The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-16
Editorial Department.
The Parting of the Ways.

NENlEW Will cease u De a VlS1IO TO a nu1nD6r OF homes.
simply because the heads of those homes have failed to do
their duty by the REVIEW. When we look back over the
years during which some of these subscribers have been
neglectful of that which common honesty would demand,
we can but think of the years of toll the REVIEW has meant
to us and others.
We remember times when Mr.. J. Fred Meyers and his
family denied themselves many comforts that the REVIEW,
which was as the. apple of his eye, might not suffer. We
remember the hours of thought he gave towardsbenehting
his readers; we remember the years of toll our brother gave
to the old REVIEW, and for ourselves we remember-a good
many hardships endured and sacrifices made that the REVIEW
might live and prosper. Is it wonder then that a flood OF
indignation sweeps over US when we see the names of those
who have persistently and without effort to make return, en-
joyed the fruits of our labors? Is it a wonder that we have
determined that these people shall defraud us no longer9
There are people in Denison whom we know have money
for other things, men who are we'll to do in the community.
who have not had honor enough about them to even make
reply to requests for payment. 1t is not right, it is not lust,
and it shall continue no longer.
1t is necessary for us to make a general rule in regard to
our subscription matters, and we have decided after long and
careful consideration that the only way in which any news
paper can be made to pay its way and return a fair living to
its editors, is to insist upon a cash basis. By this we do
not mean that the paper will not be sent except when pay
ment is made for a year in advance. You can pay for the
paper for one month or three or six, and it will be sent for
that time and no longer.
UnaVo1dably the putting OIL this new system into practice
will effect alike the just and unjust, the honest poor man and
the dishonest deadbeat. It is a rule of life that the whole
community suffers for every dishonest individual in it.
On our part we have made every possible effort to induce
our subscribers to deal fairly with us. To those who we're
prompt and who settled during January we gave a discount
of fifteen per cent. on the amount due us. To the tardier
ones in February we gave ten per cent, and even now we
are offering to settle with our debtors at ninety-fve cents
on the dollar.
But one man has offered objection to the REVIEWS Just
demand for payment. He said it did not look we'll for a
paper that was all the time talking of prosperity to insist on
payment of its accounts. %Itappears to us that prosperous
times are just when people can best afford to pay, and that
if they will not then, they never will. During the "hard
times the REVIEW carried these accounts, now when times
are better the favor should be appreciated and the account
settled.
Yes, the parting of the ways has nearly come. The
REVIEW list will be smaller, we will lose some whom it will
be a financial blessing for us to lose, and we will lose some
whom we shall part with only with regret. To these latter,
we hope that the sun of prosperity will shine for them again,
that the parting may not be for long, and that soon thew
may clasp hands with their old friend, the REVIEW, again and
read its columns with clear conscience and the KNOWLEDGE
they done their share towards paying for its maintenance.
Ne have no malice in our hearts in making this step.
there is no desire to be 'smart'' or overbearing, it is simply
a business necessity.
There is some little time remaining before the cash basis
goes into effect. Many have promised to Call before April
10 III We u lihdl lHy VIII Keep lle word. Think the
matter over during the next two weeks and decide for your
selves if you should not even make some sacrifice in order to
be fair with US. Six months notice has been given of the
proposed change and it will go into effect April 1st.
The country is now on a gold basis. A basis firmly es-
tablshed by law, and yet upon the financial horizon there
appear no clouds. The passage of the bill did not even
cause a ripple in the sea of business. What would have been
the effect of silver legislation? Even the threat of it caused
panic. Democracy is now anxious to call it a dead issue.
their only consideration being as to how they can surrender
with grace and bury their dead with tba bonorc ~ u.
We would ask our readers to give careful attention to the
digest Of the new financial law as given by Secretary Gage
and published in this issue. This measure is one that will
be much discussed during the next campaign and every man
should take pains to be informed regarding it. There are
three things to which we would call special attention; first.
that over twenty million dollars will be saved to the people
by the ~refunding Of the national bonds and the reduction of