, 1917-01-04
Retiring as Sun Publisher

Well, good people, our ends have been accomplished, and l am
pleased to state, for your benefit and mine that with this Issue OF
the Saratoga Sun, l cease to be it's publisher, and for the first time
in its existence, it is passing into new hands, and l hope better ones
Circumstances in the lives of me oft throw them into many
walks of life not to their liking n of their own choosing, and such
has been my cas- in the publication Of this paper. Shortly after l
became its publisher my good father, j +. Crawford, one of the best
men that ever lived, passed to his reward, and in his passing the die
was cast for me until business matters could b 70 arranged l" a"ow IN
release. 1t has come and a complete sale OF the publication has been
accomplished.
Having never laid claim to being an editor, 1 have no apologies
to offer for my work. The Sun through all the years under my good
father and myself have paid it's bills promptly, and its printers have
been paid every Saturday night, and this business has been carried
o without any public graft or being subsidized. In my way l have
tried to carry out all of the principles laid down by him who lad.t tint
foundation and track on which l ave continued, and ask n o cred
for it.
In over twenty years [ can truthfuIIy say that we have never
published a fasehood knowingly, and that at times when we were
vitrocal and seeming harsh, it was with the best intentions for the
betterment of the condition covered L have made mistakes but the
only perfect man l ever heard OF, was one that never "a born, and If
you forgive my faults L will forgive yours. L go out of the business
without grudge toward any one, and have only pity tor weakness
of those who may condemn me now, or in the past.
My political activity has been honest, and L believe in the party
to which l am a member, AS a standard bearer of that faith l have
known no dictator or influence, no ties o obligations, though such
has been intimated by those who did not know.
In leaving this business L have no regrets, and it is with my own
free will and voluntary act, neither hampered nor brought about by
nothing over which L had no control. l did not own the business,
and held only a minor interest, and it has been a long contemplated
action, and fully agreed upon by Is.
And now let me say to those of you who have a tendency to pull
back or hinder other businesses, Don't do it-for every stone thrown
will have it's comeback harder than it went. The newspaper is the
public spokesman Of your community ana "hen you hnuet It's prog
ess you hinder your own business, as the wonderful equilibrium of
nature governs all Things earthly, n III you pu suCCeeu your lei
low townsman must succeed, and if you fail it is because you have
spent too much time hamperng someone else instead of attending to
your own, and the better paper that is published in this town, the
better impression the outside world gets of it, and a better town is a
better business for you. Cut the seLishness, and "do unto others as
you would be done by"
AS to the incoming editor and manager, we wish to say that he
deserves all of the aid possible to carry IN a successful publication
for the benefit Of this community. His policy Is neutral" and his
platform a good one, and as to himself, personally, he has been con.
nected with this business for many years and seems in every way
competent to fill the place. Reliable, honest and conscientious, we
bespeak for him the support of our old patrons as well AZ any new
ones he may gain.
Saratoga Sun. All subscriptions owing by members of the Saratoga
Valley Stock Growers Association, prior to April Both, 1916, which
are ledger accounts, are due the undersigned All printing, adver-
Using and job accounts owing up to January LIST, 1917, are due me,
aud all accounts of like nature taking effect after Jan LIST, 1917, are
due the Sun and its new owners
And now we doft our hat to the editors and publishers of thin,
great state, to our friends and others. We thank our candid enc
mics, as they have loudly proclaimed our shortcomings and thereby
given us a chance to correct them, Since L have spent 5 o many
years in this business it may be that L will eventually come back to
it, if other plans fail, and L will probably not leave the state unless
future business calls me elsewhere.
Thanks to one and all for the past favors and may the light of
the Sun never fail to shine out for the better things and better deeds
and better life and progress in the future IS in the past for this town,
valley, county and state. Respectfully yours,
d s. Crawford.