Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-30
A REJo1NDER.

A REJ0INDER.
The Virginia Enterprise Is, as the dti-
Eens Of this State we'll know, an ably
edited and excellent Newspaper. II is
however 20 hide-bound with partisan
and sectional feeling that that failing
greatly detracts from its usefulness.
The venom Of partisan feeling so poisons
The very being Of the Enterprise that il
oan see no good thing in any paper
which does not adopt the same political
views. Looking then with jaundiced
eyes upon the opinions Of
others. who differ with Il, the Enter
prise scruples not to vent Its malice by
ascribipg unworthy motives to its OPP
ponenss and applying to Thorn dis
paraeing spithets and expressions. This
weakness Of the Enterprise is the more
resrsttabls, as il deprives that paper Of
the respect and influence 1t would other
wise command. As . case In point,
some time since the Enterprise published
some Mandatory remarks concerning New
England and its people. which we then
thought and still think, fulsome and
unwsrranted. the more so, as by inn
they tended to throw Q slur
upon the rest Of the country. The En-.
terprise replied in its usual toploftical
style. Not dismayed or ashamed. the
RECORD returned 10 the charge and re-
asserted that the virtues Of patriotism
and elevation character are not tho Pc
culiar patrimony or Characteristic Of the
citizens Of New England alone. Also
that honorable. intelligent, humane and
learned people can BE- found elsewhere
than in the New England States. One
would think that these assertions should
mot have provoked the anger Of the
Comstock Thunderer. But they did.
Back 1t came At Us with gust Of ar.
rogant anger, which nearly blew our
little shsllop out OF the water or unk Il
outright, The Enterprise says that It
takes nothing back. Certainly not. We
did not expect IL would. When 1t said
the horse Was seventeen feet hight Of
course Il would stick to 1t. Some folks
never own that they are mistaken. Others
who are not quite unknown in literature
and science. have stated It to be their
opinion that frankly acknowledging an
error was mark OF great and elevated
nature. However. a. the Enterprise
lacks the prerequisite quality we will
not expect it TO do anything that the
character Of its organization will not
permit, 10 let that matter rest. The
subject 10 which We more Immediately
wished to call attention when we COM
mencsd this article, was tho vicious
habit the Enterprise has contracted Of
abusing those from whom it differs. To
illustrate. Tue Enterprise In this
first few line accuses the REcoRI
Of nm assumed Independence
and says that il is not honest. Next, the
Enterprise says we are governed BY
ignorant and vindictive preiudices. and
that we wilfully pervert the meaning Of
the Enterprise. In reply. We may say
that the Enterprise will never be troub'
led with any Independence either IS.
sumed or real. Az regards tho RECORD,
its object is to keep clear OF all entang-
ling party alliances, and support those
men and those measures who and which.
in our judgment, will be most bsnsAcia
to the country. The Enterprise doubt
less anvies this free and unhampered CON
dition, and therefore we forgive 1t for it,
unkind expressions. The Enterprise has
an unwelcome and uphill task IS thick
and thin party journal. therefore there
is no wonder that 1t 10 at timos i'll tenn.
pered and berates those more happily
situated. As regards the ignorant and
vindiotivs prejudices OF which the Enter
prise accuses US, We certainly disclsim
the vindictive part. We favor no section
of the country at the expense of an,
other. We wish the game justice. thu
same liberty and the same consideration
extended to all portions OF the Union
We do not wish to draw invidious and
odious comparisons. and thereby hattel
and fawn before one section and coyertly
insult and degrade another. We believe
that throughout the country buma,
nature is pretty much the same. Tha
in all communitiss there axe good ant
bad, learned and ignorant. That full
some PHRASE Of one locality and whole
sale condemnation of another Is neither
just OF reasonable. To do SO betrayi
weakness or malice. II is therefore thai
with the Enterprise we 80 earnestly pleai
the cause Of other portions Of the country
besides its favorits New England. Such
an effort was strong evidences of kindnes,
rather than yindiotivs feeling. and W,
only wish that No could pursuads thu
Enterprise to adopt such broad and kindl,
views In making up its estimate
Of its fellow citizens OF oil sections
Az to ignorance. we will candidly admi
that the Enterprise man is much bette
informed than We are. The trouble IL tina
he applies bis vast stores Of eruiition I,
such bad and discreditabls purposes
That 10 whore we have tho advantage 0
onr cotemporary. We may not know
much, bat that little which we do kno,