The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-07-28
4 FEW PLAIN WORDS.

this paper are busying themselves circu-
from the L. C. Shove Banking Co. has
been paid to him in full and that IN con-
sequence he is wholly Indifferent as to
what the creditors may get. The names
of the paaties are known but when dlvulg
ed it was requested that 10 personal ex-
PLANTATION be demanded. There was no
inhibition as to the parties who are circu-
lating these reports seeking personal
explanation relative TO the language here
used with reference to them. Indeed 1t
would not be used except for the hope
that it would induce them to seek that
explanation.
In the first place they are liars and
towards. Stronger epithets viii be used
when the parties seek the explanation TO
which they are invited and which it is
hoped they will accept.
The editor of this paper never owned a
cent that was earned dishonesty or dis
honorably. He does not own dollar
that he has not earned and would not
take money as gift or as bride. The
blatherskites who are busy talking about
something of which they have no knowl-
edge, cannot believe there is such thing
as honesty for the reason that they are
lacking in it themselves. They choose TO
speak evil of people because their minds
are moral cesspools and are incapable of
any generous or just thought. They are
too cowardly to speak their thought in
the presence of him they accuse but work
In secret 10 the hope they may escape
chastisemeht while inhicting injury. The
man who boldly confronts you and tells
openly what he thinks, is a man. The
other is sneak, poltroon, a man in
form only, a skulking cur in spirit. All
this is said in the hope that an eXplana-
tion will be demanded.
Throughout this whole difficulty The
Pilot counseled moderation because it
was for the best interests of the creditors
to keep cool until every fact was known
and then act Understandings. It's edi-
tor had interests at stake which would
suffer if anything rash was done. But
1t Tas not for these the paper cared so
much as that additional ruin to the city
generally as well as to individuals through
hasty and inconsiderate action, might
be averted. There were poor people and
old people who had all their savings in
the bank and every one capable of char
liable impulse wanted everything pos
sible done to save for these unfortunate
people all that could be saved from the
wreck
Had the newspapers of the city preach
ed revenge instead of business caution, it
would not be difficult matter to incite
a mob to burn the house over the heads
o. L. G. Shove and his family. That
purchased at heavy cost. 1t would
have been an easy matter to side in with
those who talked most Unexpectedly
and melted people to anger when to lose
control of themselves would work great
injury to their own interests.
II L. C. Shove was guilty of taking
money or soliciting it knowing that his
bank was insolvent he ought to be pun
ished and will be punished. But it is
not the mob that will do it but the law.
Nor will 1t be the sneaking liars who go
about trying to injure other peoples
character.
Now, one word more to these inventors
of tales and circulators of lies: The edi-
tor of this paper has not had cent paid
him, neither has any other creditor, nor
will any one until dividend is legally
declared. Some of these mouthy fol lows
have money in the lnsoltent bank, though
no record of it appears on the tax roll.
There are poor, old people who are credi-
tors of the bank and who are incapable Of
earning what they have lost. The editor
of his paper invites his critics, who are
SO "awfully'' good that when they circu-
late ISLANDERS they think they are doing
the Lords work, to turn over whatever
dividend they may receive from the bank
to these poor people and he will do like
wise with his. Let them quit talking and
come down to business. This proposition
is made In good faith though as prelimin-
airy to its acceptance it would be we'll for
the parties addressed to resent the Ian
guage here used with reference to them.