St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18
Pertinent Remarks on the
"Free Trade Posters oR
. Dunnell's Agents.
A Laughable Story Of Why
Dunnell Does Not Go to
Houston,
And a Much More Serious One
Why He Doesn't Go to
Winona.
Special to the Globe.

city gave Judge Wilson the handsomest
and most enthusiastic reception that he
has yet received. If there was Demo
crat that failed to greet him he was hard
to find, and the Republicans, with the
exception of the class who never look at
a Democrat, turned out to man. One
new feature of Judge Wilson's canvass
developed to-day in move on the part
of Dunnell by which large posters
headed Free Trade" were posted
throughout Wabasha. They purported
to give the testimony of an English
WOrkingman as to the poverty of Eng
lish labor and the affluence of American
labor. The object of the posters is to
make it appear that Judge Wilson is
preaching free trade. TO the
covert attack Judge Wilson re
piled: 81 never have advocated
free trade and no reference to its
adoption by our nation is to be found in
my speeches. The Mills bill, which |
have advocated, would, if passed, still
keep our tariff
THE HIGHEST ON EARTH.
The doctrine | have sought to defend is
the inequalities and injustice of our
present tariff should be reformed, and
some of the burdens Of excessive taxa
ton be removed from the shoulders of
the Door. | have placed myself in Op-
position to a system of taxation that
builds up vast mOneyed ariSt0cracy
that is supported out of the pock
cts of the laboring taxpayer. L
have no words to utter for free trade,
but many for equality in the payment
of our taxes and the reduction of such
taxation as is unnecessary. Rev. Billy
Patterson spoke for Dunnell at the
Scotch settlement in this county
this week, and took Occa-
sion to attack the Prohlbitionists.
Most of the ScOtchmen were PrOhibi-
tiOnists. and they began to boot and
hiss. He was compelled to stop his
speaking and leave the place. At Plain
view. where Rev. MIR. Vibbert spoke on
Prohibition, the Republicans. who are
in the majority there, took off their
coats and were going to thrash him. he
stood his ground, and as parting shot
said: Il have spoken in many places
in the Union, but in none as bad as
PlainvieW." Judge Wilson speaks on
The 18th at Dodge Center, 10Th at Clare
mont, % at Plainview, 23d at Blooming
Prairie, oath and 25th at Chenille, 26th
at Albert Lea.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED.
Congressman Wilson arrived here this
morning ana met With an enthusiastic
reception from old Democratic friends
of thirty years standing. Dunnell has
failed yet to make an impression on the
Democratic vote here, and it does not
seem as if his speech to be delivered
here Friday night will affect single
vote. Mr.. Haines, of the Democrat, is
quite positive that Judge Wilson's ma
jority will be not less than 1900, gain
of 400 over his majority of 1886. L. NJ.
Gregg is certain that at least he will
hold his majority of two years ago. In
his way Lyme" Gregg is Democratic
character of thirty years fame. There
has hardly been an office of Importance
within the gift of his people that has
not been given to him, and this year he
is to be elected to the house by hand
some majority. His opponent, Sey-
more Jones, governor of Cooks valley,
is virtually out of the race.
Two towns in the district Dunnell is
studiOusly avoiding as to speechmaking
one for fear of his life and the other
for fear of his p0cketbOok. They are
the towns of Houston and WinOna.
Two years ago Dunnell visited Houston
AS A CANDIDATE
for the nomination for congress. 1t was
necessary for him to drive into the
country, and for that purpose a team
had been secured, which ran away with
him before he was out of the town. He
escaped without injury, but when Money
Creek was reached, he got out of the
buggy, and while STOPPING over to take
a drink from it. fell i'll and was thor
oughly wet. He was driven back to
Tom PariSh's hotel, and because he had
no other clothes, went to bed while his
own were drying. 1t was dark when
he was able to dress again, and he left
the hotel by the rear door. and as he
passed into the gloom being caught
under the chin by clothes
line and thrown to the ground,
when Tom Parish rescued him Dunnell
had just one thing to say:
"If God spares me to get out of this
town alive | never will come into it
again."
The only reason that can be given for
his fear of publicity in WinOna is that
there are debts outstanding against him
there, and that one of his creditors
Coleman-has publicly threatened that
if he speaks there. he will go on to the
platform and demand the money due
him. This charge stands in public
print to-day against Dunnell, and has
not been refuted. ii. L. Co.