The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-18
GOOD IlUMOR.
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The San Francisco Chronicle has been in
interviewing" several distinguished Cali
fornians in 4 charac tcristic manner. The
rentals have ''snsp" anyhow. The last VIC
tim is Frank NJ. Pixley. Here arc couple
u extracts: '7s'7'o,.' ' '-.
Intcrvicwer-General Pixley, I have been
directed 10 call upon you for the purpose Of
obtaining your views upon matters and
things in general, fur publication In the
CHRONICLE. s.r
Pixley-Now. in the first place, I object
10 being called Gcncral; I am not General,
and never expect to he. was at all tho
battles from the Wilderness to Cold l1arbor,
aud then run away. l was once Attorney
General. Tom Williams and Wallace and
Mccullough all 'ise 10 Ike called General
I do not, because never shall under false
colors; SO drop the General and proceed to
interview.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you just ''slop
over" without any questions, and Ill take
you stcnosnphical'y.
-. SHOPPING OVER. :,
Pixle;-Wcll do occasionally slop owes;
but then no vessel ever Stops unless il is
full. l sometimes make mistakes, Of course.
and hate man who docs not; it is a cold
unimpulsivc and ungenerous character who
never makes mistake; it is calculating
miscrcant that never gets on tho wrong side.
I am always for the bottom dog; no matter
if the bottom dog is wrong. l am for him
because I've Is at the botlcm. l defended the
pirates and Chine Prostitutes on that prin-
ciplc. Governed by the same impulse,
sympathizc with the negro and the working
man and the poor man. am always for tho
the arrogance of wealth, the in
science Of Office are all hateful things to me.
l once foughta police officer to save dog
from the pound. When Attorney General,
met escaped convicts in Marin county,
where I was fishing; I gave them money
and directed them how to get away. I like
to he in minority party in politics. like
the desperate side of a lawsuit. l like to
run for inevitable defeat III Office. II was
a soldier would volunteer for all tho for
lorn hopes. Anybody can swim down
stream with TIE apples; l like TO buffet til.
current. Above al things, l dcspisc public
opinion. The public is like dog; it will
fswn upon and caress you If you coax it; it
will respect you if you bea. it. The scnsa-
ton Of being applaudcd is the more agreca-
bic if you have just recently been Kissed.
FINLEY DOESN'T WANT oPFIcE.
lntcrvicwcr-Yous should have been elect
ell to Congress. .-.,.
pixlcy-l should lave been no such thing.
l was fool to run. have no business
with Office. I only wanted to bc United
States Attorney because a dirty clique,
with Sargent at their head, said should
not be. resigned to spite the coalition,
and because there was too much work and
too little pay. can make neo,e moucy At
my profession than can steal in Office. 1t
is better to be Warwick than King. an
not in good luck running for Office.
F.P. AS An EDITOR.
Intcrvicwcr-IIow about your once edit
ing tho Tmes'
Pixlcy-Wc1l, / did once, for tho sake Of
. lark Will, the .BuHetis. The Courts gave
4 vacation and most Of the lawyers went of
to the country fishing and hunting. The
Times newspaper Was on lis last legs. Q. F.
Wiley and myself agreed to run the thing
for month and divide expenses; and do
assure you it was n,sdsl paper. There
was municipal election on hand, and what
with politics, free abuse, shocking the par.
ty with ultra sentiments, laughing ut tho
diving Doctor Soott outof town
for praying for two Presidents, getting up
three cheers and tiger in Starr Kings
church, we made the thing. very lively in
decd. The Times had some sense In it too
II was. the first journal in the land that pro.
nounccd negro property contraband Of war;
The months joke cost US about 81, 800; but
it was no such Times as that edited by old
Shot!guti. To make newspaper spicy,
independent, and to give il infiu-
cncc, you must not be compelled to stop and
ask: ''WiN this advertiser like il! Win
that reader stop it: II yot have plenty Of
money you Gun fire away and d---n the
couscq ucEces. T" -,