The Portland daily press., 1864-07-01

There is probably no establishment in the
State unless 1t be the Press, that has In il so
much wisdom that 1t may not gain knowledge
from the experience OF its cotemporaries.-
There suggestions, valuable to the fra
ternity, which may be made in relation TO Ad-
vertising Agents, collection of bills, prices OF
work, &c. &C., and We hope the convention
may be held.-[Bangor Wing.
II our Penobscot contemporary is burdened
with Suggestions" which he is anxious to
make for the good OF "the fraternity" we
have not the slightest objection in the world
to his making them; for our part, we find it
as much as we can do to take care Of our
own business, and do not feel competent TO
advise others, except to use their own best
judgment, and to keep as independent as pos
sible Of all embarrassing combinations which
may interfere with individual rights and in
clinations. David can never fight in Saul's
armor, nor can one man always work to ad-
vantage with another's tools. So far the
Press has been obliged to "row Its own boat"
and by the favor and appreciation OF the pub
lie 1t expects TO do so In future. 1t stands In
no ones way; IL complains OF no one stand
Ing In its way. II has its own scale Of prices,
does business with Advertising Agents when
1t can do SO with interest to itself, and collects
and pays its bills as promptly as possible, and
10 relation TO all such matters-prirate bust
ness niatters-we have no more desire to ask
or make suggestions than we have In re-
lation to our household expenses or the taste
20 be observed in selecting wardrobe.
And in this we show no opposition to, or
lack Of sympathy for, association for legiti-
mate purposes. We are glad as any one to
cultivate pleasant relations with brother &C.
itors, but we protest against combinations TO
regulate private business, in all cases, aud we
do this on principle; whether it be among the
gold gamblers Of Wall Street, the journeymen
printers or the employers OF such printers
The employer and employed should be left
perfectly free from outside influences TO make
bargains and business arrangements for their
mutual benefit. In no other way can they
maintain their manhood, and feel that they
are acting from sense Of personal and indi-
vidual responsibility. So long as they can
agree no outside influence should Interfere
with that agreement. The business man
wanting to advertise should feel that no COM
binstion is arrayed against him to extort
high price; the publisher should feel that no
combinations are formed to withhold adyertis-
ing except at ruinous rates.
In the matter Of collecting bills every man
must be governed by his own judgment Or
dinarily his own imperious interests will re-
quire him to make prompt collections, and il
he fails to do so he will find himself undergo
ing an exhausting process that will soon fail
him essentially.
Touching the insertion Of advertisements
as reading matter, we take it every editor
must use his own judgment. II his readers
are satisfied we don't know that we should
complain.
Such are our views, offered in Kindness
No scale Of prices can answer alike for Ban
gor and Portland, any more than for Port
land and Boston. Portland patronage will
not 60 largely TO Bangor, nor rice uersa We
repeat what we have said before: let each la
Dor to merit success, and he will seldom reap
disappointment