The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-03
COLUMBIA. S. C.
IRslday lIorning pseember 5, 1853.


NEwsrAPHn PArRoNAaR.-We copy the
following from tho Selma Times, but we
sthops nobody will lhave the hardihood to
say we endorse It: .'1a co -. 'ss4 ''
There appears to be many different
ways OF understanding the true meaning
sof newspaper patronage, as it is called,
and es an Interested party, We give place
!, to disqnisition on the subject, by one
who knows whereof lie speaks. It will
ssrve, perhaps, as q mirror in which GER
tain parties may ''see themselves as
sothers, see them" H
- Many long aud weary years of expert
ence in the publishing busines has forced
the conviction upon US that newspaper
patronage is q word of many definitions,
and that great majority OF mankind are
either ignorant of the correct definition,
or are dishonest, in strict biblical
sense Of the word. Newspaper patron
age is composed of ns many colors rs the
( rainbow, and as changeable as chame-
!. leon. siyg, -- ,s
ias4One man comes in and subscribes for
o paper, and pays for it in advance, and
goes home aud reads it, with the proud
satisfaction that it is his. He hands in
his advertisement, asks the price, pays
for it, goes tn his place of business, and
reads the advantages thereof. This is
patronage.
= Another man asks you to send him the
paper and goes of without saying word
about the pay. limo passes on, and you
are in need OF money, and ask him to
pay the sum he owes you. He flies into
passion. perhaps pays, perhaps not,
and orders his paper stopped. This is
called patronage.
Another man has your paper for long
time, and becomes tired of you and wants
change. Thinks he will have another
paper. But he don't pay; oh, mol he has
70 keep pyourmoney to buy another paper
Fay comes when you sue him. Such
may be called newspaper patronage.
One man brings in fifty cent adver-
tisement and wants q two dollar puff
thrown in, and when you decline, he goes
of mad. Even this may be called news
paper patronage.
Another man don't take your paper
it is too high-priced-but he borrows re-
gularly and reads it. And that could be
called newspaper patronage.
One man likes the paper; he takes a
copy and pays for it. and gets his friend
to do the same; he is not always grum-
bling to you or others, but has q friendly
.U.SAS@s - oki oCCiuCub OCCuES III Ills sec
ton, he informs the editor. This is
newspaper patronage.
Another man has taken the paper seve-
raj years, but has not paid for it, and in
he comes with an advertisement which
3 he wants inserted free, becauee he is "an
old patron" This is called patronage.
One hands you marriage or other
notlce, and asks for extra copies of the
paper containing it, and when you ask
him to pay for the papers, he looks sur
prised-you surely don't take pay for
snch small matters. That is called news
paper patronage.
One man, it is good to see such, comes
in and says, "The year for which I paid
is about to expire, want to pay for an
other" He does so and retires. This is
newspaper patronage.
Now, isn't newspaper patronage
curious thing? In that great day when
the gentleman in black gets his dues-as
he surely will-how many of the patrons
enumerated above will fall to his share?
While it will be seen that while certain
kinds of patrons are the very life and ex-
istence of newspapers, there are other
kinds of patronage that are more de-
structive than the ''deadly night shade"
BUREAU OF STATISTICS. s.-The completed
returns ut the Bureau of Statistics show
that the exports of cotton during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1869, we're rs
follows: Sea Island 50 374 800. INLAND