Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-17
THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN.
(sUrRo's VERSION.


The true and intelligent patriot knows
that at this hour his duty, above all
others. is to oppose the elevation to high
Office of such men as Sharon.-[ Virginia
Independent.
4 great many years since an eminent
divine of the name of yenn published a
work entitled "The Whole Duty of
Man Tho book gave its author fame,
and to this day maintains its place upon
the library shelves of the religious
world. But, according to the lndepend-
ent, as shown in the quotation which
heads this article, for man and pa
triot to find the true path of duty, he
need not consult the pages written by q
theologian of by-gone age. All he
needs to do is to turn to the Independ-
ent, Sutro's own Independent, and there,
in few words, he will find summed up
his whole duty, the aims and ends of ex-
istence, comprised in a nutshell, and
that is, TO oppose Sharon. Do that, and
passport is secured to happiness here
below and to mansions in the skies.
Nothing more is needed, the secret is
told in a few words. Oppose Sharon,
and You will be happy. AS happiness is
the aim of all mankind, how blest ought
the people of Nevada to think them
selves, when they recollect that oil they
have to do to secure the boon ciaved by
all, is to oppose Sharon. Now who is
Sharon, and what has he done, that to
oppose him is to merit paradise?
We will answer the latter inquiry first.
The sum of Sharon's offending is that
q he, with others, own some very produc
: tive and valuable silver mines which
y Sutro wishes to steal, while Sharon i
So opposed to being robbed, and that is tn
reason why Sutro thinks, and his til
=, trumpet says, that the whole duty o
man is comprised in opposing. Sharon
There, in a nut shell, is history of thu
affair, the secret Of Sutro's enmity. HI
said SO himself in his letter to McWil
liams, and We are inclined to believe hin
some times. Now, turn to the frs
question, as to who Sharon is. He i
the man who, when mining enterprise
!. . on the Comstock was at the lowest ebb
!. by the aid of his capital, enterprise and
: courage, infused new life into that pur
! suit, and by his patient, persistent per
= severance, made discoveries that eve
4 since has supported tens of thousands
Y made thousands rich, and poured It'd
of the precious metals through tn
arteries of commerce that has been o
Q the greatest benefit to the State, tn
d coast, the whole country, and, we ma,
!. add, to the civilized world. Sharon did
= this. His most frantic defamer, hi.
= most malignant enemy, cannot deny it
i Yet. after doing all this. now comes thu
mouth-piece Of scheming adventurer
) who seeks to reap where others SOW, anC
! says that it is the duty of the patriots tt
oppose Sharon. According to Sutro's
ethics, no doubt Of it. Men like him al
ways repay his benefactors with ingrati
tude and battered 1t is their snake.lik'
nature, to sting the hand that warmed
them into life. Such being their natura
instincts, Sutro and his followers mr.
simply obeying the promptings of thei
= venomous nature, when they urge tn
i people to follow their bad example. Blu
s it will not do. The evil counsel simpl
l. excites contemptuous ridicule at so puel
!, lie an exhibition of malignant folly.