The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

Published Daily and Weekly by
SAMUEL BOWLES & COMPANY,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
In years of loyalty to its ideal, The
Republican has proved the integrity, the
usefulness and the popularity OF indie.
dependence in journalism. Ga all public
questions, whether Of politics, social or.
der and development, religion or ltera-
turc, it has sought impartiality Of iutelli.
gencc, liberality of sentiment, indepen.
dencc Of opinion, aud courage of utter.
ancc, Not pretending that these are the
exclusive offices Of journalism, that its
own is the only way, it has made them
Its aims, and it may now say its attain.
ments.
AS i newspaper, the Republican is en-.
cyclopedic and impartial, seeking to cover
the whole wide field of fact and progress
with fullness, intelligence and promptness
to give all news, local and general, in
its true order and relations, and without
verbal padding or magnifying confusion.
is eclectic, welcoming truth from every
quarter, and seeking to liberaize and ele.
vate organization and candidacy that ap.
peals to popular favor, and then encour-
oge TIE choice Of the best. 1t is posi-.
tive without being partizan, dogmatic
without being biso'ed, independent with
out being neutral The enemy Of shams
in politics. religion or socicty-of frauds
in the public service, of corruption and
incompetence everywhere, e,-it places
truth and reioym ami progress above par.
ties or sccts or persons, and seeks the use
OF all agencies for the bcttcrment Of gov.
ernment and the increased comfort and
intelligence of society.
That the Republican has succeeded in
these undertakings is shown in local cir.
culation and influence beyond parallel in
journalism, and national reading and
reputation never before attained by pa
per SO provincially placed. In its owl
Immediate field, its circulation is not only
beyond all rivals, but greater in proper
ton to population than that Of any papel
in the world while outside not only il
New England, but in the middle States
the West and the South, it has gained fo
itself, both as chronicle of news and ,
representative Of advanced aud lbera
thought an eclectic constituency of sub.
scribers and readers, such as, in botl
numbers and character, no other Ameri
can journal, outside oc New York, a
least, can boast
Its past is the prophet Of its future
To be moro thorough and intelligent as
news chronicler, and more liberal an,
progressive, more impartial and more in
dependent in judgment and appeal, ar
the purposes of the Republican. In news
in politics, in social reform in education
in literature and in art aud in science,
has the instrumentalitios and the aims q
a first class public journal, With tn
freedom Of a provincial location it ha
much Of the opportunities and undcrta
kings Of metropolitan ambition, and
seeks an enlarged public favor with conf
dence in its ability to merit it.
Both the Daily and Weekly Republt
can are published on a large sight .pag
sheet, and will be sent by mail-free {
postage at the following rates
The Daily,-three cents copy, |
cents week, 10 cents a month, 50 yea
In clubs of five or more TO one aJdres
SIS year.
The Weckly,-6ve cents copy; S
for six months; SO year. In club
two copies to one address SO so; thr,
copies 50 five copies $3.50, and an
number of additional copies at $3.50 eat
All papers to be paid for in advauc
Specimen copies sent on application. A,
dress The Republican, Springfield, Mas