Daily Republican., 1882-12-21
the Circulation Question

The Circulation Question.
We are told by the owl IoOst organ
since 1t has been electrified into little
longer lease Of life by Htimulant from
the city, that some OF our merchants
are ashamed for their cards TO appear
in its Cths REPUHMCAN'S) columns ~
This is news indeed, but then we reckon
that organ knows what il says, but how
can it expect 10 be believed, when two
at least OF its own columns, right hero
in Christmas times, are taken up with
dead advertisements 1t cannot get
merchants of any kind TO occupy its
columns and in consequence is Com-
PEELED TO occupy one column in putting
itself and another whole column IN
putting the Sunday paper The RE
PUBLICAN presents no such a sight as
shat. No dead advertisements can DO
found in its columns. Indeed we wish
we had more room for the live adver
tisers that want more space, But
there is no use saying more Oh this
score. A compar ison Of the advet-
tising patronage of the two papers will
show who is telling the truth.
But the organ has made another dis
covery. "Its boasted circulation (Jhe
REPUBLICAE's) is rapidly dwindIing
under the steady advance Of the Ga
zette," and we are told that publica
tion will be made in few weeks that
will startle the business men Of the city
who believe the REL UBLICAN'S "silly
falsehood about circulation" Alb, in
deed, is that impending danger hang
ing over us ? How kind to warn us?
There can be no doubt whatever of the
disposition and ability of our maligner
to publish apy thing it pleases, and II
tissue of untruthfulness, the better i
suits it. We are somewhat anxious for
this big lie to make its appearance. The
sooner its bursts and is over the better
But why keep us IN horrid suspense
Why not let slip the bolts of destruc'
bion and let the carnival be over Why
postpone it a few weeks? a lie IS a
easily made up in day as in weeks
The facts can be got at Immediately
and we have the same offer to make
that we have before made aud the on y
fair one that can be made to arrive at
the truth.
Let the organ that is gong to take
several weeks to find out sometbig it
can as easily get at in half day, pick
up three trusted friends, we mean honest
men, and let these men be a committee
Of investiS iSation, We do not care shout
choosing any Of them, but will gladly
give that adv antage 10 the other side
Let that committee come 10 the REPuB.
LICAN Office at any time, without let
ting US know when they do come, and
let them make minute ard searching
investigation as to the circulation of
the REPUBLICAN. Every facility vii!
be afforded them to make their calCula-
tion. No subscription nor route book
will be withheld, nor false ones pro-
duced. Every carrier and every news
boy may be examined as to the mum Der
of papers they take out, serve and sell,
The edition may either be counted as it
is wet down or as,it is run from the
press. Any way at all, SO that the
committee can arrive at the truth.
Then let the same committee, though
not Of our choosing, pursue the same
course to find out the circulation of the
other paper, aud let the result Of such
Investigation be published far and wide
paper can reach. We shrink not from
the exposure. Any result obtained by
other means will be untruthful and
IN ade only to deceive.
We have frequently made the same
proposition and because it looks like
unnecessary boasting would not have
made it again, but for the threat made
by the Fifth and King concern, pub
lished in the old church owl rooSt. If
it is honest in GsCertaining our Ciroula.
tion, it will accept our terms or more
favorable ones if they can be devised.
If dishonest. it will pursue the coUrse
iE has mapped out Tor itself and keep
up its name as a disse Minater of I'm.
mitigated falBehoods.