The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-03

was not generally understood, refraInet
from taxing issue with The Times ant
Press on questions which that paper ga y
lit TO Ole cass, though it's uncandid STATE
ments and pointed malicious alluslon.
would jlstlfy forgetfulness of prophet,
10 the extent OF descending to q form oil
controversy suitable to its standard. Ii
the pres ant instance The Pilot departs
from Its purpose of ignoring statements
in The Press because some OF its recenT
utteranoes are SO personally offensiN {
they cannot be overlooked. What is Pc
cullar, they appear In the came issue e.
the paper IN which mud Singing" is ST
verely condemned and a plea made for
he courtesy ahIch The editor 80 brazenly
disrezards himself. He sets mp rule OF
conduct which Is proper 10 campaign :
and then proceeds TO violate it. Witness
de charges the democrats with saying
that "Gulic" HouRen is incompeten
that they are working among Lutheran 8
to create prejudice AGAINST Peter Fsuff
man because he is Catholic; that certai
stories are being circulated against Frank
Gehbe; and then proceeds to give HON
lily on v1rtuOus conduct. As Introduce
DRY, he speaks OF the manner In which
the county clerks office was conducted
under Welnfurther, and that the demo
cratic candidate for sheriff while chairman
of the board, signed orders without know.
ing what they we're drawn for.
He deprecates mud Singing which no
one has INDUCED IN but himself. Has
any one noticed one word In a democratic
paper which was dispsra9ing to Mr..
Hougen, to Mr.. Gebbe or to Mr. KRuff-
man? The wri;er has made inquiries as
TO whether the democratic speakers have
ln;this county made any uncomplimentaiy
illusion TO any one Of the republican Cab
didates and has invariably received re-
ply IN the negative. The Press is the
only paper which has mentioned be re-
publican candidates In terms of repreneu.
ion and as excuse for making charges
lgalnst democratic nominees, while as
sorting that that kind OF campaigning Is
obnoxious TO it. That form of political
morality is babyish.
While on this line OF comment and b.
fore discussing the matter for which this
article is written, 1t may be we'll to men,
lion The Press assertion that the state
lost thousands of dollars because of the
roster steal. Every man of intelligence
and truthfulness knows that the conf r8ot
for The printing OF the roster WAS never
carried out. that not one PARTICLE of
work was done on it and that not ne
cent was paid out of the state treasury
for IL. 80 much for a statement the par
pose of which Is to deceive.
The Press states, Ill d that is TIE exc use
for this article, that democrats are shy
ing hard TO defeat Edward Scheffi inG be
cause he has the disposal OF county
printing. The following are excerpts
from the article.
The outs smack their lips aud want another
man like Mr.. SChatfiand's predecessor so they
can work for big spoIls. If it was not for
the county printing some gold democrats of TINS
county would probably be with Bragg. Usher
and those who now oppose Bryan theories az
they opposed them two years ago"
Mr.. Kress received more business in
the line in which he could then perform
1t, during the two years of Mr., Weinfur-
theirs service than did any democratic
paper IN the county, simply because he
went after it. In 1896 the election notice
was published IN his paper exclusively
for several weeks and not q democratic
paper had it until the middle of Septem-
Der, and then IN abbreviated form. II
there is any one 10 this county who should
speak charitably OF the shortcomings of
10. Weinfurther 1t is Mr.. Krees because
Of patronage bestowed.
The Pilot l. charged with supporting
the democratic ticket in expectation of
county printing. The bill of 1 he Pilot
audited and allowed 10y the county board
At its session held tue year following
Welnfurther's election will show the ex-
tent of his patronage. Present recolIec-
ton Is that there WIS not one cent in
that bill for work done for The county
clerk What came subsequently WIS
largely In the line of publication which
had to appear In d democratic paper.
The official ballot as published in 1896
was reduced to the size that the law
authorized, on the recommendation Of
the editor OF this paper, thus saving the
county hundreds of dollars.
Is Mr.. kress, who is 30 forward in as
crIbing vsnsl purpose to other publishers
who support their party ticket, SO unset
fish Linn self IN his support OF he repub-
lican ticket? He has as bis reward the
post office. He talks about consistency
The Pilot is now, rs IL has been and Will
be, for the gold standard and is ready to
make sacrifices for its malntalnance. Will
Mr.. Krsss republlsh his free silver edl-
tOrials written before the national con.
ventIOn held at st. Louis? Will he ex-
plain his change OF heart?
And then as TO county printing. He
has had at the expense OF the county
since the month of August up to the
present $72O. and 5000 OF this seems to be
unauthorized by law. His testimony as
to the efficiency OF Mr.. Schstfiand Is liable
to suspicion when based upon such SUBJ
stantlRl considerations, particularly when
he is so prompt In ascriblng mercenary
motive to others. He takes credit to him.
self for not charging the county $40 for
the publication of the official ballot in
his daily, and that he is content with
Sl2O, the price paid the weekly. 1t Is
said that credit is due Mr.. Schaffiand
for this exhibition OF generosity on the
part OF Mr.. kress as he refused to pub
l1sh in the daily papers
There is no one who has spoken more
sincerely or with less selfishness Of Mr..
Schatfiand's worth as an officer. He has
been unfortunate ID being too much und-
or the Influence CT b. G.. Kress. MIR.
SchHffland no doubt thought it his duty
TO publish the banking law, and no one
can say to certainty that it was not his
duty until the courts decide. The notice
from the secretary Of state would seem to
warrant its publication. The manufac-
turers Of stereotyped plates saw an op-
portunity OF making some money out OF
this law and they flooded country print
ing offices with requests for orders for
plates. The result was that county clerks
we're besieged by publishers soliciting the
publication of this law. The expense was
90 great that clerks should have been on
their guard. In three counties legal ad
vice was sought and acting upon that ad-
vice publication OF the law WIS not made.
To Mr.. Schsffiand's credit 1t must be said
be held out against solicitations and pub
lished IN only one. But it is interesting
to note that The Press was the one Sc
lected, 10 view OF the fact that its editor
condemns with almost pious fervor any
hunting for spoils. "The OUTS" be SAYS
"smack their lips and want another man
like Mr.. Schatflsnd's predecessor so they
caHwork for big spoils." The question
naturally arises under the circumstances
detailed, who Is the spoIl hunter?
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