The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-03-31
WHY GERMANS SHOULD NOT
VOTE FOR WICKERT.

To assert that the Germans of Manito-
voc county have any of that bigotry
which would place their support OF a can
didate on national grounds is to do them
injustice. The majority of them in this
county are noted for their hberality and
never have they raised the cry of nation
atty in political matters until Carl Fl.
Schmidt in the interest of John P. Wick
ert gave it voice. Even then it was de-
nounced by the best class of Germans in
the county. They practically protested
against it on convention day by giving
Mr.. Kirwan support for which he has
good reason to feel grateful. No other
candidate in this county had such united
support from the best Germans of the
county. There are two reasons for this;
They knew he made an excellent officer
and they wanted to avow their disappro-
baton of Carl Fl. Schmidt's disgraceful
attacks on the Irish people. Carl sue
ceeded however in stirring up enough of
that feeling to carry the convention.
There are men of all nationalities on
whom such appeals have effect. They
act hastily and not infrequently regret
their acts when reason asserts itself.
Carl proposes to secure leadership
through appeals of this kind and by stir
ring the passions of men who are mainly
guided by their prejudices. He claims
to have nominated John Wickert by in
iecting nationality into the campaign.
He says it was the most certain way to
secure the defeat of Kirwan. He pur-
poses keeping up this kind of warfare
and will be induced to if it brings him
success this time.
The democratic party has always been
opposed to knownothingism. Some
years ago when an attempt was made
throughout the United States to exclude
foreigners from citizenship, the dem
ocratic party fought for the rights of for
eipners, It has alwaya been the party of
| morality and draws its strength mainly
from the foreign born element. Carl b.
Schmidt in his small way proposes to
change the principles of the party in this
! respect in the county. What is his ma
tionality2 is the question he wants TO ask.
He has put his side of the case petty
strongly this spring and claims to have
won. Is the democratic party to go back
on its traditions because Carl Schmidt
takes the lead in SO doing? Must the
democratic party of Manitowoc county
become the party of bigotry and illiber-
atty because it suits the purpose of The
| Nord Weston to make it sol Are we to
become the know nothing party of the
/ country because Carl Ell. Schmidt can
secure prominence only on thai line? We
address ourselves to the Germans OF
Manitowoc county and ask them if they
can support candidate nominated on
know-nothing grounds? Will you adopt
the platform presented to you by Carl Ell.
Schmidt by eiecting the man whom he
| nominated on that platforma Will you
tell Carl Schmidt that he may continue On
the course he began this spring and that
you will sustain him. You cannot re-
Duke him by simply casting your vote
/ against Jonn L. WlcKerG. 1t is necessary
to work against him. You never had
better grounds. He is entirely unfit for
the position and his election means Carts
supremacy in the politics of the county.