Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-04-19
Our object.

a NO one engage. IN any business vitbo,
- having an object, which that Lp..,,...
re IN some way or Other TO assist him IN o.,
TAM Thoughtful persons labor for n nm,
pose Many rrivations NAV be borps nm,
hardship~ endured il these only combine, -,
toward the Object Of our seeking NJ.
engaged In In. enterprise of coudro,;,.
, aud publishing public Journal are No
ceP''on to the rule. These A. .rll..o,b.
CT men nav" An object aud PURPOSE. II
san mistake to suppose that they mr.,
working merely 10 please the rr,.ii,
f'r'sing the public is very nec.s.sry.,, !,
: 'rne ~ many enterprises forth- reason that
the success and profit If the business re.,s
upon the support aud patronac. of IN.
public. But the business cannot last ,o
""'hins more substantial than fsvor.ud
good VIII are received. Human b,i,,.
ca" not live upon these things. They ar.
All very ayr cable Ia have. Every one de.
-lrrs them and without them few busin,s.
- would prosper
we publish paper for the purpose Of |
gaining livelihood This i, our ,Ji.,,
AZ III" farmer tills til. soil, .nd .,.o,,a,.;.
n-es bis tools, aud the u,-rcbsnt selI.
hts ~arc-, for the purpose of earniry ria.
necessities and comforts Of life, 81 We for
the same pnrpose pursue our calling. This
Is our hr-t object, aud if hi. fails our call.
'"s faiIs, and We must cast abnu, n,r some
other pursuit ia " ltich this purpo~. eau he
accomplished. While this is the motive
"i "nr labor, yet there are other thug.
which must he done. We rely upon III,
pn"lir, aud II the public sustain US. ". !
must serve the puhllc--mu,t compensate
the public f"r Its patronage. This We do ,
ny glN my them tho news TO resh .."d 10y I
helping forward all IN power every a
thing which j, calculated to iupro,- aud 7
better the condition Of III. people =, large. <
In tins age newspapers have come 10 b- \
public necessity. There is a demand for I
them. This demand must 30 met, aud e
when il il met the supplies of tue cue Il
should b" paid a. promptly as the other
II Is just ~ reasonable to expect the u'er- r
rhaut to supply you with meat and bread Is
and clolhlng free Of charge, ~ IT il TO RI
pect the Newspaper mau ~ furnish you [
With paper to read for nothing. Meat q
and bread you say cost the merchant mo u
ney-so does paper, ink, type, aud many
other things necessary 10 publish paper
'nst money. Still there are persons Who
paw the merchant promptly for What lie
furnishes them, but never thfuk Of calling "
around to settle With the man who has "
npplcd them with . paper to read-dou't ;"
on-idcr that they owe him anything. lie !.
. working, not for money, but for glory.
his is all = mistake. We work for money ''
- well A. other people. Itrequres money
or us to live. We rely upon our business ~
or u support, and while We serve the pub. :
lc, work for til" public, aud seek to
dvaDce the interest of the public, "
W expect the pnhlic to pay ms for our
york. 1t is right that the people should "'
u.tain the press Nothing add. more to u
he good name of any community than To- w
ave live, bold, f,aILs ~ newspaper. IT, ~
lany Ways 1t ill more than repay what
cost TO sustain it. The community that
III not sustain paper Of this kind IL not
community in which any live, intelligent.
nergrtic business man would wish To- live -
nd rear his family.
Ii is our object Ia give this section 4 pa.
rr worthy of Iis soPp"rt. and five ate
berally sustained, W. will do IT,