Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-25
THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE,
PAPER ADAPTED To THE
Fireside, Farmer, Mechanic, Merchant,
Manufacturer, Professional Man,
and Banker,


! The coming year promises to be an eventful
one in politics. Leading questions are TO be
met and decide d, and above all II is TO be de-
termined whether the Repub lean party shall
| be purged of all its Objectionable features and
| retain in power. or whether tue Cover meDt
shall be suffered to fall into the hands of the
old Danocratic organization. The new party
| movement which brought out Horace Greeley
for the Presidency in 1872, and showed itself
feebly in ohio and New York In ls7s, has failed
utterly. 1t has assisted in restoring 10 life the
Democratic party, bnt IL is now entirely out of
held of politics, and there are but two organ
iZations before the country -PepuLlicaI and
Democratic. In view of this fact the GAZETTE
holds: .+... r
l. That the restoration OF the Democratic
party TO power would be y national calamity.
IL is the same now that itwaS In 1850, when the
Missouri Compromise was repealed and the
in 1860. when the great rebellion was organiz-
ed; the same as it was from 1860 to 1866 when,
as party, itsy III pathized with The rebels. The
results OF the war have not been accepted by it
i'll good faith. 1t owes debt to its southern
friends, which il paid would entail heavy
burden upon the nation. IL would pay for the
expenses incurred by The South in its efforts 10
destroy The Government IL Is essentially
corrup, parry. Wherever it has power it
squanders anu teais. TEeThamauy ring is an
ILLUSTRATION oil Democratic rule. In New York
millions We're stolen by DS.nOcratic officials,
and TO this day not one of ~ thieves has been
pun iscd.
=. The GAGzETrE holus that in SO far as The
Republican party has erred, il should he
great mi .siuns IL Is ;hc party of the people.
IL is The party of free dom. Ii s pa og esive. Ii
Is not tied 10 the past nor the present. but
learning as il pros re>ses. il is capable of grasp
ing the fiture dropping whatever The nation
has ouiiived, and taking mold oi every measure
OF reform which experience may have demon
strated as just and in the line OF progress. To
land grant jobs, railroad monopolies, salary
grabs ana extravaganL appropriations there
must be a stop, AID Republicans, however
high they may have stood however much they
may have doue for the party and the country
who have connected themselves with schemes
offensive to an honest public, must lie ordered
TO the rear. No man is deserving of position
in the Republican party who does not stand
above Suspicion, or VINO uses position of 4
sacred trust to advance pirate interests. The |
RepuDiican party cannot stand unless il COM
nands the respect and confidence of The peo- |
pie. In order that II may have both 1t should |
be Thoroughly puryed, and 10 that end the GA>
ZETTE will devote its best efforts, having In |
view the Importance OF conIin ling in power
the great party which has name second TO
none in The pages OF the American history.
). The Farmers movement is an honest one, |
and it has our sympathy, and will have our
suppor We do not recognize it political
party. 1t does not claim 10 lie such, but il has /
which we des. re to see engrafted IN
to Republican Platforms, and 1t includes mea-
sures which we shall labor to have CARED out /
by the Republican party.
4. The nation sGfferes from intemperaDce.-l
This is one cf the great evils of The day. Ii may
not be suppressed by prohibiIory AVS, but. SO
far as practicable legislation should be direct
ed against the traffic in intoxicating drinks
This end is attainabie through the Republican
party and W. call upon temperance reIormers
TO throw their influence in this direction rather
than ritter IL away through separate political
org niZations.
5. So called organs of pubic opinion that de
seffed the Republican party in 1872 and Joined
the opposition, are dangerous guides, and are to
be avoided, not followed. Our observation Is
that the faction that controlled the Cincinnati
in 1872 and now makes the Ioudest
of honesty, is made up mainly OF
men VINO brought disgrace upon the Republic
,an party, and having lost standing because of
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some party that Will recognize them as leaders.
o. The financial question is one of paramount
Importance. Extremes are 10 be avoided.-
specie pay mentS are in the future. Contraction
1t present, would be disastrous. Expansion
would also be destructive. The "let alone"
policy is the best one. The national bank act
needs to be amended in order that those insti-
utlons may be operated in the interest of the
Industrial classes rather than in the interests
II gigantic speculatoIs and stock and mercan>
lie gamblers, return 10 specie ayments is
% BE- Kept in view, but this can not be brought
leout until the country is ready for it,
The development of our resuuces is the only
ure road To u specie currency. Ii attention {
hal ll.avoid forced contraction on one hand and
eckless expansion on the other, specie pay
nents will follow n due time. q
The general character OF the Cineinnau GA i
.ErrE is so well known that il needs 70 eX- c
'!anation. While it is "a Repubicaie paper, it l
!sks no iavors OF those III power, and IL II in- )
lep9ndent IN that IL leariessiy exposes abuses,
whether inside or u;Side OF the party, With
hich il acts II recognizes poll iLIc2l friend- q
MP lOr men VINO UeLfiy llelf lfdSts, D8'f Fllt
seek TO cover up or apoiigiz" for abuses that L
'ught not TO exist in any part worthy the sup
,ort of the American p; per, As II nswsptper,
{ acknowledges DO superior. Its value an
gricultural paper is recognized by practical |
armers, thousands OF whom exchange their {
Jews through its columns. As u commercial +,
aper, it is standard authority. l.
The Weekly GAZETTE is an eight pageu paper
Il forty-eight columns, printed from stereo> l
ype plates, and The Daily and Semi-WeeklyI
re of the same size. and printed in similar I
lyle.
The following are the terms of the GAZETTE
or the ensuing year:
WEEKLY GAZETTE