People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1897 — THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS [ARTICLE]

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS

A Short Bistory of Isdiana's Great* est Newspaper. Whatever excels interests. The loftiest mountain, the longest river, the largest city. Yet keener interest attaches to the greatest achievements of men—in oratory, statesmanship or war. The sharpest contest these days is between newspapers, demanding the greatest diversity of gifts, of knowledge and sagacity. In other fields the decision is doubtful, but in journalism the popular verdict is practically registered each day in the subscription list—a sort of Australian Ballot System. This test shows The Indianapolis News to have more bona fide readers than any other four Indiana Dailies combined. This makes good the above title head. The whole State may indu’cre pride in another point scored by The News: it is conceded to have more circulation proportioned to population than any other American Daily. Whether this signifies greater enterprise in The News or a more intelligent reading people, or both is a question. No phenomenon exists without its adequate cause. The News itself gives two main reasons a* follows: *

(1) When The News began, twenty, eight years ago, every other paper had its political alliance, slavishly espousing one party with its principles and candidates against all others, looking to that P»«y In turn tor support and patrona*®. highest ambition was the organ•hip of Its party in State, district, countL» r ?,fi? hb ? r , h °? d ' The New» believed that such relationship not only biased the editorial mind, but unconsciously, if tinted and colored the **?*%*’ 10 the magnifying of what tended to help, and minimising or suppressing what hurt the party. The rwun ? loo *e from all entanglements and biased a new ahwo independence, not nSue ’ . which means the opposite: men or measures of ejihor party: always took sides, with a choice even between evils; distinguished between the freedom and slavery of Independence; not hesitating to ally {‘• eU . w tth either party In turn to bring in reforms or break down abuses. While this course D 1)0 1 11 > ca 1 t ro nage and usually both P ar Hes at the same •* ;°“ n<l marvelous response In the American Instinct of lndepend®"i_ tbo V5 ht j 11 compelled respect and nf 2n d ««wi door J& readers la the ranks „5 art ! eB- meant preponder. m««.°^-^ rc i llation - which, ,n ‘urn, mean, preponderance of advertising, (ij) Th« News was the first 2-cent paper I*l.l , 8 West, all others 5 cents. Against universal prophecy that It could not live at such a price. It Is now 25 per cent, larger, taking the six week day Issues ‘°® etb a*‘' tba " any other Indiana dally, nnffwtfiin i* 10 CB , nts a week delivered anywhere by carrier or mail, don timid whlch'uWrVfd £ar the next best Indiana dally. No othState, at whatever price, f.oflfiT u .rKSVSl .SSKKSSK fw«u»*fmSnS? n iSs"i. , m . arttet quotations « tatmer and business man, averaging from seventeen to twenty*four hours ahead of all morning papors; ab*‘racts of S.upreme Court decisions for ‘ be J e ?al profession; something for everybody-in amount to stagger credul-

It is estimated that not less than 150,000 people read The News every day for the people cheap rate Wanted columns for advertising, by which millions of property changes hands annually without the owners ever seeing each other. Almost all have something to sell, buy, trade, or rent; a horse, cow, wagon, farm, mill or store, etc., etc. Express it in as few words as possible, then count* every word and send as many cents at there are words to The News and see the result. Or if preferred write out what you want and they wiU phrase the advertisement for you and return with the price. Address THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, Indianapolis, Ind

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