The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-03-25
Cheap k'apGFs.


fishing cheap papers. 1t has done more to de-
grade the press, than any other obstacle it has
had to contend against. In the first place it
causes publishers to get up papers on a cheap,
trashy plan; and drives the editor and publisher
to setting type, instead ofpreparng, condensiDg
and arranging the news and other matter for
the paper. When l see a paper decreasing in
price, it looks as if the publisher was hard run
to compete with his ncighbor, and as a last re-
sort, attempts to undersell him
This cheap system was first started by the
triaing, cheap concerns of Philadelphia, which
had neither literary or real merit enough to
gain circulation; so they resortcd to the dis
honorable trick in trade of selling poor
article below the market price. The same prac-
tice has extended to all parts of the country
Now, will defy the world to produce man,
who has sense enough to publish a country
newspaper, who will dare to say that such a
paper can or should be published for less than
81 per year. Then why do they do it? 1t is
because they have not the talents and the VIM
to make their paper win, except on the ground
that they are cheap.
In the next place, the system Of publishing
cheap papers, drives men OF talents from the
press into other departments of business, where
honorable competition had not descended to the
lowest tricks Of the trade.
1t is true there are some inducements held
out to publishers of country newspapers to at
tcmptto compete in price with the silly trash OF
city dollar papers, gathered from the daies.-
There are in ali communities few poor, stingy
souls, who have not the sense to appreciate a
good paper These men want cheap paper
no matter what it is filled Withhold or new,
chaste or filthy--so it is cheap The constant
grunting and growing of these soulIess crea
lures makes some weak minded publishers be-
lieve that if they will reduce the price, enlarge
the type fill up with large heads to their mer-
chants advertisements (who also only pay hall
prce,) that their circulation would be large
enough to pay better. These short sighted
publishers thus decide that there is large ma
jority of CENT LOVING sknllints in the commu-
nifty.
| A very good country paper is mine Of wealth
to the county in which it is located. 1t gives
responsibility to the people by its appearance
it gives life and energy to business by itr bring
ing before the public in suitable and sensible
way, the advantage Of the country for agricul
ture, for machinery for manufacturing &c. II
this way o good country paper will add to every
mans farm hundreds of dollars, and yet thai
farmer will go sneaking into the printing Office
to get that paper for one dollar; and on failure
send to the city for one. All the harm I wisl
such spiritlese soul, is that he may live in ;
country where there is no paper, or where thc
editor has not talent and enterprise enough t.
make his paper desirable, except on the grounC
that it is cheap.
/ never expect to have anything more to d.
with the press, as editor or publisher but expee
to estimate papers and editors about as they es
innate themselves We never expect anythin,
newor interesting in a dollarpaper. Reading on,
to us, appear slike eating at a sccond, table,
And we hope all sensible publishers will stand
up to lair prices, or all retire and let Jackasse
have the field in glory. Liberty Herald. s..
| G., r. CLARKsoN.