Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-02-11
Our Terms.

ious remarks, we find in the columns of
a contemporary in an adjoining county,
and as they are admirably adopted to
this locality, with but little alteration
we appropriate them :-"Where a man
undertakes to conduct a public journal.
he assumes many a duty of which he
had no idea until necessity forces it up
pom him, and lays him liable to many.
an annoyance and p~erple1ity of which
he had no previous warning. These
things are so well known to journalists,
and so little cared for by readers, that
to discuss them would be a work of
supererogation to one class, and an idle
tale to the other. Ofthe labor ofjourn-
alizing, and the annoyance incident to
an attempt to please many hundred per-
sons with one thing, we intend to say
nothing. These things we know, and,
in our feelings made provision for them
when we assumed our present position.
Labor is the ordained condition to every
enjoyment and every success, from eat
ing a meal to winning Immortality. No
one has a right to complain of it.
"But, we wish to have a few plain
words with subscribers, and all those
who feel an interest in the existence and
success of a journal at Eaton, devoted
to the objects for which we labor.
awe firmly believe that there are men
enough in Preble county to give a lib
erai support to a county paper, who are
willing to pay their quota, no matter
what it may be. The influence of a
county paper on the immediate affairs
of the county is so direct and single,
that no other paper can take its place.
A city paper is well in its place, but
who would think of living in ignorance
of the news of his county? Whether
We look at such a paper as a political
organ, or an advocate of improvements
in the county, such a paper is invalua-
BILE. In Profile county, a Democrat pa
per, for its support, must appeal directly
to its subscribers. Those who advocate
the principles must support the journal.
We can expect at present, nothing from
the county. The whole patronage of
the county goes, of course, to the organ
of the partyin power, regardless of price
or quality of work.
ave do not mention this fact to COM
plain of it, for, long ago, Dogberry en-
unciated the dogma, and the world has
confirmed it, that, "when two ride one
horse, one must ride behind" But we
mention it to show the necessity, that
those who desire a Democrat journal
here, shall give a hearty and liberalsup
port.
ave sometimes hear complaints that
our terms are too high. But we think
hat all our friends will say that the pa
per oughtto be issued on such terms as
will enable the Publisher to avoid actual
loss. We think that no one will claim
that we ought to issue a paper devoted
to the advancement of certain princi-
Piles at a losing price.
."Now we can prove, in ten minutes,
to the satisfaction of any reasoning man,
that a respectable county paper, cannot
be sustained at less than one dollar and
fifty cents, per annum
"Those who want their paper at low
er rates are invited to estimate. Atany
time we can make our estimate good, SO
that no one can ask US to reduce our
price.
> 1--WE may be asked why city papers.
than ours can be issued weekly
for less than we ask. We reply that,
they have advantages which We cannot
The prices of their dailics
are high, and the very large amount OF
advertising which they get, makes their
daily issues very profitable. Then for
the weekly papers they use the same
as it is set up for the daily. Moth
is paid for type setting on their week
ly and tri-weekly issues. To issuethosc
they only need to incur the expense OF
paper and press work. If our subscri-
bers will think of this a moment, they
will see why the city papers continue to
undermine the country ones. 8
rm-We ought to make a very liberal
allowance in discussing the political is
eues of the dnv. for the fact that for