent or contemplated treachery; and, above
ALL who has chance Of election, which
his alleged Republican opponent has not.
For these reasons, it is the duty of the
body of disinterested Republicans in his
district to support him with heartiness
and unreserve.
There are larger reasons which should
induce Republicans outside Of the First
district to actively interest themselves in
the success of Mr.. Dunnell. The loss or
gain Of a single congressional district
may be Of vital importance to the whole
Republican party before The fourth Of
next March. Who ever is elected presl-
dent the next congress is going to be close.
A single vote may decide it one wav or
the other. The loss Of one member in
Minnesota may make the house of repre-
sentatives Of the Fortv-seyenih congress
Democratic instead Of Republican, and
expose Gen. Garfield, az president, TO the
obstruction Of a congress hostile in both
branches, instead of affording him the
support of Republican house of repre-
sentatives. Every Republican who de.
sires to see the principles of his party
realized in the administration Of the ma
tioual government during the next four
years, Is interested in the success Of Dun
nell. The official mem bers of party have
9 closer interest in the matter. Every
other Republican member Of congress IN
the State, who desires TO find himself
| working with a majority instead of mi
nority in the next congress, has direct,
personal, selfish interest in Dunnelps tri.
umph. Every Minnesota senator has a
per sonal interest in the election Of Re.
publican member Of congress from the
First district.
The state Republican committee has
the closest interest in Dunnell's success,
which would furnish it the important
| auxiliary Of a solid congressional delega-
ton 10 the state campaigns. Every Re-
publican candidate for Office, state or fe :
ersl, is interested in Dunnell's election,
| as we'll as the present incumbents. This
interest is especially lively and intimate
in the case of Republican candidates for
the senate, who expec, to come before
the legislature this winter. They have
to consider, not only their expectant Ca
reer in congress, but the nearer question
of their election. Dunnell's opponents
are apparently taking a course which
makes this connection a good deal closer
aud more interesting than it was sup.
posed i, would be.
These various persons, sharing IN a
heightened degree the general Republi.
can interest in the election OF 4 Republi.
can from the First Republican district,
, owe MIR. Dunpell something more than
an Indifferent silence or languid en-
dorsement. They owe him active coop
Grafton and efficient aid in his complex
and somewhat ardent canvass. The most
important political contest in Min
uesota is going on in the First district
That is the place for the leaders of the
Republican army. If any political
leader desires to prove his wOrtbiness of
the trust reposed in him by his party.
or his desert to future honors, the place
for him to do it is in the First congress.
sional district. When the State central
committee gets ready to open the State
campaign, the salvation of the First dis.
trict should be, as it probably will be, its
first, last and most frequent and eanest
thought. 1t should have In its work there
the sympathy and active aid Of every Re-
publican leader In the State, senator or
Representative, fedefal official Or lay
leader, who holds Republican success
dearer than personal preference or local
jealousy. 1t Is evcrybody's fight In the
First district. Minnesota Republicans
would do we'll to show somewhat keener
appreciation Of this important fact-Pio-
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