Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-07
OBJ STANDARD.
AN APPEAL TO MY SUBSCRIBERS


GENTLEMEN: About two months since appealed to all
If YOU to pay up your subscriptions and pay in advance
and sent at the time to three hundred and fifty of
% accounts amounting to four thousand dollars OF
Ibis thousand have received only two three hun
drnd dollars and but few others have responded.
feel quite that have the best list of subscribers
:; the State Nneeen-twentieths of them entirely
estimation and neglect, and Of what is deemed
suitable opportunity they do not pay and very many o.
them arrears The main profits OF my arduous and
saut labor feel constrained to state from adver-
Using and iob-work-and this with weekly and semi
weekly list fully equal together to four thousand weekly
bscribers afford lose thousands of dollars
y wear by this failure the part of subscribers;
in The future shall be compelled, after the close of the
rnyt campaign, to 0Opt tie cSh SYtena-to send to
M time paid for has expired Just think Of II have
been sending for example, for four or five years. thr
ived from these subscribers much money would pay
for the paper used in printing for them The is true
as several other Counties, butt have not yet cut these
denouents off, because is highly important the Demo-
cratic that the Standard other Republican
naner, should be circulated in these Counties
What ask is this: That eUery subscriber the Stand
ard who knows believes that be is due for it
he knows the amount, the amountand if GER
tain the due such amount he consider right
rturncd the paper showing the paid for. If every
subscriber will do this the receipts which will be returned
can lake start, with determination (havng filed
away receipt for future reerence) pay always ad
the existing any other for both subscriber and pub
Usher There is little if any risk in sending money by
or other witness or have the Postmaster register the
letter containing moneypre-pay the postage, and will
be responsible after that This is plain and easy mode
and every who is able and disposed pay-and who
cannot call at the office, or send by friend-wil avail
himself Of it,.
compeled above stated to adopt the cash system,
the Standards circulation would in alf probability
fall least thousand. This is matter for reflection
among friends in all parts of the State, who have,
have and all have the of Democracy much
at hearth
1t is painful 10 to have to write thus l should be
deeply mortified to be considered dun,
be- or mportunate in dealing with my subscribers-to
MANY of whom owe many thanks and much graft
tude. have spoken plainly but nothing is further from
me- than disposition to rritae offend any one; and
feel that the necessity which regarded existing for
making this appeal has occasioned more anxiety and
unpeaSantness of feeling than will to any to whom
il IS addressed.
This appeal is of course intended for such
already paid in advance.
IfhiS call should be responded to- have right to
expect and trust it will be, shall be thereby cheered
in aborS and enabled to incur pecunary OUTLAWS
and sacrifices for the during the ensuing campaign
but Disappointed of consolation will be that
already somewhat accustomed to it; and shall
whatever happen, to devote all my energies to
readers and to the great and glorious party which has
SO honored and sustained me beyond my merits.
w. w. HOLDEN.
October, 1856.