The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-25
THE COUNTY NEWSPAPER.

s. 81 p A.
Every intelligent man in this county, or
who does business in this county, knows tina,
the money he pays for his county paper is
the best investment he can make, and would
be, even at four times its present price
These local or county newspapers ought to
the NEST potent aids to the development of
the wealth of the town and county where
printed. and also to the advancement of the
best interests Of the people. The desire TO
take and read newspaper printed in some
of the great cities is laudable enough, but if
means and opportunities are limited and
only one newspaper can be taken, that one
should be the county paper. A subscriber
to one of our interior exchanges well wrote
some time ago, on renewing his subscription
| to his county Journals: 81 ET s.,s 1FI@Ea
| Glow much would land be worth How far
| would our county be known and what would be
her character if it was not for our county paper
| Through its columns the distant reader becomes
acquainted with the location and business of the
county, together with the leading and most enter
| prising citizens sss.4. -
| The influence of a newspaper in advancing
the interests of the people where it is printed
is acknowledged by all-but there are thous4
ands who never aid at all in its support. Is
there no way to stimulate these sort of peo-
pie to do something towards sustaining an
institution which adds greatly to theirwealth
and comfort every year? . = 80
| In political point Of view, it is also i'm.
portant to the party whose principles it es,
pouses, defends and maintains. The follow
ing article from the Carthage, Hancock
County, Republican, shows this point, and
we ask the attention of every democrat in
the county to the statement, as follows:
In political canvass in this county moi
later than three years ago, the candidates on
the democratic ticket paid into a common
fund the sum of $500 or $500 for the pur
pose of defraying campaign expenses. The
best methods of using this amount of money
was discussed by the several candidates, one
of them alone urging that portion of the
Il fund should be used In giving additional
circulation to the Republican among the
people. 1t was finally decided that each
candidate should use a portion of the money
as he thought might best eonduceto the sue.
cess of the ticket. lone of these gentlemen
applied every dollar in his share towards
sending the Republican to lukewarm demo
Gratis and undecided voters in his portion o.
the county, over three fourths of whom had
lstaid away from the polls entirely on several
previous elections, the othersvoting the re
!. publican ticket in whole or in part. isa =
: On Saturday last, this gentleman was IL
our Office and, referring to the matter, stat
: ed that, with the view of learning the precise
value of his investment during that canvass
| ne had ascertained by inquiry that ere,y mar
70 whom ne had sent the Republican during
.ha' Canvass, went to the polls and voted
the entire democratic ticket. He also stated
that numbers OF them from being quite luke.
4 warm had grown to be very enthusiastic and
deeply interested in the result. This gentle.
man also gave It as his opinion that $500
expended IN giving the Republican an ad-
Fas~e