Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-01-21
ptsbIs'i1 y County Drmatcui.
Z. =. iGl;F..;TGoULD, {; !; Editor.
, Far Ae Democrat.

4sdi 4sd6ra IS III january IL, 1853. :
-hiMR. EDIToR-1r have been iintendine
for some time to, say few words tllro
the columns of your paper to my broth
eri Democrats in this county. do not
often take my pen to communicate my
thoughts, for am an outspokcn sort of
aiman, and can generally tell all 1 know
before 1 can get time to take up my
pen, so don't complain if / hold you by
the button long enough to put ''flea
IN your carr Now don 'timagine am
going to discuss the relative positions
of the President and the Illinois Sena-
tor, or any of the general questions that
keep parties soimueh of the time in
state of turmoil at the expense of home
interests; but as Preble County Dem
ocrat, wish to call your attention to
come duties connected with us here L
sec in our county paper notice that it,
and the printing establishment is for
sale. sI1Asl soon as saw this notice my
mind was made up, and now brother
Democrats, in my old fashioned style, 1
wish to gently remind you of your duty.
An Editors life is no easy life. His
tolls are unceasing. As class they
arc the hardest worked and poorest paid
of anybody in the world. Now 1 wish
to ask you one question. Do Editors
-s.flsnrtry...sn. sell .ot,t If
them any kind of support? Don't
hurry over this question, for l am not
going to let you eff till am satisfied l
have arrested your attention, and if
onco secure that, my object will be gain
ed, for know too well what Democra-
tic principle is made of, not to prophecy
correctly. Well, you say ';no" to my
question. Don't bring it out so short.
as if you expect to get rid of me So
IF have no pecuniaryi interest in any
paper, don't tell me its none of my bu-
siness, for tell you it is my business
and yours too. We're I an Editor,
would not feel so much like giving you
.'Hail Columbia in regard to your du-
ty, for all men dislike to pcddie them
selves out. ,....
Now 1 am coming to the point. 1t
is Shame that we Prcble County De-
mccrnts donltin these trying times ral-
ley 10 che support of our county paper.
By trying times mean financially try
ing. We have great reason to rejoice
At the signs of the times politically.
North of us Darke now throws out a
Democratic banner; Montgomery ans
wers with corresponding signal, and
old Butler thundcrs all the while Pre-
bic is coming. You say, perhaps, you
take the Cincinnati Enquirer, and can
not afford to take two papers. But
suppose you think an Editor who has
"thousand and one" things to buy and
pay for too, in order to issue his weekly
sheet, can afford to wear out his ener-
gies, and spend the best part of his life,
in advocating principles you claim to
respect and believe, and you cannot af-
ford to- pay one dollar and fifty cents a
a year for your share of the burden, and
receive into your families each week,
visitor which always says some good
things.
Fellow Democrats, We should all
blush as we put the mite into the Edi-
tors hand, that it is no more. Have we
no local pride? Shall we stand by and
see some of the city papers swallow up
at single gulph our County Organs in
these rural districts? Do you expect
some Cincinnati or Columbus paper to
defend for you some Of the local issues
which arise in every campaign? There
is not Democrat in all Preble county,
green, enough to ask them to do it, l
believe; or if there is expect he will
go over to the other party in time to be
n candidate before another campaign.-
The city Editors in their easy chairs,
would laugh outright if asked to do it,
even while thrusting into their pockets
the immense revenue they receive from
clubs. Such being the case, fellow
Democrats, let us take hold and support
our County Organ in a style worthy of
the only living national party. Re