The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-01
SUPPLEMEN T.


 people, those who recognize their obligations and who promptly their merchants their business and their mechanics would estimate their indebtedness you in pro- portion to the benefits and advantages received there would be objection 10 rng the printer Should necessity require any of your subscribers prefer creditor before another he ought to pay the prnterhs equities superior Nay further If intelligence and virtue the safe guards of liberty and the bulwar free good government no property should be exempt from execution for debts contracted for subscrponto any newspaper published in our State
 No greater boon can be asked for any country than free and enlightened press and it shond receive the hearty upon public opinion and upon the action of be estimated The value of the fund of knowledge and be computed Were the press shorn of all it's strength and stripped of all its power of bcneftng man, that of dis pensing intelligence still it would be indispensable Human nature is the the world overthe today that 1t was centuries ago-and it is part of mans nature to desire information of what being said and done in the world What is the news? The people that lived before With possibly it the force habit rather thana desire to be inormed but with the people, who dependent for
 , there significance in the questionthey desired the It is related of country that the inhabitants after strangers and mobbed them to ask whether they had any intelligence to communicate This practice became such nuisance,by of the false which obtained credence that it became necessary for law enonng that strangers should first be taken before the civil magistrates who interviewed them and decided what items of information had best be kept secret and what might properly be dis seminated We are commissioned to say that you shall not be taken before authorities for anything you may tell Our citizens do not intend to be ntoerant Freedom of speech IS procaimed"no gagged tongue and censor
 
 sion ncite to vote for your canddate you can You may talk politics graver questions discusswe will furnish the listening
 Again It told of the Troubadours of old who were so gladly received in hall and village that sometimes they got into trouble for melting rebeons and nsurrecons against the government and of them hanged Be of good cheer That harm may bea you, have made arrange ments to supply you with trusty "Pilo" and faithful "Guard' Those of you that and so inclined may sing dance and spin your hearts content not one of you shall be hanged whilst here. For many State has been abroad  How by whom these reports originated cannot state certainly Let be charitable and charge them directly the great parent of most of the in the wodshee ignorance Our people have been regarded occupying al place m tie cood not caring to be geographically exac somewhere between the civilized white and the naked ian and were entitled to take rank accordingly The true condition of Arkansas is not fully known today We are making progress howeverwe living down these evil reports. I Thanks yon gentlemen of the press for turning the light upon these darkened views and through your united efforts justice will be done State and to people, If the people of Arkansas ignorant and worthless as represented and have neglected to avail themselves of the advantages which surround them what all inviting field for the capital the energy and the sagaci of the world Oh that they wond be persuaded to accept the invitation to cordially extended to them through your papers week after week and after We have room for the industrious of all trades and we invite competition in all the pursuits of epubshers excepted Yet would be but fair to let it be knownand we do this day proclaim tthat so far relates to the press of Arkansas proportion popu laon have many newspapers and good ones too there in many of the States which claim to be superior to us us. in wealth in advantages, and in nteigence
 II perfectly free and independent press be found have it. Free from the control of cques and monopolies free from petty strife and personal abus and open field and fair fight is accorded to all persons and to all ques tions The press of the State is well managed ably edited and weds influence equal that of the number of papers be found anywhere There is not newspaper in the State which would be unwilling have carried to homes and to have read by faies there is would ben violation of the law prohibiting the circulation. of immoral literature and there many why should be proud of the press of Arkansas
 To remind you that you engaged in great work, that vast responsibilities rest upon you and the motives many prompt you untirng efforts in your mission would be act of Presumption part You have done much yet much Hmans to be done ignorance oppression and wrong exist in the land and
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 Stay not your hands, bread upon the waters; do not wait to the effects of your influence You may sink sight and it. but like the pebbles thrown he waters you may leave behind you nipples thatw widen infinitely in the of influence that has shores.
 We forbear is not purpose to nfict you with noiy the potency of the press and that your vast nhu should be exered for good Of these matters you advised. Of your action we have no fears.
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