St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-23

How is it possible, then, that the
country printer, hedgd about as he is
on all sides by demands for cash, can
maintain the credit system /? The
Daily press, Published in the great
cities, have long since abandoned 1t
so have the eastern and western re-
ligious and literary journals. Why,
then, do the country printers OF ONO
hesitate to initiate their example
Why persist in sending farmer your
paper for year or more, on credit,
when he wont trust you day for
bushel of wheat, load of wood or
pound of butter? you charge 81 so
per year for your paper, it costs you
one third of it to chase, capture and
compel, coax or entreat the fugitive
from justice to pay you. Every pub.
Usher is compelled to neglect his bust
ness, perhaps one.third of the year in
the business of running down sub
scribcrs. Like Nimrod of old they
are mighty hunters" but unlike him
they capture but little game, but gen
orally return from tue chase with more
"kicks than coppers." -,
The only remedy for this intolerable |
grievance, is the adoption of Cash
System. /, therefore, recommend to
my brethren here assembled, and to
every country publisher in the State,
that on the 4th day of July next, they
declare their Independence, and re-
sclve not to issue another paper. after
that date, unless paid for in advance.
Give your patrons six months notice
of your intention argue the case
with them show the absolute ncces-
sity of the step, and then when the
time arrives, strike every delinquent,
in the political parlance of ls4O, from
the Nottingham list" The Cleveland
Herald, a few years ago, after short
notice, discontinued eighteen hundred ;
but, in less than six months, they
were nearly all back again, and the
, publishers received hundreds of COM
: mandatory notices for their course.
In establishing the advance system,
| would not advise a reduction of the
price of the paper. My experience
: proves that it ought to be increased
rather than diminished The circula-
ton of the local papers rarely exceeds
: thousand. If you ask 81 80 per an.
mum for your papers and should re-
ducc the price to 81 90 your loss would
be $500. How would you be reim-
bursed BY increased subscriptions
and more advertising? Every printer
who has tried it has been skinned.
The idea of competing with the dollar
papers, in the great cities, is ridicu.
lous. AS well might a village retail
merchant attempt to sell goods as low
as the millionaire wholesale merchant
} from whom he buys. The country pa
per, in local affairs, supplies want
that no foreign paper can furnish, and
hence it is worth to every citizen OF
the county double it's value, whatever
that may be. TO make paper good
like everything else, it must be lib
: orally patronizcd. How great would
e be the Inconvenience if there were no
S county papers, and yet, not more than
q one fourth of the voters patronize
v them. Farmers, merchants, trades
e men and professional men, ought t,
v take the papers Of both parties, be
cause, no matter what their polite
;r may be, they are worth their price.
$. refusal to take paper on account q
IS its politics, is political intolerance Q
G the worst kind, and ought to be Cor
t. demned by every friend Of free dis
) cussion.
K, Printers do more thank yc" job
La. IL s. "a.
of Calls of political and other meetings
Ie marriage aud long obituary notices
annunciation of candidates, &c.
H. should all be charged for. VIII.
l. should a printer give away his labo
Of without compensation Do you ex
C pect a merchant, because you patron
y ize him, to give away his calico AM
% muslin ! Or, farmer, because yo
lie buy hog of him, should throw in
o. goose? Every type set, all the pape
s, and ink used, cost money, so that it
&C unfair to ask printer to give ava
s. his papers or insert any kind of ma
Q, ter, unless he chooses, without pa,
is The daily papers, in the large cities
10 charge for all political notices an
c, now, this blessed Presidential yeal
v when the politicians will be in 'blaz
id Of glory" very patriotic and liberal
c. let us initiate their example and bt
IT gin the work of reform. The pres
ID must take care of itself, and sec the
ne the future Andrew Jacksons and He,
m ry Clays, that are looming up in ever
Is county town, should not ascend Il
m. ladder Of fame without paying lit
printers tax at each round.
1g I. The Politicians and the Press.-W
he are OIL the eve Of the Presidential Gle
.ir ton. The demands on the countr
lis publishers will be very exactini
n. They will be required to supply brair
rk for the campaign I; organize each cou
a ty thoroughly print circulars, pos
to crs, extra papers and election ticket
nd for nothing Will you do it? as
lis the question emphatically. Tens
v, thousands Of dollars are annually lo
he in this way. Before you strike a lie
y, know who is to pay you, or demal
re payment in advance. Don't wait u
I'd til after the election. That is d;
too late. Promises to pay then, Ill
C. TIC appicS VI OOuOlll, VIII tuFll 10 aSile
If The local press yields immense i
d. fluencc. 1t makes and unmakes Pre-
he idents. Governors, congressman, mel
"a bers Of State Legislature, Sheriff
ot Auditors, &c. Candidates before Il
or election, are profuse in their ate
A tons to publishers are bland al
at. pleasant in their manners cxtrcme
US grateful for puffs they don't descrv
re- and full of protestations of undyil
ir love and admiration for the editors
lis glory in the impressive speeches p
nj into their mouths, on the busting
ed that they never made make sens
| ton speeches at country school house
is taken from Quilted editorials, viii
bring down the house," astoni
st the natives" and make them exclain
he Behold Demosthencs |" Exami
IN their scrap books, and see if the
of facts, figures and arguments, are n