The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-05
The Nex.p.per b ssLne.s.

We find the following in North
western exchange, credited to the James
Vile Gazette, and do not know but there
may here be misprint for GAINESVILLE,
which we should much regret, for the
writer of so sensible an article deserves
full credit for it:
A certain class Of we'll meaning but
thoughtless persons regard newspaper
as a'sUrt or 1onor oIo.+ s.ts-p-isa g0tten
ND by some fiberal-minded gentleman,
for the sole purpose of doing all the
good possible, and who has selected the
million-tongued press to accomplish 1t.
They are the regular poachers upon the
press-men who always want their IA
yors inserted gratuitously, and are al
ways ready to inform the public that he
is engaged in publishing a newspaper,
and are always sure to have something
of business nature that they believe
to be good news which ought to be given
to the eager public at once. One man
has Just patented new heating appar-
atus that. will save half the fuel now
used, and of course it will be great
favor to the poor if the editor will Just
tell the people, free of charge, where
such an apparatus can be bought. A
man engaged in the manufacture OF
reapers, recently sent us communica-
ton of two columns of solid matter, set
ting forth the saving his machine
would be to farmers over the common
reaper, which he wished inserted gratisi
it would be helping Sthe farmers, don't
you sssi
Then there are numberless organiza-
tions and associations of individuals
that are .clamorous for free ride in the
publishers wagon. The different relig-
GUS denominations want all their no-
tees of meetings, conventions and fes-
rivals published free-first, because
they are too poor to pay, and second,
because they are engaged in doing
good, anddt is the duty of the publish
ers to help on their noble work. Fire
men get no pay for watching the prop
erty of citizens, aud must have their
little notices of elections, meetings &c,
given them pro bono publico. The tenn
perance organizations are busy III the
noblest work that can engage the ef-
forts of men-that of uplifting the
fallen and ruined of our race. Can any
editor who has one drop of the milk of
human kindness anywhere about him,
be so niggardly as to- refuse to print
the notices of meetings, lectures, socie-
tx meetinss and cha like, without pay,
Tbs literary society sometimes engage
a lecturer who does not draw, and the
publisher is asked to discount on their
bill because they have failed in their
effort to please and edify the public.
John Doe takes o weekly paper for
which he pays two dollars year and
gets five dollars worth of reading. Hist
wife and he ask the editor to print an
obituary notice that costs at least two
dollars to get it pnt in type-John
might as consistently ask the under
taker who furnished the coffin for his
poor wife to throw in q small one for
his youngest child, simply because he
was q patron of his, "a to ask such ia:
vors of newspaper without pay, a
mean man is nominated for office, and
mighty mean mon get into office out
West sometimes, and lie expects the ed
itor to put on the best possible face as
to his fitness for the position, white
wash his character, print his tickets
and vote ti,O" too. All for the good
and success of correct principles.
We beg all whom it may concern 10
remember that no good newspaper can
be made without it has the whole time
and industry of those engaged on it,
and its expenses are comparatively
larger in proportion to its gross receipts
than almost any other sort of business.
If you read paper, pay for it; if you
need its facilities for getting your bust
ness before the public and increasing
your trade, pay for that but don't
sponge.