Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-03
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE
For 1879.

F.S1IE consolidation of Italy, SO long Fl fragment
airy and lmpot tent, into one powerful stare,
with Rome as its capital; the humiliation OF
France through a series of crushing defeats end
ing with the siege and captulaton OF her proud
an gay metropolis; the expulsion ofthe Bour-
bons from the Spanish throne, and the substitu-
ton tor them eta scion OF the most liberal among
royal houses: the virtual absorption of he king
doms of Saxony, urttemberg, Bavaria with
Baden, Hesse, the Hans Towns. &c, under the
headship of Prussia, into the triumphant and
powerful empire of Germany; and the arming
Of Russia to reassert her preponderapee n the
councils of Europe, or to prosecute her often
postponed but never relinquished designs on the
great city founded, br Constantine and the vast
but decaying and anarchical dominion of the
Sultan, all combine to invest with profound in
terest the ever changing phases of our ii di1 gs
from the Old World The Tribune, through
trusted correspondent stationed at all points in
Europe where great movemC hts are in progress
or imminent aims to present comp lete andin-
structive panorama OF events on that continent
and to mirror the prolonged struggle between
mid dle-age Feudalism and Ecciesiasticism on
the one hand and Nineteenth-Century skeptic
ism and secuiarism on the other, Recognizing
Divine Providence in all that proceeds and is.
it looks hopefully on the greater conflict as des-
tined like our own recent convulsion) to evolve
from strife, disaster. an seeming haOs. fair
er and happier future for tie telling masses OF
mankind.
In our own country, a war upon corruption
and rascality in office has been inaugurated in
our city, whereby the government of our state
has been revolutionized through an initial tri-
umph Of Reform which surpasses the m ost SAN
guine antieipations 1t is morally certain that
the movementthus inaugurated cam OF, IN its
progress, be clrcumscri bed to any LOCALITY or any
party but that its purifying influence is destined
to be felt in every part the Union, rebuklDg
VenaHty exposing robbery, wrestling powertrom
| politicians by trade, and confding it in those
worthiest and fittest to Wild it. To this bene-
| feentand vitality needed ltefcrm. Tie Tribune
will devote it's best energies regardless O per-
sonal interests party predictions, esteeming
the choice of honest aid faithful men to Office
as Of all New Departures the most essential and
auspicious.
Thevrtual surrenderbythe Democratic party
of its hostility to Equal Rights regardless of
| color has Invested our current politics of half
| their bygone intensity. However parties may
hencefoith rise or fall, it is clear THAT the fund
amcntal principles which have hitherto honor
ably distinguished the Republicans are hence
forth to be reg arded as practically accepted ~
the whole country. The right Of every man i.
his own lin BIS and sinews-the equality of all
citizens before The law-the mobility Of
! to ensiave any portion of It's peopie-tGe u
OF the Union to guarra ntee TO every citizen the
full enjoy ment OF his liberty until he fcrfeits it
| by crime-sueh the broad and firm founda-
tons Of our National edfce; and pasied be the
| hand which shall seek to dispiace them! Tho
not yet twenty years old the Republican party
has completed the noble IA brio OF Emanciputien
and may fairly invoke thereon the steA. nest
judgement of Man and the benignant smile
of God.
Henceforth, the mission c f our Republics one
of Peaceful Progress. To protect the weak aud
| the humble from violence and oppression-to
| extend the boundaries and diffuse the blea-Ing>
| of u viization--to stimulate ingenuity TO ! H.
| production of new inventions for econoinizing
| labor and thus enlarglng productiO n-to draw
nearer to each other h producers 0 + food and Of
fabrics, of grains and OF metals, and thus en-
harce the gains Of industry by reducing The cost
Of trans portation aud exchanges between farm
ers and artisans-such is the inspi ring task to
which this Nation now addresses itself, and by
hich it wouId fain contribute to the progress.
enlightenment OF orr race 10 this great ard
good work The Tribune contributes its jealous
persistent efforts.
Agriculture will continue to be IRE especially
eluciduted in its Weekly and Semi Weekly edi-
ti0ns, to which some Of the ablest and most
successful tiIers of the soil will steadily contri-
butte. No farmer who sells $3.50 worth pro
duce per annum can afford to d o without our
market reports, or others equ:ly lucid and
compr, hensive. | he should read nothing else
but what relates to his own calling and its re-
wards we believe that farmer who can read
at ali can afford to be without such journal as
Tie Tribune. And We aspire tc ma Ike it equally
valuable to those engaged in other departments
o productive abor. We spend more aud m ore
money on oUr columns each year, as our coun-
trymen's generous patronage enables Us to do
and we are resolved that our issues of former
years shall be exceeded in varied excellence and
interest by those of 1872. Friends in every
state help us to make our Journal better and
better by sendin in your subscriptions and in
crcas:ng your clubs for the year just before Us !