The Osceola times., 1886-03-20

ing the memphis Appears editorial
and the TINES comments pointing
out the danger which threatened
Col. Dunn's chances for reelection,
says:
"The Times little joke as to cur
endangering the reelection of Mr..
Dunn is truly good one, aud no
doubt will be source of no little
merriment to Mr.. Dunn, who knows
darn sight more about the little
differences between himself and the
Herald than "philosophers ever
dreamp Of" or the newspaper frater-
nifty will ever find out unless Mr..
Dunn himself sees proper to tell it.
We have not and never have had any
wish to injure Mr.. Dunn. In refer
ring to him, as we did in our col
umns, we did so because we thought
he had reached point where he
needed some wholesome chastise-
men:; and to him, or to any other
public servant, we shall not fail to
administer such corrections whenev-
er it shall seem to us necessary. We
do not care to rehash the unsavori.
ness of the postoflice manipulating
business at this place, which in our
judgment-an we are sustained by
the people-was more an award for
personal service than for fidelity to
party or party principles. AS we
have said heretofore we have no
complaint to make against Mr..
Dunn's democracy. That he has
been All active member of congress
is true-that he has done some good
party work is also true, but it does
appear to us that he is a bit 10th to
do party service unless he be in the
fore, and when there he has done
some very creditable things; but we
cannot set aside the idea, which he
himself forces upon us, that his po-
sition has made him too proud to
think well of the little country bridy-
es that have carried him over-oh,
so often"
No doubt Col Dunn will be anus
ed, not 50 much at the TINES little
joke, as at the temerity and apparent
want of judgement aud good taste
displayed by the Herald man, in
Juggling before the public matter
which, he virtually admits, is entire
ly private and personal in its ma
ture, and with which the public sin
no wise Interested; else, he wouldn't
wait until "Mr. Dunn himself sees
proper to tell it." Whenever Col
Dunn's public acts become detrimen.
tai to the common veal, it will be
time for the Herald and every other
newspaper in the district to sound
the alarm. Col. Dunn, as far as we
are able to judge, has acted in his
recommendations IN the distribution
of patronage, just as any other man
in his position would have done. He
but followed the admonition: "turn
the rascals out" and put his friends
in. Everything being equal, he fa-
vored a personal friend in recogni-
ton of a personal favor when the
opportunity presented itself. The
editor of the Herald would be an
migrate, if under the same cirsum-
stances he acted otherwise, and he
knows it. 1t was his misfortune
that there were not offices enough to
go around, or that he wasn't in the
fore. He is bit 10th to do party
service unless he be in the fore"
Why, that is exactly why he has
been retained in service is al
ways right up in the font ranks,
where he can be seen and heard of
all men and useful to his state; no
pulling back aud shirking duties.
The little country bridges, without
any other hope of reward save the
consciousness of having performed a
duty, should feel proud of the fact
that they afforded some assistance
over the turbid stream Of politics to
the representative of the mud-sills
who keep the bridges aAoat-a rep
resentative who is the peer of any
member of the House, and Of whom
the entire nation is justly proud.
You say you have no complaints
to make against Mr.. Dunn's de,noc-
rary? Strange! Then why do you
want to chastisc him? Is it your
business to administer ,hastisement
to public officials Just in order to
bring yourself INTO notice? Mr..
Dunn is too well known throughout
the state, and especially in this Dis
trict, where he is firmly grounded
in the confidence and esteem of his
constituents to bear public chastise.