Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-03-09
WE ARISE no REMARK.

WE ARISE VO RE1IARK-
Some people think the ALERT should
be made An immigration journal and let
matters of local interest take care of them.
selves but We don't think so. Our local
interests support us and SO long ~ they
do We shall not neglec, them. Experience
teaches us that COED local paper is
appreciated by all classes, white, black,
native or foreign; aud that IS the kind Of
paper We want to publish. An immi
grafton sheet is good paper for rich land
agents to publish who can afford to issue
them gratuitously, but for poor man who
depends wholly ON \ home patronage for
his support, such paper would only
bring srsward Of neglect and cruel power.
| ty. VI are ss much interested IN the
development Of Stutsman county ~ any
one: We want every one to come here that
want to, and 10 worthy Of portion of our
rich county, and will do all We can to get
them here, and when they are once here
We will not neglect them or their inter-
ssts. When we commenced the publica-
ton Of the ALERT Eve months ago. it did
not have SO paying subscribers. We now
print regularly Is quires. Our advertising
patronage has increased to such an extent
that it has become necessary for Us to add
two pages, making the ALERT ok psged
paper instead Of four. This il what We
call success. If We have not succeeded in
pleasing every one and at all times
We have done the best We could under the
circumstances and have succeeded
in working up good business in spite Of
ignorance, b!izzards, or any obstacle On the
earth, IN the earth, or IN the water under
the earth t
The growth of our list has not been
rapid from the fact that we adopted the
cash in advance system which we notice
is not - a general thing very popular
one among newspaper subscribers We
want every enc to take the ALERT who
is willing to pay for it, but we cannot
send it free-it don't pay and we won't
do 1t. We believe in putting every cent
We earn into the office and by % doing
make our paper worth more to our sub
scribers and advertisers.
1t has been our aim to give ventilation
to as few private or public grievances a.
possible. We love peace and hate any thing
like contention. If possible We would
exert An influence which would effect q
lasting reconciliation between every
sntsgon1stic element which may exist
within the borders Of our county. We
have this far, as We promised in oar tEst
Issue, given no preference to political
matters. Not because we have been
afraid to do so, but because there were
other matters which should be considered
irst. We do not believe in harping on
politics all the year around. It don pay.
But when polltic songs are in order and
the sspirants for our county Offices are
prepared to hear them, We will sing few
stanzas in business way.
Since we commenced the publication OF
the ALERT VIC have made it point to
deal gently and considerably with thnse
officials VIII" have, in the opinion OF some
Of our citizens, been found straying from
tue paths Of duty. And while we have
done 90, we have not in the slightest poo
sible degree sympathised with them i'll a
single instance when their acts nave ap-
peared to be prcjudicisl to the best iAtsr-
tests Of the county We have the interests
of Stutsman county At heart aud pyopo. G
to labor for the promotion or i,s interests
! but We do not see how we can promote its
interests by q perpetual harpoonlng ot
county officials. In the first place it would
do no good, and in ,he next place it is not
nice to do SO. We say let the tares and
the wheat grow together under the
watchful care Of ourintelligent county,
until time " hen it shall have not only
the power but lawful right to give the
places to more worthy persons. @3
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/ IargsSRepublican.