The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-26
CHI LESION.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 90, 1867.
Examples in Journalism.

In conducting a live daily newspaper one
example is better than a thousand precepts.
People are fond of running in old grooves, and
of clinging to customs which have no other
claim to respect than their venerable age; but
when the positive example is given and an en-
ergetic neighbor does that which old Rip Van
Wrinkle would never have dreamed Of, the adj
y~antages of a progressive spirit become sud-
denlv understood, and 6 tremendous outcry is
made about accommodation to the public and
the appreciation of the necessities of the times.
But it is to the reformer himself and not to
his half-awakened disciples that the honor and
credit is due. No praise can be won by the
daily newspaper of 1857 only because it is
superior to the paper OF 1857, any more than
| the latter could claim renown by giving more
news than was contained in the extraordinary
gazettes which bore to anxious England the
tidings of the defeat of the Grand Armada.
The true and worthy aim is to be ahead of the
competitors in the daily race,-to show more
activity and spirit than is shown by them,-to
| De more Iully allNe u tAcS - ~ rN
of constant Improvement and the worth of sal
utary change. These are the things to be
worked for; and, when those who do rot know
how to originate, drowsily initiate the course OF
action of the apostle of advancement, the first
fruits of labor have been plucked and the prac-
ticability of the new and shorter path is amply
indicated.
There are now three newspapers in the world
whose daily circulation is counted by the hum
dred thousand. First is the "Petit Journal"
published at one cent in Paris; second is The
"Daily Telegraph" published at two cents in
London; third is the 'Daily News" published
at one cent in New York City. This last
named has the largest circulation on this con-
tinent and prints daily thirty thousand copies
in excess of the number issued by the New
York "Herald."
Charleston is neither Paris, nor London, nor
New York; but the example is before us, and
the CHARLESTON DAILY News shall be in
Charleston in point of enterprise, as it is
already in circulation, what the journals al
ready named are found to be in the cities in
which they are published.
The activity and spirit of the CHARLESTON
News is already producing its effect. Its con-
temporaries have seen the necessity of proving
that length of years does not always cause loss
of vitality and strength; and, making a virtue
of necessity, our venerable neighbor the
Courier has taken warning by our reduction
Of the subscription price of the News to six
dollars a year, and has given notice that after
January first it will be issued at eight dollars
instead of ten.
Our neighbor, the "Courier," has done well
to follow our example; and, if it will follow in
the track marked out by us, we will promise
that it shall increase its popularity and, in the
Southern States, be second only to the News.
The public will appreciate the reduction in
rates as well as the reduction in size; ara will
bear in mind that the News is not only giving
them a frst-class daily paper at si5/ dollars a
year, but has enabled them to sayStwo dollars
upon each copy of the "coua3jeGr" for which
they may desire to subscriber So the News is
not only the enemplar of Hogress in itself but
the cause of progress in. Others. After a time
our city contemporaries may initiate our adj
mirable system of Weekly subscriptions, and
give to their Subscribers such an Extra as
that distributes: with the NEWS of yesterday
they 10y open their eyes to the propriety and
necessity of giving their readers a paper upon
every day in the year, printers holidays"
included; in the meanwhile, and always, we wish
them both every success not incompatible with
our own interests.