The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-18
Democratic Editors rs Post Mas
fers.


The present administration seems inclined
to favor Democratic editors so far as the
same is convenient and practicable. Quite
a large share Of appointments have already
been distributed amoDg the fraternity. This
is the case especially SO far as postoffices
are concerned. Gray is Post Master at
Cleveland. Armstrong, Of the Seneca Ad.
vertiser, is Post Master at Tifin. The edi.
tor Of the Delaware STANDARD s Post Mas.
ter at Delaware. The editor OF the Marietta
Republican is Post Master at Marietta
Eshelman, Of the Chillicothe Advertiser is
Post Master at Chillicothe. This is right.
There is no class Of persons 10 the world
who do so large an amount Of labor for so
little pay as the editors OF local newspapers.
Iu the estimation of the public and often.
times in the estimation Of their own party,
they are fit for everything and anything but
that which pays profits and secures efnolu.
ments. r....-
As general rule, country editor is ex-
pected TO publish an interesting and reada.
BILE paper, and furnish it 10 subscribers on
trust, with the meagre shadow of chance
Of getting his pay some time in the future.
He is expected to puff every dry goods es.
tablishment in town, and every travelling
monkey show, gratis. He is required to
print posters and bills for every public meet.
ing OF his party, for nothing. He is expect
ed to praise the respective candidates for Of
fce, whether they deserve it or not-de fend
them when Trey get int dificnlty-THks
their ignorance appear to be intelligence
whitewash their characters and cover up
their iniguites; and if He should ever charge
anything for his time, trouble, expense and
wear and tear of life, he is at once regarded
as the most illiberal, narrow hearted knave
in the world. He is expected to suit the
whims and cap-ices Of every subscriber. II
lie duns man for bill Of FIVE years stand
ing, he gets curses inste I'd of money, and is
ordered to stop "THAT paper immediately."
Every moral reform, temperance, spiritual,
and free love society sends its resolutions
and proceedings to him for publication. IF
the spelling or composition s'bad, lie is ez
pected to rewrte and modify it, SO as to
render it readable. He is, in short, every.
body'5 servant, and Unless he pleases the
fancy, yields to the whims, ard gratifes tie
taste of each and every one of his readers
and patrons, he is most miserable and un.
deserving fellow.
We believe we speak the experience Of
every local editor in Ohio. The result is
that considerable portion of them are con.
stnntly hanging near the starvation point
and constantly embarrassed. No man can
write good article when he is pressed with
the thought that his debts are unpaid, and
there is no money wherewith to meet his
obligations. 1t takes high degree ef NOR.
al courage to be az independent, fearless
advocate of the right under the conscious
ness that by that independence you place ir
jeopardy tile means of your subsistence
The greatest wonder we have, is, that thu
local papers of Ohio are as substantial al
they are.
We take pleasure, therefore, when W,
learn that any one of our brethren of the 10
cal press has been placed by appointment O
otherwise, in position of comparative indie
pendence.