Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-04-19
The Reason WHY.

The Register at the present time is de-
voting much valuable space to Mr.. Dun
nell. and joins in the crusade of the
thieves who stole and published private
letter written by Mr.. Dunnell, and who
seek, through their own perfdy, to find
the means to do him an injury. There is
a reason for everything, and if the mo-
tive which gives rise to all this detraction
can be discovered, it will aid the voters
of this district to determine whether or
not the opposition to Mr.. Dunnell is hon
est or fair. Omitting to notice at this time
any, except the Register man, it is sufi-
Gent to assign, as the cause Of his hostili-
ty the fact that he aeanted and did not get
a government position about two years
ago, to which another man was appointed
upon the recommendation of MIR. Dun
nell. 1t is also true that the Register, at
that time, was giving Mr.: Dunnell it's
feeble support" to the best of the editors
ability. 1t lasted only for few weeks,
but the somersault was, nevertheless,
very remarkable to the readers of that
paper. As a consequence, the Democratic
statesmen, Gen. Hancock for President
and Col. Wells for Congress, received the
hearty, unqualified, undivided support Of
the Register; and, strange to say, with
all this powerful influence, these worthy
gentlemen were defeated. This is what
ails the Register!
There may be half dozen gentlemen,
more or less, in this district, who have a
laudable ambition to go to Congress-; and
each has little knot of personal friends
attached to his cause. If from the whole
voting force of the Republican party of
the First District, we except these few,
and that other small, but noisy and un-
scrupulous set who have no political prin-
ciples which they cannot turn to personal
account-that class best known as "sore-
heads"-we shall find that the sentiment
is almost universal in favor of retaining
the present efficient member of Congress,
and We do not hesitate to say that we be-
lieve Mower county will choose a delega-
ton which will support Mr.. Dunnen for
another denomination. Why should
Mower county oppose him2 Not one act
of his, official or personal, can be assigned
as sufficient reason! He is the ablest
man that Minnesota has in Congress and
by all odds, the poorest, in purse. Twelve
years at the national Capitol, and not one
word of detraction is spoken in that city
concerning him. His moral character
stands without blot or scar, and his in.
tegrity is so deeply rooted as not to be
swayed by any of those gigantic intlu.
ences by which strong men have been
overcome. We assert, and we are able tc
maintain, that no public man of the pres.
ent time has better record upon any O,
all of the great questions of the day thar
Mr.. Dunnell, and that no man is more
highly respected nor more implicitly
trusted, by his peers, than he The hos
tility of the noisy ones at home is not
only malicious, it is Of the vilest charac
ter, based upon larceny and lies. If w
! except the honorable men who are them
selves candidates. it is safe to allege tina
the others who lead in opposing Mr.. Dun
nell are generally men who do not enjoy
the public confidence. Shall such as thel
dictate the action Of the Republican par