The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-28
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.


quadrennial national campaign, and at the
opening of 1884, so fraught with importance
to the people, individually and collectively,
as States and nation, it is fitting time to
emphasize the value and Importance of the
local newspaper. The newspaper has taken
it's place among the most potent educating
agencies OF the country, and it is not only
maintaining its position, but is steadily ad-
vancing and encroaching upon its colleagues
which have hitherto tip-tilted their profess
sional noses and cast supercilious but envi-
Gus glances at the pushing and at times imper-
tinent intruder and rival Whatever ques-
tons now come up for settlement are
discussed by the newspaper, and a conclu-
Sion reached in the individual mind and in
the quiet OF home. The pulpit and the ros-
trum are but echoes and paraphrasers of tue
newspaper while the hustings has lost its
force in politics. The political manager no
longer maps out long campaign of public
speaking; but, if he is wise, sees to it that the
people are fully supplied with intelli-
gent, welLconducted newspapers, which,
daily or weekly, do the work OF
thousand speakers with more effective
ness than is possible to the hurried, heated
work of the ampaign orator. Besides the
saving of the wear and tear of the lungs of
the political declaimers is the vast saving in
time to the individual voter, and the benef-
cent influence upon general business through
the shortening of the period of active cam
paigning and the change in the methods of
doing political business, Not long since the
best part Of an entire year was
necessarily devoted to the campaign,
to the distraction of business and
the marrying of the much-bedeviled
voter. Now the newspaper does all the
work, does it quietly, does it each day and
every week, does it thoroughly, does it COM
pletely,
But not only politically is the newspaper
to be considered. These long winter even
ings it is the friend and companion of all the
family-the husband and father, the wife
and mother, the son, the daughter, the little
ones 1t has something for each and for all
1t is the handbook for the farmer, the arti-
san, the workman, the professional
tic 1t intrudes and obtrudes into
every relation and phase OF life,
and if it be good newspaper, one conducted
with pure purpose, it is help and aguide
to everybody. In the year of grace 1884
the newspaper will be more powerful, more
useful, more necessary than ever The
thought of the people will be turned more
largely toward political and economic ques-
lions, by reason of the tendency of presi-
dental election and the session of the
national Congress. Hence this feature of
the daily and weekly paper is naturally more
magnifed, although it is but one of the
phases of its work No intelligent
man can afford to be without
a newspaper No man who wants to be in
telligent can afford to neglect the advantages
of the newspaper. AT the beginning OF the
year no one could give himself or his family
a better, more serviceable, more valuable
gift than a twelve months subscription to
good paper, daily or weekly, as he may be
able
We have alluded to the local paper, and
this should be emphasized. The local paper
is the one identified with the interests of
your home. 1t is conducted by those you
know Its columns are filled with what is of
special and particular value to you. In
it's prosperity you have vital interest,
and to this prosperity you can best contribute
by giving it your support and patronage. 1t
knows your wants. Your interests are its in
terests., 1t is your friend, your neighbor.
Your duty is first to it. in preference to any
and all others. No outside or foreign paper
can possibly have claims upon you until
your duty is discharged to the local journal.
Indiana journalism is n credit to the State
an honor to its conductors, and an appeal to
all the people to see that it has the support
to which it is entitled. No State in the Union
has superior newspapers, daily or weekly.
The weekly press OF Indiana both Repub-
other educational features OF the
State, which as all know, are in the advance
OF those of any other State. Knowing some
thing, by experience and from observation of
the newspapers of the country, the Journal
is proud and pleased to say that those of In
diana take front rank. We call the attention
of the people individually, of political com
mittees and managers, to the manifest i'm