The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-05-03
SOME PLAIN FACTS REGARDING
YOUR PAPER

again call dlltilIOH 10 int US i4I-
tive public character of The Silver
State. 1t is a paper of the people
and for the rights an interests of the
peor.e. 1t owes nothing to anybody in
div ldually; it owes everything to the
public. 1t is giving the news: it is at
copied and quoted by the press of Ne
vada and California. especially 1t is at
tracing atten- on to the mineral wealth
an the agricultural resources of north
rights of the people to the things that
belong TO the people. 1t is cutting from
it's columns as rapidly as possitel the
catchy notices of the vile compounds of
poor whiskey and poisonous drugs tha-
are undermining the health of the Amer
lean people and filing the pockets of
charlatans and quacks with the earnings
of the poor. 1t will not advertise the vie
nosirdms known as patent medicines IN
the future. III a medicine is ever adver-
tised again it will be with the formula
only and then only such as are of COM
mon use and free from deleterious in
gradients or poisonous drugs. rhe social
crusade against quacks and patent med
icines is now being carried forward to
tion in the east. The Silver State will he
in the good procession.
TIL paper is gaining in circulation: it
is being read by many who don't sub
scribe. We want it read; it is written
and being printed for puolic reading.
But at the same time our readers ard
the public, if they desire a public pape'.
should know that it takes money to run
it. No wages are paid by anybody 10
anybody on this paper except to the car
riers. Their wages are paid by the other
laborers on the paper. 1t costs money
Off rent; it costs money for paper. ink,
new type, up to date machinery. full
and news kilograms. The workers on
the paper. the editor and compositoys
not work on this paper un.ess the pubic
makes it a success financially. III
money must come from you; it is yours;
we have convinced you of the integri y
of the paper to your interest; we trust
we have shown you that the men m
charge have the ability to run the paper
the way it should be run; we want to
do more; we want to increase our
penditures for special news service; re
want to take more Of the important dis
patches: so that you will have a better
paper. so that the paper will have
greater influence for your good: so that
we can continue the work we have De
gun and keep it up for all time. We
want subscriptions, advertisement and a
bigger circulation for the same reason.
1t is your paper; w are only your
servants. If you want a paper devoted
to your interest it is your duty to adj
~vertise, subscribe and do your part in
every way. We are doing ours and will
continue to do 1t. We are not afraid of
the knockers: you know who hey are
and know that every friend of the people
is a friend of The Silver State. an that
when the knocker is knocking us, he is
knocking you and himself. The kn cker
is hurting little. The knock grows weak
err every day. But wherever your paper
stands for right. for good government
and against graft, wrong and the feeble
and Incompetent administration of your
business. 1t raises veneomous but impo
tent antagonism. 1t cannot be otherwise.
When the true objects 0 fthe paper are
more fully demonstrated and better un-