Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-22


Fog the honor OF the press it should
be so that philosopher, student, and
an honorable man may freely discuss
through our daily journals principles
and measures, theories and practices,
political and social, scientific and relig-
ious, without being deluged with the
slime of filthy epithets, illuminated by
the tongues of envious slanderers, or
dragged into the mire Of personal abuse
and malignant aspersion. The puolic
looks to the press to reflect not only Its
political, but its moral and social senti-
ments, and it is poor commentary upon
our state of society that one prominent
journalist deems it necessary to threaten
possible Islander with dire Vengeance, and
that another recognizing the probability
of such disgraceful public wrong, assures
the first that it will come and he must
grin and bear ito. H. News.
1t is not often we can agree with our
friend of the Gold Hill News, but this
time We can do SO heartily and honestly.
An individual and public journal should
have the privilege to freely discuss all
topics, so long as it is done fairly and
without intention to wrong any one. No
matter what differences in opinion there
may be, each should be entitled to respect
and federation Of all others. No man or
set Of men has right to cause Others to
cast or form their ideas and opinions in
the same mould as their own. Yet, how
frequently do you hear the bitterest de-
nunciation of one by Others Just because
they do not think alike. 1t is this bitter
intolerance, the mark Of ignorance, big
otry and tyranny that has been the curse
and the great impediment to the progress
of mankind to higher, purer and
more happy condition One is con-
demned because of his religion, another
for his politics or for the accident Of his
nationality or birthplace. Some one is
sure to be cursing him for some of these
accidents or qualities no matter what he
is or what he does. Shame upon such a
wretched set tyrannical bigots. What
and who are they that they dare con-
denim their fellow man because they hap
pen to disagree with them? Who gave
them the right to measure others by the
two foot rule of their own experience and
then condemn others because the con-
customs reached, or opinions formed are
now the same as their own? Right is al.
ways the same, it is mmutable, eternal,
unassalable; but wrong appears in a
thousand protean forms, some SO art,
fully simulated that it requires almost
more than human intelligence to detect
the tiend in the angels garb. But this
applies more to questions of morality
than OF Judgment. In the first there is
10 question TO argue or determine, in
the latter there is. Yes, and it is because
human reason and means of information
are SO imperfect, that this condition al
ways must obtain. 1t is easy to decide
that it is criminal to murder, to steal OF
commit any other offence. 1t is not
however, easy to always determine
the right or wisest course or decision in
many other cases, for they simply in
yolve question of judgment, of differ,
ences for which no man has a right to
arraign another. There is no doubt OF
the truth of this proposition, but it is
little understood and less practiced, more
especially by those who support the pres
ent powers that be. We would advis,
them to study, to think of and practice
the principles they profess, They de
mand freedom of thought, speech ant
person; let them accord it. They con
tend for religious and political equality
let them observe it. Don't let the Of,
spirit Of persecution and intoleranc
crop out which showed itself in the op
preston Of the Quakers and Methodsts
Give other men the same privilege the
demand: the right of doing their ow,
thinking. That is all that is asked--al
that need be granted. But while maxim
this demand we will whisper in thei
ears that whether granted or not, pee
pie will take it. They will thin
as they please, and express those thought
when, where and how they please. 1t
no use at this late day TO say that this Q
That man, from Grant to constable, ha
right divine to his position. 1t
nothing of the kind. They are all SCI
wants of the people, put there for th
purpose Of carrying out its will, an
when they cease to do SO, they will |
kicked out with as little ceremony as
turnkey who has been detected stealir
his employers plate. So the best pls
for all to pursue, is to form their ov
opinions, and let others do the sam
and if they should happen to clash, 81
their opponents the credit for the san
sincerity that they profess themselve
In a word, do as you would be done b
and things will go on very much smooth
than they do under different system.
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