The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-09
EDITORIALS TO ORDER.

In dingy Office, on Liberty street, in
the city Of New York, Samuel Jones Til
denis Literary Bureau has its headquarters.
The object of this importan institution is
to supply Democratic journals throughout
the country with proper editorial and other
matter, prepared under the personal super
vision of its two presiding geniuses, An
drews and Pelton, the latter the nephew of
the "saintly" Governor, whose income
tax exploits have so recently astonished
and delighted his political friends and
admirers. The Bureau was a suggestion
of Samuel's own, and intended to educate
the popular mind upon the subject of Til
denism. The idea of its organization was
doubtless suggested to the prolific brain of
the "Income Tax Dodger," by the tame
and insipid intellectual feasts which the
average rural democratic editor asked his
democratic brethren periodically to partake
of. 1t was intended to supply to the aver
age democratic mind Tildenish truths fresh
from Pelton's pure fountain. 1t readily
comprehended tine wants of political truth
seekers, and looking in vain through the
columns of its rural exchanges for either
eloquence of language, or force Of argu-
ment, when discussing their masters claim
to the Presidency, with that rare judgment
and discrimination characteristic of the
"Great Reformer," it was designed to
meet the high intellectual demands of his
admirers, by supplying for their editication
first class editorial matter without money
and without price. From this manufac-
tory of mental pabulum, thousands upon
thousands of refreshing articles upon the
beauties of Tilden's virtues, weekly ema-
nate, and when these eloquent tributes of
respect reach their readers through the
columns of some damp and freshly folded
rural sheet, their delighted " CONSUMERS
little dream of the source whence come
these pleasing pictures. Good business
Judgment too has been displayed in the
manner of their distribution, by which
variety is secured, and the feelings" of
the rustic editors spared the modification
of discovering "his" genius reflected in
some other "feller's" language. Note
this precaution, accompanying the weekly
batch of editorials, sent out to democratic
papers throughout the country:
To the Editor. None of the matter on
"this sheet will be sent to any other paper
sin your county, nor to any paper in any
adjacent county whose circulation will
"be likely to interfere with yours
"These sheets will be sent regularly each
"week, and if not received on the proper
"day, you should notify us how many days
"earlier or latter you wish to receive them. |
'This sheet goes to weekly papers only.
I" If any portion of the matter sent you is
FUSED you will please mail copy of each
issue of your paper to the following adj
"dress: w. S. Andrews, Box 1857, Now
" York City.
D. w. TIL. 2, August 81. !"
Nothing more admirable could be desired. |
The power of the democratic press is recog-
nized, which amply atones for the implied |
reflection upon its local brains. The bust
ness genius that turned to such valuable
account the facilities of Bates Lock & Co.
as an advertising medium, through which
to secure nomination for the Presidency,
is ready to turn to the same individual
account so potent a power as the Rural
Press, even though its Editorial Center be
the dingy office on Liberty street.