The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-01-10
THE TRIBUE For 1867.

The TRIBUNE enters upon the year 1867 more
prosperous in business than ever BEFORE The ex-
pediency of charging onr pages-thus making
THE TTIBUNE the largest and the cheapest news
paper in America-was doubted by many. We
have found our account in it. The circulation of
THE TRIBUNE is steadily increasing, and our ad-
vertising patronage has increased so much that it
is more difficult to print our news than when we
used a smaller sheet, and this difficulty we can
only meet by frequently publishing supplement
tary pages.
The close of the war has imposed upon THE
TRIBUNE the discussion Of momentOus and Pc
cuar problems. We have met them as best we
could, laborng with sincerity for Freedom, Social
Progress Political Equality, Impartial Suffrage
All Rights iorall. A Republican President became
the enemy Of Republlcansm, and we have been
called upon TO denOunce and expose the treach-
cries Of a degraded Administration 1t was not
without pain, certainly not without much think
ing, that we made an issue with President John
son. The people approved our course by return
ing their radical representatives to power. The
elections Of 1S66-as important to the nation as
Lees surrcnder-make new duties Reconstruc-
ton is now the duty Of the country-politcal
neutrality-suspicious. in finances and
tariffs. We are no longer pressed by war necessi-
ties, and we must amend our war experiments.
The present condition Of the currency is grievous
evil Trade suffers our manufacturing interests
"A
q dollar, but its fraction 1t may be sixty cents,
It may be ten. 1t is q sentiment, not fact.
When the aborer earns his dollar, he does not
know whether he has one loaf of bread or ten. All
business Is feverish and unsettled. We think this
can only be remedied by a wise and intrepid
policy at Washington-by reducing the currency
to the specie basis. Upon this we shall insist.
The necessity of Protection to Labor again
presses upon US. We regret that on this most
to ia ixid
An honest but mischeyous minority in the West,
particularly, arc endenvorlng TO create o policy
which can only result in the prostraiOn Of Ameri-
can Industry-the degradation of Labor and the
aggIandl2emcnt Of English capitalists During
the many years of our work We have struggled
against this interest We believe protection more
necessary now than ever before, and we shall
insist upon the broadest and wisest legislation
for the Rights Of Labor.
IN the perplexing question of Reconstruction
we sec no reason TO amend the policy which we
have asserted since the close of the war. 1t then
seemed to us that Emancipation Of the Black
should be followed by Suffrage for the Black
We did net sec the wisdom Of a policy Of pro-
mscuous coniscation and hanging. We had too
much blood in war to ask for blood in peace
even TO crafty angry vengeance. 1t seemed i'm
portant that the South should concede Suffrage,
and that the North should concede Amnesty.
Some Of our friends disapproved of this; but
Congress has followed our advice Amnesty has
been appoVed by COngrGSs-lO greater extent
than W. Claimed in The TRIBUNE We have held
that the men who starved captlves In Rebel
dungeons who murdered surrendered prisoners,
who violated the rules Of war, and aided the
assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln, should be tried and
punished. Congress and the Administration have
agreed that no punishment should be Inflicted
even upon men who are charged with these
crimes, and the only measure looking like pun
ishment Is the amendment of dlslranchisement
from holding office, which is merely sentimental
and not practical penalty. On the other hand,
the passage Of the Civil Rights Bill, the Freed
mans Bureau Bill, aud the Bill for Suffrage in
the District Of Columbia show that reconsuuc-
ton will not be cOnsuInated without suffrage and
protection for the Blacks. The policy of TuE
TRIBUNE has been practically adopted by those
who differed with us during It's discussion. We
never quarrel with friends who arc impatient with
us. We do them the justice Of believing they 70
their way to what Is right, just as we trust they
will do US the justice Of believing we go our way
to what Is right, We work for the same object,
but perhaps In different ways. We haveno higher
aim than to secure peace to this nation and to all
natons--liberty, progress, happiness, virtue, and
the universal brotherhood Of man. And for this
wO shall continue TO toll In our best way.
We have reorganl2ed and strengthened every
department of TuE TRIBUNE. We have cores
pondents In every part Of this country and In every
country Of the world resident correspondents in
every capital and commercial center of Europe
and South America; special correspondents who
follow Important movements In oil parts of the
earth. This establishment costs great deal OF
money, and to organize II we have invested many
Thousands of dollars When we state that there
are three hundred people directly or indirectly
connected with the editorial department OF The
TRIBUNE, charged In greater or lesser degree,
with writing for It's columns and giving II news
and that for every item of news we pay money,
the vast expense Of our publication may be i'm
agined. We intend to enlarge these facilities,
and not only TO gather news from all parts Of the
world but to ask the most gifted men of other
countries to write for our columns. With many
of them we have already entered into negotiations
which will result In giving the readers of THE
TRIBUNE q series of essays that both for their
intrinsic value and the fame of their ilustrious
authors, will long be memorable In the history of
Journalism. We postpone for the present more
definite announcement.
Friends of Impartial Justice and Progress we
greet you on the bright prospects before u.s.
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TRIBUNE would conduce to the political, intel
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