The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-08
SUPPRESSED.
A SecOnding Speech for Bob Dunn
for Auditor.

SecOnding Speech for Bob Dunn
for Auditor.
1t was arranged that F. n. Stacy should
second the nomination of Bob Dunn for
state auditor in the Republican state con-
vention John Goodnow got on to the fact
and had an inkling of the character of
the speech. He, therefore, had a motion
adopted cutting off all secondary speeches
Mr.. Stacys speech is given in full below
1t will be seen that it was not fit one to
be made in the Republican state conven-
ton, for it would have had a tendency to
defeat the renomina ton of Attorney Gen
eral Chlds and might have defeated the
selection of Harvey Brown as a member
of the Republican state central committee:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Con-
vention:-
Hennepin is my county and Dunn my
candidate. Not all Hennepin do l pretend
to voice. But l speak for an earnest mi
nority, if not majority which feels that
an issue has come upon us which over
shadows all personal and local considera-
tions and all claims of favorite sons.
Seven good men and true have been urged
for this nomination. The ability and in
tegrity of none of them are questioned
But one stands apart from the others, in
that he represents, not mere personal
claim, but a great public issue-the de-
mand of the people for the investigation
of long standing evil and the protection
of the states property and revenue. In
the eyes of the people of Minnesota, who
are watching this convention today, the
nomination for this Office is identified with
the position of the Republican party on
this issue-and an issue which must be
met squarely and now, which cannot be ig
nored, which cannot be suppressed, which
haunts our political chambers like Ban
quo's ghost which sits like a nightmare
on the states reputation and appeals to its
honor; which involves the security of the
public property and the revenues of
public treasury.
We are in the midst of period of unrest
1t is a time of change The old ties are
loosening. Realignment, REIMBURSEMENT and
reform the order of the day No man
can tell what the morrow may bring forth.
The angels and the fends of reform on
the war path. No canker spot will be left
UNEMPLOYED. No postponement nor trif1ng
will be suffered. The Augean stables must
and will be swept and the party which de-
clines to sweep them will itself be swept.
The old issues which sprung from the
war are faded. and are still fading. The
peculiar tariff reform performances of
the present congress have removed even
the tariff a national issue and practical
ly resolved it into a local and sectional is
sue. The fifth edition of the Germany Wilson
bill, with it's $50 protectionist amendments
a measure better known as the sugar trust
BILL or the bill Of sale''-has made the
tariff local issue between the rice grower
and the wool grower; between the farmer
and the sugar trust; between the producer
of peanuts and the producer of pig iron.
The tariff will longer dominate, of
DID, both national, state, county and mu-
nicipal politics. The rowdy dowdy-dow Of
the old tariff drum will never again elect
our governors and auditors, mayors and al
dermen, our legislators and our poundmas-
tiers. Municipal candidates will be elected
on municipal issues and state candidates
upon state issues. Even a tariff bedlam
cannot silence, cloud Of tariff bun
come obscure, the crying state issues which
are pressing to the front and knocking for
entrance into our campaign.