American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
Supocl Yoar Homo Papers.

on this subject to chr frieudS in
Madison and adjoIns Counties
The Canton papers do not receive
more than one fifth of the money
that goes annually from the people
Of this county for newspapers ami
such is the case with our brethr, II
of the Press throughout the State.
There is but one reason. why the
Mail and CITIZEN cannot contain
as much good, fresh editorial, news,
political. agricultural, scientific and
literary matter, as either the New
Orleans, Memphis, Louisville, St.
Louis or New York weeklies. The
reason is our home people support
the papers of the cities mentioned
more literally than they do their
own county papers. Now We will
yield the floor to oursfriond Potter
Of the Widen Record just hear
what he sgys:
IN. b. We shall send this No.
of the CITIZEN to many of our
friends who ought to subscribe, but
don't know tin the hope that you
will read and be convinced.
If we ever expect to prosper as
people. we must begin to insist on
the encouragement of home enter
prises. Home mechanics must have
work. Home inventions and manu-
features must have at least fair
trial before they are abandoned.
And last, but not least, our people
should stop their indiscrimina,e
patronage of newspapers outside of
their own state. We have in Mis-
sissippi as ably conducted papers as
can be found i'll the United States.
They give as much reading matter.
They are as cheap. And devo,ing
considerable Space to State affairs,
they are Infinitely better for this
section.
The patronage yearly bestowed
by our people OH foreign papers, if
properly applied, wonh soon build
up such a tower of journalistic
strength at home as would enable
State publishers to increase their
facilities and forccs, and in reducing
cost through increased support,
they could compare in cheapness,
as they do now in ability and uso-
fitness, with papers published any.
where.
Pray, what do you find in your
northern papers which is not to be
found in the columns of the Clarion,
Vicksburg Herald, Holly Springs
South, Farmers indicator, and
many others throughout the State
Ilave any publishers the facilities
for obtain,ngsthe latest telegraph,
market, Washington, State and gen.
eral news which our home papers
do not enjoy equally? Have those
papers which you patronize to the
detriment Of homa enterprises ever
done anything towards redeeming
Mississippi from the political troub-
les of the past 2 Will they do any
| thing towards averting the dangers
of the future Real tho little
'sloyalty-t to union" songs they have
for ten years been singing to "reb-
els" and you will fluid exactly how
Southern people stand in the esti>
nation of the "great journals"
We again assert, that there arc as
able political journals, as good news
papers and better agricultural pa-
pers published in Mississippi than
in New York. We mean that they
are as good in any particular, and
| better generally for Mississippi peo-
pie. Then why are they not more
generou ly supported sToo poor
cant afford it," Stuff! At this
postoffice is weekly received a car
load OF northern papers, and a
handful of Southern publications..
Our Publishers throughout the
State are seemingly doing what they
can TO assist and encourage this ex-
trava gance. Here in ten Missis-
sippi pa;,ers, taken at random from
a pile of exchanges, we find twelve
columns devoted to the advertise
ments and s'superior claims" of
newspapers, and not State paper
is mentioned Are these advertise
ments paid for, or do they exchange
space with Southern publishers |!
Not q bit of It.
Why, what are the Southern peo-
pie drifting to! But just such fool
ish and thoughtless patronage of
other than home Industries, we
have driven from every community
in the State the working classes
who once lived on the fruits of their
labor. Now, the boots of fashiona>
BILE people ere ordered through a
drummer, clothing sent by express
to s'selfmeasured" customers. In
short, it is the thing now to
wear Memphis shirt, st. Louis
boot, Chicago suit of clothes, Bos-
ton hat, smoke Cincinnati cigar,
and sit Oh a Louisville chair to read
"A New York newspapers account of
some grand centennial Philadelphia
humbug. There remains now but
the arrangement by which COOKED
FOOD can be sent through by fast
express, aud our people will be al
most happy. Then, if some genius
will invent means Of shaving by
telegraph nothing more will be
needed.
Now, this state of things has be-
come monotonous, and VIC want a
change. And let newspaper men