Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-20
A WORD TO OUR FRIENDS,

WORD TO OUR FRIENDS.
From every quarter we receive the most
flattering assurances that our efforts TO
make the CHBoNIcLE heightened and en-
terprsing Journal, are appreciated and en-
dorsed. That our efforts are appreciated,
we can see from the daily increase of our
subscription list-which now surpasses our
most sanguine expectations. We assure
our friends that their efforts in our behalf
are accepted in the spirit prompting them,
and shall be met with corresponding eff
fort on our part, We do not propose to
make the CHRONICLE the organ of faction
or clique but of the whole Republican par
ty and in furtherance of such purpose,
shall aim to make it liberal and consistent.
We do not think 1t polite to exclude any
one from our party because, upon minor
questions, we do not entirely agree. Our
aim shall be, to consolidate and reconcile,
rather than disorganize or ALLEVIATE. These
views we feel called upon to re-iterate, so
| that there may be no misunderstanding as
| to our position. We want to publish a
paper around which the whole Union ele-
ment in East Tennessee can rally; for we
believe that we shall he able to satisfy our
| friends that in such a union is our only
safety or hope.
The Democracy are fully organized and
armed for work, and are determined to
prosecute bitter partisan warfare. They
have two newspapers in this city, that are
desperately competing with each other for
| the lead in party manipulations. AS one
of the results of this competition, they have
reduced their subscription prices below
even living rates. We have no desire to
arrest this competition, for it will certainly
end in good; and because we hope to salts
fly the public that the CHRONICLE is well
worth the difference in the price of sub
scription. We are now publishing fully
one-third more reading matter than either
of our cotemporaries, and will continue tO
do so, even when all the space we intend
giving to our advertisers is filed. We dc
not believe our friends want US to fill the
most of our pages with dead head adver-
tisements in order to give them paper al
a low subscription. We do not believe
either, that they intend that Republican
families shall be supplied with violent par.
tizan newspapers, simply because they value
their columns at lower rate than we value
ours. We want the CHRONICLE to go t.
every Republican fireside in East Tennes
see, and to do missionary work in every
Democratic family able to endure so much
good reading and sound doctrine. To thi:
end we ask united effort on the part o
our friends to give Us a circulation worthy
of the good work we have undertaken; ant
we promise to second their efforts in every
way in our power. The only way we cal
counterfeit the insidious, persistent misrep
resentation and errors of Democracy, is I,
place within the reach of every voter Wig
orous and fearless exponent of Republican
principles. Shall we have the privilege o
doing this good work? If some activ,
friend in every district and county will
make the effort we know what the result
will be. Send TO US for specimen copic
and let the good work go on.
We have now perfected our arrange
ments for our Daily, which we will begii
publishing about the LIST of May. We hav
made engagements for the latest news from
all the principal centers of business an,
. politics, and hope to present a paper whicl
! will command a liberal support from til
:, business and reading men of the city All,
V State. Our subscription books for the Dali,
: are now open, and already contain flat
: tering list. We hope our friends will Civ
: us the same encouragement i'll this enter
4 prise that we have already received in on
: first--assuring then, that nothing will b
+ lacking on our part to insure success.
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