Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-01-13
lmtermetldlers,

How attractive for psrsos Of n.
fined sentiment is thai communilv
where every perSon pays little or no
attention to other peoples buwinsss
and pays close attention 10 HE on.
A q financial policy, Il gsuerSIiv
pays well 10 observe this rule. w
once heard person cougrutulssin9
himself On having made 8 thoussnd
dollars during . short period al
time. He was aaked how n -.
ceodsd % we'll. His answer - a
made $500 Of the san in olseo1 ~
to my own business, and ooOO b
leaving other peoples business
alone. In this answer, though blunt
and seemingly sarcastic, 10 Contained
a moral Of the utmost importance 10
the well being Of every community.
and IL men and women would but
consider and observe 4this moral.
how much moro harmony would b.
manifested in every nsighborhood
and town. II il the spirit 10 med
die with that which does not con-
cern ms, that il the main cause Of sll
the strifes, bickerings. quarrels, and
mental sufieriugs which are witnes.
sed and experienced in every COM
munisy. 1t pervsdes all grades in
life. 1t enters all classes Of buxi.
ness. II makes itself known in all
gatherings Of the people. Il finds
its way into schools and churches.
but in no case docs it produce o
deeper sting and disturb the strong
fibres Of our being more, than when
it enters the family circle, and. by
its iucessant irritation, sewers the
ties Of kindred and blood, and makes
the most bitter enemies Of those
whom God and Nature had ordained
to be the most fast friends. Call to
mind neighborhood, II there bs
such one. whose inhabite nts TO-DAY.
are on friendly terms, all alta ndinr
to their own busiucsc, all trying TO
build themselves up financially, men.
tally and morally. That nsigh.or-
hood Is a model Of attraction 10
every well meaning peruon, But
suppose one or two intcrmedd
OF good address, easy speech and
manners, and having little busines.
of their own to sngross their atten-
tion, lake up their abode In that
nrishborhood, can any man guaran.
tee the peace Of that people for nix,
or even three mcnthss No QUO
can give such q guarantee. Their
presence in that community would
be like throwing brands Of FIRE
among sacks Of wheat, at hrvt there
might only bs concealed Suspicious
and jeaiousies ,moldering In the
brcst OF each, but room these would
burst out into . flame, and n,aks
manifest their virulsncc and opeu
hatred. strife and qaa,rcling would
ensne. The iotemeddlsr IL q con-
tagious pestilence In any community,
against whose no..ious poison
every one must constantly have
about his person diiniectsnt, aud
an antidote In case the poison should
touch him. The more adroit and
skillful he or she may bs, and the
mole elevated position iu life hs or
she may occupy. the greater their
power to do evil by ,neddling with
other pcople's business aod enc
more diflicult In Il TO expose in ~
true light the meannsss Of their
lives aud the practical evils they
are producing in the community
where they opperate. There II NO
position in life 70 elevated that The
poison of tho intsrmeddlsr cannot
reach it, there ID NO virtue - pare
that it cannot be stained By The
coloring dye. Thousands who would
otherwise have lived honorsble,
and happy lives, have been forcsd
BY the intermeddlsr 10 exc out yeass
OF strife and contention with their
fellows, aud die at last dishsartensd
In Hrs PnoPka Place. .-Tildsn Ii
TO be pescrably inaugur1ted, and
the country Is to have peace from
that time forward. 10 writss TIC
Boston correspondent of ths 0peing-
field Repabiicdn. Under ths Wash-
ington Office hol.lsrs Of ths present
dynasty, nothing hat turmoil and
eventually civil war could b sx-
pected. The people Of the country.
who are wiser than any Of thcir
nominal leaders. are going 10 de-
eide this matter suddenly and IN the
way that win involve them in tho
f6west future difficulties. That way
10 the Inauguration Of new admin.
istrntion under Tilden. Sixtcsu
years ago, Il was the inauguratiou
Of q new a4llainiatrati0n under Lin-
coin. The party nance are chanysd
now, but the crisis demands The
same regimen--a change Of admis-
istration. All tho hayonsts il ~
country cannot prop up . power
that the popular will has sondsmnod
WHISTLER n Columbia or n ~
District ei Colunhia. n q ssnooe
b bat that bayouets should euus =
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Tie sans | Or soon11yuen iove
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