The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-27
PUBRIL1TY OF ACTON.

There are more ways than one Of removing
q stone wall. Perhaps the most foolish way
to attempt removal is by butting ones bead
against it. The man who establishes himself
in a community, and neglects his business to
ridicule the nationality, religion, politics or
any of the hobbies or peculiarities Of his Gus
toners will soon be rated as a fool. The sue
cessful men in business have achieved success
by attending to their swn business. There is a
great deal of error in the world and false sen
timent and false action, which it would be-
COM too immense a contract to attempt to re-
move. There are religious teachers and phil
anthrepists who make it a business to labor
are those of kindness and conciliation. They
would not attempt to convert a Mormon, for
instance, by bitter denunciatlons of his filthy
practices.
Men of diverse sentiments dwell together
in communities in amity. Business men sell
profit in some instances, and no one is heard
lifting up his voice in the streets aboEt rob-
berry and extortion, because he would be
laughed at as a harmless lunatic. or suhc
harmless lunacy is The following from the
Inter Mountain last night: There
is no need to 60 into particu-
lars, the discrimination rracticed against
our merchants, the inso lent attempt to dictate
to them what market they mu It buy in, and
the various charges eXacted from all have
created a feeling Of resentment which will not
soon be allayed." In a business point of
view this is superlatively silly. Iu point OF
fact the people of Monsana have never en-
joyed as low freight and travelling rates as
they now do; but. for the sake Of the a,gu-
ment, granting all that has been alleged
against the railroad COMPANY, it is difficult
10 perceive what good can result to this COM
munity from rending their linen and hurting
epithets at the corporation. ..
Where "resrntment" exists there is gen.
orally a reciprocity of that article. One man
cannot be mad at another who has
the feeling of kindness toward him.
It is not in the nature of things that this COM
munity can thoroughly hate the railroad and
the railroad heap favors and machines shops
and love Upon the community. Ii denunci-
alton could take off one cent from transporta-
ton charges it would be a very cheap way Of
paying freight. On the contrary, it only
tends to increase the burdens. Railroads are
s~oulless, but their directors and managers are
of flesh and blood, and are susceptible to the
feeling of a sresentment.' Observation
teaches us that they do exhibit this quality
against men and towns that run senseless
drivel from their mouths. Some of the inju-
dicious blatherskites in this Terri
tory have been taught by a dscrlmin-
alton in rates that railroad Of
iicia!s have ''resentments." Indulgence in
this evil passion is wrong-as wrong With
railroad officials as 1t is with a community.
The community's rage is impstent; it is a
sert of turning about and biting itself.
The only sensible and effective way of fight.
ing railroads is in The halls Of legislation.
Men may bswl themselves hoarse on the
s.reets and lash themselves into fury over
things they cannot correct, and the railroad
authorities will only laugh Al Them and throw
them increased charges upon which to bite.
| What has been written in this article is not
upon the presumption that the people Ct
Butte are fools, who are disposed to cut oil
their noses because their faces have dis
pleased them. But they are to some extent
held responsible for utterances in public
journals they support and presumptivsly en-
dorse. Whether or not they do endorse such
uttarances there will attach to them 4 certain
degree of responsibility. Butte cannot afford
to be rated in the eyes of the world as a city
Of such drivetlnG incompetents. The puerili-
ly of action to which the citizens are advised
they cannot follow. They must rephdiate
fool advices, and so ahead actively and vigor-
ously, striking with manly independence
where their blows will count.
THE JEANNETTE FOUND.