Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-06-14
Remarks by a Kentucky Editor.

The Noun, Sterling Journal referring to the
recent address upon Journalism" delivered
before the Indiana Editorial Convention by
Watterson, says:
That portion Of the address devoted to coup
try journalism is very good 50 far IS ii goes,
bu, then it stops short Of the sore that works
more harm to and cripples and ultimately kills
more country papers than all other causes com
bined. Our experience has been long aud va
ried. and what We have to say abOu, country
newspaper publishing is based ppOn knowledge
dearly bought by years Of hard and thankless
toll aud no little worry Of body aud mind and
yexaiiop Of spirit.
The greatest enemies 10 success 10 conduct
in; newspaper are the creai; system All
graiuitous advertising or putting"
The dues of the newspaper publisher are ne
oessariIy small. II be creiits couple Of dol
lars here TO a, couple Of dollars there 10 B.
and so on through the alphabet o. srb,crip-
.iou, these creditors will amour. to handsome
sum in the aggregate, of which fearfully large
per cent. invariably proves to be total loss.
The publisher who viii credit subscriptions,
transient advertising and JOB work. knowing
that he is compelled to pay cash FOR bis mate
rial, has 10 rish: to complain that his business
does 10; pay. aud Of all men has less cause to
be astoaished at the necessity that compels The
suspension Of his paper.
Auo.her thing to avoid: Gra;uitops work
foI party candidates. They have no rish; TO
expec. it. Ofiee is iasepsrsbly CONNECTED with
salary And the salary Is whs: nine oct Of ten
candidates are after The candidate has as
much right to expect bis tailor TO keep him in
clothing without charge, IS 20 expect pub
Usher to devote bis paper tc bis glorifca;ioa.
Make tie politicians pay The same as other ad-
veriisers aad never allow line Of " puff 70
appear in your paper without pay. Your mer-
lcbsnt or grocer does 40; expect 70 supply your
family from their stores without pay. ADD they
have 20 right 20 expect you to advertise fOr
;her withou; remuneration. Selling goods or
groceries is their mode Of making living
Publishing a newspaper is your mode Of max
ing living. They can DOT give their goods
away wiihou. loss, and yog cannot give away
space in yoar paper wiihou; loss Tba, which
will beggar them will begglr you That's The
whole truth Of is.
In the days when we used 70 devote c6uua
after column to the business Of elevatiog Tom,
Dick and Harry to Office simply because they
belonged to our party, aud never dreamed Of
asking cent Of pay for our services 90 long
as we filed or papers with PuTs Of Tbs. that
and the other. because they weFe good, clever
fellows, and d:di. for nothing, We found it the
hardest matter in the world to get along. But
since we turned over a uew leaf, tpd made .
real business IF publishing paper. just Is Tom
Dick, and Harry make business Of running
iur flee for the emoluments, ana this, that aud
the other make business of selling goods for
the pr St, re hsTe Prospered. To be surs ne
have 10; IS yet secgmulaied q mammoth for
tune bu, then we have built US up good pay
ing business, secured US home we are not
ashamed Of, aud are able to pay our way as We
60. Under the old system We scarcely made
enough TO pay our board bin aad provide Us a
change Of linen. As j: Is, We get fair wages
for orr labor, liTs decsnily and have no cause
to complain Of the void Aud 80 !; will be
With all Of our brethren Of ibe country press If
they will 30 as We are doing--eschew sIl grs-
tu,ous work snd cut tie credit system abso-
lu;ely.