The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-12-19
A BUSINESS view 0F III.

Something of q discussion has been
started in the, press OF the State as to thy
compensation of the editors, whose COL
umns are, given to setting forth the ad
varltages and enterprise of western and
southern places instead, Of our yermoni
towns, From one point of view the crit
icism of such a course seems to be just
but when considered in all its light ii
appears as manifest injustice. The Lud-
low Tribune very properly suggests that
newspapers are private business enter
prises and that if the StIte wishes to be-
advertised the State should pay for it as
do the boomers from the S1ush and
West. KY 81 .
Why Is this not so? II the press of
Vermont is expected to be always alert
and vigorous IN looking after the inter-
ests of the State why should it not re-
ceive some compensation therefor, some
thing to help support IT and to. maintain
its efficiency q? These people from the
West and South pour out money freely
in support of their own newspapers, as
well as TO secure kind words from the
papers of other States. ~. ,... r.
The Times would be the last to suggest
that disloyalty to Vermont interests il
Unsuitable, in the press OF the State. but
Vermont papers are peculiarly. loyal and
earnest in their,advocacy oil, all that per-
tains TO the welfare of Vermont. When
the editors of these papers, after years
of toll in which Vermont has always
stood foremost, are given an opportunity
TO take needed vacation, to see some.
thing of what is being done in other
parts, of the country by ,enterprsng
New Engl lnders." ahd-art treated hber.
ally and cGurtd6usly, slihfi they be crit
!, Icised for telling the story, for reporting
what they see =? Must thevislways sd
vertise and advocate. their own town anp
State, without dollar bdibg paid FOR Thu
. service and denied Alright to make some
thing ont of their business in perfectly
honest way
The press of the State owes duty and
allegiance to the States GfAhted, btio 4
behOoves the people Of Vermont to con
slider whether, 10 view offHlf It Sti6esFfoi
them the State does not owe something
to its loyal press BeHoCS Falls Times
Il To which the CdhedOnidn remarks
I'm another part OF inns paper ID an" ar
! ticletaken from the Bellows Falls Time,
which discusses inLelligently theattitude
/. of the Vermont press towards this State
II touches, by implication at least, upon
one Of the most Diggsrdly traits of the
commonwealth. We refer to its treat
ment of the local papers. When some
politician wants an Office and there is. nc
office for him, the Legislature creates
one for his special benefit. If there is q
brace or a trio of these'hungry fellows
\ gs is-apttu be the case, then'aH commits
4 sion'N isfof9sd 9Th pay from Eve tc
eight dollars a day and found" But
when a service is wanted of the news
papers they are expected to do it gratis [
or what is next thibEte III sbdf a. Mig
grrdly sum as isahprbbh6feHIdp pub
/ fishing the laws, which in the case OF
the CdledOnidn last year was the mag
! niicent sum OF 81 cents a column fol
} solid noDpareil .,..s
"As tie Cdledonidn has intimated
more. than once, IL sabout time that
!. both State and National Iegislature'
were run by business men on business
principles. The State and county have
been in the hands Of the practical pol:
ticiaus long enough. The voters should
bear this fact in mind when they vote
for senators and Representatives nexI
lall. s. Sal