Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-08-09
AN EXPERlM EN1.
q Man Who Wants Justice Starts on Ills
Travels.

a Man who Wants Justice Starts on Ills
Travels.
.Jobn started out in the morning and
said: To-day am going to demand per
feet Justice from all men. propose to
have my rights today"
He boarded a street car. The conductor
soon came around to collect the fares.
John passed him 2 cents.
Five cents" said the conductor.
But I'm only going a mile" said John.
Il don't care if you're only going q
block. you pay cents in this car, " replied
the conductor.
why, l rode the whole length of the
line-six miles-yesterday and only paid
4 cents, and l don't propose to pay the
same for riding one mile" said John.
Il don't care what you propose, said
the conductor; you must either pay your
cents or get off"
Don't you see, man," said John, "how
monstrously unjust and inequitable your
action is? There is no justice in it. 1t is
A terrible outrage. 1t is a monstrous i'm
position. Shall man pay the same for
one barrel Of flour that he does for six?
Shall he pay the same price for one egg
that he does for half Il dozen? Shall he
pay as much for riding one mile as for rid
ing six? | refuse to pay!"
''Then you get off," said the conductor.
The car was stopped, and John was drop
ped on the sidewalk without further cere
mOny
There isno justice in this world, "mut-
tered John as he picked himself up and
started for the postoffice to mail letter.
what will be the postage on letter
which wish to send to the next town, a
distance of 3@ miles?" asked John.
Two cents, of course, " replied the clerk
at the stamp window.
why, l sent one to san Francisco yes
terday for cents" said John, "and that
was about thousand times as far
Cant help that" said the clerk.
Cant help it! Why, man, it's mon
strous injustice. Docs this great Ameri-
can government propose to sanction such
an iniquitous act as this? Does it propose
to give the approval of its governmental in
dorsemcnt to such bare faced injustice
as this?"
Il guess she does, replied the clerk.
"Then this government has entered into
covenant with sin. 1t has become part
ner with iniQuity, and will have nothing
to do with thing SO base. will carry
my letter to the next town myself"
Government is very sorry to lose your
patronage" replied the clerk rs John
turned to go. 1T counted on that cents
of yours to pay the national debt.
John stood outside the postoffice long
time ruminating on the awful injustice
that prevails in society.
Move on! Don't block up the side
walk" said a voice in his ear.
John looked up and saw policeman.
Isn't this free country?" asked John
Move on!' said the policeman.
"Am / injuring the sidcwalk?" asked
John.
Move on, say, and don't try to be
fresh with mel"
Your request, man, is unjust. injure
the sidewalk more by moving over it than
do by standing still. might stand here
for hundred years and not wear out the
city. do not injure the municipality by
simply standing here. I won't break the
paving stones or make the street cave in
l have no intention Of carrying off the
postofflce in my pocket. 1 stand here for
absolute justice. Give me my rightsl'
The policeman took him by the collar
and hustled him mross the street. Now"
said he, clear out. If see you here again,
will run you in''
John concluded he would not seek for
absolute justice any more that day. He
still holds to the opinion. however, that it
is an excellent thing, but it's price is too
high for him.-New York World.