St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-22


hostility toward him-always marked,
positive and actiye-has, within
the past year or two, grown and
become deeper to an extent that is
alarming in view of his possible candi-
dacy for still another term. Our own
city furnishes ample proof of this, and
the change is not confined to any one
locality. 10 where you will in the dis
trict. and men will be found who declare
that they will not again vote for him,
though he should be nominated by
deem conventions. These men are as
good and earnest Republicans as Mr..
Dunnell and his friends. They may be
stigmatiZed as boilers, but that will not
compensate for the loss of their votes.
Their protesting voices may be stifled
IN nominating convention, but at the
polls 1T will aSSuredly make itself heard.
1t is not necessary to enter into an in
qulry as to the causes of this feeling of
determined opposition. They are vari
Gus, and more or less ineligible to the
commOnest understanding. Mr.. Dun
nelPS meddleSOmeneSS and incurable
proneness to intrigue; HIS UNsEEMLY
GREED FOR POSITION, as illustrated in
his running for two offices at the same
time; his ineXcusable trifling with the
truth in one proved instance of late,
which cannot but recall other occasions
when he was accused Of the same Of
Tense, but accorded the benefit of the
doubt in the face of strong circumStan-
tial evidence-theSe and other reasons,
all valid and some gravely important,
Will suggest themselves to every dis
corning mind. WE HAVE RECENTLY
ALLUDED MORE FULLY TO THE MORTI-
FLYING POSITION IN WHICH HE PLACED
HIMSELF BY ENGINEERING A DIsREP-
UTA RI:E :I"9 THROUGH THE HOUSE.
Why should the Republicans of this dis
trict be asked tot incur the great risk in
cident to Mr.. DunnelPS denomination?
Why should the Republicans of the en-
tire country be exposed to needless dan
ger? For the next house of rep
resentatives will evidently be very
closely balanced between the two par
ties, and one vote may turn the scale.
MIR. Dunnell, we are quite willing to adj
nit now, as we have said many times
before, has made very fair representa-
tive, but it is nonsense to pretend. as
some ShOrt-Sighted or SelfiShly inclined
persons do pretend, that his place can
not be filled with at least equal ability
and with infinitely more satisfaction to
the Republican voters of this district.
Ills Importance i'll congress has been
much observation-disclosures ridicuIOusly
so. We find him now serving his sixth
term, the oldest Republican in the house
in point of service, with two or three
exceptions, and yet without committee
craftsmanship. That is how his fellow
members gauge him.
His ability to grapple with questions
of moment he has recently been at some
pains to display. His usefulness in the
errand-boy part of a congressman's
duties, fondly dwelt upon by some of
his special admirers, may be admitted
to be quite up to the average. Nc mere
SqueamiShnesS as to personal dignity or
consideration of higher questions of
principle ever deters him from assailing
the department officials whenever any
favor is to be gained thereby.
We know that Mr.. Dunnell has sim
cere friends who believe he should be
renominated again. But to these the
question may fairly be addressed
whether it is not time that concession
should come from their side? The Re-
publican party of the First district has
been very generous to Mr.. Dunnell.
The occasion would now seem to
have arrived for Mr.. Dunnell to
be generous to the party. Time
and again the party has been
torn With passionate dlSSenSiOn on his
account. and time and again he has
been borne to success by the dead weight
Of an enormous party majority. 1T is
now time that his eXactiOns should
ceaSe-time for the restoration of party
health and harmony Mr.. Dunnell has
ridden the party hard enough and long
enough, and buried his spurs deep
enough in its flank. Let us have peace.
We have spoken plainly because the
time and occasion demand plain speech.
The probabilities that Mr.. Dunnell will
receive the nomination at Rochester are
very small. but we should be dereict to
duty if we failed to warn against a
danger that is Of the gravest character
and actually before us. though remote.
1t is too late to raise the alarm when
the ship is wrecked. The Republican
party of this district has only one rock
TO steer clear of. Shall we fOrSake the
deep and placid sea to take the only
dangerous and almost certainly fatal
course? I'll. |. g.