The Democrat’s 30th
Anniversary
Thirty years ago, the coming 4th of July, The Democrat, under its present management,
made its debut to the reading public with many misgivings as to its first
voyage on the rough sea of country journalism. It began under very adverse
conditions, and the breakers rolled high, but with a steady hand at the wheel,
and a determination to finally steer into calmer water with the frail little
barque. It has often enjoyed, temporarily smooth sailing, only to be engulfed
again by the tidal waves of panics, wars, etc., etc., but, backed by as good a
citizenship as any county in the State can boast, she has succeeded in avoiding
destruction on the treacherous rocks and is here after her 30-year cruise to
celebrate her 30th anniversary, with the boys “who have done their
bit” in three great wars. It is not said boastingly, but to-day the paper is,
by far, in the best shape it has ever been and has an equipment that is second
to no country shop in the mountains. It has ever been its policy to live on its
income and to help to the limit in whatever was for the betterment and uplift
of the town, county, State and, last year when the Government made the appeal
to “sacrifice until it hurts” The Democrat readily acquiesced, its idea being,
aside from the danger the boys encountered “over there;” to do the part of a
soldier, and we feel that we almost done it. All of this is preliminary to
asking that when you come to town to celebrate the Glorious Fourth with the
boys for their achievements you remember also the man who stood square back of
them with every available dollar, and hand in a year’s subscription to the
little paper that has always been your friend. If you owe the paper anything on
subscription prior to Oct. 1, ’18, kindly settle it on that day.
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