Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-12-17
FROSl El"TUS
or THE
.TOU'.t TEMP Err. lNCE STA D.tRD
And PL-iT|oR.I
Pa1Hsir. 5y igs G@aad Lg%ss Of ioea,
I. q. q. 7.

The Grand Lodge Of 90 4 Temp
lars OF Iowa. recognize the necessity
for the existence Of 4 newspaper II
our State Which should be lhc expo
nont oi the views OF those who favor
the temperance reform, and believing
the time eminently propitionS for the
advancement OF that reform at It's re-
cent session appointed the undersigned
= committee to secure the publication
/ Of such al organ OF the Order and the
I cause.
The Publishing Committee, there
! fore. having obtained possession OF the
1 subscription list OF Tile National rot
! form, will, about ihe first OF December,
resume the publication ola temper
ance paper in the cit. OF Des Nones,
under the name OF
The Tore. 2emp0aNce S!0adWd and Plat
! to,m
II will be temperance and literary
newspaper. 1t vii! ann to present
the principles on which the reform Is
based, III a convincing manner. and
viii chaonicle the passing history and
progress of the cause in every part OF
oar State, our countav, and the world.
And while II Will be issued under the
auspices of the Good Tcmplars, and
be their official organ, yet every organ
station OF whatsoever name, having
/ FOR its object the advancement Of the
common cause, viii! receive the sup
port and countenance OF the STANDARD:
and those organizations anI their OF
/ fcerS are earnestly invited TO Nsa lis
! co!ums tor their official commua.ca-
may deem of interest, and otherwise
To aid III building up i'll our growing
state, healIhtul, permanent temper
anee paper.
\ large space i'll the paper will be
devoted to general literature and cur
rem news. A series al stories by the
ass .,.itc Editor will be commenced
in All early number \ conlrnsatlo,
Of the weeks Iews--rchgious, poEti
cal, commercial, &c., Will be faithful!
pre3cntod, the design beng that th'
bound volume shall be an cpitome 9
the history Of the year.
The Publishing Committee has Sc
|. cured the services OF
!, JOSEPH N. DIXON. ESQ,
SO loo the able aud versatile Associ
ate Editos Of the Io,ea State Register
but now stril ken with blindness, y
one of the E.,.ito.'S Of the Standard
9 The eminent adap,abl,:v OF Mr. DIX
on for the posctien, his lii'e cNpei
fence as a journalist and his sHfelo
, judgement as an editor, Will, 1t Il
: thought, be d sufficient guarantee that
the paper will be one worthy hi.!
place amoung the Journals Of Iowa
and the temperance press ct the lana
The Standard and Platform will be
Published weekly 1t will contain
eight pages. Of six columns each. 1t
will be printed on good paper, aud 1t
will be the aim to present weekly, a
paper which, for typographical neat
uess and general appearance, will not
suffer by comparison with any other
publication in the State.
TERMS
One Cory, one lear.... E2oo
Clubs OF Ten 81 I" ...... 1850
Club. Of Twenty I" 1850. 5000
Deputies of lodges Of Cool Templars, and
All the membership. are especially urged to
make efforts 10 secure wide circulation for
this organ Of our Order, and all temperance
men everywhere are invited to lend help
ing hand.
Subscribers to Tie National Platform will
continue to receive The paper till the cxpira-