The Monroe journal., 1922-03-31
THE NAN REPENTED WHEN
HE LEARNED The FACTS
Child Yelled So Nobody Could SleeE
and the Travelling Stranger
Didn't Like II at All
BIT LATER HE TRIED TO
ATONE FOR HIS RUDE ACT
People Should Know the Facts Before
Bringing Accusations Against Pub
lie Officials. ~ b

"A Monroe citizen made the remark
a few days ago that it IS not always
best for people to have. the things
they most want nor to do and say
those things their natural inclink-
tions would lead them to do and say.
The statement is worthy Of eonsidera-
ton. For instance, children cry Tor
green apples, which are sure to give
them the stomachache, and then they
don't want the castor oil that will re-
lieve their suffering. Adults are very
much like children. A great many
people are always colicky over things
they have taken into their system
through narrow minded views Of
things or from conclusions they have
reached without getting the facts IN
the case. We fail to see matters from
the other fellows viewpoint and then
turn loose a sethpool of vile utter
ances that only add fury to the flame,
when the whole trouble could be
ayerted and lot Of "innard" pains
turned into feelings Of bliss if We
would only make a little investiga-
tion and put into practice the Golden
Rhle.
The Other Fellows Viewpoint
A story is told Of gentleman who
occupied an upper berth in a sleep
ing car one night and was very anxi-
ous to get a good nights sleep, but
the man in the lower berth had q
four-months- baby with him that
kept up such yell that nobody could
get any rest. Finally the fellow IN
the upper berth stormed out at the
father of the child to know why he
didn't keep that bloomin' little ole
"youngun" quiet so man could sleep
The heart-broken father wiped the
tears from his eyes and in low
husky voice replied: 81 have done ev.
erything | know to quiet the poor
little thing, but yonder in the bag,
gage car lies its mother a corpse anc
il misses its mother" The other fel.
low then began to see things from
that grief stricken fathers viewpoint
and in humility of spirit he said: "oh
do excuse mel didn't know!" AND
he arose and took the little child II
his arms and spent many hours walk
ing up and down the aisle talking
and singing to the baby, in an effor
10 atone for the harsh manner II
which he had addressed its father.
Know the Facts
There is any amount Of criticism
handed out because We don't know
the facts in the case. Good men wh'
think they are rendering real ser
vice to the race sometimes harshl,
criticise public officials who are do
ing the very best they know to, d
under the circumstances, when thel
attitude would be quite different
they would only take the time AM
effort to know the facts in the case
True, there are sometimes public OF
ficials who deserve constructive critl
cism, but often men are criticised wh
are doing much better job OF
than the fellow who does the critics
ing would do. There is nothing quit
SO easy as to find fault. Anybod
can do it, and they can find wea
places in every life, but the christia
way is to magnify the good and tr!
in a brotherly manner, to strengthe
the weak points in the lives OF on
fellowman. Ministers, Of the gosp'
are often criticised severely for mis-
takes they make, but few people &
TO them and talk the matter owe
They prefer to spread it abroad witt
out giving them chance to corre'
the mistakes before they, have r.
ceived personal injury. Teachers ar
newspaper men are talked about IL
stead of being talked to-. Neighb'
talks about neighbor and the repor
are passed from mouth to mouth ar
are magnified as they go, but oftt
when the truth is known there is a
solutely nothing to warrant the r
ports.
Newspapers Great Agencies
Newspapers are perhaps the grea
est disseminators Of information al
moulders of public opinion OF al
agency in the world. Whether pc
son wills or not, his mind is great
influenced by what he reads. Whe
preacher talks to his hundred
newspapers speak to their tnousane
Editors and newspaper correspondent
seldom realize the solemnity OF tht
task and the Importance Of their VIZ
;ngs being of the, highest STANDARD
They should never make an alta
until a thorough investigation OF 7
facts has convinced them beyond
reasonable doubt that the CRITICS
il warranted, and they then sho!!
he very careful to make their positi
mmistakably plain. Nothing but IA
ness and justice to all concern
should ever enter into newspaT
article, although some readers m
enioy ripping somebody else
the back occasionally. Not OF
should this rule apply to persol
references but all public questitt
ought to be discussed in an impart
and forward-looking manner. \
future welfare and development Of
county or state or nation may dept
largely upon the attitude OF the pl
lie press. Wars have been foul
and governments changed through
influence Of the press. Revoluti'
have been inspired and insurrectl'
suppressed by the same power
force, and nations have arisen no
ished and passed away under
mighty power. =