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The Tribune For 1875.
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During the year 1874 the position Of
TUE TRIBUNE MS the e: leading American
newspaper" has come 10 be generally rec.
ognized. It's bitterest foes, while assaiing
it as fercely as Of old on political or 9TH
er grounds, never now question its prcem-
inenca as a newspaper. 1t is contessedly
the foremost in the country. 1t has won
the position, and it means to hold it by the
employment Of the best ability, by the
most wa:chful, CONSCIENTIOUS attention. and
by the lavish expenditure of money to
procure whatever money will buy, in its
readers service. It's expenditures in this
way during the past year were over One
Million and Half Of Dollars. For the
results of this outlay it asks from each
single subscriber to the Weekly, Two
Dollars from each subscriber in Club
Of thirty Or more, One Dollar; and 1t
pays the postage itself.
The events Of 1874 have vindicated
The Tribune's political course, as well as
its newspaper superiority Maintaining,
with all its old tervo:, hose Republican
principles of equality and justice with
which, Indor its llIustrions founder, it was
for thirty years idcnit ed, it nevertheless
warned the country that the party in row-
cr bad, in long course Of prosperity,
grown reckless and corrupt. The people
were slow to believe, and some. for a
time, resented the warning, AT last ii
was seen that The Tribune, as usual, was
merely few years in advance of its time.
The people have come up to it. They
have not decided to put the old anti-War
Democracy in power, nor even to abandon
the Republican organization, They have
simply given warning They have come
with The Tribune. to hold mere party ties
as IF infinitely less consequence than the
attainment OF pure government on soun&
principles. They stand by their old land
marks and will defend the constitutional
guarantees to the liberty of the citizen,
and the sacredness Of the Nations faith
with its creditors. But. like The Tribune,
they have lost faith in TIE hot partsa os
who insist on strict obedience to the die
tatcs Of the caucus and who value party,
not for its principles but chiefly for its
Offices. They recognize that the now con.
ditions OF the country have brought new
needs aud new duties that parties cannot
live forever on their past, no matter how
glorious end that the men to be trusted
with the Government sho I'D be men VIII,
have shown an understanding Of the pop
uar wants, rather than men who have I'M
derstaod how to pack caucuses and man
age conventions 1t has thus come about
that in nearly every instance this year the
political recommendations of The Tribune
have received the seal of popular approx
AL
The TRIBUNE can never be a neutral 10
politics; but it maintains its independence
Of any partisiah dictation. 1t believes
that the mere organ OF politicians can
never be gsod newspaper or deserve the
popular trust. IL aims TO judge every act
Of whatever party solely on Its individual
merits commends the President where
it thinks him right as heartily as it con-
demps him where it thinks him wrong
holds fast to its long-avowcd principles,
and values any party only as means OF
attaining their triumph; waits on no caucus
for its opinions suffers no partisan need
to color its news or warp its uttcrancc,
and maintains, in the interest of its read.
ers, the liberty Of candid and impartial
criticism Of their rulers. 10 cndeavors to
combine the utmost frankuess and indie.
pendence with Judicial fairness; Keeps its
columns free from all low abuse aud per-
sonal wrangliug, has no quarres with
other papers, and never replies to or even
notices their perpetual attacks, -reservina
all the space usually wasted in this way,
for matter its readers want
From those who believe such Journal
a desirable visitor in their families, THE
TRIBUNE solicits continuance the pop.