Year: 1874

people struggling to lift the national
debt, aad bought sufficient number OF
clacquers to put him in nomination, it
remains to be seen whether the rank
and file of our party will give the lie to
their professions and pledges by electing
him.


As much as I dislike the act of his
filching from the impoverished treasury,
I have more hearty contempt for the
sneaking manner in which he did it.
To hold fast to the 6 swag;" to help
get hold Of it when his help was needed
and skulk when it was not needed, and
then endeavor to ''doctor" the Con-
gressional records to hide his tracks,
portrays very slimy politician, but is
nevertheless in perfect keeping with
the character Of the man, and I happen
to know that Congressman both for and
against the measure who were cognizant
IF his course at the time have hearty
contempt for his double-dealing.


His course in this matter. however, is
in striking harmony with his history
since he entered our State. In the
| very echo of our introduction to this
"gentleman from Maine,' came the
simultaneous announcement of his can
didacy for Office. Elected to the Legis-
lature, he at once engaged in the work
of creating an Office for himself to fill,
against an express provision Of our Con-
stitution, and when Governor Marshall
appointed him to the Office of Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, on ac-
count Of his previous experience in that
Office "down east," and on the solemn
assurance of his giving himself to that
one great work as the height of his am-
bition, delaying his appointment to
make the acknowledged strain upon the
Constitution as light as possible, he had
not been seated in the Office three
months before undoubted evidence
came direct from Dunnell to the ears Of
the Executive that he was "laying the
wires for nomination to Congress.
During all the time he held the Office he
prostituted it to this end, drawing reg.
ularly his ample salary, charging the
State in full for his railroad fare and
other expenses where he had received
free passes over railroads, thus "killing
three birds with one stone," and draw
ing his pay twice for paving his way
into Congress. It is no secret that
while an incumbent of that Office it is
believed by many of the best educators
in our State, some Of whom by their
connection with him in educational du-
ties had the best opportunities for
knowing, that he received numerous
bribes from booksellers for favorable de-
cisions in their behalf; and it will be
remembered that prominent Republi-
can of Mankato at the Owatonna Con-
vention stated openly that the proofs
were at hand to su9stantiate the charge.


It is also known to educational men,
whose position made them cognizant Of
the fact, that many of Mr.. Dunnelps
charges against the State, expenses and
extra services rendered, are put in such
an indefinite form, without specification
or date, that he could draw pay two or
three times for the same services with
out detection. If it is entirely BETTING
that Judge Waite should promptly re-
sign his Office on becoming candidate,
what shall be said of the double-dealing
Dunnell in the transactions enumerated
If in the light of these facts the Repub-
licans Of this District stultify their pro-
fessions by the return of Mr.. Duunell to
Congress they you'd only receive the
opprobrium they would deserve if he
should carry his " salary-grabbing pro-
pensities to a legitimate result and unite
in Congressional ring and appropriate
to themselves, as " back-pay the last