The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-12-21
Another View Of the Necessity Of euppoI.
ting the Home Press.

we nave alluded 10 the importance OF
of Republicans Of Michigan supporting
their home press. We are pleased to gee
that the same suggestion is being ably en-
forced by not few of our State contempt.
raiies. And, while there Is a question Of
personal interest involved in this matter,
there is no benefit to be attained by the
by the publisher, which will not be felt
ten fold by his patrons. On some future
occasion we shall present TO our readers
some argument and facts sustaining the
proposition, when considered merely as a
matter Of business, but we desire now to
allude, to the political necessity of giving
the home press, by which we mean the 10.
cal press In every county in this State a lib
eral support.
The fact cannot have escaped notice that
the Democratic party of this State intend
in the future to withdraw if possible pub
lie attention from the action Of the Nation
al Administration, by exciting discussion
Of State affairs. There are two strongly
impelling reasons for such a course. One
is, that the party cannot pull together on
National questions, and tho other, that in
the past election just closed, they, accred-
it privately all the gains they have made
to the onslaught they made upon the Re-
publican Administration of State affairs.
The character and conduct of the nomipa-
tion made by the Democratic party in the
late canvass. and the ability of the men
elected by them to the next legislation
also tend to confirm our prediction. That
party has selected its best men, and it has
selected them with purpose. The abor-
tive attempt of Alvord, Thompson, Kan
ter, and Others in their premature effort to
raise cry over State extravaganza and cor
ruption failed wherc it did fall at all--for
it had some effect-some lack Of ability
and influential position on the part of the
men engaged in it. The work begun by
them is to be pushed towards completion
as far as may bo possible the ensuing win
ter. 1t is for this the Democratic party
has sent to the legislature its ablest and
most influential men.
Them men, then are to collect material
for the next campaign. II Of course de.
pends upon the sagacity and firmness Of
the Republican majority Of the legislature
to say how much they shall accomplish.
But they will necessarially accomplish some
thing and whatever they do accomplish
will be incorporated in documents, and re.
peated by the democratic press all over tn,
State. Now there is no other way to meet
these statements Of the opposition but
through similar documents and the State
Republican press. Documents are doubt
less effective, but they lack the pith, the
many sidedness, and the inducement of
general news to attract readers, which the
public Journal possesses. The principle re-
lance Of q party in every State must bo
upon its press. Tho relation of the two
alsn rrntnol nnd tha snocnsS of nna is
intimately connected with the success Of
the other.
The probability then is, that the com.
ing two years will devolve upon tie press
Of the State very largo share of atten-
ton to home affairs. These affairs are
what every citizen would naturally feel
most interested in, and such as none but
his local and State papers can inform him
of. To be in ignorance Of them, is to be
in ignorance of tho Administration and
State affairs by his own party, and to be-
come fit dupe for tho mcndacity and
iecklessncss of desperate opposition. II wo
understand one another. instead of being
imposed upon by this story and that, and
placed hors de eeneJat by this argument
and that, we shall be able to sustain our
own Administration, to state the facts for
our own argument, and The natural result
will he that wo shall become consolida-
ted organization. insnring permanoncy and
future success. In this point Of view, the
political necessity ofa largo circulation and
hearty support of the home press becomes
practical aud absolute.-,Dct. Tribune.