Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-04
1875 PROSPECTUS 1875
OF THE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Leading Newspaper in the West.
INDEPENDENT! REPUBLICAN,
Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly

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Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly.
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE, under the guidance of its
former editor, has resumed its old position at the
future for the principles of free government and
for purified and honest administration of National
While giving to the Republican party cordial and
earnest support in all wise measures and to all fit
individual faction or ism, will it cease TO combat
oppressive monopolies fail to expose and denounct
the people. 1t viii wage perpetual war on lobby
rings who prowl around the halls of legislation in
The Recent Elections.
The recent elections while infiicting temporary de-
feat on the Republican party have done great good in
sweeping away fanatlcal and side issues which embar-
raised its freedom of action and in crushing those
balefu and eorrupting influences known as Butler
ismS, which poisoned the channels of the public life
Purified by fire, of the evil things which had in
rested ITS garmenfs, the Kepnolcan party viii enter
ygor for the possession OF the Government and the
shaping of the policy of the nation when it enters
upon the second century of its existence.
PeriIs of the Future.
The Democratic leaders, msinterpreting the real
causes of their triumph, proclamng the result
of the Republican party and an Endorsement of the
fundamental doctrines of the Democratic party,
preston includes When that party obtains possession
Of the Government, under the resumed leadership of
in Congress to refund the cotton War tax from the
Federal Treasury, principal and interest amounting
pensate the Democratic rebels for losses and damages
sustained by them while resisting the Union armies
and upholding the sovereign" State right of
sion And lastly will demand for the value OF
the emancpated slaves, who; under the doctrine OF
tutionally. liberated. These claims viii more than
double the National Debt. In the meantime, what
thus placed under the absolute control of their
am of the country all ReDubl leans
present solid front.
The Tribune's Platform.
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE's position the leading
measures now before the country may be condensed
INTO the following enunciat0ns:
AS Agriculture is the basis of National wealth. what
policy benefits that great interest promotes the
prosperity Of the whole country. The cost of trans
portaton of Western farm products to foreign mar
kets consumes half the selling value and the high du
lies levied to subSdize special interests doubles the
retail price of the goods received in exchange for the
crops-thus bleeding and burdenng the farmer until
he staggers from weakness under the weight of the
load. Hence the chief cause of hard times" among
farmers.
Tariff and Ira Importation Charges.
The TRIBUNE will advocate the adoption of such
measures as will cheaper transportation and reduce
vide the Government with necessary funds TO Garry
it on and maintain its credit should only be imposed
on imports and the national highways should be inn
proved to create stronger competition with the rail
road monopolies, which will compel them to lower
their tariff OF charges.
Reduction of State and Local Taxes.
The utmost reduction of all direct taxes must be in
sisted upon by the people. Within few years county
township and municipal taxation has enormously in
creased and become almost beyond endurance through
out the Western States. Steps must be taken to re
trench these expenditures, well as those OF the Ma
greed of the local tax-eaters, before all the surplus
earnings of the industrious classes are conscated by
those taX-deYOurers.
The Currency.
Plenty of currency for all the legitimate wants OF
the country with Elasticity as to quantity, and Sta
should be put to the continual fluctuations in the value
of the currency, which inicts incalcuable injury on
industry and enterprise it introduces element OF
doubt and uncertainty into all transactions and makes
business little better than gambling II National
disgrace as well as evil for the monetary standard Of
values to be kept in such Vacillang and changeaDe
No Reputation.
THE TRIBUNE will sterny combat reputation of
public obligations in the form of watering and debasng
the currency or any other guse it may assume. For
every dollar which the public creditors may be
cheated by any form of currency dut1on or repuda-
will result from the destruction of credit that will fall
like blight on State and Municipal Goyernments as
credit must be maintained pure and unsullied, and,
like the virtue of Caesars wife, above suspicion.
No More Subsidies or BOunties.
Subsidies and bounties of public lands, money, or
credit to enrich railroad rings run steamship COM
panies or furnish capital TO other corporations are
to promote corruption extravaganza and peculaton.
THE TRIBUNE viii therefore in the future as in the
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