The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-07-10
NeWspaper Patronage.

Many long, weary years Of experience IN
the newspaper business has forced the con-
viction upon US that newspaper patronage
is word of many definitions, and that
great majority of mankind are either
ignorant of the correct definition, or
are dishonest in a strict biblical sense of
the word. Newspaper patronage is com
posed of as many cOlors as the rainbow,
and is as chaDgeable as a chameleon.
One man comes in and subscribes for
paper and pays for it in advance, aud goes
home and reads it with the proud satisfac
ton that it is his. He hands in his adver-
tisement; asks the price, pays for it and
returns to his place of business, and reaps
the advantage thereof. This is newspaper
patronage.
Another man says "You may put my
name on your books" and goes off without
saying a word about pay. Time passes
on, and you want money, and ask him to
pay what is honestly due you. He flies in
to passion, perhaps pays, perhaps not,
and orders his paper stopped. This is cal
led newspaper patronage.
Another man has been subscriber for a
| very long time, but has never paid cent,
| and at last becomes tired of you and wants
a change. He thinks he wants a city pa
! per. He tells the postmaster he don't want
it, and you will get paper marked ''re-
fused" He will call and pay you af-
terra while, he says. But he never does
unless you sue him. And this, too, is cal :.
led newspaper patronage.
Another brings in = fifty cent advertise
meut and wants two dollar notice given
it, and if you refuse, he goes off mad. And
this is called newspaper patronage.
Another man lives near who does not
like the editOr-the paper is too small for
him-yet he goes regularly to his nSgh-
boris and reads it, and finds fault With it,
and quarrels with the opinion of the editor,
Occasionally he sees an article he likes,
and begs or gives half dime for the num-
Der. This is called neWpager patronage.
Another man takes two or three city pa
per, but be likes it, and comes into the OIL
fee and begs one when he is in town. This
also, is called newspaper patronage,
Another man takes paper, he takes q
copy for himself and family, and pays for
it, and does all he can to get new subscri-
bsrs-he never grumbles, but always has a
cheerful word for the editor. If any item
of interest occurs in his neighborhood, he
informs the editor This is newspaper
patronage.
Another man has patent, and wants you
10 give it two dollar notice every week
cit will be Of interest to your readers" he
says, but although knowing it will benefit
him most of all, he does not offer to pay
for it. This is called newspaper patron
sge.
Another man has taken the paper for sew
eral years but has not paid for it. and comes
in with four or five dollar advertisement,
and asks you to insert it for nothing, be-
cause he is an old patron of yours. This
is called newspaper patronage.
Another mana young man about town
no use of his taking a paper, be knows
| al tudb 10 SOluB Ou' -AuO-DyI no B0AS
married, and hands 10 a notice with '.just
hand me dozen copies" He gets them,
and when you mention pay he looks sur
prised-"yOu surely do not charge for such
things ?'' And this is called newspaper
patronage.
Another man (bless you, it does US goOt
to see such men) comes in and says, "tht
year for which paid is about to expire,
want to pay for another" He does it anC
, retires. This is newspaper patronage.
Now, is Mt newspaper patronage a curl
} Gus thing And in that great day whel
the gentleman in black gets his due-as b.
? surely will-how many of the patrons emu
f merated above will fall to his share Now
| it will be seen that while certain kinds o
patronage is the very life and existence o
r a newspaper, there are other kinds of pa
. trOnage that is more destructive than tn
0 deadly night-shade.
= Reader where do you stand