The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-01-27

phatioaliy. Tens %, thousands of dollars
are annually lost n this wuy. BEFORE
you strike a lick, know who Is TO pay you, I
or demand payment in advance. Don't /
wait until amer the election. That ia AL
day too late, Promises topay, them, Ike
the apples of Sodom, will turn to ashcsl
The local press wields immence inllu-
enco. lt makes an uumukCs President, ),
Vice Presidents, Governors, Congress
men, members OF State Legislature,
Shoriils, Auditors, Sc. Candidate, be-
fore The election, are proluse iu their Ut-
tcutious 20 publishers; urc bland aud
[ pleasant in their manners; extremely
| grcutlm lur puts they don't deserve, aud
[ full OF pr0tcstations 0fdying love and adj
miration for the Cdito 8; glory in the im-
|prcssiye speeches put into their mouths,
on the hustingu, that they never made;
make seusStion speeches, at country
school houses, taken from Quilted Cditori-
| uls, which "bring down thc hlus - cas-
tonish the natives, and make them cx
oluiut; "Behold Demosthcnosm Exumine
their scrap books, and see il their facts,
figures aud arguments, are not cullud from
divers ncwspapCrsl Watch these gentle
.mcn after the election, when bcre0 Of
their eagle plumes aud adorned simply
with the fuUthers Of the iaokdOwl Per-
chance they are the Hon. Jeremy Diddlrr
aud the Hon. Peter Fuukl II Is not to
be expected, now that they have become
so "wontrous great" that they would more
than coldy rccopnizo the man that inside
them! Present your billl "llumphl Ii
is an eNtortonatc charge! Two dollars
q thousand for tickets! Why, DR.. Sprig-
gins gets bis labels, beautifully printed,
with "a border, aud adorned Will u cut,
representing the Lion and the Unicorn,
fighting for the Crown,h In NcW-lork,
for scvcnly-fyo cents a thousand! Can't
pay any such bill; il is more than the
cusscd office is worth! Good morning,
Mr.. Editor!"
This is one type ofthe men editors have
. TO deal with. There is another class,
honorable and true, who fully recognize
the merits and claims ofthe press. They
are the men who support the party from
principle and not for the "l0uycs and fish
cs." The two classes exist in every
community and are well known To the
: craft.
II is not tho stumpeFs who do the real
work in political campaign. They sally
out, towards the close OF the canvass
make few speeches at y roads, and, in
; consideration Of their loss Of wind, claim
to have redeemed, regenorut d aud dis.
enthrullcd" the county from Republican,
! ism or Democracy, On tho night of thI
y election, at the village hotel, you will Sc,
u them, sometimes "halfscUs over" tossin,
= their slouched hats into the air, franti
u as Kickapoo Indians at war dance
huzzaing; 1--WE have Hnuihilot Ia
= enemy; beat him horse, foot and drag
~ oonsv Glory enough for one dJyW-
!, Often the palm Of victory is thus born
= away from tho local press. lfa poltcJ
= party would reach the masses, the bca
y way TO do it is to increase the circulation
, of the country press. Instead ofwast,nl
!, money for "Documunts," aud "Tructs 70
- the People" aspcc'es Of literature ulwuy
y viewed with suspicion by the people,
. would be far better 10 spenditwith view
J Of placing the local paper in the hands o
u every clcctor.
. ltismy deliberate opinion, that in thes
days Of party strife, no mans opinion &
e ever changed by a speech, no muttcr how
b eloquent OF logical il may be! How ma
y ny votes do you suppose were made, re
y speotively, in the late canvass by Gov
n Dennison and Judge Runney! The
e NJ arIy tore theit taroats olt;and did a soli
'- tary conversion take place as the resul
IS of their herculeOu labors! IL is a singu
is lar fact, that Notwithstanding the admit
+ ted power Of the press on publis opinion
D. the stumpcr never urges the increase O
N its patronage. Az the close Of his CiCc
t, roneHn efforts, why does he not appCa
le 10 the people 10 subscribe for a few copie
r Of the very paper, that, in itg next issue
e, will exhaust all the adicetlyos in praisinI
IN the great speech Of Mr., Theophilus Swell
ly He generally contents himself with a
v investment Of three dimes, in extra copic
or to send TO his sire and graudsire, or hi
sweetheart, il he has one, u show the es
l toniShing progress of the represontativ
'e Of the Swclls in popular oratory.
~ The people genencrally recognise th
he merits Of the local editor, and might 0ite
al protect him from the Jealousy and ms
~ chinutions Of the Swclls, by oceasionall
ID sending him to the Legislature or Cor
5s gross, or II he prefers Il give him Fl
e. county Office. Why Is this not donel Ed
As tors are used as pumps u ruiso water I,
or others, but who imagines they are then
10 selves thirstyl They are 30 modest the
IS, wont tell their dosires; but, in their be
III half, will tell you that Of all the men o
pt earth they ere the very persons that ougl
re TO serve you IN public station Who ar
g. more intelligent Who are better az
lie al
m terestsl Far less talents than they po,
~ sess, when 70 md in other men, are sur
e, 10 meet their reward. Why are not &c
a itors chosen 10 fill your National Cor
Sc yentionsl Il is their business to kno'
ID who are best qualified 10 serve the peopl
10 and venture the assertion, that the
le would invariably select abler men az
p better men than the professional polit
O. clan, who has a much shrper eye Z,
70 ''the seven loavrs and two little fishes,
et that the candidates, it successful, wi
IN have to dispense, than the good Of th
- country.
n- must now close. / fear have a
70 ready exhausted your patience. I trus
s. that if / have said nothing TO meet you
appreciation, have sRid nothing Offer
os sive. have commented freely Oh som
Us of the errors Of the press, and am Williu
g TO apply portion Of the eensure to ml
IN self
I'd Our occupation is high and mob
y one. We WELD an immense power T,
'a good and evil. Let us, therefore, ayoi
20 for the future, the sins Of the past, aI
p yindicute, by our moderation, truth an
oi zeal, our claims 70 the confidence AZ
Y parouage OF the people Of Ohio.
y In conclusion, sincerely wish n
= whole fraternity, peace and prosperity
~ large augmentation OF new eash-payiu
y subscdbersi plenty Of job-work and az
~ vertisinU. "A pOehct full of uold osfrlp