The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
Dunn the Logical Candidate.

Dunn the Logical Candidate.
AS an independent newspaper, hay
ing the best interests of the State of
Minnesota at heart and caring naught
for the success or failure of any polit-
ical organization except in so far as
the welfare of this commonwealth is
affected. the Times sincerely hopes
the Republican party will name as it's
candidate for governor the Hon.
Robert G. Dunn.
Upon the Republican party Mime
sofa must depend at present for it's
government. Honest, efficient, brave
and hopeful as the candidates of the
Democracy in the coming struggle may
be, they cannot hope for victory in
this State this year.
It is no disparagement to the other
gentlemen whose names will be pre-
sented to the convention to say that.
considered as proposition in politi-
cal mathematics or as the selection of
the man best fitted by experience and
best qualified by character for the
place, the nomination should go to
Mr., Dunn.
In her governor, Minnesota wants a
man of large intellectual caliber and
splendid force of character. She
needs man of experience in public
affairs and such familiarity with
every branch of state government that
the business of the commonwealth will
be at his fingers ends. She wants
man who can say "no' to that which
is wrong in such a rotund and mean
lngful tone that he will not have to re-
peat it, and ''yes' to that which is
right SO emphatically as to compel
confidence.
In MIR. Dunn Minnesota has already
found these qualifications. His legis-
lative career and his eight years as
State auditor have made every one
familiar with his executive and admin
istrative ability.
Robert G. Dunn is no demagogue.
He caters to no class. He is not the
man to truckle to any combine of capt.
tai for the sake of it's influence or in
fear of it's vengeance, nor yet is he a
buster" seeking opportunities to
pose as the enemy of wealth, thereby
hoping to be accounted the friend of
the people by the unthinking.
Mr.. Dunn's record as State auditor
shows that he is not afraid to enforce
the laws of the State, even though
capital operating in violation of those
laws objects most strenuously. It has
been said that he is a friend of Mr.
Hill. So, no doubt, he is. Mr.. Hill
has many sincere friends and warm
admirers who do not believe in the
merger and do believe the State should
use it's utmost endeavor to enforce it's
laws when they are violated by the
Hill interests or any others, and Mr..
Dunn is one of them.
The Times is no less appreciative of
what Mr.. Hill has done for Minnesota
and the northwest than is Mr.. Dunn.
1t admires him as one of the greatest
business men the country has devel-
oped. It has omitted no occasion,
even in the midst of its fight against
the merger, to express that admiration
and appreciation. But it draws the
line at invasion of the rights of the
commonwealth-rights plainly ex-
pressed in constitutional form-and so
does Mr.. Dunn.
Let newcomers who have been told
that Mr. Dunn is the servant of cor
porate interests look up his record in
the matter Of land grants, timber
sales, taxation, ETC., and they will be
undeceived. Men who have lived in
Minnesota a few years will not have
to do so, for they are familiar with his
career. His insistence upon COM
pliance with the laws of Minnesota
has been worth millions to the people
and this is not a figure of speech-the
figures with the dollar mark before
them are of record and accessible.
The Times believes the Republican
State convention cannot perform
better service to the commonwealth
than by placing the name of Robert
G. Dunn at the head of it's ticket
Minneapolis Times.
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