The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-13
TO TIE REPUBLICANS or CEDAR Co,

we had embarked with our all in the
advertiser, and the only way was to 60
ahead, although we must say, that had it
not been for hopes that have not been
realized, the publication of the Adperti..
er would have been suspended, two years
or more ago.
This was and is a Republican county,
and We hoped and expected that the Re-
publicans would elect Republican officers
and that the advertiser would receive
the county patronage. Was that an un-
reasonable hope? We thought not, (and
We know of no other party that has sup
ported their county paper as the Repub.
licans Of this county have supported the
Adeerttser, but we were disappointed.
Republicans, aud among them some who
have received material aid and comfort
from the party, have taken special pains
to defeat the regularly nominated candi.
dates of the Republican party. If the
time should ever come when these men
are candidates for office, we shall expect
to hear them preaching a different doc.
tr'ne on that point. We must in truth
say, that the great mass of the Republi-
cans have done their duty, but enough
have done otherwise to give our oppon-
ents the better half Of the county offices,
during tho last four years. Republicans
have, time and again, elected Democrats
to ot1ce, and these Democratic officers
elected by Republicans, have bestowed
all the patronage in their power upon the
Democratic paper, SO that while this is a
hepublican county and the Democratic
paper has but about two thirds as large a
circulation as the Adrertiser, still the
Advertiser has received less than two.
thirds as much county patronage as the
Democratic paper. We do not blame
the Democratic officers for doing this,
every body expects tina, they will do so,
but we do blame those Republicans who
elected them. Perhaps we are wrong in
this, but We give our honest opinion on
the subject and submit it to the candid
consideration Of all interested.
Two papers cannot be properly sup
ported III county Of the size Of this, un
less every man in the county, or at least
nearly every man, takes, pays for and
feels all interest in his county paper. As
1t Is, less than one half the Republicans
In the county take the Aarertiser and less
than one-f fourth Of them have paid for it
Ia advance or during the year.
Some complain Of having to pay 81. so
year for the Advrtiser when thew can
get larger and better paper from the
East for 81. Do such men know that it
costs no more to set the type on which to
PRINT i've hundred thousand papers than
1t does to set the type on which to print
but tivc hundred? Then again the East.
ern papers publish, most ofthem, daily,
trl- or semi weekly and a weekly parer,
and the same Matter is used on all the
publications, and the publishers do not
rely on their subscriptions to pay them
anything more than the cost of the white
paper used, in fact some Of those naners
are old for less than the first cost Of tho
paper, all expenses being paid and
handsome profit realized from the adyer.
uscments alone. With country newspa-
pcrs It is ditferent-we have not the
large advertising patronage Of the cities
and must rely upon our subscriptions for
support, and then the Eastern publishers
receive their pay in advance, while We
hos only do not receive it in advance, but
We have not received, during tho last
three FEARS, more than one half that is
due US on subscription. The foregoing
is sufficient to shon our readers why we
cannot give them paper as large and as
cheap as they can get one FROM the East.
We would like to improve the Adrer-
''ser IN many respects-we would like to
devote our whole time to editing rather
'hsn working it; We would like to give
more reading by excluding all patent
medicine and other advertisements tbat
10 not pay much and which are put in
because We cannot afford to give more
ead'ng matter and must fill up with .
We would like to get new F:
Spe' SO that your paper would be heater S
nd more easily read, but VIC cannot make
hese improvements because We cannot
Word it We hare borrowed non,v n