St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-19

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Why II sAsula Ds Osppesssa b rssGse.
ence - TIE CITY weekly.
Az factor In tho progress. develop
mont and prosperity Of . community,
largo or small, the Newspaper. properly
conducted, II . potent influence which
10 frequently unappesoiatsd and under
valued. In the scope of it. advantagss
each individual member Of the con-
munity becomes . recipient In the ~
suit Of it, general benefits. No other
human influence exercises the tremend-
GUS power which 10 and can b welded
BY FREQ and untfsmmeled press Toe
the accomplishments OF any good purpose.
being greater than public opinion q
sentiment, which IL % largely oreateA
Tho influence Of the local prsss Of .
community II 20 ovsrshsdowing any
other power that the nee Of its columns.
sdvertising. - they do to the world. the 1
social and commercial events Of town,
city and county. should b very cars-
fully considered In it, relation to the
community of which it 10 the mouth
piece. Il has happened, unfortunately
for some communities, that ct tines
they have had newspapsrs in their midst
which have been % sensational. % un-
reliable. or % misersbly managed a. %
have been rather drswback - the pro-
greas Of their locality than otherwise.
and reproach, II not an insult. to the
intelligence Of their constituency. Far
better would 1t have been for the peo.
pie had such pspers died when a-bcen-
ing.
The publisher Of newspaper, II sp-
pretending the diRnity and Importance |
Of his position, should feel conscious Of |
the grave rssponsibility Of mosldine |
public opinion-makingc character. shap-
ing and directing it destiny. for the |
veal or WOO Of society. Alas! too many
lose sight Of this esseatisl feature. ana |
in their greed for filthy lucre vitiate
public taste. dsba1ch neral sentiment
induce . mosbid hungsrine Soe esrtais
kind Of sensational readiag. and tAea
supply the demand they have % iadus-
trioasly laboeea u Greats. thus ig.oeiag
all neral responsibility. This IL called
enterprise! This same class OF pepess
will lift their hands in holy horror. ap-
palled st the spread Of crime, which
themselves have indirectly fostsred.
But W. did not intend 70 moealiso.
Bringing the paper question homo 70
you. dear reader. we will ssy that it has
two sides to it-a mutual relatienship
the one 70 the other. In one senss, tAo
press makes the people and the people
make the peees. just what each afe. II
your local paper. from any fault In it,
character. 10 not At representative Of
the people. starvs Il TO death; stransls
It; knock It in the head; put yoursslf
and It ont Of misery, and don't b long
about It! Dont suffer IL 70 drag aloee
In . sickly, improbable exiotsnco 70 the
Of your town and county. II
it 10 IN UPRIGHT sterling sheet With IN
ambition to dare and do ell In it, powe.
for the moral elevation and pecuuiary
property oe the people, then give IL %
ungRudgine. hbsral support in subsesip
zion. adveetising, Job work snA kinA
words, (don't rely too much On the
latter. however, for neither the paper
warehouse nor the storekesper will take
them In exchange for necessaries.) and
thus encourage It todo better and better.
There sre few publishers who will not
take neart thereby, have their amhitioa |
stimulated and make their readers . |
betssr paper. The man Who does not
take his local paper and does not reed,
or care 70 know what Il going on around
him IN this wide-awake age Of progress,
should gather up his traps and hike
but" to some other country and give
room FOG . better citizen. He 10 NO
bsttsr than . wsrty knot o. . tssse
neither useful NOR ornamental auonR
mankind.
The good-meaning but kind HEATED
sitisea will say, ''Oh, I caa sst Ne
Weekly So-and-So Tor dollar . yeasl'
Yea, and hoatdisparsgemsntto - shoea
papers. let 10 say thss they are - bie
- . bedspcsad With typssosmall that titiJ
little satisfaction p real then. The
weekly made apfroo . city daily doesn't
,ost . much 70 get II up - doeo
The country paper. Being . practi-
cal newspaper man, familiar With every
department. Of city daily. ~ know e.
lctly what - are talking about n
hey give you local news or advoeats
veur local iutefests9 10 your town a. |
'ounty bsasAtted directly By thena
Ars they interested in yos, psrsonallyfI
fes; just oae dollar On suhscripsions
Take your Local payer nrst; take other,
Z you are able; read, read! but surpox3
rOUn home HAPER-Obion (Toan.)
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