The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-18

We ask for the following,
which We clip from one of our
exchanges, a careful considera-
tion. 1t is otr desire that the
Record should go to every fam
lily in the county. The sub.
scribtion price is a mere 'triae
NOT four cents persweek.--l
Don't say you can't afford it
YOU can't afford to do without
il. Let the friends of the Rec.
ord bring this matter before
the primary meetings, next
Saturday, and send a club Of
new subscribers accompanied
by the cash, with each delega-
ton that attends the County.
Convention. Don't let q man
tell you he is too poor to take
his county paper. Ifhe is really
t)o poor send US his name and
we will send him the paper for
10 hing:. - 4
The Democracy, encouraged
by their successes in the late
elections, are leaving nothing.
undone that may enhance
their chances of electing the
next President and securing a
majority in Congress. We
may, count on their fighting
with desperation for every loot
of ground, and it is the part of
wisdom for Republican Cen tral.
Committees, and all other in
huential men in the party, to.
also make timely preparations
for the campaign. We always
lose votes by deferring to a
late day work that might be
done early. We have every
thing to gain and nothing to
lose by a thorough discussion
of the issues of the canvass.
With this view we wish to
urge upon Republicans the i'm
portance of largely circulating
reliable Republicans newspa-
pers. There is no way by
which the work of d campaign
can be so efficiently and cheap
ly done as this. Speeches,
meetings, professions, ETC., arc
all well enough in their way,
and are perhaps a necessity of
an exciting campaign, but COM
mittees generally commit grave
errors in spending too much
time and money in this kind Of
work, to the neglect of the
more potent Influence at their
command through the proper
use Of newspapers. Ia ~ -
Hundreds of dollars are spent
on a single meeting, which is
considered a uccessif "a couple
of thousand people come to.
gether and hear a speaker for
an iiorr or two. They return
to their homes, think over what
they have heard, and no doubt
are to a certain extent lntlu.
enced by it; but give those
same voters q good newspaper
to read regularly, and they will
be thoroughly posted on the
political issues, will be armed
with arguments to meet their
opponents, and what is better,
will be found, very generally,
active and efficient workers in
the cause, whose influence will
be felt in the community.
We are all influenced in our
opinions very much by what
we read-more, perhaps, than
many Of US are ready, at first
thought, to admit. But this is
particularly true of the masses
of the people, who do the yo-
ting, and whose reading is
necessarily confined TO one or
two newspapers. These, We
may be assured. >. will be pretty
Thoroughly read, and the
thoughts thus imbibed will gain
a permanent lodgment in the
mind, and become part of tie
convictions of the reader.
And now is the time to be-
gin this work. Before the ex-
citement of the campaign
comes on, mems minds are
much more easily influenced
than afterwards. They now
have tine and opportunity to
think calmly upon the ques:.
tions presented, and opinions
thus formed will not be easily
changed.
We had the pleasure of meet
ing in this city, On Wednesday,