The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20
A Friendly Talk with the Public.

i've weeks, full size, without any inter-
ruption or cessation. In addition to this
fact, we published several half sheets be-
fore starting out on full size, just to keep
the DEMOCRAT alive, and to have it to
say that it was not entirely extinct. Still
further, we have furnished the DEMO
Graf, gratis SO far as We are concerned,
to all subscribers who had paid Mr..
'O'Meara in advance, and whose time has
not yet expired.
When we took hold of the DEMOCRAT
there was feeling very general in the
community hereabOuts that it was dan
gerous to subscribe aud pay for it in ad-
vance-that if one should do so he would
lose part or all of his subscription, by
having us fail and the DEMOCRAT smash |
up and fizzle out-just as it had done un-
der O'Meara. Now, what amount of
proof do the Democracy of this section
oI UEcsv" '.AH> to cuny;nsa .bsm that
We arc ~ ~ hg How long do they
wish us to cOn''n he publishing this paper,
week after wees, before they will be con-
viuced that VI will redeem all our prom
ises-that we win fulfil all our engage
ments with the publicY AS we have be-
fore said, we have now published the
DEMOCRAT ten weeks successfully; vet,
we have not received from subscription,
during that time, over one hundred dol
lars. We do not say this by way of COM
plaint or censure. The people have been
deceived. We acknowledge that; but
We would be glad to know what amount of
proof they want to convince them that we
are no mere adventurer-no "bummer'"
We have nearly one thousand names on
our subscription list. Some two or three
hundred of them We know personally,
and know them to be good and We have
had our list examined by gentlemen who
know the remainder, and who aver they
are perfectly good-hence We keep send
ing them the DEMOCRAT, though they
have not yet paid as they should have
done, and as our terms require.
We desire to impress on the public
mind that the DEMOCRAT is not an
ephemeral concern. 1t is just as certain
to run for one year, at least, unless we
die during the time, as any other earthly
event. A friend, writing from Dallas,
says: "The DEMOCRAT under O'Meara,
had quite a circulation here, but the
half-sheet business, and sometimes none
at all, hurt it very much men are sick
of paying for paper, and then failing to
get it for the time paid for. l think if
people have the assurance that it is per-
maneut thing the circulation will in
crease" Again we ask: What more can
We do to prove that We are no humbug,
and that the DEMOCRAT is not an evanes-
cent institution? We have been engaged
in the publishing business for the last Is
or 20 years, and we have never yet failed
and we are too old now to commence. We
trust our friends-those whom we have a
right to expect will be prompt-will come
forward Immediately with their subscrip-
tions. Don't wait for an agent to visit
you. To send round a travelling agent
takes off great share of our profits
Just sit down and remit US the money in
letter; or see your local agent and let
him remit. We shall go on, in any event,
whether you remit or not; and we shall
continue sending you the DEMOCRAT
whether you pay for it or not-unless
you order it stopped. We have deter
minad to convince you, Mr.. Delinquent,
that We are no "bummer," and that we
shall fulfill all our public pledges; and
that whether you pay up or not the DEM
OcRAT will be promptly issued every
week. We desire to see how long your
conscience will allow you to receive the
DEMOCRAT On credit, when our terms are
advance pay. We know you are abun-
dainty able. You paid O'Meara prompt
ly in advauce-why not treat US in sim
liar manner2
It is only justice to US to state that
since our connection with this paper We
have not given the attention to it which
we intend to DO in the future. For the
last three months we have been engaged
in another business, which made such
large drafts On our time that to some ex-
tent we have been forced to neglect the
DEMOCRAT. We have recently abandon
ed that business, though we probably
would have made more with it than this
] I-solely for the purpose of devoting all
our time to the DEMOCRAT. A good.
sound Democratic journal is more needed
now than ever. Now that there is an
evident tendency to leave the ancient
landmarks of the Constitution, the coua.
ltry-Heeds, more than ever, the promuIga-
ton of sound Democratic principles. It
needs men who have been tried and will