Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-06-04
Agents for the "Teller.'
The Truth not Learning Makes them
Mad


sore that is sapping the life of the
patient, is to probe it to the bottom
and extract the virus that is produc-
ing it. Outward modifying applica-
tons will not serve the purpose of
restoring the flesh to soundness aud
health. The patient must submit to
the necessary surgical treatment,
though it may be so severe as to require
the use of chloriform This is illus
trative of what is often necessary in
business community. General bust
ness will often suffer from causes
which may be easily traced to the men
who are attempting to do the business.
But they do not like to be told of the
fact, ,nd when they are told they show
hostility to him who suggests the facts.
The good book tells us that the men
of old were 'enraged when our Savior
told them the truth, and with his whip
OF small cords drovethem all out of the
temple at Jerusalem. He gave them
distinctly to understood that some
thing else was requisite besides their
tables for money changing. No man
has the right to simply live in bust
ness community merely for the pur-
pose of bleeding the citizen of that
community Of every dollar as fast as
he earns it. He who gets his trade
from the consumer, is ungrateful if he
be unwilling to contribute generously
towards such public enterprise as will
enhance the general welfare of all and
when the masses once detect thst spe
cies Of insratitude iii dealer, they
avoid him, If they find any other deal
or who can supply them. 1t has been
limited to US that few have said they
would withdraw their patronage from
the TELLER because of our publishing
such articles as appeared in our issue
OF last week. Perhaps they may think
that We live and move solely by their
patronage, and hence that we must
have no thought, save what is the
echo # their conception of what con
stitutes good policy in the building up
OF towns. Were we just at present af-
fected with emotions of tenderness to-
ward such, we might pity them for
blindness. But as matters present
themselves to us, we don't think they
arc even deserving of our pity, and so
far Is taking such hints as warnings
to desist from portraying what we
deem to be the facts detrimental to
the interests Of this place, we say right
here, once for all, that as much as we
may desire money, yet the whole
wealth OF the latest of these carpers
IL not price that could purchase dur
silence when we deem it our duty and
to the interest Of the people whom we
aim to represent, to publish the fscts
Not man of tho whole corporal's
guard Of those who would censure us
Tor the sentiments we have uttered.
dare place himself on record in the
public prints against the positions We
have taken, and this of itself evinces
the fallacy of their position, as well as
their seltishness and cowardice as bust.
men, We like to have patronage in
the way OF subscriptions and advertis-
ing, and when we do have it we try
to render full equivalent to our pat
rons. We don't seek patronage on the
principle OF charity, and if any person
who IS our patron thinks that he
Is only bestowing charity upon US, we
would prefer tl.at he withdraw it from
Ms We then are under no obligations
to shield either hin, or his business
from the tide that may set against him
IN consequence of his illberal policy. |
Thus We would make this fact promi.
nent IN the minds of all our patrons
aud Of all others, that the TELLER
stands upon its own foundation. and
upon it Will grow, if at ali. Where
one patron becomes dead to us, a doz.
en- will come to the funeral and helm
npry him "inddon't YOU forget II"