The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-03-29
NOTES FROM MISHICOTT.

VIZ. Willie Levenhagen is still quite
seriously i'll.
Mr.. Eusube Cratic has been seriously
i'll for some time.
Dist. Atty Chloupek of Manitowoc
was in the village on Friday on legal
business.
We find another contemporary In the
New Era of Kewaunee. Welcome wor-
thy friend!
Mr.. Adolph Kodicma has been employ.
ed as clerk IN the store of Mr.. Hoist. He
is gentlemanly young man.
Spring work was about to begin when
a cold wave struck us, compelling an IN
definite postponement of the farmers
well laid plans for the planting.
We are pleased to announce the en-
gagement of Mr.. Mic Terens and Miss
Anna lander Both the young people
are so well and favorably known as to
make further comment on our part super
huous.
DIED:-Mr. Fred Broecker died at 3
o'clock Tuesday morning from an attack
of pneumonia. Deceased was 40 years
of age, and leaves wife and five children
TO mourn his untimely death. Mr.
Broecker was born in Holstein, Germany
and, coming to this country engaged IN
farming
Though our weekly letter is not sup.
posedly, a political one, ye. in conse-
quence of the approaching elections we
will venture, with the editors kind per-
mission, to address a word or two to those
readers who may have occasion to inter-
est themselves IN our column. The
writer's political opinions are well known
to be thoroughly democratic on certain
national issues. We hope that our SIN
cerity and consistency may not be
brought into question by reason of what
we may say hereafter.
We have long listened to the boast of
certain persons that "M1shicot was safe,''
with incredulous ears. 1t can truly be
SAID to the credit of the democracy Ct
northern Manitowoc county that it has
been steadfast in its adherence to demo-
cratic principles. But that democrats
have IN most cases unswerviugly per-
mltted these principles to decide their
votes on local issues, detracts rather than
adds to the commentator they deserve
However, through the agency of many
things which have come to our know
ledge, we believe that this class of voters
is gradually coming TO the very wise con-
clusion that the Indiscrim:nate practice
of uniformly voting straight" is not al
ways followed by a straight admtn1stra-
ton of local affairs. 1t is unreasonable
and illogical to permit our opinions on
national questions to guide our votes at
local elections. National economic poll
cies are of no interest whatever when the
management of our town or county af-
fairs are under consideration. Our local
officials are directly responsible to the
voters for the proper performance of GER
tain well defined duties. They have no
discretionary privileges in the execution
of their duties.
The moment they swerve from the clear
path marked out for them, they become
fit objects of suspicion. As Injurious as
an incompetent official may be to the
welfare of the community, yet, when
several of them cooperate for the pur-
pose of using their combined influence to
produce certain desired result, there is
great danger that an actual perversion of
the peoples Will, as expressed at the polls,
may be effected with impunity. This
condition may be all the more possible,
even probable, when their political inter
ests are identical; when there is no poll
tical ambition of one of them, which will
not readily enlist the interests of another.
1t may seem unfaithful to ones political
associates and inconsistent with ones eX-
pressed opinions, but we venture to serl-
ously doubt the wisdom of electing local
officials on the lines drawn by our nation
al parties. That more bipartisan spirit
is beginning to manifest itself IN many
vicinities, we have had occasion to OBJ
serve with qualification.