Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-15
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1867

THE tribune enters upon the year 1867 moro pros
porous in business than ever before. The expedency
Of charging our pages-thus making THE TRIBUNE the
largest and cheapest newspaper in Amerca-was
doubted hy many. We have found our account in it
The circulation Of TUE TRIBUNE is steadily increasing.
and advertising patronage has increased so much
that it is more difficult to print than when we
used smaller sheet, and this difficulty we can only
meet by printing supplementary pages.
The close of the war has imposed upon THE TRIBUNE
the discussion of momentous and peculiar problems
We have met them best could laboring with sin
certify for Freedom Social Progress Political Equality
Impartial Suiirage-All Rights for ALI Republican
President became the enemy Of Rcpubcanism, and We
have been called upon to denounce and expose the
trcacheries of degraded Administration 1t was not
without pain, certainly not without much thinking
that we made an issue with President Johnson The
people approved our course by returning their radical
representatives to power. The elections Of sG6as i'm
portant to the nation Lees surrender--make new
duties Reconstruction is now the duty of the country
political onstruction-reconstructon iii finances
and tariffs We are no Longer pressed by war necsss
ties and we must amend our war experiments. The
present condition of the currency is grevons evil
Trade suffers; our manufacturing interests are in pre-
cari0us state. dollar does not mean dollar, but
fraction. 1t may he sixty cents, it may be 1t is
sentiment not fact When the Iaborer earns his dol
lar he does not know whether he has loaf Of bread
ten All business is teverSh and unsettled. We
think this only be remeded by wise and intrepid
policy at Nashngtonhy reducing the currency the
specie basis. Upon this we shall insist
The necessity OF Protection to Labor again presses
upon We regret that on this most important
sure the Republican Party is divided An honest but
mischevous minority in the West, particularly,
deavoring to create policy which only result in
the prostra: Of American ndustrythe degradation
Labor and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of English capitalists
During the many wears Of our work have struggled
against this interest we believe Protection more nee
essary now than before, and shall insist upon
the hroadest and wsest legislation for the Rights Of La
Dor.
In the perplexng question Of Reconstruction we see
reason to amend the policy which We have asserted
since the close of the 1t then seemed us that
the EMANCIPATION Of the Black should be followed by
Suffrage tot the Black v dld not see the wisdom Of
policy OF promjscuous conscation and hanging. We
had too much blood in war ask for blood IN peace
CRAFTY angry vengeance 1t seemed important
that the South SHOULD concede Suffrage and that the
! North should colcede Amnesty. Some of friends
dsproved of this but Congress has followed advice
Amnesty has been approved by Congress-to greater
extent than we claimed in TIE TRIBUNE We have held
that the men who starved captves in Rebel Dungeons
who murdered Surrendered Prisoners, who violated the
rules OF war; ana aided the assassination OF Mr. Lincoln
should be tried and punished Congress and the Admin
isration have agreed that punishment should be in
ficed even upon who charged with these
crimes and the only looking like punishment
/ is the amendment of disiranchsemcnt from holding
office. which is merely sentimental and not practi-
cal penalty on the other hand the passage the Civ
ii Rights Bill the Freedman Bureau Bill and the Bill
for Suffrage in the District of Columbia, show that
construction will not be consummaed without Suffrage
and the protection OF the Blacks The policy of THE
TRIBUNE has been practically adopted by those who III
ftred with during its discussion. " e quarrel
with friends who are impatient with us We do them
the Justice Of believing they 20 their way what is
right Just trust they will do MS the justice Of be-
lieying - or way TO what Is right. We work for
the OBJECT. huf perhaps III llHtfent ways T.
have higher aim then TO secure Peace to this nation,
and to all nations LIBERTY progress, happiness virtue,
ana the universal brotherhood Of man. And for this
81 all continue toll in best was.
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ment of THE Tribune We have correspondents IN cve-
~ part of this country and in every country Of the
world; resident correspondents in every capital and
commercial center Of Europe and South america spe-
cal correspondents who follow important Yenents
IN all parts Of the Garth This establishment cost
great deal Of money and to organize it has invested
many thousands of dollars When state that there
are three hundred people directly indirectly
cd with the editorial department of THE TRIBUNE,
charged Ia greater or lesser degree, with writing for
its columns and giving il and that for every item
30 pay money the vast expense of our publica-
tian may be ina gined We intend to enlarge these IA
ces and not only sather from an parts Of the
world hut ask the most gifted men Of other countries
to write for columns. With many OF them have
ready entered into sgotle.Ons which Will result in
S1ng a. the readers 81 TUE TRIBUNE series of essay
nat both their intrinsic value and the fame Of their
ustyosis authors, will long be MEMORIALS i'll the his
tory jnrnalism We postpone fer the present more
4 definite announcement
Friends Of Impartial Justice ard Progress! we greet
YOU the bright prospects bttor5 Friends Of TUE
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ca int ectual and moral weil-bcing Of the Republic
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