The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-06
To Our.Friends.

We want every Democrat in Monroe
County to subscribe for the FoRERUNNER,
at least during the Presidential CAM
paign. There is no doubt, we think,
that political, if not moral obligation
rests upon each and every one of them to
do so; as it would be easy to demon
strate that their happiness and material
prosperity would be subserved thereby
a proposition so plain as not to require
calculation.
Our paper has already good subscrip-
ton list. In Sweetwater, alone, we de-
liver to paying subscribers one hundred
and fifty copies; at Madisonville, nine
miles distant, sixty-two copies; and there
is not postofice in the county to which
the FoRERUNNER does not 60 in large
sized packages. Besides, it has fair cir
culation in adjoining counties, and in less
degree throughout the entire State. Out
side of Tennessee we have bona fds sub
scribers in eleven States, including hand
some lists in Texas and California.
We do not refer to this matter in
boastful spirit, for we are disposed to
have very modest opinion of the merits
of our little sheet but to show our many
friends who help to sustain the enterprise
that through their partiality we are on
safe basis so far as the permanent establish
ment of newspaper in Monroe County is
concerned, and to encourage them to re-
newed excrtion in its behalf. Not only
this, but it must be gratifying to them to
know that such state of political feel
ing exists in the county as to help bring
about such results.
Our political preferences, fearlessly and
honestly expressed, have caused us lately
to lose an occasional subscriber; but for
every one thus lost three have been add
ed to the list.
Notwithstanding the facts above set
forth, we wish, so far as possible, to extend
the circulation of the oRERUNNER, as we
feel laudable desire to increase by such
means our usefulness, and consequently,
the prosperity of this beautiful and fer
tile section of our beloved State. Weap-
peal, especially to our friends in Monroe
County, to try and give our paper fresh
start. Let every Democrat who wishes to
see the country restored to its old pros
perity-to witness return to the forms
of Constitutional Government, and per.
feet wiping out of the wicked, oppressive
and destructive enactrnents of tho past
. three years in the State of Tennessee
remember that by helping to sustain and
build up a paper which advocates to the
extent Of its ability, and with honest sim
cerity, the doctrines inoulcated by the
Fathers of the Republic--under the work
ings of which it became an honor to any
man to be known as an American citizen
and peculiar honor to be known as a
Tennessean-hc is doing something, how
ever little, to help forward the good
cause. w ,,WArT{
In conspicuous place we offer liberal
terms to clubs during the Presidential
Campaign. Make up your lists imme.
diately and let us hear a good report from
those whom we know to be friends, and
who could, by little exertion, enable us
to furnish paper which would be cred,
it to the county, to themselves, and to us
While on this subject let us again urge
those of our patrons who are in arrears
for subscription to make an effort to dis
charge their obligations. The sums are
small in detail, and it may seem to yor
an nnimportapt matter whether they are
promptly paid or not. But in the aggre.
gate they form an important amount
without which it will be impossible for us
to prosecute our work with the energy
and hopefulness necessary to q complete
success, u 81,