St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-12

BOB DCNN'S siAiE OF MIND.
What passes for mind in Bob Dunn is
evidently iii state of perturbation,
caused by the refusal of the Swedish
and Norwegian papers of the state 10
support him, and commenting on which
lie filings out what a contemporary, re-
porting an interview with him, terms
'unpublishable remarks" about these
papers and their motives. He insiuu-
ates that pine land ring is furnishing
money, and that with it these papers
are bought to oppose him.
1t probably has never occurred to MIR.
Dunn that the freedom with which he
vents remarks that are unpubiishable
on every occaSion-remarks,p probably,
that may freely garnish the CONVERSE
tons i'll polite society among the dem-
Zens OF Ram Riyer-may have good
deal to do with the refusal of their sup
port by class of gentlemen who may
think that the incumbent of high State
Office should be gentleman not given
to trilllng his talk with remarks hot fit
to be printed. But this is an opinion
that is not limited to the editors OF
papers in the Scandinavian language,
as MIR. Dunn would learn if he knew
the opinion of him entertained by many
Influential gentlemen of his party who
have had to come in contact with him
in his capacity as a legislator. They are
very tree to say that they will not vote
for him because of his coarseness OF
language. his swagger and profanity.
1t is possible, we say, that even eui.
tors OF Scandinavian papers regard
these qualities as dIsqualIfications for
| so high an office, and that it is to them &
| reason additional to those they assign
for their discard of Mr.. Dunn without
j any consideration of the pine land RING
| Which, Mir. Dunn assures a contempt
rary, is furnishing all the money 'there
| is in general circulation among the
political cohorts" and "who have beer
piuudering the state of our pine lands
for these forty years." AS this pine
land ring is composed mostly OF Mr.,
! Dunn'S political bedfeliows. and as his
party mas had sole charge of these pine
lands for all ''lheSe forty years." these
! scandinavian editors may think that the
| best interests OF the state demand thai
the change in that Office made in 1890 be
continued. The friendly relations
understood to exist-since The conven.
! tion-between Mr.. Dunn and sundry
Minneapolis lumbermen, and especially
with the officials of the Great NortherI
Railway, may Ue an additional incentive
to these Scandinavian editors for with
holding their support from him anc
giving it to Mr. Biermann.
The GLOBE does not pretend to be
familiar with the ethics of the Scandi-
navian editors of the state. A con
founding of languages that took Place
some ages ago prevents that intercourse
which might otherwise advise us. We
| are not aware that Mr.. Dunn is in any
better condition to be Informed than we
are ON this point. Under these circum
stances, we must decline to accept MI
Dunn's assertion that they are purchas.
able. and have been bought to oppose
him, although we will concede that hi.
apparent familiarity with the source o
'all the money there is in the state fo
| general circulation among the politica
cohorts" qualities him to apply to Others
| such a motive.
In the absence, however, of any bet
ter proof Of their having been i'm
properly Influenced by this money whicl
Mr. Dunn assures us is in circulation
| among the political cohorts" candle
people, who are not candidates for Of
flee and only care for the protection O