The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-03
1875. PROSPECTUS |: 1875,
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
The Leading Newspaper of
the West.
Daily, Tri.Weekly, and Weekly.
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, under the guild
ance of its former editor, has resumed its
old position at the head of Republican
journals, and will do battle in the future for
the true principles of free government, and
for a purified and honest administration of
National, State, and Municipal affairs.
While giving to the Republican party a
cordial and earnest support in all wise
measures and to all fit candidates, The TRI-
-BuNE will never be the organ of any indi-
vidual, faction, or ism, nor will it cease to
combat oppressive monopolies or fail to ex-
pose and denounce all corrupt schemes for
plundering the Treasury or the people. 1t
will wage perpetual war on lobby rings who
prowl around the halls Of legislation in
quest Of spoil.
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
The recent elections while intlicting tenn
porary defeat on the Republican party, have
done great good in sweeping away fanatical
and side issues which embarrassed its free
dom of action, and in crushing out those
baneful and corrupting influences known as
"Butlerisus," ch::poisoned the channels
of the public life. Purified, as by fire, Of
the evil things which had infested its gar
ments, the Republican party will enter up
on the tremendous struggle of 1875 with
renewed vigor for the possession of the
government and the shaping of the policy
OF the nation when it enters upon the Sec
ond century of its existence.
PER1Ls OF THE FUTURE.
The Democratic leaders, misinterpreting
the real causes of their triumph, are pro-
claiming the result reaction Of the pop
ular mind against the principles of the Re-
publican party, and an Endorsement of the
fundamental doctrines Of the Democratic
party, which means Estate Sovereignty"
and all that expression includes. When
that party obtains possession ofthe Govern
ment, under the resumed leadership of
their Southern right wing, steps will surely
be taken in Congress to refund the Cotton
War Tax from the Federal Treasury, prin-
cipal and interest amountingto$ 500, OOO, 900
or more: A bill will be passed to compen-
safe the Democratic rebels for losses and
damages sustained by them while resisting
the Union armies and upholding the "sov-
eign' State right Of secession. And lastly
will come demand for the value of the
emancipated slaves, who, under the doc
trine of State Sovereignty, are alleged to
have been unconstitutionally liberated. In
the mean time what will become of the
rights and freedom of the colored race thus
placed under the absolute control of their
old masters =? Against those perils TO- the
future peace and welfare of the country all
true Republicans must present solid front
against the danger.
THE TR1BUNE's PLATFORM.
The CHICAGO TR1BUNEs position on
the leading measures now before the coun-
| trv may be condensed into the following
ennuciations
A Agriculture is the basis of National
wealth, whatever policy benefits that great
interest promotes the prosperity of the
whole country. The cost of transportation
Of Western farm products to foreign mar
kets consumes half the selling value, and
! the high duties levied to. substitute special
interests doubles the retail price of the goods
received in exchange for the crops,-thus
bleeding and burdening the farmer until
he staggers from weakness under the weight
of the load. Hence the chief cause of hard
times among farmers.
TARIFF AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES
The TRIBUNE will advocate the adop
ton of such measures az will cheaper trans
portation and reduce the taxes on goods
The lightest tariff which will provide the
Government with necessary funds to carry
it on and maintain its credit should only
be imposed on imports, and the national
highways should be improved to create a
stronger competition with the railroad mo-
nopolies, which will compel them to lower
their tariff of charges
The utmost reduction of all direct taxes
must he insisted upon by the people. With
in few years county, township, and mu-
nicipal taxation has enormously increased,
and become almost beyond endurance,
throughout the Western States. Steps
must be taken to retrench these expenditures
as well as those of the National Govern
ment, and choke down the Unsuitable greed
of the local tax-eaters, before all the sur
plus earnings of the industrious classes are
confscated by those tax-devourers.
THE CURRENCY.
Plenty Of currency for all the legitimate
wants of the country, with elasticity as to
quality, and stability as to value by convert
Utility into coin. An end should be put to
the continual fluctuations in the value of
the currency, which inflicts incalculable in
jury on industry and enterprise, as it intro
duces an element of doubt and uncertainty
in all transactions, and makes business lit
tie better than gambling. 1t is a national
disgrace as we'll as evil for the monetary
standard of values to be kept in such vacil-
lating and changeable condition.
NO REPUTATION.
The TRIBUNE will sternly combat re-
pudiation of public obligations in the form
Of watering and debasing the currency or
any other guise it may assume. For every
dollar out Of which the public creditors
may be cheated by any form of currency
delusion or reputation the people will suf-
fer the loss of hundred which will result
from the destruction of credit that will fall
like blight on State and Municipal Gov
ernments as well as on corporations and in
dividuals. The national credit must be
maintained pure and unsullied, and, like
the virtue of Caesar wife, above suspicion.
NO MORE SUBSIDIES OR BouNr1Es.
Subsidies and BIO mites of public lands,
money, or credit to enrich railroad rings,
run steamship companies, or furnish CAPT
tai to other corporations are fragrant abuses
of the powers Of government, and tend to
promote corruption, extravaganza and pee
ulatiou. THE TRIBUNE will therefore il
the. future, as in the past fight all such
schemes of public plumber.
The general character of The TRIBUNE
is too we'll established to need recapitula-
ton. 1t is always independent and fear
less in the expression of its views. In its
news department it is second to- none in the
United States. The weekly edition con-
tains carefully prepared summary of the
news of the week, brought down to the
hour of going to press.
Literary, political, financial, social, and
| agricultural topics will constitute as here
tofore leading fensures of the weekly edi-
ton, and no pains will be spared to increase
its attractiveness in those departments. Its
market reports are unsurpassed, embracing
all the information which farmers require
| Tor the intelligent transaction of business