The Meeker herald., 1892-11-19
AGAIN At THE HELM.


THE HERALD has again changed
hands. On Monday of this week the
undersigned purchased Mr.. Hays in
terest in THE HERALD and late NEWS
plants, and sufficient of Mr.. Wildhack' S
interest to give me control of the prop
erty This result was brought about
through the instrrlmentality of num-
Der of Democratic friends in this and
Routt counties, who, last week in
augurated movement TO raise funds
with view to the purchase of
The HERALD and reinstatement of
"Jimmien in the editorial chair. The
end aimed at has been accomplished
one gentleman, an Axial Basin Demo
crat, heading the list with his check for
$500, and the assurance of more if it
was needed.
So much by way of prelude. Now for
brief salutatory:
THE HERALD will be Democratic;
it will be run in the interest of the
Democrats of Rio Blanco and Routt
counties; as under my former manage
ment, nothing calculated to promote
the general welfare of this county and
tributary sections will be left undone;
and last, but not least, it will be
run more in the interest OF
the undersigned than formerly. In
other words-subscribers will not be per-
mitted to run in arrears five or six years
and then granted the privilege of "cuss-
in'n the editor because they were not
allowed to run few years longer.
Experience has taught me that those
who kick hardest and roar the loudest
are the slowest pay (some times they
don't pay at ally. l didn't please every
body during my former management;
l do not expect to publish paper now
that will meet with the approval of all
and am not going to try; will only attempt
to run it in the interest of the Demo
Gratis of Rio Blanco and Routt counties
and those who pay $3.50 Il year for it.
expect to be damned for what | do;
damned for what | don't do, and
damned because good many people
wouldn't be happy if they were not
working of the excresence of a torpid
liver at somebody's expense. To such
the editor of the country newspaper Of
fers as CONSPICUOUS a mark as they can
find.
To my personal enemies and political
opponents 1 will say that there vii. be
no departure from my former course
in respect TO them, and if this is not suf-
fcient guarantee that both individually
and collectively they will be treated
with fairness and courtesy, then | have
nothing more to say.
Henry a. Wildhack will retain an in
terest in THE HERALD and be associa-
ted with me in the capacity of business
manager and general assistant. To the
present subscribers and other patrons of
THE HERALD who are not Tor don't in.
tend to bel in harmony with the plat
form laid down above, n respectful invi-
tation is given to come in, pay what they
owe and have their names stricken of
the list. All who have paid in advance
and don't like our style can have their
money refunded. An invitation is also
cordially extended to large number of
people who have recently quit the paper
and are owing the undersigned on
former account, to come in and pay up.
From now on this paper will be run
more on business principles than here
tofore.
Finally, TIE HERALD is candidate
for public patronage and support; if you
think 1T merits the same, come forward
with your $3.50 promptly and without a
kick. 1t takes money to run even a
small country newspaper.
Very Respectfully,
JAMES LYTTLE.