Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-17
1875. PROSPECTUS 1875
OF TIE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
The Leading Newspaper In the West.
Daily. Tri- Weekly and Weakly.

THE CTIUBUU {, unGfE guidance o
it's former editor has resumed it's Odd position at the
head OF Republican journals, and will do battle in
the future for the trse principles eree government,
aud for purified and honest administration OF
tional state and municipal affairs.
While giving to the Rep sbdcan party cordial and
earnest support in all wise MEASURES and to all ut
candidates, THE TRIBUNE will never be the organ
II any individual, fSction OF ism. nGr will il cease to
combat oppressive monopolies fsl TO expose de-
ali corrupt schemes for pladering the Treas
ury the people. AZ will wage oerpetua
lobby rings who prow around the halls Of legislation
in quest OF spot.
The Recent Biecncns.
The recent elections. while iuEiletiug temporary
defeat on the Republican party hay done great good
in sweeping away tanAticai and side which em-
oarrassed It's freedom act0R, snd in crushing ont
those bAtetul and c0rruptng intieence known AZ
''ButIetisms." which poisoned tbs channels OF the
pubic life Purified, rs by fire. OF the evil things
which had infested its garments the Repuh lican pary
will upon the tremendous struggle Of 1915 with
renewed vgor for the possession Of the Governm@nl
aud the shaping of the policy Of she nation when il
enters upon tho second century of it, existence.
PERKS OF the Futn9e
The Democratic leaders, misintefpretinS the real
causes Oh Their Triumph are prvcEininS the result
reaction OF the popular mIhd aga asst the principles
of the Sep1b;ioan party, and an Endorsement the
Fundamentals doctrines the Demec. attic party which
means state Sovereignty and ala that expression
includes When lha party ostai possession OF the
Government, Under tins resumed leadership OF their
>outhern rlSnt wing, steps will knrely DO taken in
Congress To refund the cotton wst from the Fed
erat Treasury, principal and interest amounting to
pensate tue Democratic bells losses aud damages
sustained BY them whtle resisting the Union armies
aud ueholdi~G the sovereign" eu.te right OF seces.
slou Ana lastly Will come demaud for the value of
the emancpAted slaves, WHO, unGsr the doctrine of
state sovereignty. Are alleged aave bee unoon-
additionally liberated. la the meantime what will
oecOms OF sue rights and freedom the coiored men
hus placed under the absolute control of their old
mastersf Against tnoe pers TO the future peace and
welfare Of tue country ali true Republicans must pre-
sent IA Sold front against tn. danger.
The Erbune's Platform
THE CHICAGO ThlBUNE'S position on the lead.
ing measures now before the couUry, may be cen.
densed Into the following enunciattons;
As Agrcultnre Is the basis OF National wealth
whatever poicy benefits chat great interest nromotes
the Prosperity OF The whole country The cost of
transl oTtatIOn OF western farm products TO foreign
kets consumes haiti The selling value and the high
levied substitute special Interests doubles the
retail price OF the goods received exchange for the
oropsthus bleeding and burdeniA& the farmer until
ne staggers from weakness under the weight of the
load. Hence the chiet cause of 'haFd timesv ameng
the farmers.
Tariff and Transportati0n Charges.
THE Tribune will advocate this adoption Of such
measures will cheaper transpor and reduce
the taxes on goods. The highest tariff which will
provide the Government with necessary funds carry
1t ON AID maintain it's credit shoad only be imposed
ON imports anu the national highways shoHld be- i'm
proved to create stronger competition with the rail-
road monopoles which will compel them to lower
their tAria charges.
reduction of state and LEGAL Taxes
The utmost reduction of all dre5i taxes must be in
stated upoh by tue people. Withina ew years coun,y
township anu munlcpa, taxation has enormous y ~.
Creased anu become almost beyond sbduranc ,
throughout the Western states eteps must be taken
10 retrench those expenditures, well those of
the National Goyern-ent, sad ckeke down the insa
able greed OF the local eAteyA before All the
surplus earnings OF the Industrious classes are couRs
Gated by those tax-deyOurers.
The Currency.
Plenty OF currency Tor all the legitimate wants OF
the country, with elasticity to quantity, ana sta
oity to value by convertibility into con an end
should be put 20 the continual fluctuations in the
value OF the currency, which inhCts incaicuahs in.
jury on ministry and enterprise. introduces an
element OF doubt uncertainty into ali transac.
leus makes business itt 10 better than ganbIinO
Ii is National disgrace we'll evil for the none
tary STANDARD Of vaues to be Kept ia such atnE
ana cnHngeabIe condition.
no HepudiaIien.
THE TRIBUNE will sterny combat reputation Of
pubic oh igauons the Iorul oil watering and debas
ing the currency any other gulse it may assume
For every dollar of winch tno public creditors
may be cheated by any orm o. currency dllution or
tepudiLtlOn the people will suffer loss OF hum
dred "hiih VIII Jesuit destruction OF credit
mat viii iail IKE a blight state aud Municipal
governments as well corpora tiUns ana indIvld-
National credit must 90 maintained pura
aud unsul'ied, and, ike the viz us Of Cmsars wife
.bove suspicion.
No More Subsidies or ROunties
Subsidies and DOunties OF puOic SANDS money or
credit enrich railroad rings rua steamship comma
aies, furnish capital to corpora ions are IA
grant abuses Of the powers ot uovslnnent ana tend
thE FKLBUNn VIA therefore tue iulate, a. in
.hv past, hsut all such schemes OF pubnc plumber
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