Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-22
THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE,
A PAPER ADAPTED To THE
Fireside, Farmer, Mechanic, Merchant,
Manufacturer, Professional Man,
and Banker,

The coming year. promises to be an eventual
one in politics. Leading questions are to be
met and decid, d, and ABOVE all 1t is TO be de-
termined whether the Repub lean party snail
be purged of all its objectionable features ana
retain in power, or whether the Government
snail be suffered to 1all into the hands of the
old Democratic organization. The new party
movement which oroughs out Horace Greeley
for the Presidency in 1872, and showed iiseii
feebly in Ohio and New York in 1873, has failed
utterly. Ii has assisted in restoring TO lite the
Democratic party, but lis now entirely out OF
field of poll lies, and there are but two organ
izationS before the country-Pepublicat and
Democratic. In view oil this fact the GAZETTE
holds:
l. That the restoration Of the Democratic
party TO power would be "a national calamity.
Ii is the same now that 1T Wis in 1850 when the
Missouri Compromise was repeated ana the
fugitive slave law ado pied; tire same as IL was
in 1860. when the 81 eat rebellion was orgaHlz-
ed the same as IL was from lS6O TO lsoo when,
as a party, IL sympathiZed with the rebels. The
results OF The war have not been accepted by IL
in good faith. 1t owes a debt TO It's southern
friends, which il paid would entail heavy
burden upon the nation. IL would pay for the
emauciplted slaves and assume part of the
expenses incurred by the South in its efforts TO
destroy the Government II Is essentially
corrupt party Wherever it has power it
squanders and steals. The Thamany riOg is an
illustration of Democratic rule. In New York
millions were stolen by Democratic officials,
and to this day not one of The thieves has been
punised-
2 The GAGzErrE holds that in so far as the
Republican party has erred, IL shopld be 1e-
formed, in order that H. may be worthy OF its
great missions. 1t is the party of The people
II is he party of freedom. Ii is progressive. IL
Is not tied to the past nor the present, but
learning as 1t progresses. II is capable OF grasp
ing the fnture, dropping whatever the nation
has outliyed, and taking bold OF every measure
of reform which experience may have demon
strated as just and in the line OF progress To
land grant jobs, railroad monopoles, salary
must be a stop. aad Republicans, however
high they may have stood however much they
may have done for the party and the country.
who have connected themselves with schemes
offensive to an honest public, rnustcbe ordered
to the rear. No man is deserving OF position
in the Republican party who does not stand
above suspicion. or who uses position OF
sacred trust TO advance private interests. The
Republican party cannot stand unless 1t COM
mands the respect and confidence OF the peo,
pie. In order that it may have both 1t should
be thoroughly purged, and to that end the Gas
zETTE will devote its best efforts, having In
view the Importance of continIi Iing in power
the great party which has q name second To
none in the pages OF the American history.
8. The Farmers movement is an honest one,
and it has our sympathy, and will have our
suppor We do not recognize it as a political
party. 1t does not claim to he such, but it has
principles which We desire to see engrsfted In
10 Republican Platforms, and 1t includes mea-
sures which we shall labor To have CARED out
by the Republican party.
4. The nation sGfferes from inteIpperance.-|
This is one OF the great evils OF The day. 1t may
not be suppressed by prohlbiIory laws, but, So
far as practicable, legislation should be direct
ed against the traffic in intoxicating drinks
party and We call upon temperance refOrners
to throw their influencein this direction. rather
than fritter IL away through separate political
org nizations.
5. SO called organs of public opinion that de-
serted the Repubiican party in 1872 and Joined
be avoided, not followed. Our observation is
that the faction that controlled the Cincinnati
convention in 1872, and now makes the loudest
profession of honesty, is made up mainly oil
uen VINO brought disgrace upon the Republi-
can party. and having lost standing because OF
some srty that will recognize them as leaders.
6. The financial question is one of paramount
importance. Extremes are to be avoided.
Specie payments are in the future. Contraction
at present, would be disastrous. Expansion
would also be destructive. The "let alone'
policy is the best one. The national bank act
needs TO be amended in order that those instt-
tutlons may be operated in the interest of the
industrial classes rather Than in the interests
of gigantic speculators and stock and merean>
tile gamblers, A return TO specie payments Is
to D kept in view, but tins can not 6e brought
about until the county is ready for It,
The development of our resources is the only
sure road TO specie currency. II attention
shall be wisely directed to this point, and we
shsll.avoid forced contraction on one hanu and
reckless expansion on the other, specie pay
slsspts will follow in due time.
TIE general character of the Cincinnati GA
ZETTE il ~ well known that il needs no ex-
p!anatibr. Vale it is a Republican paper, II
asks no favoTs OF those In power, and il is In
dependent III that II feafiessly exposes abuses.
whether inside or ptsifeSof the party, with
hich it acts 1t recognizes no 4lA- 5Ical friend
ship for men who betray their trusts, nor will
it seek to cover up or apologize for abuses that
ought not to exist in any part worthy the sup
port of the American per, As a newspa per.
1t acknowledges no superior. Its value as an
agricultural paper is recognized by practical
farmers, thousands of whom exchange their
views through It's columns. As a commercial
pa per, il is standard authority.
The Weekly GAZETTE is an eight paged paper
of forty -eght columns, printed from stereo>
type plates, and tile Daily and Semi Weekly
are OF the same size. and printed in similar
style.
The following are the terms of the GAZETTE
fer The ensuing year: