The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-25

The Sound Jones letter that was
freely circulated through the papers
of Minnesota a few months since
written by NJ. III. Dunnell, and carry
ing the plain Inference that he would
make a fight for the United States
Senate the coming winter, but OF
which. upon coming to his notice, he
emphaticaily denied the authorship
Is now proven to have been no canarC
that is, the letter. Mr.. ID. has beef
in st. Paul the greater portion of the
present week in secret session with /
chosen few, arranging "a campaign
and he has plainly announced that he
will leave no stone unturned to cap
ture the seat 50 acceptably filled by
Hon. VIM. Window. 1t is apparent
to all who have any knowledge OF
Mr.. Dunnell's ways of manipulating
political movements. that no time
will be lost by him in instituting a
vigorous war against his well-equip.
ped and irrepressible Senior, but to
what success time and the people
shall determine. AT this distance,
and thus early in the campaign, We
are led to express the opinion that
Mr.. Dunnell has put his shoulder to
heavier load than he can push, and
venture the assertion that the intelli.
gent and well informed people Of
Minnesota have not the remOtest idea
Of exchanging a servant who ranks
with the greatest men of our nation,
for man of vastly inferior intellec.
tual attainmentS and who in national
affairs, only takes rank with the very
ordinary. Mr.. Window will not be
required to step down that Mr.. Dun.
nell may occupy his position in the
United States Senate.
WHEN we reflect upon the superior
ity of Southern Minnesota as a dairy
section, it is gratifying to note that
our farmers also appreciate what
Nature has supplied them with-as
fine grass as grows in the world--and
are interesting themselves not alone
in creameries, but fine thoroughbred
and grade stockraising as well. They
realize in all its various phases the
fact that soil will not hold out to the
heavy draught made upon it by the
cultivation of a single crop indefinite
ly, and as thoroughly are they con-
WINGED that exclusive wheat raising
is a delusion. Not alone to Mime
sotians is the fact patent that We
have one of the finest dairy and
agricultural sections In the land, but
strangers who come among us and are
in any wise conversant with these
matters are frank in their expression
and unstintcd in their praise of our
garden land" Mr.. X. p. McGlincy,
Secretary of the E,gin, Qlls.), Board
of Trade, and whose authority OH the
subject is accepted, is in Minnesota
in the interest of dairy development,
and he unqualifiedly says that our
State is peculiarly fitted for dairy
farming, owing to the nutritious
quality of our native grasses and the
adaptability of the soil 10 the develop
ment of timothy and clover, and the
rare purity of the air and water.
Mr.. McGlincy appreciates the fact
that our people are not without
knowledge as regards the dairy, and
cites as an instance the fact that the
Minnesota State Agricultural Society
offers 800 in premiums on dairy pro-
ducts, while the great stock-grOwing
State of Illinois only tenders $3.50 in
premiums. These observations com.
ing from gentleman who represents
one OF the greatest commonwealth
IN the West, both as regards diyersi.
ned agriculture, and wealth, should
encourage our farmers to still further
efforts in the way Of stock growing
and dairying, which labors should not
lag until Minnesota shall be counted
as the Premium State In the Union
for both.