The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-06-23

ciuis oN ARtp power, tnty forget plieir OuA !
ligationa q the State papers, 10 that ex.
tent as T. Be willing to send their print
ing to other States, tothe impoverish-
nlent of tbeir home organs. Let us,
say. put our foot down % tl,is procedure
and assert cur rightsiaud independence.
Say to them that onr paper aud ndyertis
ing spaee q worth so much, and you
geuslemeu. must recognize if, or you are
~ part ol parcel Ct us. This is the true
course, ana the most successful one, and
i we cannot sustain ourselves on this ba.
SIS. lst al close our Office doors and seek
some otlpei avocation. There is not that
Ipslepepaanoe among us that should be.
We VAN y. aiiSs She cf,iee-boldef for q
moment and devote our attention 10 the
office seeker This man has large ap.
petite for oflice--his cry to the dear peo-
pie is to give. give, and he is never sat.
isfied except when using his eudeavors
to achieve the object OF his desire-office.
His friends write volumniously about
him, and to bear them talk, he is ;he
fairest among ton thousand, aud altogeth
er lovely; butdid you ever hearof a news
paper man being paid for publishing the
letters Of "vox populi," "Aristides," or
sPlow Handles "--eulogisiug to the skies
their fayorite candidates. Rarely ever,
L presume. The members of our Asso-
citation should charg for such commune
cations, and should make these aspirants
know, that il they would dance, they
must pay the fiddler. We are too prone
to lend the use Of our columns to build
up others to the depletion Of our own
purposes. What would have been the
condition Of onr State TO day, bad it not
been for the UNPURcHAsEABnE Democrat
ic Press (exeuse me forl do not pro
poae TO deliver political specify. We
,fll remember, too, that at that time ma
ny of our best people were discouraged,
and were ready in despair, to surrender
to the enemy, bnt, be il said } its credit,
the Press spoke out aud said in thunder
tones. we will have none Of this. Now
see ethe result: Are we not Ell titled, then,
to the hearty support Of those whUm we
have aided 10 delivering from the house
Of bondage, many OF whom we assisted in
raising 10 power | say yes, and those
4 who do not recoenize this obligation
should be remembered for all time TO
come, by the members of this Associa-
tion. "Ingratitude is the bssest Of all
crimes Another point under this head;
The communities in which many of the
Journals Of our State are published, do
not do their duty by them A good pa
per in all towns and cities of auY impor
tance, whatever, is necessity, and
should be fnstered aud well supported by
the citizens thereof But itoccurs many
times that when publisher establishes
a paper at place, fair promises are
made, aud good patronage bestowed mp
on him at first, but after few months
lie is considered fixture, patronage is
withdrawn from him. and he is left to
"paddle his own canoe" This has hap
pened in 3. number Of instances in our
State, 10 my knowledge. In such case
as this, my advice TO the publisher,
would be, to shake the dust Of that place
OFF his feet, as testimony against such
an uugrateful people. Ia that event, It
would be with that community like 1t IS
with our own departed loved oues--we
never know how to appreciate them nm
I'll they are taken from us. ! am one
who is not in favor Of publishing paper
SIMPLY for glory; and claim that the
Press Of Mississippi is equal to that Fl
any other Southern State, and is entitled
to liberal patronage, and # we do not
receiveit at tile hands of one people we
should endeayor to do SO at the hands OF
another.
THE DUTY OF THE PRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
While discoursing upon these topics,
we should not be unmindful Of tho dutiei
, We owe to tie public. 1t should be ouI
constant aim to publish good paper
/ tobestow thatthouglit and labor ON 1t tha
i will make it welcome visitor at every
fireside least 10 the section where j
! is printed. Our FIRST duty is to the com
! munity in which we live, and we slIonlc
always do our utmost to promote its ev
cry interest," We should publish cred
!, liable iourral, filed with such matter a'
I win not cause the blush to come even Z
!, the cheek Of the most delicate and re6ne'
] woman apd BY all means we shonls
.. publish neat paper, that viii reaec
credit upon those We represent; aud
= our paper is due at a given hour. dail,
4 or weekly. be sure il is seut out at tha
i time. To insure success, and the conf
dence Of our patrons, we must be promp