The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-27
HOW DO THEY THINK THE AP-
PEAL LIVES.

If some people who live in the Twin
Cities were accused of lack of inter-
est in race enterprises, they would in
dignantly deny the accusation. If some
who are members of the church, and
progressed Christians, were called hyp-
ocrites, they would enter a strong pro-
test. If many who profess to be hon
orable and honest were publicly told
they are sailing under false colors they
would, doubtless, bring suits for GRIM
inal libel. Yet there are not a few of
the subscribers of The Appeal who owe
large amounts for subscriptions, aG-
vertlsements, etc.; we would not like
to call names and give the amounts,
because we never, maliciously, say
anything in our columns to wound the
sensibilities Of our patrons. Yet they
cannot be said to foster this race en-
terprise-and it il that, if it is any
thing-when they allow their subscrip-
tons to run foc years without paying
anything on account. Many of them
are members of the church and if they
don't pay their bills they cannot be
Christians; and, if they do not pay
their just bills, whether they belong to
church or not, they are not honorable
nor honest. You who read this will
konw whether the cap fits you or not.
The Appeal has been issued as regu-
larly as the weeks have rolled around
from June, 1885, to the present date,
never having missed an issue, and has
as regularly as it has been issued, been
sent to the subscribers On our list; to
those who are in arrears, as we'll as
to those who have paid in advance.
And it is generally those who owe the
most who, while they find the most
fault with the paper, don't wish to
miss an issue, and if by any means
the paper fails to be delivered they
call at the office or send for the miss
ing number. 1t is very discouraging
to note the accounts of so many sub
scribers growing larger: every week
and yet they never seem to feel it a
duty as honorable, honest people, to
bring or send something, be it ever so
little, to pay on their accounts. News
papers are not run on wind as hum
dreds of would-be newspaper men have
found out and others will hnd out. and
as we know by twenty years. exper-
ierlce. Every subscriber to whom the
paper is sent is expected to paw for
1t and it is as dishonorable, as dishon-
est, as unchrisitan not to pay for a
paper you receive as anything else you
receive. We try to refrain from maxi
ing such appeals as this to our pat
rons, as we do not wish to have sub
scribers who live outside of the Twin
Cities know of our citizens shortcom-
1ngs. The people for whom this is in
tended know their duty; let them do
it; that's all. Pay for what you get:
you'll be happy and we'll be happier.
But don't do as the subscriber did in
the following case
w. D. Smith, second assistant in the
Office of the secretary of state, is edi-
tor of the Winnebago City Enterprise.
Recently Mr.. Smith has been trying
to open the hearts and pocket books.
of his delinquent subscribers and has
appealed with great eloQuence, partic-
ularly to one man who is several years
in arrears. On several occasions Mr..
Smith has renewed his request for
settlement but without any results. IA