Year: 1878

The Rochester Democrat gives the following endorsement to the local news paper: We know of no impropriety less iustifable than the ceaseless finding fault with ones local paper. We do not propose discussing the difficulties under which newspaper is prepared, nor do we intend to lay down rules by which one may judge whether or not paper is worthy the patronage of it's constituents. One thing is certain the world would be dreadfully dreary place were the local newspapers suddenly to die out. The American people, we verify believe, would actually become wild if all news papers should cease publication for a twelve-month. There are many thou sand newspapers in the land, but by no means as many as there shall be fifty years hence. The press is recognized necessity. The damp, fresh sheet laid daily or weekly at your doors, gives you the world in miniature. You read it's comedy column, and feel the pulsations of the mighty mass of humanity, and be-

 

 Some people are all too prone to depre- ciate their own local newspapers and magnify the merits of out-of-town news papers. As rule the local newspaper is as good a paper as the community in which it is published will support. Occasionally we find cities and vil- lages which are not properly taken care of by their papers, but in this day of fierce competition, there are always those standing ready with the requisite brains and capital to fill ''wants long felt," and if people will subscribe and pay for good paper, they can al- ways be accommodated with a prime article. We do not respect person who either himself speaks or permits others to speak slightingly of local news paper. Citizens have a certain obliga- tion in this matter as well as publishers. It is their duty to be loyal to the press, and to sustain it in all that it does which is not prejudicial to the best interests of the community. There is scarcely city in New York State that has not excellent newspapers, and those communities which best sustain local newspaper by advertising and subscriptions, as rule, have the most enterprising and reliable papers. Perhaps there is no part of the continent better provided with newspa- pers than Western New York. Besides the dailies of Rochester, Buffalo, Lock port, Elmira, Binghamton and Auburn. all of them of more than ordinary merit, and some of them without super iors anywhere, what better toned, bet ter-edited, better patronized weekies can anywhere be found than are pub lished in the State in general and it's western wing in particular? Our peo- pie read much, they have excellent dis crimination their standard of good newspaper is high and all things con- sidered they have no sufficient cause of complaint that their desires are not faith fully responded to by publishers. ''The survival of the fittest," obtains in news papers as ill the development of species, and every town and city will have just such papers as it is willing and given an opportunity to pay for. Encourage pub fishers by your patronage-not as a charity, dear sir, for you always get more than you give,-always speak 8 seod word for your papers, and you will never have yourselves to blame If the local press does not meet your expecta- tions and desires.