The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-25
BE INDEPENDENT.


acknowledged.
BE INDEPENDENT.
independence of character is not Often
ound in this age. When it is found we
are inclined to worship it. We respect
the man who marks out a line of action
that he Judges to he right, and strictly
>mslesely follows it. lie is one Of ma
lures nobIcmen, How grandly lie af
pears bcside-thc man that is constantly
on the alert to catch the first puff of the
most popular breeze. The former would
rather cut off his right arm than be mum
bcred with the trucking and scrvile class
TO which the latter belongs. Under all
circumstances you find him the same,
pursuing the right, although u majority
would oppose Inn. lie cares not what
his ncighbor may think or say, if he
is doing what he considers manly
In this section of-eountry there is a
: Lack sfmanly independence that is no
ticiable, which fact is invariably COM
mented upon by strangers, soon after
their arrival here. We never did in all
of our travels come across country
where there was SO large class Of men
that depended for their success in bust
ness Gas they say upon the whims and
well-wishes of certain individuals. In
their weakness, they blindly follow the
footsteps (no matter how variable or er-
roneous) of a class Of men that have in
view only to rule or ruin. In other
words, rs a newcomer said to us, they
depend for their dread and butter upon
a class of shysters that have more mon
sy than principle or integrity" This
weakness is deplorable. How men can
become such abject slaves, We could new.
CT. explain. They sacrifice manhood for
a few dollars, and what do they gain!
Only the contempt oftheir fellows. Self
respect sold for a few paltry dollars.
There is still another class of individ-
uals living in this country, who have on
" in view to be on the winning side.
We have noticed more of them here than
elsewhere. They clamor loudly against
ono faction ut one time, and, by friend
ship that proves As doubtful rs that of
thc scapcgrace in the play Of "the Mer-
chant Of Venice" pirate about the good
qualities and virtues of the other, at
another time. These whiffiers, in their
morbid desire to become popular or get
Office, would sell the friends that made
them what they are, unmindful Of their
past protestations and sayings. They
arc political Judases, and less, even, than
thirty pieces of silver would buy them,
/" body, soul, brccches and ALL" For a
quart d'een they would sell the fee sim
pie of their salvation, the inheritance Of
it and cut the entail of all remainders,
and perpetual succession for it perpct-
ualIy." In our opinion these men deserve
the condemnation ofall honest and good
men, and should be spurned As the rat
tle-snakc. They are enemies TO homes
~, and have no more love for man than
did the serpent in the garden of Eden
They love themselves, and themselves
only. A little fiattery, little money,
or a very small Office, will cause them to
fall like Lucifer-ncver TO rise again.
The man who adheres firmly to his an
nounced principles, through storm or
sunshine, is looked upon with respect, if
he is acting conscicntiously !; bu, he who
is AZ tickle rs the wind, moulds his opin-
ions and actions by preconcieved notions
Ofwhat is popular, should be set down
and branded as an arr:ant coward and as
unfit to trust. We respect a bold spoken
man, but a sycophanti is lothesome to us.
A rebel was saint in comparison with
= Northern enemy, during the war.
Give ficklencss the go-by, and have
respect only for those who respect them
selves.
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