Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-24

I
! amy worse than an individual as far a.
having a sense OF justice goes
I've known an indiyldua, 10 have Z
good Zeal o. a sense Of Justice said
tho ran who had been speaking oil
rebates
So have l. said The man With the
new headgear Even In business
Tha a what ! am couteudng You'll
md individuals who viii respect your
righta and youll fnd corporations that
will. TOO. but you've got TO let 'em
hof' know what your rights are You
do lot 20 slt down and wait for
them Co end ont Then when you've
asserted your rights. you want to in.
sist on having them. Insist and keep
on insisting Lot en- know that you
don't intend TO be trifed with Adopt
a firm tone. Not necessarily a buster
ins tone, but a firm one. Look at this
hat"
Il see H." said the other man. II
done Ike the brlm II curls too much
! Otfar~ise It's a fairly decent lid
The c. a r. w. railroad paid for
ths, hat said IT'S wearer ITS a six
dollar hat The reason the railroad
co.'rsny paid for Il is simply that II
arci,ad my old one. ! got ont OF the
train The other morning and started
20 wai< TO the gate and Just as
passed the engine the engineer turned
cock or touched the throttle valve
or srn'e'hlng and let out spout OF
1t.sHt eli
abs r " ruined the hat was wear.
ing Simrly ruined H.
Now. what would you have done
IN G. like that? | know without
your tciing me. You would have said
something in an undertone and that
would have been the last Of IT, Yon
would have gone away nursing sense
Of injury and you would eaye let that
rankie Ia your breast forever. You
would have said to yourself. Wait TN
they set me on a jury In a case In
which that railroad company Is de-
fcndant But you wouldn't have as.
sorted your rights and given the com
parry a chance 10 square itself with
yea. You would have said What's
did,"
Vel what did you do? IN bite"
SAT- als frl~ad
- walked rivht M to the general
onicos and asked TO he directed Go the
claim derar nont rs the olalm agent
m7' aska the youns man AZ the /
dealt. IN pm decided tone OF voice /
IL
gee him oad took In my card Ia a
few m-m. be returned and said I
die agent 3uld see me I stepped /
into the l,e room be Indicated and I
saw man bending over his desk.
very much occupied 60 an appear
ances lie waved me to a chair with.
out looking mp. but spoke right up
| wasn't going 10 take any blum
said 1912
"in nrm tone2"
On q. "a tone. Kindly hook at this
hat
efie looked at a. Z want you 10 tell
me what your company proposes to
do ahou, lt. / said
90 don't think the company con.
templates any action. he said Would
YOU mind Telling ME as briefly as pos.
sible why the dickens Il should DO
anything -
III tell yGu with pleasure. I an.
swered An engineer In your employ
turned seyser OF warm axle grease
md muddy water on Il as | was peace 4
'hiy eouE BY him. q s8a the 5 ~ Z
ra:n from CedaFhoufne whore / re.
Iide and ! p sc three highly respected
elbow commuters To testify 20 the
ruth - my statement ! don't want !
ny trouble. bat e You invite i, shall )
cot shrink s'om IL ! want You people I
o buy ms a new hag for the one that }
on have 81 He'd lf ypu do Il promptly (
on ~ill ayc.d suii for damages !
aid ihls on fly. but very firmly (
lie looked 1T me moment 90 see I
I was in earnest Then he said co )
ug you a. and send the bill 60 :
HE Office sad ! will 500 that u Is !
ala i'm husr now and ! haven't tim, Z
, inau lro the truth 81 your state.
tent. bn, have no ides that you are 1
sine anything bur tryia to work as
~ oeiect 10 that lnsinusIion and
~ upon ye0 to withdraw a. said,
.mly
Anyttin~ you like he said IN -
ishdrsw u you win I'm busy Send =
,ur 5iil and ! viii sea tbs a is paid
sod day
So went and bonshi the hat, and
- paid tie blii aud want 20 ten v
NJ that What / have told yop Is the \
ses tgalh / haseni added 70 o -