Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03
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NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE.

The Hancock lO) Courier completely
explains the situation of things in the fol.
lowing article in regard to newspaper patron
age.
Many long and weary years of experience
in the publishing business, has forced the
conviction upon us that newspaper patron
age is a word of many definitions, and that a
great majority Of mankind are either igno-
rant Of the correct definition or are dishon-
est, in strict biblical sense Of the word.
Newspaper patronage Is composed of as ma
ny colors as the rainbow, and is ms changea-
bic as the chameleon
One man comes in and subscribes for the
paper and pays for it in advance, and eoe.
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
goes to his place Of business, and rcaps the
advantages thereof This is newspaper pat
ronagc
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 into a
passion, perhaps pays, perhaps not, and or
ders his paper stopped This is caHed
newspaper patronage
Another man has been a subscriber long
time, but has never paid a cent and at last
becomes tired of you and wants a change.
He thinks he wants a city paper. He tells
the postmaster he don't want it, and you Il
yet paper marked refused But does
he cali and pay? Oh. no. lie wants his
money to pay for his city paper He will
pay you after a while, he says But he nev-
er does unless you sue him And this too,
IS caiieoi newspaper patronage.
Another man brings in fifty cent adver-
tisement, 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 you-hc does not
take the paper-he don like the editor
the paper is too small for him-yet he eoe.
regularly to his neighbor's aud reads it, and
finds fault with it and Quarrels with the
opinions Of the editor Occasionally he see.
an article he likes, and begs or gives half a
dime for the number. This is called news
paper patronage.
Another man takes two or three city pa
pers and cannot afford to take home paper
but he likes it and comes into the Office and
begs one whenever he is in town. This,
also, is called newspaper patronage.
Another man likes the paper; he takes d
copy for himself and family, and pays for it,
and does all he can to get new subscriber
he never grumbles, but always has a cheer
ful word for the editor. If any little item
of interest occurs in his neighborhood he
informs the editor This Is newspaper pat.
ronage.
Another man has patent and wants yoU
to give it a two dollar notice every week
it viii be of interest to your readers, he
says, but, although knowing it viii benefit
him most of all, he does not offer to pay fol
it. This is called newspaper patronage
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 because
he is an old patron fyours. This is callec
newspaper patronage.
Another man young man about town
no use Of his taking paper, knows al
that is going on By-and-by he gets mar
ried and hands in the notice with just hand
me dozen copies. He gets them, and