Omaha daily bee., 1874-01-02
1877 3.

yN"A ha
ry of Omaha, Nebraska, and the
Nation has passed through the end
less cycle of eternity. 1t would be
impossible within the brief space al>
lotted to us to attempt an extended
Retrospective view of the chekered
field over which we have passed in
the last twelve months. For the
BEE they were marked with a de,
gree of substantial and gratifying
progress. seldom if I'VE surpassed in
American newspaper history.
For these most gratifying evidences
of popular confidence, we desire to
tender our heartfelt thanks to the
host of patrons who have given us
such generous support.
We would vainly seek to find words
to illustrate the facts connected with
the remarkable history of the BEE
more forcibly than do the following
sentences, pehned by us just twelve
months ago:
"Amidst the most persistent as
saults from upgenerous rivals, per-
sonal, ~factional and political enemies;
amidst jealous.es, persecution and
prejudices; amidst incendiary flames
and crushing blows from every quar-
ter, the BEE has, by the aid of its
proverbial industry, perseverance and
pluck, sustained itself against fearful
odds that would have made even
holder hearts sink in despair. The
victory, for such it might be called,
ID, however, not a personal one, but
that of principle against Op-
preston, bigotry, and wrong.
That the independent and
consistent course of this journal
should have won for it the respect Of
a community as intelligent and ap.
preciative as is that in which we
live, Is after all not surprising. 1t is
but the expression Of the popular
mind, when we say that to.dsy the
BEE has no longer rivals, enemies or
competitors, for even those who most
persiftently sought its suppression
would to-day c%heerfully accord it
the proud position as the acknowl~
edged organ of popular rights"
These are sentiments v more
applicable to-day than they were at
the close of ~. 1t is a p~ardonable
pleasure for us to call the attention
Of our Ieaders,-and especially those
about to enter upon some great and
difficult undertaking, to the
living example Of the BEE.
Let them remember that energy and
industry are even more powerful
lsvers than mere money, welded
without these indispensable motors
of success,
In parting with 1873, we desire
snce more to reafirm the cardinal
principles which have 80 far guided
M in our journalistic career. With
charity TO all, and malice toward
none, we still propose to maintain
our privileges by an armed indie,
psndence. Ever ready to defend the
right, expose corruption, asd de-.
nounce the wrong, wherever and
whenever found we shall, also,
; always he ready to do justice to those
whom inadvertently we may have
wropged by intimation or positive
accusation.
In the future as in the past it will
be our aim to labor earnestly and
unsoliishly for the material interests
Of a community with which, for
ten years paSt5 we have been inti-
mately gifted. Nor shall we
lSAe fact that the infu-
lie BEE Is not confined
narrow city limits OF
borrow IN ex-
times made use Of by
mbitious rivals, the
Faska is not bound
rate limits of OMAHA"
merely an integral
bmonwealth that de.
/ energetic and impair
a Citizen and jour
(rpatrons in Omaha aud
we'll as to those in every
Etnion, we extend hearty
ihe hope that the
nrlng boundless
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