The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-09
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go as far as TO say in ninety-nine cases
out of a hundred-you have yourself
entirely to blame for any difficulty 20,
have with them. A corporation ism
any worse than an individual as far as
having a sense OF Justice goes
I've known an individual to have j
good deal OF a sense Of Justice said
the man who had been speaking OF
rebates.
So have !, said the man with the
new headgear. Even In business
That's what ! am contending You'll
find individuals who win respect your
rights and you'll find corporations that
will, too, but you've got to let em
both know what your rights are. You
don't want to sit down and wait for
them to find out Then. when you've
asserted your rights, you want to in.
sist on having them Insist and keep
| on insisting. Let EN- know that you
don't intend to be trifed with. ADOPT
a firm tone Not necessarily buster.
| ing tone, but firm one Look at this
/! hat"
Il see IT," said the other man Il
| don't like the brim. 1t curls too much.
| Otherwise It's fairly decent lid"
The c. & |. p. w railroad paid for
| that hat" said its wearer. Its a six
dollar hat. The reason the railroad
company paid for 1t is simply that 1t
spoiled my old one | got out of the
train the other morning and started
o walk to the gate and just as
passed the engine the engineer turned
cock or touched the throttle valve
or something and let out spout of
absolutely ruined the hat | was wear
ing. Simply ruined it.
Now, what would you have done
II a case like that? | know without
your telling me. You would have said
something in an undertone and that
would have been the last of it, You
would have gone away nursing a sense
II injury and you would have let that
ankle in your breast forever. You
would have said to yourself: Wait till
hey get me on a jury in case in
which that railroad company In dc.
fendant' But You wouldn't have as
serted your rights and given the com
pany chance to square itself with |
YOU You would have said: What's |
the use? Want to know what I
did,"
We'll, what did you do? I'll bite"
said his friend
Il walked right up TO the general |
Offices and asked to be directed 10 the /
3laim department lis the claim agent /
in? I asked the young man at the
desk, in a firm, decided tone OF voice.
He quailed beneath the firm look
+ gave him and took in my card In a
few moments he returned and said
the agent would see me. stepped
into the little room he indicated and
saw man bending over his desk,
5ery much occupied to all appear
lnces. He waved me to chair with
)ut looking up. but | spoke right up.
wasn't going TO take any bluff I
said"
I'm a firm toner
I'm firm tone, Kindly look at this
nat
He looked at IT, I want you to tell
ne what your company proposes to
10 about it, ! said.
Il don't think the company con
emplates any action, he said Would
'ou mind telling me as briefly as pos
ible why the dickens it should do
I'm tell you with pleasure, | an
wered. An engineer in your employ
urned geyser of warm axle grease
nd muddy water on 1t as was peace
bly, going by him. 1t was the SIP
rain from Cedarbourne. where / re-
ide. and have three highly respected
elbow commuters TO testify to the 7
ruth of my statement / don't want I
NY trouble. but If you invite 1t | shall /
OF shrink from IT, | want you people y
} buy me a new hat for the one that S
on have spoiled. II you do It promptly :
on will avoid a suit for damages. | I
aid this quietly. but very firmly. 1
"He looked at me a moment to see q
I was in earnest Then he said: Go
Nv you a hat and send the bill to
lis office and will see that II is
aid. I'm busy now and haven't time Il
inquire into the truth OF your state b
ent. but ! have no idea that you are [
,ing anything but trying to work US. o
II object TO that insinuation and v
N upon you to withdraw It, said. A
'mly.
Anything you like. he said. I'll
Ithdraw II you will. I'm busy. Send
,ur bill and ! will see that it is paid.
)od day. a
so I went and bought the hat. and a
ey paid the bill. and want to tell Il
n that what have told you is the
act truth. I haven't added TO OF
ken away word from the conversa- b.
m" IL
The other man looked enviously at I,
e hat. Il certainly had no idea that !,
ey were as easy as that he said
ITS standing up firmly for your OF
hts that counts" said the man with lkl
, new hat. Another thing" be add I'm
: u happened to know that claim
snt quite intimately