The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-03-10


| Braasch became candidate for register
of deeds. Editors who are very strict
partisans usually wait for conventions to
decide who shall be brought forward as
candidates. But am informed that, as
soon as you heard of Mr.. Braasch's can
dldacy, you vehemently protested against
1t, and declared that you would, in the
next issue of your paper and before the
convention had been held, oppose Mr..
Braasch, and refuse 10 support him at all.
Iernaps your were not then a member of
any ring, but you evidently intended to
shape matters to suit yourself, regardless
| OF what the democratic party or its con-
vention might decide. 1 can not vouch
for the truth of this story, because 1 did
not hear you utter your declaration of
| independence. But, II tell the tale as
twas told to ME, and for answers to any
inquiries you would like to make, re-
| spectfully refer you TO Mr.. Wickert, who
was my informant, and for whom you
| seem to have great regard.
Last fall when certain gentleman was
nominated for member of assembly in
the northern district, it was currently re-
ported on the street, and have never
heard it contradicted, that you declared
you would bolt him. Your reasons for
the step you proposed taking were noe
stated to me, but perhaps your mind
went back to the fall of 1870, when you
were the democratic candidate for state
senator, and his name appeared on the
so-called peoples ticket, as candidate
for sheriff But no,-you never allow
personal feeling to cloud your Judgment
or shake your democracy, unless it be.
perchance, when your breast heaves with
emotion for the widows and orphans"
because the county judge cannot talk
with them in the German language.
You have proclaimed in public places,
to friend and foe alike, that you will bolt
my nomination, if it shall be made. And
1t is said that when you lift up your voice
upon this subject, you are as calm aud
composed in appearance, as cold and
classical in outline, as an antique statue
of marble, in fact that, Just as you say,
you have no prejudices, and no personal
feeling. Surely no man who was less
cool than yourself, or less impartial and
discriminating, could lecture me about
boiling, with such a record behind him,
on that point, as yours is.
Among the charges which you make,
IS one to the effect that last spring in
trlgued against the interests of the county
IN the choice of q circuit Judge | am
not yet wholly convinced that the county
has been seriously injured by the choice
made; are you2 At all events, my course
was as open as words and deeds could
make it. But there aOas some intrigue
In other quarters, In reference TO that
matter, although have never heard you
thunder against 1t. 1t must be that you
never heard OF it, or you would have re-
prlmanded those concerned in it. Did
1t never come to your knowledge, that
the man whom you so ardently support
ed for nomination to the circuit judgeship,
and sheer at me for having opposed, and
who was fairly beaten in convention,
afterward plotted and worked to compass
the defeat of the regular nominee? Were
you never told of the little arrangement
which he planned to carry the town of
Cato against Judge Gilson2 Are you not
aware that one of his clients, who was
sometimes employed as a clerk in his
Office, travelled through other towns of
this county, and tried TO persuade demo-
Gratis to vote and work against Judge Gill
son? OF course you don't know anything
about 1t, for if you did, You would not
have remained as silent as the grave upon
the subject. But you cannot have much
OF nose for news, Or you would have
made the discovery. Now that your at
tention has been called to the matter. will
you investigate it, and if you find it to be
true, will you then deolaim as loudly
against him for boiling as you have done
against NEE You know you extolled his
democracy to the skies in your speech at
Sheboygan, and now that you have en-
| tered on the work of exposing bolts and
| lntrigues, prove to us that You are as YOU
| say, impartial, unprecedented, and without
personal feeling; and let the thunderholtss
of your righteous democratic wrath strike
terror to the hearts of all political trans
gressors within your dominion, without
respect of persons. My right of choice
was exercised last spring before the con-
| vention; your protege felt as free to
choose after the nomination had been
| made as he was before. But never have
you tripped lightly to the hilltops and
declared aloud therefrom, in the clear
| and sllvery tones of your sweetly musical
voice, that your political darling had ever
intrigued against the interests" Of the
party whom you and no profess to love
so loyalty. Lofty and sour to them that
bend not low in your majestic presence;
but TO these men that humbly serve you,
| sweet as summer.
My answer to your questions about
ciod U00e voting does not seem to have
| pleased you, which causes me much sor-
row.
1t may be that if L had taken longer
time for preparation, say auother week.
the answer would have been more salts
factory. But such as it was, it was rny
| own, both in ideas and expression. And
1t Is ny humble opinion that it says all
which is necessary to be said by candi-'
| date. Have you made any more clear
| and definite statement of your own views
on that question? If so, it has not been
| my good fortune to see it or hear of it.
In closing, permit me to assure you
that, upon the questions at issue between
US, l have no more personal feeling or
prejudice, than yourself. With all due
respect, am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
MICHAEL KIRwAN.
March 8, 1881.