The Mountain Democrat

The Importance of County Newspapers.—Among the many imperative duties devolving upon Democrats, we regard a united and cordial support of County newspapers as the most important. A consistent and ably conducted Democratic newspaper always exercises a great influence in its county and State. All other influences combined are not to be compared with it. How much more this influence is increased when each Democrat feels personally interested in its success—when each Democrat makes its cause his own.

Democrats, your duty is not discharged when you simply take a copy; you should labor to increase its subscribers and thus increase its usefulness. In this way you can assist and strengthen the Democratic party more, than five times the amount of labor and money spent in any other manner. We have entered upon an important and exciting campaign, in which are involved questions of greater magnitude than ever before agitated the public mind. The opposition are circulating documents extensively, filled with the basest misrepresentations and foulest libels against Democratic measures and men. To counteract their wicked influence, to correct their misrepresentations, to warn the people against the mischievous tendency of their doctrines, Democratic newspapers must be circulated, the antidote must accompany the bane, to preserve a healthy atmosphere. We therefore earnestly appeal to the Democracy everywhere to subscribe for and circulate Democratic newspapers.