The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-28
BUSINESS is BUSINESS


a political organ.
We never ask a person who desires 70
pay us good money for subscription
whether that person is a Democrat, Repuo-
Ican, or some variety of new or old dealer
We are always happy TO accept the cash
paid by Democrat on subscription, ana
are always equally happy TO accept the
money Of a Republican or member o. AMI
other political party.
What IS said of the circulation depart
ment is true of the advertising department
Of this newspaper.
We do Hot do business wiki. or refuse 70
do 6uSineSs with any citizen OF business
concern, because Of political views or al
terences. Business IS business and politics
Is politics as far as this newspaper < con
cerued
We believe, however. il : b. his -lr2
clearly understood by the public ina when
one buys a subscription 10 The Times-Ne7-S
that person does not buy &-y control Of r.
convictions or policies Of this newspaper.
That statement applies with equal force
and emphasis to the sale Of advertising.
We sell our subscribers the very best
newspaper We find i possible 70 publish;
and 20 advertisers the very best Advertising
service We are able 20 furnish them. That
: all subscribers and advertisers buy when
they do business with The Tines-News;
that Is all they have a legal or moral rigcs
70 expect 10 receive; that is all they re-
ceive.
However. while It IS true that The Times
News does not mix business and politics,
and Is not a political organ, Il is under
stood BY our readers that this newspaper
As IS me case with all other uewspa pera.
finds i IL be a permissible and necessary
policy 10 give space 70 news about politics,
about government, and about public affairs
which vitality concern me interests OF the
country, or perhaps the State or commun-
ity. It is equally permissible. and within
the bounds OF reason and custom for The
Times-News to express its honest and con-
sidered convictions about these matters.
The first and greatest obligation Of The
Times-News 70 is subscribers is to print
news and Information for them, or that will
help serve them as citizens and newspaper
readers. Our obligation TO advertisers IS
20 supply them with the opportunity to
place their business messages before Ou-
readers
The Times-News has Ia6ored strenuous
II and expended money generously for
nine years in the effort to meet these obi
cations; and in doing 50 it has accomplish
ed.something that was never before accom-
plished here, it has maintained a DAILY
newspaper in Hendersonville for 4
length Of time-a newspaper which many
good citizens have been pleased to say has
been worth as much, or more, to the conf
munity and surrounding country than any
public enterprise or institution, civic Or
otherwise, in Hendersonville.
The Times-News has endeavOred in all
earnestness of purpose to serve the COM
munity and section as a newspaper. 1t has
labOred increasingly for the advancement
and upbuilding of all legitimate interests.
1t has endorsed the things it believed for
the welfare of the town and section and
opposed the things it believed hurtful, OF
morally wrong, or harmful from the stand
point of public policy. 1t has expended
tens of thousands of dollars in service TO
the community and seetion-we are talk
ing about hard cash, not something which
cost this newspaper nothing.
The record of The Times-NewS is public
property. We take our stand on it and are
not ashamed of it in any particular. Fur
thermore, the principles and convictions
which have mOtivated this newspaper have
not been discarded. The policies of The
Tmes-News in the future will be based on
honesty, sincerity and square dealing, as
they have been in the past; and the public
may have the absolute assurance that the
newspaper which has been trusted and de-
pended upon in the past will endeavor to
bS equaHsH worthy of public eOnfidenceosn1
respect in the future.