The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-01
1897 1.-THE WoRLD."-1867.

The auention of the public is invited to the
claims OF ''The World" one of the leading pu D
lie journals of the country 1t is the chief orga
of the Democratic Party of the United States, an 4
the foremost advocate of the mm edate restoration
of the Union. Its highest merits consists in it's
character as an enterprsing and trustworthy news
paper.
The next year bids fair to be a more critical one
IN the history of our free institutions than even
any eventful ones that have preceded it. The first
requisite for an intelligent Judgment of public af.
fairs Is full and authentic account of facts they
transpire. These The WORLD always aims TO give
with Conscientious accuracy, and with equal full
ness and fidelity whether they make for or against
Its own views of public policy Prompt activity
in spreading before its readers every kind of
in which any part Of the public takes an interst
Is the first duty of a newspaper, and the facilities
of The WORLD for diccharging this obligation are
unsurpassed by those of any Journal in the United
STATES. Whatever else it may fail in, it certainly
will not fail to furnish the news, nor to supply it
with such pr0mptitude, spirit, freshness, abund-
ance, variety. Accuracy and candor, that no class
OF readers can mis- anything of interest which
they wish to find. The WORLD will publish doc
uments and arguments prepared by political foes
just freely thos prepared by political friends
making its own comments on them, of course, but
never suppressing or garbling them because they
are calculated to damage its own party. Adverse
argumen s. which it cannot refute, it is content to
leave to make their full impression. TIE WORLD
ADOPTS this rule because it believes no other is
honest because it conceives that its first duty to
Its readers is to keep them thoroughly informed
on every passing subject of importance. In poll
tics, The WORLD will continue to be the bold ad
vocate of a Liberal, Progressive Democracy. The
unnlnchinS champion Of Freedom, Justice, Order
ana Constitutional Rights. The inspiration of its
politics Is Freedom restrained by Justice; or, to
speak more strictly, Freedom pure and simple, in
the largest collective measure; the Office of JUSTICE
being merely to protect freedom from encroach
ments; Freedom of the individual citizen in his
rights OF thought, speech, religion and locomoon;
in his Right to choose bis own food and drink. in
spite of meddesome temperance laws; in his Right
to make any money bargains he thinks proper, in
spite of foolish usury laws in his Right to buy and
sell in all markets, domestic and loreign, in spite
OF unjust protective tariffs in his Right to repre-
sentatiOn in the legislative bodies which tax him.
in spite of unconstitutional exclusions; Freedom Of
collective citizens to assemble for discussion of
grievances; Freedom of all local communities to
manage their local affairs without central inter-
terence; Freedom in every section Of the country
from the arrogant and unconstitutional domination
OF other sections; this large and comprehensive
idea OF Freedom sums up the politics OF The
WORLD, which will never be found wanting TO this
capital interest of the country and of the human