The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-08

The disposition to have little more
fun with The Times is strong, but 'the
game is hardly worth the candle" The
German, Norwegian and Bohemian voters
would no doubt be very much pleased If
the publisher of The Times would quit
posing as their champion, particularly
when he tries to shove on to themshe
ridicule of which he is the subject
When they are in need of champion to
fight their battles they will certainly
manifest more good sense than to select
the editor of The Times as their mouth
piece. In the present instance he has
dragged them in with that instinct which
prompts the coward to seek shelter, no
matter at what sacrifice of manly spirit.
The German, Norwegian and Bohemian
voters" were no party to the assertion OF
The Times that the Irish were too greedy
for Office. They did not have anything
to do with preparing the statement that
in democratic county tickets there are
four Irish candidates to one German,
when that ratio would put "a Irish names
on the last ticket. There is perhaps no
other man than the editor of The Times
in the county so wholly devoid of sense
as to make such a statement. The Ser
man, Norwegian and Bohemian voters"
have nothing to do with the contempt
IDLE proceeding Of the editor of The Times
and his efforts to drag them in, is either
low cunning or dense ignorance.
When he speaks of the ''affrontry"
(the word is the peculiar coinage OF The
Times, probably the error of that I'M
personal proof reader who so grievously
mixes up Mr.. Kress's language of letting
'the charge stand" he exhibits his ina
bility to understand his own sentences
which, heaven knows, is excusable for
they are fearfully and wonderfully made.
An effort will be made to explain to him
what he did say in last weeks issue, as
last weeks comments in this paper seem
to be beyond his comprehension:
The Times introduced an excerpt from
The Pilot by pronouncing it a truth, and
directly after declared it meant that "the
Germans had the numbers and the Irish
the brains" This was The Times expla-
nation of the extract which it pronounced
truth! The thought and the words
quoted are those of The Times, it is need
less to say, and the self-constituted
champion of three nationalities, not con-
tent like Dogberry ito be written down
an ass for failing to understand what a
schoo-boy could comprehend, deliberate
ly pronounces its offensive Interpretation
truth, and then calls attention to the
fact that The Pilot has not been foolish
enough to deny the idiotic utterance of
The Times To notice every absurdity
in that paper would tax the capacity of
an eight page paper, even though six OF
its pages were not printed in Milwaukee.
Any person of ordinary intelligence
could clearly see that none but fool
could put the Interpretation upon the
extract which The Times did. Every one
will absolve the editor Of The Times from
any intention to thus insult the Germans.
But he should have some little conscious
ness that such laundering stupidity is
by no means pleasing to the Germans,
who are In no way in need of The Times
championship, amply able to take care of
themselves and would, no doubt, choose
to be allowed to Judge for themselves
when they are insulted.
The alleged misquotation from The
Times for which The Pilot is charged
with "overstepping the bonds (sic) of
truth" was simply a summation OF The
Times articles, SO understood by every
ne,-except, perhaps, the editor OF The
Times who is constitutionally disqualified
from the exercise of intellectual percep-
ton, perfectly legitimate.
1t is utterly impossible and by no
means necessary to correct all the mis-
statements of The Times. They seem to
be the result Of hopeless idiocy if not of
CohliAhioN inciIudIils. IL sldocS eHde oue
congressman from this district is an Irish
man. 1t was never before known that
Mr.. Hudd belongs to that nationality.
Again the statement is made that zone
half of the town chairmanships are Irish
men," (Truly, the "chairmanships" must
be peculiar articles when they are thus
given personality and nationality Pre-
sumably, the membership of the county
board is meant. The county board con-
sists of % members, six of whom are
Irish.
| 1t is utter nonsense to argue with
| The Times, and The Pilot has sense Of
shame in demeaning itself to the - -vten
of correcting such palpah' f.lseboo5s
% bigotry which, unpro
'oi-'>'' '" lid assail nationality and per
,.st in statements regarding it which ar
apparent untruths. There is also grounc
for self-rebuke in making fun" of Tn
Times peculiar syntax and photography
The children have done that sufficiently
But there is this one circumstance which
may be urged in extenuation-The Times
presents nothing deserving of seriou
thought.
I WE have now received IN store on
spring stock of embroideries-on muslin
nainsook, jaconette and India linen cloths
and colored embroideries on Scotcl
zephyr cloths. We have many beautiful
patterns OF embroidery founcinps on fin