Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-27
rditorial convention.

EDITORIAL Conrention.
We ohserye that many of our editorial
l . -a.hrsn ~ the State are calling for .
l W. Of Editors. to consider mat
tiers important TO the printing craft. Oh
yility requires that we too should make
oari response to the propositioh
There is no question that the business
&c publishing papers is susceptible of al
,a,etions in The present mode of conduct,
;ng il. that would greatly benefit both
.pS and subscriber. That is always
eal'u unwise arrangement which requires
tba5eYnenditure of unproductiye labor
Now Nv n subscribers knew how enormous,
10 editors lose by the credit system now
prevailing, they would really pc started.
The salary and expenses OF book keepers
and collectors make an item that few can
annreciate. But if subscribers got the
bepefit of this expenditure. there would
h. some consolation to editors. Not so
However. It is clear dead loss to one
wi,bou. any advantage to the other.
Win the people respond to an effort to
establish the cash system Do they re-
spec. the interests and sympathise with
The wishes of their editors sufficiently not
onlv to agree TO, but to advise and urge
the adoption of the cash system That
is one question.
the movement? And amid the transit
lions and changes which the present sys-
tenn of starving editors, works in the edi-
torial corps, can an obligation or agree.
ment be devised that will extend to the
successors Of the present wielders of the
men? Otherwise, the decision of con-
vention of editors in Virginia, is some
what akin to deed of trust on a flock Of
wild pigeons those intended to be bound
by il will soon be out OF reach. Look at
the catalogue of Virginia Journalists for
the proof. It is changeful as kaleido-
scope.
We should like to hear from the PEG.
ple. and from all the editors. For our
selves we heartily approve of the move
ment if it can be satisfactorily planned
and carried out.
The above, which we copy from the
Alexandria Sentinel is the best article on
the subject Of the proposed Editorial Con
vention that we have seen. We have al
different times, attended such Conyen
tons, and many others have been held
which we did not attend, and we never
knew one to be productive Of a particle
of good. 1t is not hard job to resolve
to do thing. but We have found its &C
complishment no easy matter. A Conyen
ton of editors might resolve to adopt thu
cash system throughout the State. bu
unless the people would carry out the re
solution and pay cash. it would amount tc
nothing at all. for the present generation
of knights of the quill would be COMPEL
ed to yield their places to others more &C
commodating. 1t is true that newspape
publishing under the system of credits a
present pursued, is pretty much like sha
king the tree while others pick up thu
apples. but We cannot see how the mat
ter is to be mended as long as our mer
chants and others who make large profits
and can afford to do without their mon
ey, extend unlimited credits. The casl
system is the only true manner of doin&
business-it is the cheapest to all, ant
we have had serious notions of adopting
it. but have been prevented either by GU
fears or our good nature and we dom
exactly know which. If our friends thinl
any good can be accomplished, we hop,
they will go ahead-we will agree to al
most anything.
We hope that the simple fact that tn,
negligence of subscribers has become 8,
oppressive that it is deemed necessary t,
adopt some means of redress. will Undue,
delinquents to pay up at once, and reliev,
themselves of the odium resting upo,
them. Who will do it? Don't all speal
at once.