St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-22
LET TRUTH PREVAIL"
Said the Winona Republican, Six
Years Ago.

Special to the Globe.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 21.-In the Winona
Republican of July u, 1882, under the
caption of "Let the Truth Prevail"
appeared the following article from
the Freedom County Standard:
Dunnell has got out a circular in
reply to Hon. J. d. Whites speech,
which is a little the thinnest thing of the
kind that has yet come to our notice.
1t does not even defend the whisky bill,
but tries to relieve Dunnell from blame
in the matter because he merely offered
it at the request of the committee on
ways and means, of which he is men,
Der. In other words he didn't know it
was loaded" The circular says
nothing about Dunnell's false
hood in representing to the
house on the passage of the bill that it
had been approved by the secretary of
the treasury. But the most astonishing
thing in this extraordinary circular is
the claim set forth in il that Dunnel,
all alone, by himself, without any aid,
defeated the project to reduce the tax
on whisky. Having satisfactorily es-
tablished this claim, he then enters into
an elaborate computation to- show that
the defeat of the proposed reduction
saved the government S145, 5000, 900, the
credit for which he, with his usual mod
esty, arrogates all to himself. Now the
fact is that a caucus of the Republic
can members of the house was held on
this subject, and they voted by a large
majority to oppose the reduction of the
whisky tax. Dunnell voted with the
majority, it is true, but each Individual
member who voted against the reduc-
ton is entitled to just as much credit
for its defeat as he is. There were
about AS votes against reduction, and
assuming Dunnelfs figures to be true,
we are compelled to cut his claim
down to round million. There is
another feature of this case, however,
which is worthy of mention. After
of the whisky tax, Dunnell seized the
viding for the indefinite extension of
the time within which the tax on
whisky in bond should be paid, and to
greatly reduce the bonds given by the
largest holders of that whisky. Senator
Window has shown conclusively that in
all probability the ultimate result
would be the loss to the government of
the greater portion of the tax on whisky
now in bond, amounting 10 so, 900, 900,
so that we think there are grave rea-
sons for suspecting the sincerity of
DunnelFs opposition to the direct re-
duction of the tax on whisky.
Another thing: In this circular Dun
nell claims that he should be re elected
because he opposed the repeal of the
bank check stamp and the tax on bank
deposits. Now, when this bill was
bending in the house, GOV. Armstrong
of this city, who is banker, aid was
therefore interested in its passage,
wrote Dunnell letter up0n the subject,
and received a reply in Dunnell's hand
writing promising faithfully to vote for
repeal of both the taxes. Mr.. Arm
strong has that letter in his possession
now.
DUNNELL DODGES.
The Winona Republican of July Is.
1882. commenting on Mr.. DunnelPs
speech i'll his own defense in the house,
June %, 1882, says:
..This is Mr.. DunnelI's attempt to
Justify himself for his share in the pas
sage of a measure the dangerous pro-
visions of which have been exp ,sed and
not only by majority of
the senate, but by the press and by the
best public sentiment of the country
at urge. 1t is more characteristic
than ingenious WITH HIS USUAL. FA-
CILITY FOR DoDGING, Mr.. Dunnell at
tenapts to throw the responsibility of
the passage of the notorious whiSky-in- |
bond bill upon the committee of ways
and means. So long as the bill was eX-
einpt from criticism he was quite will !
ing TO wear all tie honor growing cat /
of tie puta!iEv authorship, but now |