The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-14
THE COUNTRY PRESS,

No State IN the Union, says the Wsst.--
Homestead, can boast of a better local prsss
than Kansas indeed, We are -temp,ed.,o
say that in no other State will the newsB.-
per average rank as high. Kansas il fan
of papers, and yet real poor paper n
rarity. In some Of our new Counties, vyhers
the first footprints Of civilization wa-s
made but two or three years ago, you will
find weekly journals which, in everytbipy
that goes to make q newspaper, are vss,1y
better than the average weekly Of the ola
States, published il the midst o. comm.
mites that have been founded FOR a centurv
And beyond doubt this is the great secret
Of the rapid and wonderful development N
our State. We have a grand country-9rs
that fully sustains al tho claims that bays
ever been made for it; but without the
press, 10 tell the world OF its beauties and
its advantages, our grand prairies which
are now dotted all over with happy homes
and teeming everywhere with the evidences
Of civilized life, would still have remained
the home of the Indian and the buffalo
People 90 not fully appreciate the import.
ance OF the local newspaper il they did.
the village editor would be the most rro.-
perous man IN the community; Il y0u nav
him for the work he does, and the good he
does for you, at the same rate you pay for
the services Of lawyers, merchants. and
mechanics, ho viii lay up fortune svery
few years.
4 large proportion Of the people in every
community do absolutely nothing to SUD.
port their local papers, and yet reap tie
beneft-in dollars and cents-eyery dav.
cf the editors work. 4 man will say.
advertising does no good in my business.
it may be necessary for dry goods men. OF
milliners, but it's OF no use IN my business.
have TO keep men on the road and pc.
my customers by going after them - and
yet the fact IS that the town in which be
does business would be unknown, the rail
road over which he ships his goods would
be uu5uilt and be himself uuheard Of
were it not FOR the newspaper, which be
says does him no good. The local uewsua.
/ per is of benefit 20 every man ia tie com
munity, just as much as the local govern
ment and when a man refuses 20 contrib.
ute 20 The support Of tie paper. Ion the
ground that it ''dyes him no gooE.- he
might Just as well refuse 10 pay his taxes
/ for the support Of the courts and the police
/ force, on the ground that he ''nsysl breaks
the Law, and G0ssu't need any olicers'-
+ There are men who imagine themselves 10
be perfectly honest, and very pi0us, -Ha5
are doing business iu every community,
and every day appropriating 20 their own
use the fruits OF other mems labals. by
reapiug the benefits Of the newspaper
without contributing q cent to its support
and yet they would be terribly shocked ii
they should be charged with stealing wood
from their ueigEb5rs. But the principle s
just the same the only difference being
that III the one case the law can reach
them, and In the other it cannot. 51-
morally it is just as dishonest TO steal the
fruit Of your Ueighbors enterprise. as %
steal his fuel or his chickens. Too much
credit cannot be given TO the weekly news
paper FOR the work it has done, aud is sill
doing, Tor the benefit Of this country.