The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-07
trArx DIMocRAT.


xExLARsEHEHT.--A We are com.
pelled 10 enlarge the dimensions OF he
Sss,e Democrat. Our advertising patronage
has become 80 great, owing 10 The extern
siys and unrvailed circulation Of oar paper,
thst little or no room is lett us tor editors-
sls and news items. We have been pros
,eved since the establishment Of the Demo
era, Cess than one ear,l beyond all 81 cur
mos, sAnguine expectations. But We inca
10 keep up the full demand oil our iieeras
pa,rons. and present them paper that Is
NOT only the best new spaper in the State,
hot siso the best advertising medium for
husipess men Our motto IL onward. ans
While We STRIFE to build up the interests and
bueiness OF cur city and State, We ssaA
grow with their growth, AID Strengthen
VIII their prosperity, and shall eniafeF
IRON time to time, 10 meet the wants o. ths
public. Our paper is now the largest OF any
aublished in foNs, and We trust u has ho'
yet reached lie FIJI growth. We shshA
our pstrons. and while taey sa.'slh Us We
shsll DO ali in our power 10 'asfeas' '"s"
lorsunes.'
n. above i from the State Democrat o.
,es.etdsy morning. Il may seem hAs
,Ai,d,s pls, TO notice the hloS's'ing OF our
oeiehbor, as everybody knows thai shan.
Democrats paper psbsishedin community
,.rUe,v Republican, where there IS already
another daily shee, OF the same stamp ana
oal, one Republican paper, cannot be eA'
,.nsively pattonixed. Bot as the article "a
question contains sesersl missePressH is-
t,sns. v hicA in al! oanaoT We believe 10 nave
han unsntenticpa. on the part OF the con-
auctors OF tina, paper, We wish TO NOTICE
them. Properly speaking the simpae en-
.raemen, Of this paper IS matter 'as'
,onc.rns us mol, S. the contest ia sha, res
pect 10 between the Democrat ahd as'p',-
We are inclined however to think ron IN
rae, and the manner in which i : snnoln
ed. ,hs, the Nsus 10 knocking the SAND
.hich . iss true basis-iram undef th'
Drmocrs. % fast, thai il nnds i necessary :
A. son,s th;ne 10 sustain lis sinking pros
Sects. :.
We say nothing with regard to the 9usli
80 al advertising in the Dsmorrsi, but ~oai'
rsmsrk tia, IS geaerai thing We hs'
,oupS ADVERTISEMENTS IRON abroad sue
xretched pay that, save in ieS instances
We have invariably refused them. AZ 10
the asxsensiye aud unriyslied Circulation
Of the Daily Democrat. its bona hde SUI
.sr,pt,on is no, so large Is that OF the Dan
0ssstss BY oxE-TzIkD, while our tree an
exchange ist is much the largest As 70
ns weekly. the Democrat is Just no9her
alongside Of the 6aaaiis, These are i'e'
.sseeptibie Of proof. il required. As
newspaper as an advertising medium d
n.ods sone~ hat upon Its circulation IN
reader can Judge whether the Demosr'
il the bes, advertising medium.
Bu, now we come 10 the gist Of the DsSat
oref's stA,emsn, and tie portion we oelleT
Ia have been uniutenuousi misrePreseni'
uon. "Our paper Is DOW the largest OF en-
published in lows, and We trust i has ha
ys, reached its full growth" So says tta
Democrat ane as figures do not lie, we Wis
10 prove BY the record that cur neignbe
does. In its present enlarged form ID
Democrat contain. liza square lnehs
while the Daily Gaseits (our weekly BEN
considerably lsrger,) contains 2,o25, or
ous-i. nth larger. This any one curious j
The matter can test for themselves, tn
Ss3a and The length Of the Gaasts column
more than counterbslancing the additions
column in the Democrat, TACT too that J
favorable TO advertisers. Ia respect to read
ing matter take yesterday mornings issu
a . criterion, xhen ae presume each paPe
presented fair average. and will be iount
that the Gazette contains one-hslt mu''
reading matter than the Democrat. In 9th
er words the 6asette contains $50 and th'
Demor-ss only 2ss square inches Of resdin.
matter
Our nsighbor Is linen in error when b.
s,s,es tA., The Democrat has ss large cir
euiafion ss any paper published Ia lows, u
~ good ar advertising medium or IS the lar
seet sheet Hereafter when or oo'smPo-
~ feels himself Inclined 10 indulge in brss
ssdoelo ana 10 speak 0. hls circulation, a.
ssrtisinR and Subscription, We wish him III
ways to make an exception in favor Of iht
cid Gazette.