Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-16
1876. 1876.
THE
Cincinnati Commercial
A Representative
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.


of the largest and most general circulation in
Cincinnati and vicinity, and is sold through
hundreds of agencies in Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and South
ern Illinois, and on all the railroads in those
States, and there is special call for it along
the great rivers from Pittsburg to New Or
leans.
The territory occupied by the constituency
of the CONAERcIAL is that within one days
railroad travel of Cincinnati, and there are
regular carriers routes for the COMMERCIAL
in Columbus, Ohio; indianapolis, Indiana;
Frankfort, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee
Charleston, West Virginia; Louisville, Ken
lucky; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee; Fincennes, Lafayette, Ev-
ansville and Richmond, Indiana; Dayton,
Xenia, Springfield, Newark, Delaware and
GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Lexington, Maysville, Paris
and Cynthiana, Kentucky, and in scores of
other superb and flourishing cities.
| Cincinnati is the most central and the most
distinctly representative of the large cities of
the Nation, and on all its sides is supported by
thrifty and prosperous communities in which,
for hundreds of miles in every direction from
the place of publication, the COMMERCIAL is
the favorite newspaper.
! In political sense, the COMMERCIAL is
thoroughly independent. 1t recognizes no
obligations to party organizations Its SINGER
ity in this position is popularity understood,
and so largely appreciated that its subscribers
and habitual purchasers in either political
party outnumber those of the party organs,
and its aggregate circulation is greater than
that of its competitors combined.
In politics the Commercial occupies 'the
field of independent journalism" meaning
thereby the territory outside the party fences
the woods pasture and unfenced, prsiries,
SO to speak. AS we understand it, we are in
possession of all that open country that we
can occupy-and we intend to abide there, or
at least, to look to it as our base of operations
If we enter party inclosure it will be witt
the fence down behind us. We have not the
slightest disposition 10 try, as steady thing
the dry fodder and dusty husks and stalt
straw of the party stables, wherein ''the o,
knoweth his owner and the ass his master
crib" We would prefer, in case of necessity
to browse in the wilderness. The Commercial
has no favors to ask of politicians and no dreat
of them.
The news of the day is our specially. w
will spare no effort nor expense, at home o
abroad, to obtain by telegraph, by mail and b,
express, the latest intelligence, and to presen
! We propose to print all the news without ref
1 erence to its party bearings, and our every-da,
e work and mission are to reduce the percentag
of stealing in the transaction of tue publ
business; and as often as we can be sur
which is the thieves side, will be on the othe
side. We do not mean by stealing only @
chiefly pocket picking and shop-lifting, the 81
: pilfering of sneaks, and the bold appropris
tions by burglars, but all the processes b
, which persons who do not earn money com
! into the possession of it, especially when the
T do so through determinations against the un
wary, in the laws and swindles, that are dir
guised by those who get their living out of po
!, itics, as public services.
j Our Editorial remarks upon events, and dii
cussions Of the questions of the day, are az
!. cordng to our best judgment, having alway
= in view the efficacy of the truth, in the intel
I ests of the people, We assume as thorough
ly understood fact that our relations with pt
litical parties are such that we shall not
J. suspected of tampering with the news in tn
4 interest of either. We mean to tell the plai
J. truth, no matter whom it hits or whom
helps or hurts. We expect to be as thoroug
and impartial in presenting FINANCIAL INTEL
/ GENoE, which is of constantly increasing il
: terest and importance to the general public
as in dealing with political information. w
age, but rely wholly upon the business ths
grows out of the respect and good will of tn
: public at large.
n The Cincinnati Commercial takes heart
e interest in the politics of Europe, which te
egraphic communication has brought int
very intimate relations with us, and, earnestl
4 vindicating and sustaining the development G
;, nationality in Germany and Italy, it cordial
$ sympathizes with the Republican cause in a
= Nations.
The daily newspaper at this time become
almost necessity OF life. and it is not haz
u ardous to claim for the Cincinnati CONNER
o cial that it is at once the most complete an
e trustworthy journal issued in the Ohio Vale
b the center of the population and the seat G
a the political power of the Nation.
;, The year 1876-the year of the Centenni,
= Anniversary of the Republics doubtless de!
tined to be one of the most notable in Amer
can history. Good citizens must join hand
e to make it happily memorable. 1t is the yea
e of magnificent American Exposition in bor
!, or of the Centennial, to which the represents
d tives of the Nations Of the earth are invited
e 1t is also the year of Presidential election,
}, which there is already impressive evidenc
g that it will be singularly momentous.
Our agents are reminded that this is prom
Using time to canvass for new subscribers, an
it is our impression that if careful and enel
getic effort were made, there would be occasio
to increase orders largely.
We offer no other inducements to sui
3 scribers than the reputation of the Commerci,
for enterprise in collecting the news, and hor
orable dealing with the people in publishing
i fairly.
All applicants furnished with Specime
Copies and Circulars giving exact and full d,
: tails of business information
J. Advertising rates from 10 to 40 cents pc
J. agate line, according to display and position
n the best terms offered by any flrst-class joul
nal, character and extent of circulation cor