The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-25

4 Gait CA WITH euz laAAan.s
We read masy eonnssh Ia ssvs.
pspers about the " bores Of shs 6aae-
tam" A. We were never ssyssd
sever expect to be, 20 ossssvstmw,
or need ever expect 10 -, ~ .
actice in the Repsblicaa. ~ srs
always glad to sse ffiss9a ID the
sasetau. Their Prassacs ehssrs and
eslivsns il. 1--we arc busy. Ne have
~ caadcr 10 say -, Hsakly, AID
that's the end Of il. Gcstlemeu caa
either read our exchanges or talk to
some cns else, Who nay be psrekases
Pre,s~t n o.r exchanges are spe.
e:asa!y arranged 70 .n'9 ~".vesi.scc.
there IL s~.Aisx to do bss to iafosn
fFissd~ Of tho fact. Oss Sasetsm h
> free and easy concera. We do a
NC please. and W allow every one
else The sane privilege. II gcs-
'lc@sn fails to feel psrfsrsl. easy saa
"M home" il is Nh; own fault. Nor
do We make any ccmplaissa aboss
newspaper borrowers. We would
"seh prefer that q pcrsoa shsald
horror our paper for psrwsal, thas
fot him mot to read il At all. When
. copy passes out Of oar hands, 70
consider that VIC have TO farther
eiaim on il, and il is "a much -~blie
Prcpert. as book or umbrella, 70
be loaned nd i,Lism. At the sane
tims, We tkink every man living il
q eossty ought to make il . poist 10
take his county paper, IL il is worthy
Of patronage. It's = matter Of aat.
isfaetioa 10 the editor. and enables
him to publish bsstsr pspsr. The
subscriber lie benefited, as he has
not only the pleasure Of feeling thu,
ii is his own property, but in nine
cnscs out Of ten, bcsidss the latest
news and valuable reading matter he
thus secures, gets more than the 70.
turn Of his money In actual dollars
and cents. We entertais, and We
think justly, a poor opinion Of = man
who has any interest in . country,
that fails 10 sustain the press. Ifall
were like him there would b no
newspapers, and consequently very
little intelligence, enterprise, or pub
lie spirit; for every thing that ia in
trinsically valuable in society. that
tends to promote the general welfare,
aud the prosperity OF community,
are greatly eah-uced by = we'll con.
Quoted Journal. Tho newspaper goes
abroad As the representative Of .
country in fact, il furnishes the
faircst and best criterion by which
a people can be judged. II IL is
large, we'll printed, conducted with
spirit, and contains a fair share Of
advertising, a stranger would natur.
ally conclude that il Was located IN
a" intelligent and prosperous coan-
try. Say what men will, tho news
paper Is tho great agent Of civilisa-
ton and progress, and exercises .
more powerful iaasssce il Inviting
immigration, capital, asd trade, shsn
all other causes combined. Mcr-
chants desire the trade Of the int
rior, and yet they take no pains "a
secure il, A stranger to look over
our Marshall pspcrs would mot know
that wc had = railroad, a single stage
line, hotcl, or over three or four
story. WAils. alhaz- pbsss. sSssseisss
our busine.s men are absolutely do
ing nothing to obtain that which
lexitinatsly belongs to them. Fully
tea timcs the business that il dose
here, could hs easily secured, by I
judicious system Of advertising and
the proper support Of he prssa. W.
have sssa a. amount Of busisse
pas through this place in one day
the proats Of which would have paM
the advertising bills Of three mer,
chants for . whole year. And -,
these sane merchants, af,cr thus ~.
ri6cing their own interests, will CON
plsin Of the hard times which thsy
have themselves by their waat Of
foresight and liberallity Psodassd
ssd make il an excuse for consiausd
" rctrerchment" II il the old story
Of the "penny wise and posnd fool-
ish" systcm Of doing business. W.
most coafsss wc would like to see 4
change, not only on our eva iadivid
usl account, but for the character
asd prosperisy Of the plaes. 1--WE
hold these truths 10 b. self. evident, y
that every Intelligent rsAectisg mas
ought to take biz eoas,y paper, OF I
we'll conducted Journal pshlishsd il
the State, asd every bus;..ss nsa
Ought 10 advertise, IL Il il esly 10 Z
small amount. Advertising make,
the nswpspsr look like il In publissd
in = live place where tAs people an
liberal SD will deal literally With
with those who trad With them,
We trust that what We have said nay
b. regarded In the proper light. Ths
exercise y .esserpsiss asa llbspsiily
h like " bsssd cast spon the valsrs, .
returning fosr fold aiter maay days,
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