Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-01-18
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TlG PITTSBURGH Commercial.
P0RT6E PEOPLE

The presidential year. is always a reading
year with the American peoples. 1t imposes
tue people may usually expect not only the
news OF the day, but INTEL gent discussion OF
public questions and enunciation OF opinions.
W h1le Lhls IS true IN q general sense, the year
before us Is lkely, IN a political sense, TO be
one OF unusual tnterest;-the Democratic party
Is breaking up. and there are indications OF
alliances aud purposes altogether novel in our
politics. The elections of the past year have
resnli ed In almost an unbrokeh series Of Re
publican victories. General Grants admins
tration has received the uneuuivoeal indOrse-
lnent Of the American people. and there is
every indlcatlon new tnat, as the Republican
candidate, he Will De Reelected President. AS
an INDRPESDEST REPUBLIcAN Paper the Ohm
9lercidt VIII IN the future, in the past render
an underwriting support 70 Republican Princi-
pies, holdl ag bnaJ IiIe good Of the Republic re-
quIFes that the Government should remain in
the hands Of The party that saved II In the great
lIIe or death struggle. In the future as in the
past 1t will speak It's own views regarding men
and measures. holding that through free dis
cussion ouly can safe conclusions be reached
and the independence'oi the press preserved.
In this regard We can say sImyly that the Com
nlercidt will be true Lo1tself and its established
! Asa Newspaper, nothing will be spared to
/ maintain the position which the Commercial
mas always held among the leading journals Of
/ the day, for news enterprise as we'll as for in
dependent opinions. This year. at home and
abroad, Will be full of interest. European,
poiitcs are agitated, and the American reader
4 llllkely hnd much in them to attract his
attention. At home all is life and push.-
MANI are DeiHS constructed eVeryWn6reS
lnewprojeets are almost daily proclaimed; pop
nlatIon Is increasing; enterprise, lntelligently
directed was never SO well rewarded, and the
prospect Tor the wonderful activities OF our
country is, 10 say the least, extremely encour-
aging. with all these things the C0HsnaeTctdt Is
ultimately Identified, and as Business Paper.
AZ the center of the greatest manufacturing
district on the continent, mas constantly IN
view whatever OF interest readers may reason
ably ex pect To sde in its scolumns,-eOpecielly
carefully prepared market reports, manufac-
turing intelligence and general news, collected
al home and from abroad.
i 10 our patrons we have only words of cheer.
Il With some of our readers We held pleasant re-
fations Tor years. twill be our aim tn deserve
the continuance Of these relations for many
A years to come. We feel proud in the fact that
the Commercial wields an influence second to no
Journal IN the state. Its readers as a general
thing are e influential, intelligent classes
In circle OF hundreds Of miles, embrs cling
nearly the whole of Pennsylvania, much OF
OuiO, West Virginia and States beyond, IL Il
the favorite in the counting house, the ONCE
ILhe store and the family, especially of business
and cultivated classes. To hold this place will
| Je our constant effort.