The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-10-28

connection with politics, but that issue
to certain extent has been forced this
fail. Because Mr.. Murphy is an Irish
man it is believed that he could not be
elected sheriff, and many Germans seem
TO give color to the reasonableness of the
prediction by opposing Mr.. Murphy on
national grounds. Mr.. Murphy is an
American by birth and has none of that
bigotry which makes difference between
American citizens because of their birth
or descent. No one ever heard Mr..
Murphy speak discourteously of Germans
or of any other class of people. He is
gentleman, quiet and courteous. He
does not offend by loud talk or harsh
remarks. No German democrat can con-
sistently oppose Mr.. Murphy.
And now let us look to the charge that
Germans are being neglected in this
county. ia the county building there
are four officers. County Clerk, John p.
Wickert, German, the present nominee
Henry Buhse, German; Clerk of the
Court, Hubert Falge, German; Treas
urer, Gottiieb DAIMLER, German; Reg
lister of Deeds, Anton Braasch, German !;
Superintendent of Schools, G. f. Vie
balm, German; District Attorney, A.
J. Sihnitz, German; w. A. Walker,
an American, is the nominee this year;
Coroner, DR.. f. Simon, German; Sher-
iff, p. j. Pierce, an American; County
Judge, Michael Kirwan, an Irishmen !;
County Surveyor, John O'Hara- an
Irishman. Is there anything in this
showing to raise the wrath OF Germans at
being ignored in county politics? There
is no one who dislikes the use of German,
American and Irishmau in discussing
politics more than we do. We care more
for a mans qualifications than for his
nationality. But the question of nation
ahty has not been one of our choosing.
1t has been forced upon Us, and we do
not propose to shirk it.
In the convention there were IA Irish
men, 80 Germans and of all
other nationalities. Mr.. Murphy re-
ceived IL votes on the formal ballot
Granting that he received every Irish
vote In the convention, something that
cannot be asserted positively, he must
have received 26 German votes, just one
less than sufficient to nominate him.
Who then aided most in his nomination,
the Germans or the Irish He received
almost twice as many German votes as
there were Irish delegates in the eonven-
ton. Whose nominee is he then p
Clearly he was nominated by Germans.
Was not the convention composed largely
of representative Germans Are not the
delegations from the city and town of
Two Rivers, from Mishicott, Gibson,
Kossuth, Eaton and Meme among the
best Germans of the county9 Could
those men be Induced to cast their bal
lots in the conyention for man whom
they deemed antagonistic to their natiqH-
ality or unfit for the Office of sheriff
Mr.. Murphy was nominated by the Ger
mans and they are in honor bound to
support him.
No candidate who received the noni-
nation did less wire pulling to get on the
ticket. No caucus was packed in his in
terest. No delegates were selected with
reference to him. The people through
their representatives, offered him the
position. No man sseg sscrred the
nomination more honorably and no man
is more entitled, through intelligence,
honesty. .Afarality and responsibility
than MIR. Murphy is. We make no ma
tional appeal in his behalf, because we
despise snch means npolitical campaigns.
We simply call upon democrats to sup
port the nominations made squafei5 sn5
honcfatsiy.