The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-03-27
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newspapers of cer:aia legal notices, rs
which Il d claip'sd parties sehssrasd would
be greatly beae6ited.s The inaiorlty ofuur
legislators have set their faces against ~.
such propositions us stubboruly as they have
done against al dog laws, aud with about
tie same good reason. Because the press
has asked il. il has been assumed that The
press was altogether selfish in It's demand.
The demagogue Il never wantiuein Tre,ex;s
% catch The popular ear. and it has abesn
an easy natter 70 present this proposition
d another mode 81 Indirect heavy taSatlon !;
another device by which one interest fattens
!. at the expense OF another si ba
The lress has never DENIED that It will
lbe benefited BY The enactment Of such laws.
Il would De an anomaly il hum,n action
lfifany public service was done with wholly
hunselfsh purpose. u the struggle for tx.
] tefce. no man aud 20 profession eanatford
70 give its time. siis labor and lis ,alents 10
tho public for nothing; Ieas. Of all. the
press. restricted byan anappreciaiise poFu-
lar consideration to the very narrowest foot
bold Of remuneration; yet With more genes
rous regard for Toe general welfare than any
other profession. moving forwsrd rs the
pioneers aud fighters IN all The pro ressiya
movements Of society. he originators 81
great measures. the creators 81 great men !;
It's own memUers, mean while, thrust aside
when sthose measures are accomplished.
when grea, political battles are won. when
those great .Een are seated ii their places !;
themselves unaoticed, unrewarded. almost
despised. The press bas power in its
hands that neither il, Or the politician
seems to realize. Some day il may wake
pp 10 consciousness Of il and use H.
But while admitting that the enactment
OF the laws referred to would De beneficial
TO the press. the real motive Of the demand
Tor sach enactment has been the public in
tersst. Il can escape no one, however
closely he would shut his eyes 70 the facts.
that the present system Of notices is emin-
emily prejudicial 40 the Interests d that We
r. class supposed TO be protected BY DE,
NAL 10 make public legal notices through
- q ~ l. y - a. -
the newspapers =, present i is sufficient
70 post up such uotiers Of which pablieaiicn
i required to be made at the Court House
door. and at other public places in the
county. How many peopleo 81 .lle county
90 The Court IIouse door? aud how man,
others ever get TO these Other public places I:
And how long do these Dol ices conlinue in
existence despite the law q ihe-la session
u the Legislature. for the protection Of le-
sal.notice.s' Tie consequence i gene
raj ignorance Of the fact II sales o. d The
value 81 property. aud as a consequence
combinations or collisions BY which pro.
perty i sacri6sed. The debtor uhfviis,eJ.
and the distant creditor defranded.
The small tax charged UPON the proper
y for adsertisingi.. % that the. general
Il pablic may have knowledge d i. would
L aring that competition into action which ],
The life Of al business, aud re,lize such
prices ~ would make the advertising
,harges an insignificant percentage upon lie
amount realized. The present sis.en !,
almost swind e /; only ius,i6able in eoun-
~ where people are anabic y read. aDd
where newspapers are anEnown.
0ther States have proved theipselyei
wiser Or more progressive 10 this matter
than North Carolina. Georgia has lgb;
.inee bad laws regulating legal advertiser.
10 exisence, aud buds her advantage in it
Arkansas follosed ,;eorgia aud Iatel,
Aisbsma hiss made similar enretmenis.
The provisions 81 this latter are briefly
THAT 10 III casa wller- The publieaiion q
any notice i required BY Law % le made
il be made in so,ae newspaper published il
the countYlf which tie notice is ordered
and II 70 newspaper i pnbli-hsd 10 IL.
county then 10 be posted st the Cour
House door ard three other public place
10 ihe county notices q sales Of real 6
4 =
tate under execution. ~ under decree .
ebaneery. shall be adyeriisei for 80 day
s.fors the sale. auG notices Of sale Of per
.oBaI pioFeFty under execution. for tsl
days before sid sale. Charges fOF sue
! advertisements are restricted By the law ,
sshot 70 exceed .be regular puL.isl.ed rate
81 such newspapers.
: We hope the Prcss Of the State sill sgi
J. tate this qassiisa, and make candidate
/. aware q what u expected " them both b
. the pres aud The pablic.
lsis now rumorcd that Judge Leonard
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