The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-20
NO. 25.
County Paners-

A subscriber from the tortba,b n.,l ai
The county writes US to discontinue his
paper, as be will not take 1t at the presen,
price. He says, Il like your paper very
much, but you have too many advertise.
m nts, and am already getting three pa-
pers at three dollars year"
We thank our friend for his good opin.
ion Of our payer, and submit to him few
reasons why he, and all other citizens Of
the county; should continue to supportit.
lst. Is a newspaper necessary TO
county? TIC this question every intelli
gent person must give an affirmative an.
swer. A county without a NEWSPAPER
would be like clock without a dial-liks
man without voice. II is true obs
might ascertain the bour indicated bv a
clock BY watching its wheels, counting The
humber Of revolutions, and marking the
cogs. SO also dumb man can make him.
self understood to certain extent bv
signs and motions hut the process in botl,
Instances would be far fIom pleasant or
satisfactory.
So also man can bring himself into
communication with'his fellow citizens by
personal visitation. or by sending letters
or circulars, but The process is laborious,
costly, and at best very unsatisfactoty.
There is no enc Of any intelligence bat
is personally interested in knowing some
things that can be found every week 10 his
county paper. The progress of politics
who are candidates for various Offices
what has been done with the money col
lecied for takes-the times of elections
the reasons pro and con for the various
public mprovements-the sales of prop
erty-the reports Of the marke,s--the
deaths and marriages-and d thousand
other things that viii readily suggest
themselves TO tie mind OF every one.
But you sar, perlap "my neighbor
takes the paper. and l can read tie news
in day or two Very well, but suppose
your neigAbor and everybody else Ia the
country should initiate your example and
stop the paper. Whets would you beY
But you say, take out the advpftise=
ments aud will take your paper. Ii re.
ply 10 this, we have two ans# s#ers to make.
! lst. The advertisements are an essen
fidi feature to county paper-withodt
which it would utterly fail 10 answer its
end---one Of the leading objects of coun-
/ ty paper being to furnish cheapest and test
method Of communicating to the public.
Cd. No cousty paper in The State could
live month without the remuneration de.
rived from advertisements.
Again, you say, "your paper costs too
much; put it down to dollar year and
will take it," All we have 10 saw 10
this is, that it can't be done inside Of
&. subscription of five thousand, without
bankruptcy. You ought not to ask i'm
possibilities OF your county paper. but Oh
the contrary, should be wiling to pay
what is necessary to its support.
The truth is, none of your objections
are valid. If an editor is incapable of
conducting paper or advocates doctrines
at war with good morals, or the order Of
society, then he ought no, to be upheld
Our correspondent urges neither Of these
objections snG we therefore think he is al
fault in stopping his paper.
Think more seriously of The matter
friend. and we doubt not but you Will ad
you; name 10 our list as a permanent snd
uncOmplainibg subscrber.- Summit Bea-
con.