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


should be understood, however, that
Mr.. DunnelI, in reporting the bill,
did not simply content himself
with its presentation. He gave
it his approval; and as the
member of the committee especially en-
trusted with the duty of laying the bill
before the house, and therefore of care
fully ScrutiniZlng its provisions and as
certaining its effect, his Endorsement
was calculated to exercise all important
influence with the hOuSe-a knowledge
of which fact would have called into
activity every precaution OF which he
was capable. He either culpabiy neg
lected to make such scrutiny, or, having
made it, lacked the ability to perceive
the real character of the legislation
which he recommended. Just which
horn of this awkward dilemma
Mr.. Dunnell chooses to impale himself
upon does not appear, but he cannot
escape from making choice between
them, with all the disastrous conse-
quences to himself, as somewhat pre-
tentiOuS legislator, which the Situation
necessarily implies. But it is not alone
ignorance or indifference with which he
is chargeaDle. In reporting the bill
Mr.. Dunnell led the house to believe
that it had the sanction of the secretary
of the treasury. It has since been as
certained that Mr.. Folger condemned
it in very strong terms, fact
upon which, in charity to Mr..
Dunnell, the reader is permitted
TO place his own construction. Thus
Mr.. Dumeii, though he now attempts
to evade the consequences, was, by ylr-
tue OF his relations to the bill ana his
favorable report upon it, far more than
any other member of the house reSpon-
Sible for its passage. If it had proved a
popular measure the Minnesota air
would ha9 resOunded with the praises
bestowed upon him by his adherents as
the successful author and advocate of the
bill, and Mr.. Dnnnell would have CON-
placently accepted the adulatlon with
out any thought of calling up the COM
mittee on ways and means to share VITA
him the grateful honor. The effort
made by Mr.. Dunnell in his concluding
remarks, quoted above. to defend the
probable effect of the bill is puerile in
the extreme. 1t was demonstrated in
the senate to the satisfaction of a ma
jority of that body, and the conclusion
is shared by the country that
First-There was no necessity for
the passage of the bill at this time.
augment the very evil it processes to
cure.
Third-It proposes partnership be-
tween the government and the owners
of whisky now IN bond, or hereafter to
be bonded. whereby the former is to put
in twO-thirds of the capital, assume all
risks, and bear all losses, while the lat
ter is to receive and enjoy all the bene-
fits and profits of the business.
FOurth-It wantOnly SurrenderS bonds
already given for the full amount OF
0.0OO,000 and substitutes new gradu-
ated bonds, which may not amount to
81, 900, 600 on the entire $1,000, 900 gallons
now in bonded warehouses.
Fifth-It invites and encourageSim
mense rings and combinations. danger
Gus to the revenues Of the government,
and wholly in the interest of specula-
tiOn."
In the face Of this accepted demOnstra-
ton of the effects of his proposed bill it
is absurd in Mr.. Dunnell to complain of
having been ''unjustly attacked" HIS
OWN RECORD Is HIS MOST DANGEROUS
ASsAILANT. He cannot escape from
that.
The Winona Republican of July 10,
1882: Mr.. Dunnell is practical manip-
u, ~
brated character, he will not hesitate to
promise all the Kingdoms of the earth to
those who will fall down and worship
him, but no attempt that he may make
to corrupt or improperly influence the
delegates in his favor is likely to be
successful. The handwriting is on the
wall, and he cannot escape from the
doom which it prOnOunceS.
\ Extracts from the Winona Republi-
can of July "a, 1882:
"Mankato Free Press: The tactics
that Dunnell has inaugurated since re-
turning 10 his district are disgraceful
and detestable. 1t is no secret with his
friends that the counties not already
lost must be saved to him at whatever
cost, and the purchasing power" is
being thrown layiShly into every town.
ship. DUNNELL' POLITICAL CAREER
ENDS IN y MOST HUAlIIIATING MANNER.
and the plea of poverty so perSiStently
put forth by his friends has sequel
here that requires no explanation.
ChatfeldlDemocrat: The handwriting
is on the wall, and Dunnell sees that he
must so. The result in Olmsted county
not only shows that the people have had
enough of Dunnell, but that he is up to
his old tricks in conducting a campaign
on the
MOST SHAMEFUL AND CORRUPT BASIS.
In the Winona Republican of Sept.
26, 1882, appears this, from the st. Paul
Pioneer Press: "But it is not by any
means by reason of his length of service
that the people are tired of Dunnell
They are tired of him because he has
not grown with his opportunities, and
because at the end of twelve years of
service he has disappointed the eXpecta-
lions which were formed of him, and
has come out of congress with no
greater or better reputation than he
took into it. They are tired of him be-
cause he has devoted himself not to the
high duties of the legislator and states
man, but to PERPETUAL NITRIC UES
FOR REFLECTION. and they are tired Of
the methods by which he has secured
his reelection"
NOT POPULAR.
The WinOna Republican of Oct. 26.
lSS2:-Mr. Dunnell was six times the
regular nominee for congress in this
ceived the full party majority we do
not recollect when it was. Perhaps the
GLOBE, or some other equally reliable |
will enlighten US. Two years
ago he was recognized as the regu-
lar candidate by all the regular |
party organizatlons-by the district,
state and national c0mmitteeS-and |
drew heavily for money supplies from |
all of them, as well as upon the poor |
clerks and other federal employees |
within his bailiwick, over whose sad |
fate in being subjected to partisan as
easements Mr.. Dunnell's Democratic
are now shedding so many |
crocodile tears. He had. moreover, the
open and active support of Senator
whose character he is now,
through his recognized hirelingS, I'M
xorthily engaged in traducing. Yet he
lad bare majority of less than a
thousand, when Gen. Garfeld's major
ty was between $4,000 and $1,000. Dos
his argue that phenomenal popularity
lie contemplation of which has for sew