Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-01-11
1872.
The PitSDQrg Commercial.
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Presidential year. is always a reading
year with the American people. 1t imposes
extraordinary duties on journals from which
the people may usually expect not only the
news Of the day, but intelligent discussion of
public questions and enunciation Of opinions
While this is true in a general sense, the year
before us is likely, in political sense, to be
one of unusual interest;-the Democratic par
ty is breaking up, and there are indications Of
alliances and purposes altogether novel in our
politics. The elections of the past year have
resulted in almost an unbroken series of Re-
publican victories. Gen. Grants administra-
Iion has received the unequivocal Endorsement
of the American people; and there is every in
dicatl0n now that, us the Republican candi-
date, he will be reelected President. As an
Independent Republican paper the Commercial
VIII IN the future. as i'll the past, render an un
deviating support to Republican principles,
holding that the good of the Republic requires
that the Government should remain in the
hands OF the party that saved it in the great
life death struggle. In the future us in the
past it Will speak Its own view regarding men
and measures, holding that through free dis
cussiOn only can safe conclusions be reached
and the independence of the press preserved
In this regard we can say simply that the Com
ercidl will be true to itself and its established
character.
AS Newspaper, nothing will be spared to
maintain the position which the Commercial
has always been among the leading journals OF
the day, Tor news enterprise as well as for in
dependent opinions. This year, ut home and
abroad, will be full of interest. European pol
itics are agitated, and the American reader
will likely md much in them to attract his at
tract his attention. At home all is life and
push. Railroads are being constructed every
where; new projects are almost daily proclaim
ed; population Is increasing; enterprise intel
ligently directed was never so well rewarded,
and the prospect for the wonderful activeness
OF our country is, to say the least, extremely
encouraging.w with all these things the CONNER
cidL is Intimately unidentified, and as u business
paper ut the center Of the greatest manufac-
turing district on the continent, has constantly
in view whatever of interest readers may rea
sUnably expect to see III its scolumns,-especial-
ly carefully prepared Market reports, Manu-
featuring intelligence and general news, col
lected ut home and from abroad.
70 our patrons we have only words of cheer.
We some of our readers we have held pleasant
relations for years. 1t will be our aim to de-
serve the continuance oil these relations for
many years to come. We feel proud in the
TACT that the Commercial weiids an influence
second to no journal in the State. Its readers
as "a general thing are the influential, intelli-
gent classes. In II circle of hundreds of miles,
embracing nearly all ofPennsylvania, much of
Ohio, West Virginia and States beyond, it is
the favOritc in the counting house, the office
the store and the family, especially OF business
and cultivated classes. To hold this place will
be constant effort.