The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-01
Popular Ideas Concerning News
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papers.
We have had occasion to remark in a
previous isspc, on some very erroneous
Ideas held by people generally, regarding
the press. The Janesville Gdsetie talks
very sensibly upon this point, aud says
| there Is class Of well meaning, but
thoughtless persons, who regard news
paper as sort of benevolent enterprise,
gotten up by some liberal-mlnded gentle
/ man. for the sole purpose Of doing all the
good possible, and who has selected the
/ Imilliun-tongucd press to accomplish II.
| They are the regular poachers upon the
prcss--men who always want their favors
gratuitously, aud are always ready 10 in-
form the publisher that he has engaged
in publishing a neles paper aud they are
always sure 70 have something OF n bust
ness nature that they believe 20 be good
news which ought to be given to the pub
Tic nc once. Que man has just patented n
new heating apparatus which will save
half the fuel now used, aud Of course it
Iwill be great favor TO the poor if the ed
/ itor VIII lust tell the people free OF charge
where such apparatus can be bought
| man engaged In the manufacture of
Ircapcrs recently sent the editor commu-
Inication of two columns, solid matter, set
ting forth the saving his machine would
| be TO farmers over the common reaper
which he wished inserted gratis, 1t would
be helping the farmers, dou'tyou seel Then
there are numberless organizations aud as
lsociations Of individuals that are clamorous
for free rides In the publishers wagon.
The different religious denominations want
all their notices Of meetings, conventions,
and festivals, published free; first because
they are too poor to pay and, second, be-
cause they are engaged In doing good, and
it Is the business Of the publishers TO help
on the noble work. Firemen get no pay
for watching the property of citizens, and
must have their notices of elections, meet
Jugs, &c. given them pro bono pU5iicO. The
temperance organizations are busy In the
noblcst work that can engage the efforts
of men - that Of uplifting the fallen and
ruined Of our race.
John Doe takes n weekly paper, for which
he pays two dollars year. and gets five
dollars worth ofreadng. His wife and lIe
asked the editor to print an obituary notice
that cost at least two dollars to get 1t up In
type. John might rs consistently ask the
who furnished the coffin for his
poor wife, to throw in small one for his
child, simply because he was a
patron Of his, rs to ask such favors of n
newspaper without pay. A mean man Is
for office, and mighty mean men
get into Office sometimes, and he expects
the editor to put on the best possible face
on his fitness for the position, whtewash
his character print his tickets, and vote
them. toe, all for the good of the cause aud
success of correct principles.
We beg all whom 1t may concern to re-
that no good newspaper can be
made without II has the whole time and in
lustry of those engaged on 1t, and its ex-
pcnses are comparatively larger in proper
lion to Its gross receipts, than almost any
other sort of business. If you read pa
per, pay for il; ii you need its facilities for
getting your business before the public, and
Increasing your trade, pay for that but
lon't sponge.