The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-01
WE GREET you.

NO one asked us 10 OeGln tne pun
LEGATION of the Madisonian. Nor did
we ask permission of any one to do
so. The wisdom OF its publication
will be questioned by many. II we
fail dismally, the II told you SOS" will
have one on us. II We succeed-then
the original Madisonian's will be
regiment strong.
1t has long been our cherished am
billions to be the owner and editor of
a good country newspaper. This am
bition has smoudered for twenty
years or more, yet, all this time. twas
a joyous dream. 1t is said that two.
thirds of our lives are spent in hesi-
tating; the other third, in repenting.
We've served the time of "hesitating"
and are at the threshold OF repent.
ing" We have the temerty to enter
and i'm so doing, are sustained by the
words OF the immortal Shakespeare:
"Our doubts are traitors,
And make is lose the good we oft
might win.
BY fearing to attempt"
We fear nothing. Nor have we ever
feared. Our hesitancy was based on
the laudable grounds that our friends
were engaged in this service and that
one more organ might tend to their
injury. But the great increase in the
volume OF business at this place, led
us to believe that our coming would
not do them any injury, though We.
perchance, may catch few crumbs
that fall from the grooming CONNER.
cial tables They are as fine a set of
gentlemen as ever showed a quill. My
peace to ana love for them.
We shall refuse to travel in the
old beaten paths of country journal
ism. These wornout methods have
reduced the country papers to nothing
more than large, unwieldy sheets,
filled with advertisements and some
news. We shall endeavor to run a
paper filled with news and things
beneficial to the home and at the same
time carry some advertisements. We
recognize that our inexperience will
handicap us for the present, but we
trust to your noble generosity of
should remember that a good news
paper, pitched on an exalted plane,
will help any community, however
enlightened that community may be;
and in exchange for our efforts, we
should have not only your hearty good
will, but some of your business as
we'll
We do not promise to revolutionize
country journalism. We shall try to
give in our paper some features not
heretofore given by this service. The
first page will be devoted to national
news; the second to general state
news. No advertisements will be al
lowed on either of these two pages.
A busy man is entitled to read the
news without having to search for it
among flaming advertisements. The
other pages will carry advertisements
and one of these pages will be de-
voted to local news; one to social
news; one, page for women and chill
dren. One, farmers page; a religi-
GUS and temperance page; a page of
general literature, containing good
short stories and a serial story; page
for general political news at Frank
fort and Washington and as many
other pages as may be necessary to
carry out the general plan. A paper
so conducted will be costly to get out
and our only hope OF maintaining such
a paper, is based on the idea that the
people will show sufficient apprecia-
ton to give us liberal subscription
Nor do we fail to remember that SEN
timent dies aborning from the womb
of commercialism and we shall not
expect a dollar except for value re-
ceived.
Politically, the Madisonian will be
Democratic. 1t will be independent in
thought and word but very consider
ate of the opinion of others. The news
will be faithfully gathered and re.
ported impartially.
Further than this We say not but will
let the Madisonian speak for itself.
In the selection of name for our
paper, we had under consideration
many other names suggested TO us, but
We prefer the name OF The Madisonian
because it is madisonian in spirit. We
name il for the county and its people
and we hope to so conduct il that
every one will be pleased TO refer to 1t
with pride. This is our aim and am
bition and We ask for your kindly so
licitude and assistance.