The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-06-23
COMMUNICATED.
To O, S. BroWn:-


superintendent. Thus far 10 reason has
been given, why you should have beer
appointed, except the one, that you
wanted the position. 1t no where APP
pears that any one desired to have you
appointed, except yourself. 1t strikes
me, that the most important question to
settle as far as the public is concerned is,
was the best man appointed? The pub
lie care nothing about your private griev-
ances or whether you care to write your
self down as an ignorant or deliberate
falsifer. If you still insist on discussing
the matter of the appointment of county
| superintendent, give US some facts as q
basis from which we can draw conclu-
sions.
FirSt.-Give the reasons why YOU
should have been appointed county su-
perintendent
SecOnd.-Give the names of the par
ties who recommended you uncondition-
ally for that appointment.
Third.-Give the promises of assist
ance made to you by the parties whom
you assail.
A fair sober answer to each of the
above, without evasion and without
| denunciation, may enable you and the
public generally to understand the wrong
you have suffered.
do not question the right of any
citizen in public and dispas sionate
manner, to criticise the public acts of
arother; but common fairness demands
that you should first state your case from
known facts, and not rely upon your
Imagination; nor proceed by innuendo
and inyectiye to destroy the character Of
any one, however much that person may
be beneath you in saintiness.
You talk very mysteriousIy about let
tiers in your possession duplicating Mr..
Smart and myself III some double dealing
with you. II you have such documents
! why don't you print them? know that
no such things are in existence, and so
| do you; and it is unfair and dishonest
on your pert TO attempt to convey that
| impression. On reflection, l think you
| will hardly be able to convince even
| yourself, that it is necessary for me or
any one to ask permission of you when
| going OF journey to Madison or Nil
waukee. Not many persons are in the
J habit Of advertising the object of jour
! ney.
[ plead guilty to the charge of going
to Madison at the time alleged, but it
was very far. from being pre-arranged
plan. I went to Milwaukee on legal
business. When [ arrived there the
gentleman desired to see was engaged
for the day. On being informed that he
could be seen on the next day, went on
to Madison that afternoon, returning
next morning. You never in any way
informed me, that you desired to know
my destination or business. How then
could deceive you3 How thus basely
betray?
At Madison I conversed with Superin-
| tendent Whitford in relation to the ap-
pointment and it was not until near the
| close of our conversation that learned
Mr.. Yiebahn had resigned md that his
resignation had been forwarded to Madi-
| son. l knew as q matter of public news,
that Mr.. Viebahn intended resigning
| soon.
Mr.. Viebahn's resignation was delayed
some days longer than it was generally
expected it would be, for reasons I'M
known to me. [ have been told that he
desired to complete the Spring Exami-
nations and was for one reason and an
other considerably delayed, and that as
| soon as this work was done the resigna-
| ton was at once placed in the hands of
the sheriff. | do not profess to know,
furthermore, care nothing about his rea-
son for resigning on the particular day
on which he did. I take it that he I'M
derstood his business and was fully able
to manage the same without your care
or mine. What he did at Watertown is
not legitimate subject of criticism for
you or me. His acts as a public officer
here is all we have to DO with. Your
charge that he entered into any bargain
| is simply puerile and malicious.
You say in your last communication,
speaking of Mr.. Yiebahn, mfr. Nagle,
it is true, was his FIRST choice. ''Mr. Vie
balm told prominent and highly re-
spectacle teacher of the county, that he
had not recommended me above any
other person, and then you proceed to
berate him; the fair inference is, because
you were not his first choice.
Was it inconsistent and dishonorable
in him to prefer another to you7
1 do not desire to assume the role of a
champion of Mr.. Viebahn. He is fully
able to take care of himself. I simply
desire to call your attention to the incon-
sistent position which you have assumed.
1t IS with reluctance that l pursue this
subject farther and intrude on public
attention, but a few persons, among
them myself, have been SO uniustly and
indecently assailed that duty requires
that the shallowness and inconsistency
Of the attacks should be exposed.
In our first conservation on the subject
of the county superintendency, L express
ed myself as opposed to the appointment
of democrat. l hoped the teachers
and the people could, with some degree
Of unanimity, unite On some republican
well qualified for the position. never
told you by word, sign or otherwise that
would assist you in any shape or man