The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-01-07
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE. =
The Leading Newspaper Of
the West.
Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Weekly.


, old position. at the head of Republican
J, journals and will do battle in the future for
the true principles. of free government and
for a purified and. honest. administration OF
National, State, and Municipal AFFAIR."
While giving to the Republican party a
cordial and earnest support in all wise
measures and to all fit candidates, THEER1.
BUHE. will never be the organ Of any 1indi.
vidual, faction, or ism, nor.wiu it cease ia
+ combat oppressive monopolies or fail to ex-
pose and denounce- all corrupt schemes fol-
plundering the Treasury or the people. II
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 inf1icting tenn.
porary defeat on the Republican party, have
done great good in sweeping away fanatical
and side issues which embarrassed its free.
dom of action, and in crushing out those
baneful and corrupting influences known az
( "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.
PER1Ls OF THE FUTURE.
Z. The Democratic leaders, Misunderstanding
the real causes of their 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. Wien
that party obtains possession ofthe 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-
clpal and interest amounting to 800, O00, 900
or more. A bill will be passed to compen-
safe the Democratic rebels for losses and
damages sustained by them while resisting
the Union armies and upholding the :t.efsov.:
elgn" State right Of secession; And lastly.
will come demand for the. value of the:
emancipated slaves, who, under the doc
trlne Of State Sovereignty: are alleged. to
the mean time what will become Of the
rights and freedom of: the colored race thus
placed under the absolute control, of their
old masters 2 Against those perils to the
future peace and welfare of the country all
true Republicans must present solid front
against the danger,
THE TRIBUNEs PLATFORM.
The CHICAGO TR1BUNEs position on
the leading measures now beforethe coun-
try may be condensed into the following
ennuciations
AS Agriculture is the basis of National
wealth, whatever policy benefits that great
interest promotes the prosperity of the
whole country. The cost of transportation
of Western farm products to foreign mar
kets consumes half the selling value, and
the high duties levied to subsidize special.
interests doubles the retail price efthe goods
received in exchange for the crops,-thus
bleeding and burdening the farmer until
he staggers from weakness under the weight
of the load. Hence the chief cause ofhard
times among farmers;
TARIFF AND TRANSFORMATION CHARGES,
| The TRIBUNE, will advocate the adop.
| ton OF such measures as will cheaper trans
portatlon and reduce the taxes on goods
| The lightest tariff which will provide the
Government with necessary funds to carry
| 1t on and maintain its credit should only
be imposed on imports, and the national
highways should be Improved to: create a
| stronger competition with the railroad mo-
nopolies which viii compel them to. lower
their ' tariff Of charges. = ~'' ''>
REDUCTION OF sTArEANDLocALT TAXATION:
The: utmost reduction Of all direct taxes
must be insisted upon By the; people. =, With
| In q lew years county, township, and mu-
nicipal taxation has enormously increased,
and become almost beyond endurance,
throughout the Western. States. i; Sttee1ps
must be taken to- etrench these 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 are
confiscated by those tax-devourers.
THE CURRENCY.
Plenty of currency for all the legitimate
wants OF the country, with elasticity as to
quality, and stability as to value by convert
Utility into coin. An end should be put to
the continual fluctuations in the value of
the currency, which inficts incalculable in
jury on industry and enterprise, as it intro
duces an element of doubt and uncertainty
in all transactions, and makes business it,
| tie better than gambling. 1t is national
disgrace as we'll as evil for the monetary
standard of values to be kept in such vacil-
lating and changeable condition.
NO REPUTATION.
The TRIBUNE will sternly combat re-
peldiation Of public obligations in the form
of watering and debasing the currency or
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 ,suf::
fer the loss Ola hundred which will result
from the destruction Of credit that will fall
like blight on State and Municipal Gov
ernments as well as on corporations and in
dividuals: The national credit must be
the virtue o" Caesar . wife, above suspicion.
NO MORE SUBSIDIES OR BoUNT1E. 81 !
Subsidies and bo;1nties of public lands.
money, or credit to: enrich railroad: rings,
tai to other corporations are fragrant, abuses
Of the powers Of, government, and tend to:
promote corruption, extravaganza and pee
ulation: THE Tribune viii therefore III
the future, as in the past fight all such;
schemes Of public plumber. ,~'
The general character of 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 carefully prepared summary: o. the
news of the week, brought down to the |
hour of going, to press. e
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 departments. Its
market reports are unsurpassed, embracing
all the information which farmers require |
Tor the Intelligent transaction of business;
both as sci lers, and buyers. &.
The WEEKLY TRIBUNE is a large eight
page sheet, the same size of the DAILY; Trib- !
une, consisting Of fifty six columns Of close
Imprinted matter, and as a family snews-j
paper, and in its general makeup, is un-,
surpassed by any paper in the land.
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