The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-04-25

ttree Or SIX mOnlnS bills can he sent to
all WHO are indt bitd tos one years SUBJ
script N, and il the claim is not paid
the paper should he stopped. Our ex-
perience is that five men respond when
asked to pay 80, where two will pay
four dollsrs and one six. In other
words, 1t is far easier 10 collect sma |
bills than large ones The subscribrr
who is asked to paw one wears suhsccip-
ton will generally respond favorablv,
while We rarely hear from one who is
asked to pay for two or three wears
5rhe longer the paper runs, the harder j.
it to collect the amount due With this
system adhered to hy all the papers in
the association, the number of delin-
qlent subscribers would be reduced one
MALT. 1t is therefore strongly recon
mended-for adoption 1t has another
great merit. If your Delinquent is
swindler, you will find him out at the
end of the frst year, when he owes two
dollars, instead Of giving him your pa
per five wears and l"sing ten dollars -
We think this reform entirely practices
BILE, and regard it as partial and imper-
feet solution of the delinquent problem.
The rigid pruning of subscription lists
every three or elk months would result
in the saving of thousands of dollars to
publishers of country papers.
We recommend the organ z.tion OF
bureau-er committee to ohtain and diff
fuse information. For the sake of ecor-
omv in the expense and labor, the same
bureau should attend to delinquent sub
scribers and dishonest advertisers t"
this bureau every publisher should re-
port the names Of subscribers who re-
fuse to paw years subscription and
whose names have been erased from hs
-bnoks. The bureau should prepare
printed list of these names every three
months and forward them TO every mem
ber of the association. Publishers re-
-ceiving these lists should refrain from
giving any man credit who is indebted
to a brother publisher. Without thi,
arrangement, John Smith, when his pa
per is stopped nv one Publisher can GO
to another and receive encouragement
in his rascalty. Let it he understood
that no man who owes for any local pa.
per in Eastern Ohio can obtain credit
from another. This is a protection we
owe to each other, and will be Of valu-
able assistance in promoting the reform
that is recommended by the committee
We believe that bv the adoption Of
this plan, the circulation of no paper
will be materially diminished, while the
receipts will be considerably increased,
and the losses in this wav reinced to the
lowest figure that is possible under the
credit system.
Mr.. Alderman, from the Committee
on Patent Medicine Adve risements, pre-
sented the following report:
Patent medicines have no special priv
iIeges. On the contrary so manv dele
terious compounds and cure-alls are
offered that the appearance of patent
medicine advertisement detracts from
the value of family paper Such ad
vertisements should not be located on
any terms We recommend that the
full local ates be charged, or if any dis
crimination he msde it be in favor OF
COMMERCIAL and local advertising That
line advertising be refused place amcn cne
reading matter or in reading matter type
unless under advertising heads, or will
such matter and make up as will no,
surprise the reader
That advertisements accompanied will
cuts or Objectionable display should be
charged an advance upon customary
rates; but it is the opinion OF your com
mittee tha, any display that mars tn
appearance Of the paper is unpro6tsbl
TO the publisher. That no advertise
ments he accepted the. matter OF wbicl
is Objectionable 10. send into private
families or to lay before youhg readers
Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Meek and Gau
mer were appointed as committee t
nominate permanent officers They re
ported as follows: President, Gcorg
MeClelland. Baruesville Enterprise Vic
President, J. E Graham, UhrichsvilI
Chronicle; Secretary, S. M. McMillen
Marietta Times; Treasurer, R B. Brown
gainesville Courier; Executive Commits
tee, G H. Matthews, New Phlladelphi
Democrat; d. D. Taylor, Camhridg
Times; W. H Cooley. Caldwell Repuh
lican. The Committee on Constiluio
was continued and ins ructed TO .repor
bylaws at next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Brown 1t was re
solved that the members will accept n
courtesies from the local committees
+ but each will paw his own expenses q
all meetings. There was some discu:
lsion as to the territory to be incluiei i
Tue association, but no conclusion W.
/, arrived at. 3i',
The club adjourned to meet a, Uhrichs
} vile on Thursday, June 18th At ths
+ meeting il is expected that much ths
was merely suggested and advised {
/ this meeting will be put in proper shap
0 for enforcement. The members all man
P ifested disposition 10 adopt such meas
e ures as are practicable snd will at th
e same time put them on an equal footin
with each other. Many reforms ar
e necessary, and as the meetings Of th
club will all be for business only, it
believed that much can be done for mt
o tual benefit.
!. Letters were received from W 7
. Hearn, of the Cadiz Republican, and "
H Hunter, Of the Steubenvile Gszett
g who were unable to be present. j. NJ
q Amos. Of the Caldwell Press, arrive
II after the club had adjourned, havin
a been detained at Wheeling.
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