Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-16

With It's present issue The OXFORD
DrNocR>r enters upon the torty-iouIIh
year Of It's existence. Wemay congratu-
late ourselves. if not our readers, that II
has been enabled, by their kind assistance,
to exist during the past year, which has
proved so trying TO all business establish
ments. one year OF "hard times is III
sufficient. to overthrow newspaper Of
over forty years standing; bat we have
found it sufficient to tax all available re-
sources 10 theiy utmost capacity.
No class OF men feel depression OF
business 8 quickly as printers and pull
fishers. Ii the farmer is short of cash he
is apt to stop his paper. II merchants
are not doing s profitable business, they
cease toinvest in those many printed con-
Yeuiences, as bill heads. letter heading,
envelopes and cards. which indicate
thrift aud business standing. These
sums, small as they seem 10 the individual,
in the aggregate, make the printers in
eonse. aud without them. he must close
his business. Like all other branches OF
industry, the printing business has been
overdouc. Newspapers are uos ike
stores. They cauno; be supported In
ovory village. They mus. have large
territory 90 work in. Very many papers
in this. and other States. have been
obliged 20 suspend, during the pas, two
years, and those which have continued to
exist have mostly failed TO pay expenses,
or have lust made both ends meet, allow
Ing The editor no compensation for his
services above IL mere .iyjaS This state
OF aR.igs mus. continue until the business
is reduced % a. proper limits.
TaJfcisa large amount Of work which,
ever, ycac, go,s .a,o IKE cities bl. which
could ye a- Wei, and more economically
done 1y the loca, printing offices. II
every citizen tooA one halt the interest
in looking after the welfare OF bis local
paper tha, the editor does in erdeavoring
to advance the prosperity of his locality,
the fraternity would not be - VIGOROUSLY
the mos, hardly pressed AMI poorly paid
lab0rerS il The community.
The O>roEr DEIorr, has received
hearty support during the past forty
odd years. under lis numerous and vail
Gus editors and publishers. Perhaps it
has received all IL deserved and vet, in
view of the capital which lies idle in M
used type. and OF it, present facilities for
rushing OF good work. i, is ready to re
ceiye and perfectly competent to msnsge
All that WORK which is sent to some OF
the large centres.
Daring the pas. year. our subscription
lis. has been largely Increased By the
efforts Of our local agents, slone. For
this they have our hearty thanks II is
the aim of the publisher 10 make the
DENO,RAI one OF the best local papers
in Maine. Il does not aspire to usurp
the place OF daily and literary journals
But - a recorder OF local events il has
no desire 70 Eeet an equal. THIS de-
partment has been well sustained. il the
past, by line corps OF correspondents.
We doubt ii their equal can be found in
any county in The State By years OF
practice they &re nov aware Of JUS,
what the people wish to see in print. and
are ready 70 record such matters. This
Is 2 work which the editor cannot per-
form, lacking The Indispensable attribute
OF omnipresence. The l5gp'- make our
local department, and RICH: royalty 10
they sustain Il.
With The abundant harvest and the It
Yigal Of business everywhere felt, in
mind, We gree, orr readers, on this an
niversary occasion. with renewed hopes
and promises for the coming year. We
propose 20 stare "hard times" ont of
cOun,enance. and with their continued
support, 90 furnish, during the coming
year, better paper than heretofore. But
they must bear 10 mind that this cannot
be done except by their aid When any
event occurs il the neighbor hood, we
hope our patrons will not consider Il TOO
trivial Tor publication, but Will forward
i, without delay; and when there IS any
printing 10 be done in the County, DO
have local pride enough no; TO allow the
imprint Of foreign office to appear upon
it. Thus, By mutually aiding one smother,
We shall advance the interest, not of one
town or village. but the whole of old
OJord County. Forty-tour years hence
we shall see sll our water privileges
occupied; our railroad revived. and
running on a paying basis; perhaps two
or three large and growing cities, fur
nishing home market Tor farm produce
and oxford County one OF the busiest and
most pro perOus sections OF Maine. Her
resources are not one.ten,h part develop
ell. ll viii be the aim Of the DEMocRAr
10 call attention to them. and thus aid in
bringing abou, that day Of good fortune
@hica we all have in our minds eye.
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There seems to be no doubt that
several b.OOt;hirsty Northern democrats
received vigorous snubbing from their
Southern friends when the DrOsDoct nj