Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-10
OUR T. w pa r u ts S-AleE WE
OVEKSTOCkE

OUR Il w pa p u sS S-AlsE WE
OVEseSTOCk
Within the last few weeks several
papers devoted to the interests of the
Democratic party have sprung up in
new and possibly unexpected quarters.
We hail their advent with greet re-
joicipg and with more real earnest
| cordiality than that usually felt in the
| customary expressions Of greeting and
| welcome to new corners in the field of
journalism. This feeling, however.
does not seem to be sh tred by all of
| our Democratic contemporaries in the
State, for some there be who seem to
think the field of journalism in North
Carolina is already well filed with
laborers, and that any addition to their
number tends only to "a reduction of
| wages, SO to speak, by making the
| supply greater than the demand; that
the true interest of journalism, if not
of the party and of the State, demands
rather few first-class papers than a
number of smaller ones; and further,
that large number of smaller papers
i prevents the establishment and growth
of the much-needed few first class
| papers.
This is by no means our view of the
case. We do not think the field of jour
nalism is well filed with laborers in
| North Carolina, nor do we Think it
cen ever be SO well filed that there
will not always be room for more. 1t
| is our belief that greater supply of
newspapers, will always create great
er demand. We believe further, that
| an increased number ana circula-
ton CT smaller and local papers, will
| promote and not -fctard the growth
| and establishment of the necessary
number of larger papers of more gen
| eral circulation. Aud thinking thus,
of course, we clnpot see how it will
ever become necessary to decide
whether it were better to have few
larger papers of general circulation or
much larger number of smaller
class does in no way interfere with the
other. These are briefly our views in
regard to the general laws governing
newspaperdom. We believe too in
that other law, briefly demonstrated
in ''the survival of the tittest." AS a
general rule if a newspaper enterprise
fails, it's failure is due to some defect
in it's editorial conduct or business
management that would be equally
fatal to any other enterprise. Indeed
there is no business, we think. that SO
soon acquires SO strong hold upon
the regards of it's patrons as a news :
paper. But it is not our purpose to
elaborate any of these points, we de-
sire simply to state our conclusion
which is, that our first class newspa
pers in North Carolina if we really
have any, have no right to complain
because of the springing up of smaller
papers with mere local circulation.
Our rea son for greeting with spe-
cial cordIality certain of the papers
lately started was the evidence given
by their advent that an experienced
eye was noting the weak points in our
party line and was strengthening them
with no unskilful hand.
Johnston county is debatable and
doubtful ground, always an unknown
and uncertain element in political cal
culations. Nothing will tend so much
to make it a field Of assured victory
for US as live Democratic newspaper
among its people. And it has been es-
tabl shed none too soon. We We're
specially glad therefore to greet the
Johnston Courier. La Randolph coun-
ty, too, there has been and still is
much political confusion. Good men
and true are the people of Randolph
but they have lacked that stirring uE
that results only from a thorough
knowledge of the condition of public
affairs, and that can be obtained only
from newspapers. Randolph and some
of the adjoining counties open up to
US field that promises richly to repay
with fruitful harvest any time and
labor that may be expended thereon.
When, therefore, the Randolph Reg,t-
tdtOr made It's appearance under the
control of Mar lnaduke s. Robbins,
Esq, known to us personally as a man
of ability and editorial experience and
one too by lifelong residence rend-
cred familiar with the wants Of the
people III that section, we were naturally
very much rejoiced. Rutherford
too Is another county that has failed
to be Democr itic only because we have
failed to make the effort to induce its
people to act with us. knowing this,
when we saw that the NeaO Regime
had come into existence in Ruther-
fordton, we looked npon the paper as
harbinger of good, and its name as
all anspicious omen. Nothing will
contribute SO much to establish the
desired new order of things in Ruther-
ford DIS sprightly, lively. truesblue
Democrats newspaper, such as the
Nee0 Regime under its present man.
a3ement is sure to be.
The outlook is hopeful then, and
we welcome all new corners, great or
small and whether of local or general
circulation; but Especially do we well
come the new lights that have recently
appeared IN Johnston, Randolph and
Rutherford.