Oxford eagle., 1918-07-11
Declaration of independence
for american Publishers.

by publishers of the small country weekly been entirely
ignored.
The Oxford Eagle under the present management has
guilty of asking for support the grounds OF help
ing paper insisted that it wanted subscribers or
advertisers who did not get value received We have tried ana
have lived up to what we promised the people OF
county-o give them paper keeping and in proportion to
taer appreciation and patronage
1t matters not how much and energy publication
behind if the community be ignorant unconceIned and
careless paper will show it The reflects the
condition of the community in which it is published
years when the Eagle passed into the hands OF
management carried only small amount OF adj
vertising subscription list relic of forty of exist
ence keeping with the days by No reflection
meant ON the management the Eagle days, ii
always been looked ably managed and well
conducted newspaper rapid changes which have marked
every industry and enterprise during the past few with
improved machinery and labor methods finds the Eagle
in the march of progress.
But we have difficulties and troubles. The
issuing have increased than 200
during past three The does not
the great work required in publishing
weekly newspaper like the Eagle To give idea
produce the Manufactures Record editorial its issue
of July which reflects true pcturein words-the situation
confronting publisher the conditions they existed
the past the press great factor, etc.
announcing subscription price Of Manufacturers
well attention facts regard to the publishing
business not generally known to the masses OF the people often not under
stood by who familiar with all other lines Of industry than that
Newspaper and work
to
class the worthwhile publishers Of tins country whether this
applied publishers da the weekly monthly
periodicals Of business fiction leaders the
structive thought Of the matte
individual civilization itself, these publications did not
the would be suPplHted by the darkness the
middle ages and chaos would reign
publishers responsibilities way
and beyond doubt, possible
the great advancement We see IN our national life They do without
question o sacrifice of profits for the welfare
the business is times by capital involved
the land And today poverty
Of in
with materials all other items which publication
eapng forward with league boots
a
thinking and quick acting keep abreast Of the that
imposed other business It is beyond al question business
specialists highly trained dependent day the force and
the thinking Of the men who run it And yet these men must peorce
work on lower basis Of remuneration by virtue Of conditions which have
publication business than other of ability
and nerve-racking work in the
history
work the mOy lack of
has not been the position of pant has the least
price and
responsibility
and of the fact the worker is worthy Of his hire.
People have been educated to pay but small for
how far below the actual of the white and the
he has right to ask for
free when he would think of
and asking for free pound of sugar.
with horror the
suggestion that they invite from their butcher free
of food for their table take
have right ask of the free food
Of their stomach ~ -'''"'
newspapers themselves are partly TO blame for this condition
Many Of them started without dollar early struggles
business paper reality the paper
helping the than the business
could possibly "heip paper"
Growing up from those early days there newspaper
which permitted
who wanted the without
to take it for granted that the purely phanrop
shuion whose they
might be the burden
editors and publishers.
MANY who have been eagerly newspaper
for its aid fuheg
selves beings the
in their hands the really of
nations life.
The time has history declaration
Of independence in
between he publishing bus andpu
T for the and the worthy to
their in maintaining life o. the naton
This declaration independence should be ss from
that those who counted supeOrs viii bt M