The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-02-03
r Ell Il PILOT.
Protest" OF the Island CITY.


I'VE have read with regre, an article in
the Msni;owoc Plot Of las, week. in reter-
ence to the recent meeting Of delegation
of certain citizens of Manituwoc with some
Of our citizens. We have made digent
enquiry with regard to it, and we distinctly
protest against the whole spirit and tenor
Of said article, as wholly uowarranted by
suything that occurred at said meeting.
We therefore cannot be expected 90 make
4 formal reply to it, neither can We be
drawn into any controversy with any paper
which manltests a spirit which could have
dictated such an article; and we assure the
editor OF said paper, IN all good feeling, that
the terms of opprob'um which he attempts
to apply to those of our citizens who took
part in said meeting, are entirely harmless,
aud only a source of amusement to his
readers hsrs. And further. we protest
against all such appeals to the passions and
prejudicea OF the people. a. only productive
of evil, and as precluding for The time be-
ing. any negotiations with regard to the
subject matter OF SAID meeting; If We are
10 regard the article referred TO as al tx
preston of the sentiment of the people Of
MsnItowoc
The above is frem the Winnebago County
Press, the only paper published at Neenah
and Menssha We copy the article, SO thai;
our citizens may see that the PRESENT edi
tors of that paper are unwilling tat cur
people, and Others interested IN railroad
westward, should retain an uutavorabie,
though correct, impression of the railroad
views advanced by Neenah and Mcoa.ha
men, at our conference at that place.
We did not publish the article alluded to
above, with any intention Of creating Ill
feeling on the par: Of the Island City men.
We simply published the facts in the case
and then drew such conclusions az those
facts warranted.
And now we repeat, tha, from the time
our delegation landed at Menasha, until
they left, We heard nothing from the men
who met with us, except doubts, charges
of old frauds and steals--rccou tons
for delays, for other projects to be carried
out -mu'lsh hsngIaS hAcA IN thc h.,oo =. ,
cold water, railroad killing talk; ani iI.ga,r,
for the conso stion OF the Press We Il !
say, that our aIlels referred 10, was eGdor5
ed Letore published, by ooIne Of the dele
gatioa" and has been approved Of sine, by
uH
And further, our citizens are ready and
willing that Menasha should build rail
road to Manitcwoc if they choose to.
We are led to granting them this privil
eye, for tho reason that our delegation
we're sniarly informed by the Menasha
representatives "thst Manltowoc might
tui'd road to Nenasha if she wanted to :;
bat as for her (Menasha) she proposed to
put all her surplus means into road west
ward. We are not to be ou;Ione in polite
ness, We are wiling that Nensshs should
blow, and tremble over her land grant -
road But Manitowoc with such other
Towns, as propose to join her, are bound
70 have q railroad And if Wenasha wants
4 hand in, let her sag so, IN language 50
Dluin rs not TO be miscOnstrue9 We have
not yet had a conference with the mass of
the business men OF Ncenah snd Menasha.
Our Village Board have invited tlo,e towns
10 send a delegation 20 talk matters over
with US. We hope that the right men may
be sent here, and be instructed before they
leave home, to say nothing about old fights
and fsilures-only look to doing something
that will tend to accomplish the object
sought railroad
We ale glad to have been able to "amuse"
some of those Menasha gentlemen and
prophecy that out of that amusement, "
a breeze has sprung up that will blow good
to al concerned