The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-06-07
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VOLUME 81.
With this number commences the 21th
Volume of the Telegraph. Through twenty
81 YEARS II has been one of the institutions
of the Park Ctty-for about ten years OF the
village of Southport, aud thence OF the Guy
of Kenosha. During that time 1t mas oeeh
under the control of different hands, but a.
WAYS, we believe devoted to the best interests
of the place Through good report and
through evil report, through adversely and
through prosperity it has chung to the hope
that this beautiful, healthy city would be
what nature 30 we'll fitted it to be-not
rival of Milwaukee and Chicago OF course,
but still brisk thriving, growing and
wealthy lakeport. And when the concen-
tration Of trade and wealth at Chicago and
Milwaukee encroached more and more upon
the resources of our trade and commerce,
and reduced our shipments of grain from
thousands the Telegraph. still 10th to see
the early promise come to naught and the
grass growing in the streets that once were
30 busy, has urged, in season and out of sea-
son, the only alternative, the establishment
of manufactures aud the creation of a bust
ness i'll place Of thai of which e had been
deprived by those Inevitable laws OF trade
or circumstances over which we had ne
control. And our people nave to a credita.
bic extent. adapted themselves to the new
state of things, and no small amount of
capital has been invested in various branch
es of manufacture. The promise of per-
manent, steady growth and ultimate pros
peFity, for Kenosha was never fairer thnu
to day, Il is true that in our transition
state we lost many Of our most enterprising
business men, and Chicago and Milwaukee
have both felt the Influence of their energy
and enterprise, while among the newer and
smaller towns % the northwest, there are
few that have not among their business
men. former citizens of Kenosha But
their places have been filled by others, who
were not slow to see and appreciate the adj
7antages Of the position
amid all these changes the TELEGRAPH
has kept on the even tenor of its ways, .
doing its best to disseminate correct political
principles, to uphold law aud order, to ad-
vocate the cause of education, religion
morality and all those things that go to
make up respected and respectable COM
munity. Other papers have at various in
tervals sprung up, run their brief career, and
died out or were absorbed, simply because
they were not wanted For the past twelve
or fourteen years, with short interregnum,
the TELEGRAPH has been under its present
editorial control; and it is probable that it
will continue under the same control for, at
least, some time to come
POLITICALLY
The TELEGRAPH will continue to be the
unconplomising advocate of those great
principles Of the Union Republican Party,
that have so signally preserved the Union,
the Constitution, and the government with
all its free institutions, amid four years
conflict with the most gigantic rebellion tho
world ever saw. Those principles which
amid the clash of arms and in the shock Of
battle, nerved the hearts aud strengthened
the hands of our citizen soldiers. and emu
bled them to strike home with such effect
that treason and rebellion p last shrank
from the combat and cried Tor quarter
The party founded upon those principles has
no part OF its past record to cover up. Its
position is proud one Heroes. statesmen
and martyrs whom fair Freedom is proud to
claim her own, are among the names upon
its scroll Of fame. and its accomplishments
will stand, proud mementoes IS it's patriot.
ism and prowess as long as the world stands.
1t has saved the country from disruption,
division aud destruction. and preserved
the Government founded by Washington.
Jefferson and their immortal compeers.
when assailed i'll the house of it's friends by
red handed traitors and PARTICLES. And
above all, with its best and dearest blood it
has washed out the foul blot and stain of
slavery from this great country's escutch.
con, and placed the American Union at the
head of the nations Of the earth.
In the formation Of such party, and in
the diffusion of its immortal principles the
TELEGRAPH is proud TO have done its hum
bic share-has contributed it's mite, ho@ey
er humble. Aud as in the past so in the flu
ture, the TELEGRAPH will always be found
with the people-the defender Of she peo
pies rights-the advocate Of the peoples
interests-a living embodiment of its motto
here shal! tbs press the peoples rights
maintain, unawed by influence, unbribed by
gain"
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with an acceptable family newspaper, every
way worthy of their patronage And such
paper is always the most valuable as an ad-
vertising medium, aud is more sought after
by intelligent advertisers, than paper
that is published rather as an advertising
sheet. With the limited circulation that
county papers must have, its advertising
patronage is really its means of support
its life-and for that reason. it is too apt to
infringe upon the space that should be Civ
en- to reading matter. The we'll known
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medium makes it much sought after for