Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-14
SECTIONAL RryA1R1Es.

chronicle of the times" and the news
paper Is really the very best source of
practical information. But while there
is much that is profitable, much appa-
rently useless matter Is printed. Still
some of this may have some interest
for somebody, and all harmless tastes
and preferences are to be gratifed. If
one mar does not care for a particular
subject, another may, and the aim Of
the wise editor is to crafty as many
and as various readers as possible. But
there are certain themes, or rather GER
tain modes of treating them, to which
there Is decidedly objection. Promi-
nent among these is the glorltication
of particular sections, States, cities and
towns. It is all we'll enough that the
editor should present in ms good a light
as is possible, consistently with truth,
the advantages of the city In which he
lives. This Is one Of the objects for
which the public press Is main
tanned. While 1t Is fairly done, nobody
can complain that the newspaper
makes the world at large to understand
that 1t Is issued from no mean. corner.
1t Is all right for them to speak as we'll
as they know how Of their own-to
make all their desirable. commercial,
or other special facilities apparent.
| But all this may be done without dis
paraging other people and other places.
They may blow their own trumpets II
they like, but should never try to choke
the valves of other peoples bugles.
Above all things, they should avoid
| the notion that they raise their own
value, or increase their W import
ance, by belittling and d~isparaging
their rivals. There is a great deal too
much of this tendency to undervalue
and misreprcsent. 1t Is as ridiculous
as 1t is ungenerous. For really there
Is not a State, a city or a town IN the
| United States which has not claims
upon the respect of strangers, and
which does not command the high re-
gard Of its own citizens. Even what
seem to outsiders disadvantages are
considered by residents to be pleasant
features. They are accustomed to
them, and like them. Every
body who has visited the leading
cities of the country has been sensibly
struck with the contrasts presented.
Some of these things are the merest
trifes, and some of the differences be-
tween cities and States are radical and
important. These special features
have, ut least, this recommendation,
that they mark the character Of each
several place, and give each its own
| distinct features. Wise men would no
more have all places alike than they
would have all human faces cast in
precisely the same mould, all mems
thoughts a repetition of IL uniform
stupidity, all mems voices of the same
meditation, and all mems hight and
form adapted to the same suit Of ready
made clothing. Who would care to
travel if he found in every direction
the monotonous repetition Of the things
he had left at home? One might as
we'll be an oyster at once as an individ-
ual In an aggregate Of dull resem-
blances. Differences need not imply
unfriendliness, or even provoke sar-
casm, much less require detraction.
Cynics are severe on what they term
"mutual admiration" But certainly
even mutual admiration is better than
mutual detraction. There Is room on
this continent for all Of us, and many
more. There Is ample field for the de-
velopmcnt of every variety Of COM
msrcial and productive enterprise.
And the best way Of living Is not to
stop at the old adage, "Live and let
live," but to 60 a step higher, and
make your motto "Liye and help
live." And this, after all, we are glad
to think, is the "sober second thought"
of true men, however politicians may
pirate and journalists write. To the
superficial observer there may seem to
be in the world nothing but rivalry and
contention; but a closer look shows us
how men, whether they intend 1t or
not, must and do constantly keep each
other alive. And he Is found to be not
only the best worker for himself but
the best and most useful to others, who
diligently "minds his own business"
Whoever does this has no time to dis
pamge Others. And he has no dispo-
sition to do so.