The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-11-26
Newspaper Patronage,

This thing called newspaper patronage is
Il curious thing. 1t is composed of rs many
col0rS as the rainbow, and is as changeable
as TIE hue Of The chameleon.
One man subScrbeS for newspaper. and
pays for it in advance; goes home and
reads 1t the year round, with the proud sat
isiaction that it is his own. lie hands in
an advertsment-aSk the price, and pays
TO 1t. This is newspaper patronage.
Another man says, "pleasc put my name
on your list Of subscribers" and goes Off.
without as much as having said pay once.
He asks you TO advertise but he says no.
thing about paying for it. Time passes
your patience is eXhausted--and you dun
him. lie flies i'll n passion, ard perhaps
pays up-perhaps not. This too is news
paper patronage.
Another man has been subscribes for a
long time. lie becomes tired OF Won. and
wants change. Thinks Inc would like an
eastern "Dollar Weekly Tells the post
master 10 diScontinue-and one Of his pa
pers is returned TO you, marked "rcGuset,."
Paying for it is among the last of his
thoughts. Besides, he wants his dollar TO
send to the eastern publisher. After a time
you look over his account, and send him r
bill for balance due. Bat docs he pay II
cheortully and freely? We leave him 10 an
swer. Yet this, too, is newspaper patron
age.
Another man lives near yOu-nevCr took
your paper-it is too small, compared Will
some OF the overgrown and sickly scntimcn.
tai 'dolar wecklieS" it is small don't like
its editor-don't like its politics-too Wing
| giSh-too Locofocoish-or too something
else. Yet goes regularly to his neghbor',
and reads his by good stove fre-fnf,
! lauIt with its contentS--diSputpS lis posi
4 tons ridiculcs lenders and quarrcls Will
/ ITS type, ink, and color Occasionally see.
an article he lilleS-takeS half dime AM
bays No. This, too. is newspaper patron
age.
Another sports fine horse, or perhaps
pair oi th-m-iS always seen with whip il
hand add spur on toOt-singlc nan.-no US,
iufn,m 10 take ancwspapcr-knows cnoug!
nov. finally he concludes to get marie,
does su--Aotce of the fact, with a.
'",icasc Yal,.sh aud send me half dozeI
e't,es.' lis done--doeS he ever pay fo
/ either notice orpaperS? No. "But Smrel,
you oo"'t charge for such things - This
too, is newspaper patronage.
AusHcr Man--(bless YOU it does u.
good 10 sec such a MAINLAND We do Sc,
them ,o.nctimes-and we have seen somt
such lately another man comes aud say.
THE year for Which have paid is abou
/ expired, want 10 pay for another" He
does so, and retires.
Reader is not newspaper patronage q
curious thing? And in that great day when
honest men are to get that reward due tc
honesty, which, say you, of those enumcr.
atcd above, viii obtain that reward?
Now, it will readily be seen. that while
certain kinds Of patronage are the very life
ard essence Of a transportation are GER
tain other kinds which will kill any parcr
stone dead. We have an abundance ofthi,
latter sort. And as remedy, in part, we
Snail adopt new rule, which is simply
! this:
From and after the 18th day of Novc,n.
Der neXt-at which time our first half yeal
cNpires-dR Notices, Hyacnedi. ObRTayH
Liirary. Political or Religious. that are Of.
iercd for publication in the Signal. if com.
ng from non-subscribcrs, will be charged
for rs advertisements?
For regular subscribers they win be pub
Shcd gratis. as usual