Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-09-10

u MufSHaf COuutys
The first volume of the REPuBLlcAN is
drawing to close, and many to whom we
have been sending the paper from the COM
mencement have not yet paid their sub
scriptions. 1t takes money, or its equiva-
lent. to keep newspaper establishment in
operation All know this And as we
had no surplus capital in the commence
ment. it must be apparent to every one, no
matter how large the subscription list may
be. that unless they pay up promptly the
paper cannot be sustained Some think,
no doubt. that if they pay before the end
of the year they may lose their money by
the stopping of the paper. But. is this
not selfish view of the case? Had they
not as well trust the printer as to require
him to trust them? Many papers perish
from this very cause.-the neglect or refu-
sal of subscribers to pay in advance. But,
to come to the point at once. without fur
Their circumlocution, we need money to
keep the Office in operation. Shall we
have it? Or viii you force us to stop pub
fishing by Withholding the small pittancc
of years subscription? If all who have
not vet paid will do so at once, we will be
enabled to go ahead. Knowing the Re-
publicans, as we do, to be actuated by high
and ennobling principles, it cannot be that
the party in the wealthy and productive
county of Marshall, will allow their local
paper to anguish for want of pecuniary
support We shall not believe it until
forced to do so.
We have sent few papers to persons
living in the neighboring counties without
being paid for in advance, contrary to our
general rule. Will the recipients please
respond to the above request. without fur
Their delay7 By so doing they will be en-
titled to our thanks and good wishes
\ few words more to the Republicans of
Marshall before closing. The REPuBucAS
has now been in existence sufficient length
OF time to enable those who have read ii
to Judge in regard to its claims to the coun-
tenance and support of the friends of the
party. We have received many fsttering
expressions, and other indications of ap-
prevail from intelligent gentlemen. i'm vari-
Gus sections of the county, highly grateful
to our feelings, and which we hope we du-
ly appreciate; nevertheless, allow us to in
Inmate, however encouraging such things
may be. something more is necessary
The present exigencics remain unsatisfied
Could not our present subscription in the
county be doubled with proper excrtion?
1t ought to be to remunerate us for the la
Dor, mental and physical, expended upon
the paper Will not few active friends in
every neighborhood take the matter in hand
and get as many new subscribers, advance
ones if possible, as they cam Every one
ought to take county paper. Less than
thousand paying subscribers will not justi-
fy US in publishing such paper as we do
We prefer that the paper should be sus-
tanned mostly by subscriptions;-it is the
advertising and county patronage that
keeps the life in most country papers. But
knowing the little satisfaction such papers
afford their patrons. we determined by
enlarging the dimensions of our sheet, and
refusing to publish any more patent medi-
cine advertisements unless the proprietors
would agree to pay US our regular rates, to
see if we could not obtain sufficient sub
scriptions to render the paper remunera-
tive So far, we regret to say. our hopes
and expectations have not been been reaI-
zed. What can or will be done remains
to be seem We submit the matter to our
friends Our duties in the office will not
allow us to canvass the county in person.
If done at all, therefore, it will have to be
by such as feel sufficient interest in the sue
cess of Republican principles to induce
them to act.
Agricultural Fair.