The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-04-30
1872.
The Pittsburgh Commercial.
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

The "Presidential year" IL always n
reading year with the American people.
IL imposes extraordinary duties on jour
nails from which the people may usual
ly expect not only the news of the day,
but intelligent discussion of public ques-
tions and enunciation of opinions. While
this is true i'm general sense the year be-
fore us Is likely, In a political sense, to bo
one of unusual interest j-the Democratic
party is breaking up, and there are indica-
tions of alliances and purposes altogether
novel in our politics. The elections of the
past year have resulted in almost an un-
broken series of Republican victories.
General Grants administration has receiv-
ed the unquivocal Endorsement of the
American people and there is eVCrV in
dication now that, ms the Republican can
didate he will be reelected President. As
an Independent Republican Paper the
COMMERCIAL will in the future, as i'm the
past, render an undertaking support to
Republican Principles, holding that the
good of the Republic requires that the
Government should remain i'm the hands
of the party that saved it in the great life
or death struggle. In the future as in the
past IL will speak its own views regarding
men and measures, holding that through
free discussion only can safe conclusions
be reached and the independence of the
press preserved. In this regard we can
say simply that the COMMERCIAL will be
true to itself and its established character.
AS Newspaper, nothing will be spared
to maintain the position which the COM
MERCIAL has always held among the lead
ing Journals of the day, for news enter
prise rs we'll as for independent opinions.
This year, at home and abroad, will he
full of interest European politics are
agitated, and the American reader will
likely find much i'm them to attract his Mt
tention. At home all is life and push.
l,at1 n1u nrA hni OfNfa eft~tta tod nv
whore; new projects are almost daily pro-
claimed; population is increasing; enter
prise intelligently directed was never so
well rewarded, and the prospect for the
wonderful activities of our country is, to
say the least, extremely encouraging.
With all these things the COMMERCIAL is
intimately identified and as Business
Paper, at the center of the greatest manu-
featuring district on the continent, has
constantly in view whatever of interest
readers may reasonably expect to see in
its columns, especially carefully prcpar-
ed market reports, manufacturing intelli-
gence and general news, collected and
from abroad.
To our patrons We have only words of
cheer. With some our readers we have
held pleasant relations for years. 1t will
be our aim to deserve the continuance of
these relations for many years to come.
We feel proud in the fact that the COM
MERCIAL wields an influence second to no
journal i'm the State. Its readers as n gem
eral thing are the influential, intelligent
classes. In circle of hundreds of miles,
embracing nearly the whole of Pennesyl-
vania, much of Ohio, West Virginia and
States beyond, it is the favorte in the
counting-house, the office, the store and
the family, especially of business and cult
waited classes. To hold this place will be
our constant effort.