Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-09-08
OUR ENLARGEMENT.

The present number of the TELLER
appears as a twenty-eight column
,sper. We want no better evidence
of the popul rity of the paper than
onr increasing subscription list with
out our special solicitation, and the
readiness with which advertising men
seek our columns, upon the mere sug
gestion, and the naked fact that since
our first publication of the TELLER not
half dozen persons estoppcd their
subscription from any objection they
had to the Oh racter of the reading
matter the paper contained. 1t has
always been independent, and spoke
its sentiments honestly and fearlessly.
We do not expect that all our readers
think as we do upon all public ques
tions. but we notice that all are anxious
to read what we think upon these
questions, whether they profit Or not.
Our patronage has so much increased
that We feel it due to our readers that
we give to them a larger sheet, and
more reading matter. We are DOT so
vain as to suppose that the product of
our own brain alone is all our readers
require, hence we desire to give space
to good selections from the productions
of other brains as we find them in
other journals, and to do this we need
ell to enlarge. We also desire to have
room for our. local correspondents, to
whom we heretofore could give but
limited space. Again, the prospective
advancement of this locality during the
ensuing year, demands that we have
space to chronicle such matters as will
be Of importance in perpetuating the
history of the country as it progresses.
With our contemporaries we have no
desire for personal controversies, and
hence don't want much room to devote
to them. What we have to say will
be as courteous and as much to the
point as possible, without malice to.
wards any. We take it for granted
that each pursues his own peculiar line
of policy to carry his own points, and
which we are not disposed to disturb
unless it infringe upon us or upon the
people whom, we represent. We ha-~e
sous"io do 70 brn4~~a,u our own
views upon the qusstions that agitate
the public mind, and leave others to
enter into personal controversies We
do not claim that "the utterances of |
no journal possess an influence greater
than that now enjoyed by u.s." This
is saying too much for any paper pub
lished in community like this. But
we do claim that it has influence which
others have envied and do now envy.
We're it not SO, contemporary journals
vould not assail iton every trivial mat
tcr. Whenever it has earnestly advo.
,ated measure Of public importance
Il has never failed to find supporters,
Who were willing to back their faith
with their money to the amount of be-
coming regular paying subscribers, at
least. That it may have enemies we
don't deny, but thus far they have
been powerless to do us serious harm,
and in nine cases out of every ten
their malice was engendered because
hey had some purpose to accomplish
which was inimical to the public good,
md which the TELLER either opposed or
wosld net urge. The tenth persons
'nnity was engendered by some one
nisrepresenting the sayings 5, of the
TELLER. which SANDER, in several cases
'as 6cenpn.irely -disps ed to the dis
'omfort Of the slaudererl We arc not
aultless nor do we clain TO be 20. but
70 do claim to use our position as an
ditor aud publisher in manner we
hink is for the general good of the
'rsat majority, and without malice TO-
'ards any. We modesfy, but earn :
silly solicit continued shd increased
in accordance with the mer- .
d Of the TELLER. We neither expect ,
QR ssk patronage beyond this limit.