Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-12
encourage Your own"

Common sense, philosophy, philanthropy,
history-every thing, save the mos. intense
and inexcusaole ignorance and sel6shness
teaches this doctrine. And yet, how many
disregard every other consideration. in the
transaction Of all their business, save only
the ins,an, accumulation Of three or four
pennies The "almighsy dollar" or, to
adop. form Of expression more adapted to
their narrow, contracted inlellecls. The all.
absorbing cent seems to be the motive pow.
er Of every transaction. To &c, something
for nothing-lo buy cheap and sell dear-so
make all they can wilhou. subjecling them.
selves TO the penalties Of the law, and keep
all they get. regardless Of the necessities Of
their neighbors, are characteristics Of sys.
tenn forcibly and lru,hiuily denominaed
"penny wise and pound foolish"
Enlightened policy, no. 10 mentiog phil.
an,hropy or Christianity, would teach US 10
regard the community in which we live as
one family, or one great partnership con-
cern, in business poin, Of view. A is a
merchant, B a tailor, c shoemaker, d q
farmer, E a miner, and so on. No man
will pretend thar a home market is injurious
10 any one. Now suppose the miner, the
farmer, the shoemaker, etc., conceive that
each man for himself, opportunity favoring.
can send 10 some other point and purchase
such articles as he needs and the merchant
sells, ,riAe cheaper than the merchan. can
afford TO sell them. They do so. and A is
compelled 10 leave, with his family, and all
dependent upon him. A home markc, is
thus lost to B c D and E for all their ari.
cles formerly consumed by these persons.
Apply this rule to any other honorable call.
ing, and you have the same result. Ii tends
10 impoverish the whole community. by
decreasing its home market. This doctrine.
applied to national affairs, is the tasis Of
protective tariff. Blu. our object al present
is not 10 discuss that subject. We have u
more humble aim.
We have printing establishment, here
Every sensible man will acknowledge its
benefit to the community. All appear anx-
ious that it may be supported. Ye. how
many refuse TO supporIiI. They know Iha,
heavy capitalists in large cities, by means
of their immense patronage, can afford 10
publish little larger paper for few pennies
less; and, although The matter contained in
those papers is seldom Of any earthly i'm
porIance to them, they send their money of
hundreds ofmiles, decreasing the circulation
a. home, and subscribe for paper, the pub.
l'shers Of which have not one inlereS, In com.
NOR with themselves, and then tell us they
can no. afford TO patronize their own county
paper. Because they can purchase grea. :
er number Of square inches of printed pa.
per elsewhere for The same number Of pen.
nies, their philosophy teaches them ,ha. i,
is cheaper TO Pa'ronize city capitalists. We
may be in error; but our impression is tina,
they are greatly mistaken.
The same policy is pursued, TO a limited
extent, in regard to Job Work; though we
arc happy to say il is not sanctioned by the
community generally.
Le. US philosophze a'liule. Rent, fuel,
board, labor, etc, are all cheaper here than