The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-14
NEW YORK TRIBUNE
1879.

Now, as heretofore, The TRIBuNE strives TO be
first of all and pre-eminently a newspaper.
France a Republic-England and Germany grad
uAlly permeated with Republican ideas-Spain
swaying In the nerveiess grasp of ruler too good
for king and too weak for a Republican, who Is
unable 20 govern the great island that blocks the
entrance 10 our Gulf OF Mexico aud equally una
Bile TO give Ii up--the German speaking people
agitnted BY new Professionalism, separating from
the Bee Of Rome on the dogma of Papal Infalihin-
~ and assuming to recognize the "Old Catholics, s.
the whole Continent peryaded by the intellectual
ferment that comes Of the conflict between sls
Ideas, philosophical, theological, material and M
advances Of physical science-Russia and Ill III
Britain running race for the final gaius iha nIH,
determine Asiatie supremAey--ChinTs cciose her
ready 70 abandon her advance ana mr. 40
half open gates-Japan abOlishing i,s SI, uuu
inviting Western civilization q, " t
srs rhases ~ ~. nr rom abroad which the
malls over Continents '"u ~ MI & Sii Ses
are daily bearing e rsding CAPITALS and wherever
v,,.at ~ sr.,.s art In progress, the TRBUNE aims,
A. hstsyr co-t, to lay before its readers the most
nromnt complete, and popular presentment of
M, PgIycrse and conflicting movements-through
wi nf which, rs IL fondly trusts the toiIing
arr everywhere struggling up towards larger recOg
nfti0n and = brighter future.
At home the Struggle for Freedom seems over
The last slave has long been a citizen the last
opposition TO emancipation, eniranchisement
equal civil rights has been formally abandoned.
No party, North or south, longer disputes the re-
suits Of the war for the Union all declare that
these results must never be undone and, with n
All Right for All wheretO our bloody struggle,
and the prolonged civil contests that fOowed have
lad u, the Republic closes the records Of the bitter
hateful past and turns peacefully hopefully 10 the
less alarming because less vital problems of the
future. To whatever may elucidAte the general
discussion or action on these, Tue TRIBUNE gives
ample space aud most impartial record. Whatever
parties may propose, whatever political leaders
may say, whatever officers may do, l. fairly set
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always get.
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denim what II wrong, and commend what II right
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the prcscrvat ON Of our lands for the landless and
IT. rapid -ubjugatiOn TO human wants, the ultiza-
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nf late
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