The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-03-27
THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS.

The Janesville Gazette has long ar
tiole under the above head to the follow
ing effect another class of we'll means
ing but thoughtless persons regard u
newspaper as a sort OF benevolent enter
prise, gotten up by some liberal minded
gentleman for the sole purpose Of doing
all the good possible, and who has Sc,
lected the million tongued press to ac-
complish it, They are the regular
poachers upon the prcss-men who all
ways want their tavors inserted gratui>
tously; and are always ready to inform
the publisher that he is engaged in pub,
fishing newspaper, aud always sure to
have something of a 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 a
new heating apparatus that will save
halt 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 manu-
facture of reapers recently sent us
communication OF two columns of solid
matter, setting forth the saving his ma
chine would be to farmers over the
common reaper, which he wished inser~
ted gratis; it would be helping the far.
mers, don't you see?
Then there are numbcrless organlza>
tions and associations Of lndiyiduals
that are clamorous for q free ride in the
Publishers wagon. The different rell,
gious denominations want AL their
notices of meetings, conventions and
festivals published free, first, because
they arc tco poor to pay; and second,
because 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 little mott.
ces of elections, meetings, etc given
them pro bono pubiico. The temperance
organizations are busy in the noblest
work that can engage the effort OF men
that of uplifting the fallen and ruined
of our race .'..I... ...I.. ...
Can any editor who has one drop Of
the milk Of haman Kindness anywhere
about him, be so niggardly as to refuse
to print their notices Of meetings, lect-
ures, society meetings and the like,
without pay. The literary societies
sometimes engage lecturer who does
not draw, and the publisle' is asked TO
discount on their bill because they have
failed IN their effort to please and edlfy
the public. John Doe takes weekly
paper for which he pays two dollars a
year and gets five dollars worth Of read-
ing. His wife dies and ho asks the editor
to print an obituary notice that costs at
least two dollars to get 1t put in type
John might as consistently ask the un-
dertaker who furnished the coffin for
his poor wife to throw in a small one
tor his youngest child, simply because
he was patron of his, as to ask such
favors ofa newspaper without pay. A
mean man IS nominated tor office, and
mighty mean men get into Office out
West sometimes, and he expects the ed
itor to put on the best possible face as
to his fitness for the position, whitewash
his character, print bis tickets and vote
them too, all the good OF tho cause and
the success Of correct principle. .,r.
we beg all whom II may concern X