The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-10
1878. PROSPECTUS 1875.
CHICAGO: TRIBUNE.
The Leading Newspaper of
the West.
Daily, Tri. Weekly, and Weekly.

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 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 inficting tenn
porary defeat on the Republican patty, have
done great good in sweeping away fanatical
and side issues which embarrassed it's free
dom of action, and in crushing out those
ibanetul and corrupting influences known as
"Butlerisms," which:.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 1876 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.
PERILs OF THE FUTURE.
F. The Democratic leaders, misinterpreting
the real causes of theiS 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 of the 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 amounting to 500 0o6. 900
or more. A bill will be passed to compen:
safe the Democratic rebels for losses and
damages sustained by them while resisting
tie Union armies and UNFOLDING the "soy-
eign" State right Of secession. And lastly
will come. a demand for the value Of the
emanciPated slaves, who, under the: doc
trine of State Sovereignty, are alleged; to
have been unconstitutio nally: liberated. In
the mean time what will become of the
rights and freedom Of the eolored race thus
placed under: the absolute control of their
old masters !? Against those perils; to the
future peace and welfare of the country ali
true Republicans must present solid front
against the danger.
THE TR1BUNE's PLATFORM.
The CHICAGO TR1BuNE's position on
the leading measures now before the coun:
try may be condensed into the followine
ennuciations:
AS Agriculture is the basis of National
wealth, whatever policy benefits that grea,
interest promotes the prosperity of the
whole country. The cost Of transportation
Of Western farm products to foreign mar.
kets consumes half tho selling value. and
the high duties levied to subsidize special
interests doubles the retail price of the goods
received in exchange for the crops,-thut
bleeding. and burdening the farmer until
he staggers from weakness under the, weiph1
of the load. Hence the chief cause ofhard
times among farmers. ::
TARIFF AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGER
The TRIBUNE will advocate the .adop
ton of such measures as 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 it's credit should only
be imposed on imports, and the national
highways should be improved to create 8
stronger competition with the railroad mo.
nopolies, which will compel them to lowe,
their tariff Of charges.
REDUCTION OFsrATE ANDLoCALr TAXATION
: The utn1vot .1l,,vtior vf oil direct INK i,
must be insistedp upon by the people. With.
IN lew years county, township, and mu.
nicipal taxation has enormously increased
and become almost beyond endurance;
throughout the Western States. Steps
must be taken to retrenchth 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 arr
confscated by those tax-devourers.
THE CURRENCY.
Plenty Of currency for all the Legitimate
wants of the country, with elasticity as tc
quality, and stability as to value by convert.
Utility into coin. An end should be nut 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 tit
tie better than gambling. 1t is a nationa.
disgrace as well as evil for the monetary
standard Of values to be kept in such yacil
lating and changeable condition.
NO REPUD1Ar1ox.
The TRIBUNE will sternlv combat re-
pudiation Of public obligations in the form
Of watering and debasing the currency OF
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 sui:
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 we'll as on corporations and In.
dividuals. The. national credit must bt
maintained pure! and unsullied, and, likt
the virtue of Cesar wife, above suspicion
NO MORE SUBSIDIES OR BoUNr1Es.
Subsidies and DO 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 DEC
ulation. The TRIBUNE will therefore il.
the future, as in the past fight all such
schemes of public plumber. ::
The general character. The TRIBUNE
is too well established: to need recapitula-
ton. 1t is always independent and fear
less in the expression Of It's views. In its
news department it is second to none in the
United States. The weekly edition con.
tains a 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 toincrease
its attractiveness in those del a.tments. Its
market reports are unsurpassed, embracing
all the information which farmers require
for the intelligent transaction of business,
both as sellers and buyers.
The WEEKLY TRIBUNE il a large EIGHT
page sheet, the same size of the Daily 'Trfb-
une, consisting of tifty-six columns ofclose-
Imprinted matter, and, as family news
paper, and in its general makeup, is un-
surpassed by any paper in the land:
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the ensuing year at the following rates,
payable in advance, ALL POSTAGE BE-
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pany:
WEEKLY TRIBUNE
One copy-One year"..................$ 200
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len copIes-One year.................. 1850
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