St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-02
Special to the Globe.

majority of instances to abuse reason
to passion or partisanship. From the
first the tendency has been a steady
drift away from party lines toward a
calm. dispassiOnate study of the tariff
issue and of the fitness or untitneSS of
the two candidates for the office to
which they have aspired.
Nominated at Rochester OH July 13.
Dunnell commenced his canvass at once
on the plan of still hunt. and with the
determination, partially concealed, to
prevent, if possible, any discussion of
his public record. He organized by
calling into his service every eX-office-
holder or would-be officehoIder in the
district who was indebted to him for
past favors. Men whom the reputable
political element of the district tOf both
parties) had hoped were forever barred
from active interference in politics were
called into action and set to work Oh a
well-defned and meanly conceived plan
of misrepresentation in regard to Con-
gresham Wilson. The orders that
practically, came out OF Owatonna were
''Say what you choose of Wilson, but
do it so that he can not reply to it nor
contradict"
TREACHEROUS ATTACKS.
" UUICl, huuCl sui. DlIhclU
and Dunnell-names tiresomely prom
inent in the district-took their cue,
and long before Congressman Wilson
had returned from Washington they
had told from one end of the district to
rebel sympathizer, traitor to his con-
stituents. friend of English prin-
ciples, a mOnopOlist, a defender of cor
porations, and everything else false
that their minds could conceive. They
did their work well. and when Oh Oct.
Mr.. Wilson opened his campaign at
Winona he confronted a constituency
half-suspicious, half-discouraged, half
doubling as to what the storm of
lies meant. But Judge Wilson
had no sooner made his first
public speech than the tide of senti-
ment turned, and from that time until
this has been in his favor. To-day, but
one thing can compass his defeat, Git is
closely watched) and that is, most
lavish and corrupt use of money.
For his accredited abilities Mr.. Dun
nell has made a canvass remarkable for
it's Encouragement, lack of organize
ton and inconsistencies. He knew,
and so did every other posted man that,
at the time of his nomination, large
and honorable portion of his party was
dissatisfied with him and had, in 1882,
in the most marked manner, refused to
renominate him for congress. At the
same time all almost united Republican
press had denounced him in terms OF
shame and contempt. He took his
nomination with this knowledge and
this much more, that only the frankest
treatment could reconcile to him the
men who, on July 10, were holding
aIoOf.
Notwithstanding this land | make
these assertions on the authority of the
best and purest Republicans in the dis
trict), Dunnell at once took position
on the tariff false to their interests, and,
at a moment when the popular will de-
manded public explanation of his rec
ord, cravenly refused to give it.
The preponderance of sentiment in
the First district, irrespective of party,
is for immediate tariff revision and re-
duction. Dunnell has advocated high
tariff. low tariff and no tariff at all,
while many of his campaign speakers,
on the best of authority, have been
paid for their services with money con-
tributed by the Eastern protective
tariff leagues.
HE NEVER ANS WEREID.
To every question put to him on his
public record, he has given no answer.
except on the point that he was paid
the case at Lake City and Potsdam.
From extracts of his delivered speeches
lying before me, find that his favorite
epithet for those who have solicited eX-
plantations of his past record has been
'liarH He has had to deal with one of
the most intelligent and liberal-minded
sections of the state, and he has treated
it to dose of bigotry, prejudice and
passion that it is not likely to forget
very soon. Judge Wilson has met all
questions with answers; ayowed and
explained every point in his record oh
which explanation was sought. Against
such replies has been set DunneH's pom
derous silence. 1t is not difficult to pre-
dict which of the two courses the intel
ligence of the district will approve of.
The fight has not really been between
the Republican and Democratic parties
of the district. 1t has been contest
between Dunnell, and all that that
name implies, and the independent,
progressive political element of the
district. There never will be a direct
drawing of party lines in this district
again until the Republican party nomi-
mates candidates in whom the whole
people have confidence and respect.
The causes that conspire to defeat
Dunnell are many. and some of them
quite hidden. That changing of the
Norwegian vote first started through
Biemann, and which, since then, has
been going on the issue of tariff reform,
has been an obstacle that even
DunnellS money has not been
able to reach. Then, too. there
will be found among the older Nor
wegian settlers of the district deep
seated diStrust of Dunnell and his
methods. His record as well as that of
Merriam's has been study with them
and at the disadvantage of both. His
HIGH TAXES.
position Oh the tariff has injured him,
and his bold attempts to foist protection
upon a people who for years have de-
manded in their platforms tariff reform
has met with GOODNESS. Nor has the
spectacle OF O'Brien, Potter, and the
rest on the platform advocating protec-
ton been a favorable sign with men
who less than year ago read their
radical declaration in favor of low
very low-tariff. Mr.. Lovely's friends,
while not accused of dislOyaIty to their
party, have lent no practical aid to Dun
nell ard Milo White, and the people
who trust in him have sneered at the
Owatonna statesman's pretensions.
What is progressive and modern in their
party has given to his canvass only the
most conventional support. The young
political element of the district has
been and is afraid of him. His success
means their observation. Men who
have honorable ambitions have
seen in his success the triumph
of a. selfish greed that would mean ruin
to their hopes. The alliance of Mer-
riam and Sabin with him, the almost
reck less expenditure of money among