The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-24
From BFuxton --sAn Appeal to the
Citizens Thereof

SIR. Editors.
It has, from time immemorial, been
tho Custom to attribute, at least or1i.
nary shrcwlnesy, to no who first repre-
scuied bis own individual interests,
And thea, as secondary consideration,
occupied his leisure in behalf Of others
Such, at least. has always been our
feelings in regard to the matter; con-
sequcn,ly, vhen.we SEQ individuals to.
tally disrcgirding this very prudent
aud reasonable method Of procedure,
very naturally come to the conclusion
that there is something rotten in the
State Of Denmark" or elsewhere; or,
in other words, that they ARE mem
tally. physically, and financially alb
normal to considerable extent; and
that tho method OF reasoning is p'cu.
Iiarly applicable to the people Of Btax-
ION county is plainly apparent ) Y their
tardincss in coming forward with aid
in behalf Of an importan! local entcr.
prise that will tend more than anything
else 10 dcvelopc, build up and advance
the general interests of the county. |
have references to the permanent cstab-
!ishmGn. Of a newspaper at the county
scat Of said county, The stock Of
which has long since been taken, and
all necessary arrangements fully COM
plcted-with the sole exception Of
sufficiently large subscription lis. to
Justify its publication. Now, fellow
citizens Of Braxton county, as it will
DO but a very small matter for oa3h of
you. or even one out OF ton to sub.
scribe 81, for tie proposed BrarioniuH,
aud thereby insure lie publication and
consequent great local aid in behalf Of
our mutual interest a4l general pros.
perity.
/ ask, in tie namo of all that is
reasonable, that you consider the mat
ter, at least, in the light of self inter
est, and then act magnanimOusly aud
intclligently. The Prospectus Of raid
paper is before you, Indicating very
Ineligible outline Of its future char.
acter, purposes aud object, which, un.
der the circumstances, l think cannot
fail TO meet the appreciation Of every
good citizen in tho county, irrespective
Of political preferences or party ufIilia-
tions. That y strictly partisan paper
cannot succeed here is well known /;
consequently, il VIC cannot sustain u
paper Of the character We propose, 1t is
totally useless for US to further agitatc
the subject, and 10 view of the fact that
the present is by far tie most favorable
and oppOrtuno opportunity that We can
ever expect to avail ourselves Of our
ultimate failure will DO the most foolish
Of follies, should such unfortunately be
the case. Without further prompting
| hope you will como forward at once
and swell the subscription list to 500 or
COO; If you don't, tho object of our
efforts will totally fail; for it is well
known that less subscription list will
not justify tho publication Of lid pa
per.
We don't ask you 10 quisnking pa
pers from other localities and States,
(f.r which the people of liruxtou cOnn.
" are famous, but We well know that
you arc fully able to add another to
tho list perceptions, mud that tue most
important one Of them all. Nevcrthe.
less, i'll is possible that you cannot If.
ford so many, drop some Of those dig.
uificd eastern ones, that condcsc0nd to
mention the affairs Of our State only
with rnecr, or in a ratronizing man.
ner that's infinitely more Objectionable.
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