The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-18
PROSPECTUS.
THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE,
4 Paper Of Established Reputation,
Fireside, Farmer, Mechanic, Merchant
Manufacturer. Professional Man,
and Banker.
ADAPTED To TIL

The coming year promises to be an eventful /
one in politics Leading questions are 20 De
termined whether the Republican, party shall
be purged Of all its objectionable features and
retained in power. or whether he Government
shall be suffered TO fall into the hands. nj the
movement which brought OUT Horace Greeley
FOR the Presidency in 1872, ana showed ltSeil
feebly in Ohio aud New York in 1873, has failed
utterly II has assisted in restoring to life the
DeITfocratic party, but il is now entirely out OF
the field of politics, and there are b3t Two or
ganizations before the country-R Apubitcan
ElsIRoeratiess-F In view of this f;tct the
GAZETTE holds:
party 10 power would be a national calamity.
IT is the same now that ii was in $50; when me me
Missouri Compromise was repealed ana the
fugitive slave law adopted the same as II was
in 1850, when the great re5slloii ed u. s vas ~
party it synpathiEed with the rebels Ihe re-
suits of the war have not been atc n'ed by u in
good faith. II owes a debt TO its Southern
friends which if paid would entail heavy
bnrd.an upon The nation. IL would pay for the
emancipated slaves, and assume part of the
expenses ineurr,d by the South in its efforts 10
@orrnnt party Wherever it has power it
Sauanders and steals. The Talnmany ring is an
flinsiration of Democratic rule. II New York
millions were stolen by Democratic officials,
'',1 r. this day not one of the thieves has been
= Ine GAZETTE holds that in SO far rs the
Republican party has erred 1T should he re-
formed, in order that It may be worthy OF us
great missions. 1t is the party of the people.
1t is the party of freedom. 1t is progressive It
is not tied to the past nor T. to the Pre- present, f put
ing the future dropping whatever the nation
Ias outlived. n nd taking hold of every measure
Of reform which experience may have demon
Strated just and in the line of progress. To
Ibis end every dead weight must be droPPen;
zTabS. and extravagant appropriations there
must be stop and RepnnicanS, now,Her , nign
have done for the party and the country, VINO
| fensive.to an honest public must he ordered to
the rear. No man is deserving of a position in
the Republican party who does OF stand above
-ttTI
| to advance private interests The Republcan
party cannot stand unless 1t commanqs the re-
| that it may have both it should be thoroughly
purged, and that end the GAZETTE will de-
| vote its best efforts having in view the impor-
| lance of continuing in power the great party
which has name second TO none in the pages
Z g. The farmers movement is an honest one,
md it has our sympathy, and VIII nave ave-; onr
| q irty. 1t d not claim TO be such but 1t has
poincple which We desire 10 see al
which we shall labor to have carried out oy the
4! The nation, suffers from intemperancc.
| This is of the great evils OF the day II may
,r as pract Cable legislation should be directed
a tins the traffic in Intoxicating drinks This
/ ,ti is afIainabIe through the Republican party,
iud we call upon temperanca reformers to
| ChEow their influence i'll this direction, rather
| nan fritter il away through separate political
). So called organs of public opinion that de;
| ,erted the Republican, party in 1879 and Joined
| the opposition, are dangerous guides, ami are
| 10 he ayoided not followed. Our observation
| is that the faction that controlled the C1ncin-
| .ati convention in 1872. and now makes the
| .pudest professions of honesty, is made up
| n,tinly of men who brought disgrace upon the
4 { publican TaIty, and having lost standing pc
| .,IiSe their bad habits, are now etlSIng a
1iace in some party that viii recognize tneih as
6 The financial question is one of paramount
| i'm lortancr. Extremes are 10 DC avolded.
Gle payments are in the future. Contrac-
At pres.,,t would be disasIrouS EIpan,,, !,
sion wou' d alse be distinctive. The let alone
| -. .ty Is the u1sL Que. The national bitnk act
| reeds to be amended in order that those lnsll-
| tutionS may be operated in the interests OF the
industrial classes rather than in the interests of
| gigantic SpeculatorS and slock and mercantile
| gamblers. a return to specie payment Is 10 De
| dntil the country is ready for it. The develop
lnent Of our resources is the only sure ROAD 10
specie currency. Ii attention shall be wisely
irCcted to this point ana W. shall aVOld iOlceu
contraction OH one hand and Reckless expan-
| sion on the other, specie payments will follow
| IN due time. =5r
| The general character of the Cincinnati GA
zETTE is SO well known that II needs no eX-
planation. While it is a Republican paper II
asks flvors of those in power. and IL IS 1nde-
| pendent in that il fearleSSiy exposes abuses
whether inside outside of the party, wifh
which it acts. 1t recognizes political ifIentf-
ship for men who b-tray their trusts, nor VIII
it SEEK to cover up apologiz' for abuses thAt
ought not TO exist in any part worthy the sup
port of the American people. As Newspaper,
| il acknowledges no superior. lts value as an
agricultural paper is recognized by pracllcal
| farmers, thousands of whom exchange their
views through its columns. AS Il commefcla
paper, il is standard. tu hOrity.
| The Weekly GAZETTE is an eight page paper
of for1y-eignt columns, printed from stereoty pc
plates, and the Daily and Semi Weelzly are oi
| The same size, and printed in similar ST tyle.
| The following are the terms OF the GAZETTE
for the ensuing year: