St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-01
SET AGAINST MARK.
A Republican Giro ular That
Analyses Dunnell's Record
Without Mercy.
An Honest Democrat Pre-
fepped to a Dishonest,
Tricky Republican.
A Study of Past Votes Re-
veals Steady Democratic
Gains.
NTsJl M Wall ip un
Eepriam Will Do Well ii He
Holds His Own Party
Vote.

ROCHESTER,, Oct. 31.-The following
circular letter addressed to Republicans
and sent out by Republicans, reveals
one of the undercurrents of the cam
paign-and one of the reasons for the
frequent prophecies of defeat now being
hurled at Dunnell:
REASONS FOR VOTING AGAINTS MARK
II. DUNNELL FOR CONGRESS.
He is a chronic oflice-seeker, who
never was capable Of making an honest
living. While he was i'll congress. i'll
order to perpetuate himself i'll power.
he resorted to the most corrupt and
odious means ever known III our polltl-
cal existence, and the uDbluShing and
tyrannical use he made of his power III
politics, backed by the numerous gov
eminent appointeeS under his control,
who all had to be servile and obedient.
and who were by him used to NEEDLE
with and boss all political matters from
the smallest county Office to the high
est office in the state, not even except
ing the judiciary, making his rule the
most debaSing and intOlerable ever
suffered by free and intelligent COM
munity.
GHiS ScandalouS record on that famous
salary grab which he favored and sup
ported in all its stages, back pay and
all, but sneaked off to closet when the
vote on its final passage was taken,
and when he found the bill had passed
by safe majority, he jumped out and
asked to have his name falsely entered
on the records as voting against it,
after which he rushed off to the pay
master and was one Of the very first
who drew his share of the steal, show
l.. Il,
ible demagogue in all that lot of
gTabberS.
When he found the majority of the
delegates in the Waseca convention
was against him, he, with the help OF
one of the worst dead-beats in Albert
Lea, trumped up bogus delegation
from Freeborn county and unSeated
the regular delegates, thereby causing
a split in that convention and of our
party in this district that has resulted
in the election of Democrat.
A certain postmaster of Albert Lea
sent in his resignation, and the fact
that said postmaster was running be-
hind in his accounts was sent to Mr..
Dunnell. who was then in congress.
but he refused to act until he could find
tool suitable for his purposes. The
fact that the people of Albert Lea sent
him petition sigued by nearly all the
business men of the city, and a delega-
ton with 1t visited Mr.. Dunnell, asking
the immediate appointment of Mr.
HaZelton, explaining the circumstances,
did not have any effect on Mr.. Dunnell.
and he simply asked them ''HOw would
that affect me politically" The APP
pointment continued to hang fire until
he found the tool he wanted, who
turned out to be the most ignorant and
Incapable postmaster we ever had, and
the bondsmen of the ole postmaster
had to make up large deficiency Oh
account of the unjustiliable delay.
His record on the bonded whisky bill,
involving the immense sum of about
SS5, 900 annual tax, is we'll reinem-
bered, and it is enough to state that he
in that case, as usual. played his pecul-
lar tactics so that, had it not been for
Mr.. Window in the United States SEN
ate, who blocked his game. an enor-
nous amount of money would have gone
into the pockets of the whisky Specu
lators and their co-plotterS at the eX-
penSe of the government.
He deserted his seat in congress and
established headquarters in st. Paul,
organizing bolt and split in the Re
publican party in this state, joining the
worst SchemerS Of the Democratic party
in the election of United States sen
ator, whose operations, public and pri-
vate, are an everlasting shame and dis
grace to the people of this state.
When he was fairly beaten six years
ago instead of assisting the nominee of
his party he did all in his power to de-
feat him, and he has used his influence
with bis intimate friends to defeat the
regular nominee of his party every time
when not candidate himself.
took advantage Of his privilege of the
floor and engaged in the disgraceful oc
cupation of corrupt lobbyist in the i'll
terest of railway jobbery and other
schemes and steals, making himself so
obnoxious that resolution was offered
to keep him Off the floor of the house.
Everybody remembers the HARDWOOD
scandal and Mr.. Dunnell's part in it, as
we'll as the fact that he always selected
for his friends the worst class of men in
the district, such as Flint, Potter, So-
cum, Smith, Harwood, etc.
Mr.. Dunnell and his intimate friends
have not considered the election of
Democrat to congress as a very great
calamity, and we cannot see how a
Democrat could be any worse when he
beats Dunnell than when he beats any
other Republican nominee. We prefer
an honest Democrat TO dishonest and
tricky Republican, and we hope all hon
est voters will help defeat Dunnell and
leave him to take care of his bank in
Dakota. WASECA DELEGATES.
Albert Lea, Mimi, October %, 1888.
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