The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-05-01
Post masters ana City Papers.

Greely's Tribune Is circulated ell over the
country, without being addressed to is Pc
irons at the Office Of publication. This part
Of the labor is performed by Democratic post
masters who write the subscribers name on
has paper, gratis! This is fun for Greedy
but unpleasant for those who are not SINH
larry favored. Greedy saves from $4,000
to $4,000 by this monopoliziDg operation,
IN the single item Of clerk hire; and Demo-
cratic postmasters labor for the powder that
is designed to blow them up. Monopolies
are the favorites Of some people, while un-
rewarded labor is suffered to beg for aid or
fail.--Erchaa9s.
The above is worthy of consideration,
and We commend il to the Post Masters
of Portage County. We believe in perfect
freedom OF thought and sentiment, and
and would not throw any obstacle in the
way Of the dissemination of knowledge
Every man has right to take just what pa
per he chooses, and just as many, aud it is
the duty of Post Masters to be accomoda-
ting aud courteous to men of all parties.-
They should know NO party or creed in the
performance OF their official trust But it is
not the duty of Post Masters to act as the
agent of such overgrown monopolies as the
New York Tribune, when by so doing they
necessarily crush out and injure their own
county papers. One word more. We will
come little nearer home. The Post Mas.
ters of Portage County have it in their pow
er to tear down or build up in great mea.
sure, the newspapers published here. Each
one, by acting as the agent of his local pa
per, may add constantly to its subscription
list, and may give it fuence and power
Have the Post Masters Of Portage County
done so! Every year, the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, LEADER, Ohio Statesman and Jour.
nal, send out their private circulars asking
Post Masters to be their agents in getting
up clubs. This they do; and it often hap
pens that through the efforts of Post Masters
in some of The townships, the subscription
of city papers is twice what it is for loca
journals. 1t is true that city papers can fur
nish larger amount of matter for the sam,
money. But as means of sustaining, de
tending and organizing a political party, tn,
local papers are far the most valuable. A
a means of furnishing reliable local new
they are also superior. Several countie
around about Cleveland, are without Dem
ocratc paper. The Plain Dealer has kile
them out The result is that these sam
counties are without anything like an effici
ant De mocratic organization, and (usionisr
triumphs with hardly the shadow of an op
f position.
the Cleveland Leader is taken pretty e1
tensively in this county. 1t contains NOR
matter, more information and news tina
the Portage Democrat. But as a means {
organizing and sustaining the Republica
party in Portage, the Democrat has ten time
the influence of the Leader. The same ri
mark will apply to the Plain Dealer and til
Sentinel.
We have made these suggestions, not wit
any view of prejudlcing the public again
Eastern or Western ciypapers, but simply
n show the necessity of supporting local jou
nails. We would not have Post Masters
liberal or unaccomodating towards the eli
tpress. But is.it anything unreasonable f,
us to ask them to be equally liberal and Il,
commadating to the country press!