Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-16

LII Tue INTEREST OF Jna1 hroauioh
form of government of which good
men dream, it may be reasonably re-
GREETED that all above expressed and
implied is true. At the same time,
while political systems remain as
constituted the irregularities cited
are evils more or less general and in
dispensable as the interests of party
may command. Mere ethical senti-
ment in this provides topics for "pro-
fessional" derision, and any attempted
practical application thereof is po-
litical fatalism.
THE FRosTBURa MINING JOURNAL
is printed
l, To get a living out of it for the
publishers.
2, For the benefit of its patrons and
the region generally.
1t is not published for those who
read but don't pay for it, particularly
not for those Of this class so ready to
call us to account for accidents to
whom explanations do not explain
and apologies do not satisfy.
1t is not published to plsaae exactly
those people with whom dash and
column-rules separate nothing; who
look upon a paper as they would a
manure pile-so much matter thrown
together, each element an infusion of
all the others-an embodiment in
miniature of the pile.
We have some desire to do good in
a negative sense by insulting nobody
by displeasing no family-by offend
ing no community; in doing so We
assume all such have at least learned
the alphabet both of business and
good manners.
These remarks are called out by
the accidental association last week
of two incongruous items in our make
up. They are not designed to wound
the needlessly aggrieved family, to
whom we have made all the repara-
tion possible, but as a hint to the
small host Of self-appointed meddlers
to keep their ignorance hid under a
bushel.
So long as this sort CT oficiousnesa
results in few interviews, explana-
tions and apologies to proper parties,
we don't care, but when we find that
we are expected to knuck!e to disin-
terested people then we demur.
Now, that's about the size of our
indignation over this matter.
A FATHER bequeathed large for
tune to a neighbor in trust for his
son, the latter to be wholly depend
ent upon tie discretion of the trustee
as to investments, receipts, expendi-
lures, etc. When the will was COM
pleted the young man was called in
and the paper read to him.
"What do you think of it?" asked
the old gentleman.
20, quite good" replied the son,
"but don'tyou think, father, it would
! be better to make me the trustee and
the other fellow the heir ?"
Now, if the Board of Public Works
decides next Friday against the State
and people and in favor of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company,
might not the people rise and ask for
an open confession of the fact that all
things here live by the grace of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
panyl The company itself has said
as much. Speaking of the proposed
construction of the new road, Presi-
dent Garrett remarked
"All right; they will build the road,
but aoe wiN operate it,
The people are finding out what a
small space their interests occupy in
corporate and official estimation.
They cannot be fooled forever.
LAST weeks JOURNAL made lots of
folks mad, and complaints have buzz
ed around us like hornets. We begin
to think we don't know how to make
up FORM" or write anything intelli-
gible to the naked eye or that our
readers are too critical or too careless.
At one time we suspected the JOUR-
NAL was getting too independent"
fer the low price of $l.50 and the easy
terms of cash in advance, but the no
ton was abandoned just as soon as we
thought of our ability to lose a SUBJ
scriber and still come up this week
fresh aud new and smiling.