Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-29

The Albert Lea Sta .dard is re.hash I'M
ITS biennial attack gu Dunnell and
whacking around like a runaway wind
mill-hither an you. Now the first dis.
trict fight is no longer our fight, Waseca
couaty being In the second district, hu:
to US it looks very much a. if Dunnell ia
far the Strongest man IN that district, and
rs evidence that Ike is so we need 90 90
further than the record of his majorities
over two opposing candidates two years
ago. How Goes the Standard get around
those 6gures.-Waseca Radical.
1t is pretty difficult to discover what
there Is in this letter 10 warrant the appar.
ent importance attached to it by both the
friends and enemies of Dunnell. Ii il So
absolutely trivial and harmless that 10 the
multiplicity Of his political correspond
eDce Mr.. Dunnell might easily have for
gotten that he wrote 1t. Through the
agency Of the thief who stole and the
scamp who published his confidential in.
structions to his postmaster, he has sue.
ceeded in sounding Jones more extensive
~, perhaps, than he intended.-Pioneer
Press.
The public in criticising the matter are
too liable 10 overlook this infamy. (the
stealing and publlshing), which really is
the worst feature Of the whole affair.
With certain class of politicians apy
means will justify the end they have
IN view, but in this instance they have
counted without their reckoning. We
have no sympathy with Mr.. Dunnell and
his nefarious practices, but we have far
less for the man who would deliberat civ
and premeditatedly steal 4 confidential
Communication and make It publi.-
Mankato Review (Dem)
The sneaking Williams, who stole
Dunnelps private letter, made It public
and then boosted of bis shameful act,
belongs TO the "peeping Tom" ",ransom
sightseeing" wi ing OF the Republican
party. His conduct should cause every
honorable man to execrate and loa,he
him. He is ON a par with that class Of vi.
pers who, having accomplished a wo.
mans ruin, will turn about and proclaim
his victims shame. We don't know
WILLIAMSBURG don't want to-and will
not charge him anything for thus wiring
up his biography.-St. Cloud Times.
W. W. Williams Of the Albert Lea Stan
dard, sends card signed by leading cit.
liens Of Blue Earth City, intended as An
answer to re,ulant statement of Dun
nell that he had been removed from the
postOfflce there for cause. The public
are not likely to have much confidence
in the honesty Of a man who has recently
published Il stolen private letter, and en-
deavored to make political capital out of
this small. potato turpitude. We do not
wonder, therefore, that he has found it
necessary 10 call upon his trends for a
certificate of character.-Pioneer Press.
March rs.
Mr.. Sinclair, the editor of the Winona
Republican. announced that he has in his
possession the 'SOund Jones" letter writ.
ten by MIR. Dunnell 10 c. H Davidson. CT
Austin, and stolen from Davidson. Mr..
Davidson1 thel eupon called upon Mr.. Sin
| clair, as n gentleman, to retuf the letter
to its righ'ful owner. Can Mr.. Sinclair
refuse 10 do this and still retain tue right
to be called gentleman :-Miuneapolis
Journal.
Mr.. Sinclair says he cannot return the
"Sound Jones" letter to its rightful owl
or, Mr.. Davidson, because he has alreday
sent ii back to the person from whom he
received it, Mr.. Sinclair acted as only
temporary "tence" for the stealer Of the
lelter.-Ib.
Mr.. G. H. Davidson of Austin has sent
a telegram, which We print today, where
IN he admits the receipt Of a letter from
Mr.. Dunnell substantially the same as
that published by Williams. Mr.. David.
sOL's friends all knew that he would tell
the truth about the matter, should he de.
eide to make any answer at all, 10 a cate.
g"rlcal question. He does not hesita ,e
or prevaricate. but tells the plain truth,
and accompanies the telling with such
remarks as must make tho ears of the
thieves who stole the letter from his over.
coat pocket al social party burn and
Jingle. He assumes also, substantially
the ground taken by the Dispatch
yesterday, as TO Mr.. Dnnnelps m0,,ves
and methods. 1t is evitien, that Dun
nell's friends are not 10 be thrown into a
panic by this wavelet of calumny-and
the heroic efforts Of Daniel Sinclair to
manufacture red fire indignation will fall
s',lIborn. Sit down, Dan!-Dispa,ch,
March f.
1t is none Of our fight, yet we are
unable to see why it Should BE- a greater
sin for Congressman Dunnell to tail to
recoilect the writing If certain private
letter 10 a political friend, than it was
for Senator Window to forget that h.
had ever been a member. Of q Know.
Nothing Lodge, and persistently deny 1t,
when he first sought tine support Of the
people for Congress, IN the face of living
witnesses and documentary evidence.
Yet Window is called a great man and
is an aspirant tor the Presidency. 1t
would look better for Window If he
would call off his dogs in his fight
against Duunell, and turn his attention IL
Furnishing or at least reprimand;ne the
sneak who stole the letter, and his &C.
complete after the fact who advertises
| the possession OF the stolen PROPERLY
St. Charles Times Deml
No man who knows Mark Fl. Dunne)l
| supposes for a moment that he deiiber
ately lied abont this matter. If he has
not too much moral principle, he certain
! ~ has too much common sense to dc
that When lie authorized the sratemen,
| that lie had written no such letter he up
doub,edly believed that statement to bt
true. The first published statement in
regard 10 the letter either said, or left the
impression, that it had been received h,
postmaster In Freeborn county, an6
that 1t contained very damaging disclos
ures. That was the information tele
graphed over the country. The lettel
itself was not published outside of Al
bert Lea, nor was the name Of Mr.. David
son mentioned. Mr. Dunnell, Knowing
that be had not recently written ANYTHING
damaging" To a Freeborn county posi-
master, forgetting his letter of two OF
three months before to Davidson, or no
! dreaming that it was referred 10, prompt
ly and impulsiveIy jumped to tie con