The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-03-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.
4 Foadling Old Father-in-Lav.

Much has beeu said of the devious ways ,
Of mothers in law, yet all who msy happen
to know Deacon Borchardt of the Manito- /
voc Semi Sticky Tribune viii readily tessi- I
fy :hnt he can discount al the Ialagag ever
invented by even the most sr.ful mosher-in- |
law On the American continent.
1t is an Invariable rule Of bis, never 10
copy from any paper that opposes Radical
Rule in this State, unless be winds up by
dencuncing it rs . Democratic swindle or
the grossest OF Reform lies, &C., except it
be = fattering notice of his son or son-in-
law.
For example, last week he copied fat
sering notice of son-in- law, from the Nil
uaukee Nens, In the fear that tie Reform
press Of this city would overlook it, re pre-
,uue. On Tuesday last be has long IL
rade of abuse of the Reform party copied
from the Madison State Journal closing
with that annshilating quotation of those
contemptuous words, said to have been
spoken by Hon. Jos. Rankin, respect ing his
political associates ; to-wit: There are
more fools 10 the Assembly than ever saw
before in a crowd Of the same sise.''-
Whether it is but the out-cropping of that
intense desire to advertise members of his
own family, from family pride, by ascribing
all the glory Of the Reform legislation this
winter to his own son-in law, or 10 use him
as authority to annihilats the Reform party,
This son-in law excepted, 1--WE know not. But
as this is the second time he has b,ayed-
donkey like-this same quotation, through
the columns Of the Tribune within two
weeks, we ieel bound to take issue
The Deacon msy have counted on our
silence, from the known fact that be (the
/ Deacon) has for years worked in collision
with the Democratic and latterlv the Reform
party of this City ana assembly District,
for the election of his son and son in Ia "
as City Clerk and Member of Assembly
by continually being a candidate for those
| Offices at each nominating convention and
city election for the las. five years in his
own party, and has, under their ADVICE,
/ been remarkably successful in throwing bis
one or two votes to the weakest opponent
in convention or city Council seeking a
1 nnmins tion or election as the case might
/ be, tina. bis said son or .on-in-law would
( have an easy victory, or as last fall he help
ed to nominate Mr.. klingholz, who both
voted and worked for Mr.. Rankin, bis op
ponent-on the Reform ticket.
! We had felt quite sure that We could
abide the Deacon's tactics much longer
than the Radical party would submit to
( that sort of SOLDERING, but if the Old Run,p
1 persists in using Mr.. Rsnkin's sayings
/ (when ne happens to slop Orer against the
Reform party we shall have to jump all
/ implications even of former compacts.
1t is the general opinion Of all unbiased
witnesses that the Reform Assembly lately
adjourned, presented the wisest legis
lation TO the Senate for concurrence,
Of any Assembly within the last twenty
! years, Deacon Borchardt or any other duck
to the contrary 'thstsndrg.
This is the evidence Of such uninterested
witness es As the Chicago Tribune and Times
The Chicago Tribune further says that "the
Reform Legislature did not make a single
mistake during the session. That Re
publican Senate did no. cooperate with
them in all needed reforms is not the fault
Of the Assembly, or Reform party" and
we will venture to say that their editorial
| corps is quite as competent to judge as
that of the Semi .Sick!y Hanitoroc Tribune.
The Deacon should not forget that al
though Jim Fisk Jr., was immense in his
particular role, yet he only had Sd ounces Of
brain, and Ruloff was credited with 63
ounces, yet came to grief Hence we as
sumo that 1t Is immensely cheeky to claim
that the entire legislative brain of the great
State of Wisconsin is concentrated in aay
one human skull in that body, and m finite
" more futsome to expect people to
believe it even though twice published in
the Manitovoc Tribune, . paper edited bv
fondling Oh daddy .in-ax in his dotag..