The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-21
DOING ONES DUTY.

Sometimes 1t is q hard thing to do
ones duty. II one stands for CON
victions which run counter to other
peoples views--and anyone who has
real and sincere convictions is likely
to run counter to the views of those
pergons who are of opposite opinions
1.-The standing for them brings diff
ferent molds and no two persons see
the same thing in the same manner.
Then,. what Is a conviction for one
person, and hence duty to perform,
to another is nothing but a passing
thought. One man makes a mountain
out of mole hill and another makes
molehill out of mountain. So this
is life. The .hing. therefore. for one
to do Is to live his or her own life.
and satisfy that inward monitor
which makes for peace of mind and
personal happiness. True, you will
not please some people. and there
will be some against you. but the
most important person to please after
all Is ones own self. You have to
live with yourself all the time, and
see that other person who thinks
badly OF you but once IN while. 1t
is OF vastly more Importance, there
fore. to please that person whom you
see most, and whom you know best.
One who stands for things that are
right, and pure and holy, need not
expect to be popular with those who
have evil thoughts or who do not
stand for those things. As one SO
we'll said 70 the writer sometime
back: "1ney do not ring true, and
you need not hope to stand in with
them" 1t is with feelings of respect
that one runs up against man who
has honest and sincere convictions
and is not afraid to stand for them.
From what we have been able to see
Governor Manning Is such man, and
he Is getting the piaudits of all peo-
PIE, whether or not he belongs to
their political faction, except those of |
course whom he has to condemn In
the performance Of his duty as the |
States chief executive.
Newspapers also should haye con-
'victions. A newspaper is but the
mouthpiece for the thoughts and con-
victions of its editors. ana II a news
paper really has honest and sincere
conviction. there will be those who
will differ from It's views. A real
newspaper man likes to have persona
take issues with opinions expressed
differing from those of the newspaper.
and an editor usually is never bet.
ter pleased than when he can con-
troyert some opposite opinions. "A
knife is sharpened by whetting II
against "a rock, So Is mimi bright
ened by rubbing it against some other
mind. But an editor despises little
bit of o mind which feels an affront
at an opposite expressed. and which
seeks to do the person or the paper
an injury because forsoctb the news
paper man does not agree with the
views held by the person. All men
should learn the difference between
conyictions and person thought. wei
have heard Of men who thought they
were almost annihilating Newspaper
when they stopped subscription for
shese differences OF opinion. but al-
most In every such case there were
always two or more to step in ana /
tAlie his place.
The editor OF The IntelIisencer has
snicyed the discussion over the road /
bond isaue. We feel that With the
good FEELING displayed by thnse de-
batting the question. only good has re-
suited or ean result.
Btit, whpt we started out TO say was
mss uAe eAonId do ones faIl duty at
sll ets4ss % As to please TINT ipwara
monitor ccHaci cience