Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-11-11
CINCINNATI
WEEKLY GAZETTE
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The coming year brings, in addition to the
constant current of events. the peculiarly in>
teresting political situation of the National
House of representatives al war with the SEN
ate and the Executive Administration, and
the great QuAdren nial contest for the Presiden-
cy, with the vast power and patronage which
II controls. political party which, after long
control OF the government, left 1t with the
Union broken up, and which, ,as party organ
iZaIion, 81 od sloof during the gigantic strug-
gle OF restoration, and gave the aid and COM
fort OF lis sy ympathy and votes 10 the secession
con federacy, row hopes to cover up its long
| record OF uniaith fulness 10 the country. ana
its responsibility for all ihe consequent ealan-
tiles and financial burdens. by fallacious
promise OF a paper money Iu1iation, which
means the unseitlemenI vi values, The contIn
al depreciation of the currency, the destruc-
ton Of a general confidence, which can have
no outcome save in prostration and repudia-
| ton.
In this contest, the GAZETTE will maintain
tain the principles and course laid down in its
previous annual circulars and adhered TO in
its editorial columns. The Democratic party
brought alIthe caIamiLies ami burdens upon
the country. II has given no evidence OF ca
pac.ty 10 reform Its owu character, or 10 lay
ous policy o. government. Even on the ques>
tions OF currency and finance, which il at
tempts 10 set up as the sole issue, the party Is
at with Itself, It's restoration to the cons
troll OF the National government would Ge a
national calamity. It's present control OF The
House of RepTesenta is partial anarchy
ant. paralysis OF the government. While per
feet purity is not claim, for the Republican
party yet it has the Eeyer-dying glory OF nav
ing saved the Republic from Democratic disu>
nioA; il has dealt with the faults of It's public
men with meTciiess hand: II is the ouly par
ty that has character which entities IL to be
intrusted with the government, or that can
lay out a government policy, aud ii will pres
sent 10 the people Presidential candidate
Woo will deserve the confidence of the coun-
try, on d platform of refoI ~ and progress.
The general character OF tne GAzGTTE is es-
tabli>hed by lis life, and, therefore, needs DO
promises Ior the iuture. II maintains Repub-
Iican prin iples such as il belle, best for The
general welfare. and il holds party olganiza-
tion as simply an agency 10 carTy Them into
effect III the administration of government
The GAZETTE asks no iaVors nom those in
power, ami is independent i'll lie curse II
takes ard is as iree TO condemn abuses inside
the Republican party as i'll the opposition.
This fearless course has et rned for 1t the Iecog-
niZed position OF the 'eadIhg Republican jour
ral of the central part OF the nation.
ON the question OF Gu Iency, The GAZETTE
ma intains Iiie line OF policy set forth IN Its
annual circulars. While IL holds that the
eventual divorce of the govern nent from the
banking bus mess, and the restoration Of the
currency 10 cunver.ibility WITH coin. are to be
kept steadily III view, 1t also holds that the
81, uaiion growing out of the prostlaiton OF the
public credit by the war ot secession, which
eft d u enormous volume of irredeemable and
deprecated paper money. which has become
the measure of general values and contracts
is one whose reform mast De gradual and by
cautious and stable measures. Experience has
proved that. ith the stoppage Of further is
sues, there is a steady tendency oil the curren-
cy to appreciation. The first step OF reform
therefore, is to stop the farther increase oi;he
volume of irredeemable paper meney. When
we shall have settled that, and thus have given
full course to the ua ursl improvement of The
currency from that it will be ii ne enough to
deliberate measures to close the remaining gap
between paper and coin.
As complete American newspaper the GA
zETrE has no superior on the con linent AS a
commercial paper, it has long been regarded
as the Standard and 1t " i'll maintain this po-
sition. lis value as an agricultural paper is
seen in its vOluminous correspondence from
practical farmers, who make it their medium
for exchanging views and intelligence. 1t is
not unmindlul OF the literary wants of the
family. II contains more reading matter than
any other paper published in this city, and the
character of it's contents precludes any COM
par.son OF it with the trashy cheap papers that
are continually springing up IL is printed
from stereotyped plates, by the new Perfecting
Press which makes its typographical execu-
tion better than ever.
Choice stories. poetry, and miscellany, inter-
esting to young and old, have always been
prominent features pertaining to the Weekly
and Semi-Weeky Gazette, and increased
prominence will be given to them during the
coming year.
The Gazette. in mechanical execution, in the
quantity and quality of its reading matter, and
in all the Ques tons of the public welfare. will
continue its progress abreast with the times.
Terms OF Weekly Gazette for 1916.