The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-11
LEyYING A DOUBLE TAX.

1Oday issue OF the DdIty Light
marks the two hundred and ninety
second number in the nineteenth
year of it's existence as a Waxaha-
chile enterprise.
/ In other words, the paper began
its career nearly twenty years ago,
when this was virgin daily field.
Its coming in" was in perfect ac-
cord with the rules of legitimacy,
and its conduct through succeeding
years has been along those lines
which were suggested by men who
believe in character as the chief as
set of a newspaper as we'll as of the
individual.
| Waxahachie is q much more sub
stantial town now than 1t was when
the Light made its first appear
| praise 1t can as truly be said that
| the Light Is much more of news
paper now than it was in those early
days. Each has grown with the 9th
err, the success and advancement for
the town and county for which the
LlSnI HAS ta htoiig Idbpi cd pSihFo
reflected In Its own development.
There Is nothing the least sur
prising In the fact that newspaper
which has a policy and stands true
to Its convictions and principles
will incur the opposition OF few
who do not believe that opinions
should exist outside of themselves, |
and wherever there is this few there
is always ian Inspiration for "anotb- |
er paper" These things have occur
red in the past, they occur now, |
and we presume they will continue
to occur so long as the ''clack" of |
the disgruntled can reach the recep-
i've ear of some one out of job.
A newspaper. to be of value to
own or community, must, through
is own appearance. reflect some
apability; 1t is, very largely, the I,
criterion of the communal
= in which 1t is published. For the y
IKE of Waxahachie and this entire
,ction which 1t has undertaken to y
and honestly represent
e Light has permitted ambition to ~
fluence Its every issue to the end II
at the interests of the people u
ght best be served. 1t requires u
,ney and much OF 1t to maintain tls
creditable daily newspaper, and Ns
t for the liberal patronage accord w
it by faithful citizenship the
5ht could not have reached Its 80
sent proportions as a newspaper IL
lectiye of the commercial and
lar adv,n4aoas og tb;s ,tt+,o ia, Eth
Viewed calmly and dispassionate- "a
and from strictly business "a
.ndpoint the fact must appeal to u
cry business man, as 1t does to
cry capable newspaper man, that
ere is not in Waxahachie enough
lsiness to maintain one really rep
daily newspaper, much :
in the past and it must force rec
snition now We do not write this
it'll any bitterness nor for the pur-
,se of attempting to influence SEN
ment against a new venture, but
is merely the telling of plain
ulH I1di any DuSluGSS uiHE uiuSl
knowledge. r
The Light lays no claim to the
pport of the people other than :
rough the merit of its publica- .
1ns and the advantages 1t is able -
offer as the result of building =
} that has required nearly twenty ,
ears, and a determination to con- = =,
nually increase the advantages al
lady held.
Newspaper patronage must be !,
mited TO the needs of that city or
in which a paper is pub
shed. The field from which to
raw is here restricted, and to uu-
ertake to force" additional bust !,
ess is the levying OF an unjust tax =.
gainst the business community.
NE successful advertiser patroni2es
he newspaper as business propo-
ition and with the expectation of
getting results for the money ex-
pended
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