The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-15
PRO SPE U s.
 WARES MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
 JOURNAL OF WESTERN THOUGHT AND LIFE. Independent in politics and religion, exposing rings and corruption in all forms and places; dis cussing public men and
 measures without
 fear or favor, and
 reilecting the advanced thought of Western minds on all subjects of general interest. Ny1I NJ LI1TxVI(H Editor.
WM. M.LEFTWICH. Editor

iiiuii8tli OI " tSitIii luititc 'ii
 all subjects of general interest. WM. M.LEFTWICH, Editor. 1he West is fast becoming tile cen
 tre of wealth, enterprise, population and power. The living issues aris- iug from the rrlaiious of Capital and
 Labor. the manufacturer and the importer, the far
 mcr and the merchant, the bond holder and the taxpayer, the poli- tician and the people that have agi- tated the Eastern and Middle States for fifty years or more, have been
 transferred to the Mississippi Nal-
 ley. and now challenge the wisest thought and freest discussion.
 Interests of no less moment be-
 cause peculiarly Western growing
 ont or the rapidly developing re-
 sources of the country. the invest
 mcnt of capital, the establishment of mamifactnries. the demands oi
 commerce., the farmers markets.
 railroad aud water transportation,
 and the teeming products of mines and mountains. together with the constantly changing aspects Of po- liticaI, social and moral problems. ali demand the sharpest scrutiny, the boldest treatment, the wiscst ad- iustment.
 Besides we cannot claim absolute immunity from the influence of
 rings, cliques, corruptionists and dema@Ogues, buminers, dead-beats. and political cornoranrS feed and
 fatten upon the toll and sweat of honest men. Consumers outnumbef producers, and the law of supply and demand is unbalanced. Great extravaganza in tie style of living
 is offset by the desperate struggle for hrcad' and the >eycrest contrasts
 i'll life are made appalling ny the alarming increase of crime and the
 moral degeneracy of society.
 Bat this journal will not essay the , task of reformation, as we are not
 particularly anxious just now for
 the glory of martyrdom. We do
 propose, however, to handle all questions of public interest honestly and fearlessly, and no sect or section. party or power will be responsible for our convictions or utterances. We shall assume the role Of inde- pendent journalism and if we can expose corruption, help men to T better understanding of vital ques- tious, elevate the tone of Western 1 thought and life. contribute to the ! value of personal character. the pro-
 lection of public and private virtue, tue purity and sanctify of social and domestic lite, the restoration of otll- cial fidelity, wise legislation, just 1 administration, q healthful public ppiuion, a quicllened public cousei- euce, and the awakening of the peo- pie to q livelier interest ill public
 affairs. lfanytof these things can l be done, life and labor will not be 1 in vain.
 Peeulation and perfidy in pnblci l places, the loose ideas of official re- sponsibility, the want of public con
 science and confidence, the indiller- cnce oi the masses to public meas
 ures, the destruction of the forces and value of personal character. and the general giving way of the moral
 safeguards of social and domestic
 life, ali call loudly for reform.
 l1is impossible to reflect in this
 aunouncemelt the scope and design
 of q iirSt-class, independent literary monthly; nor is it necessary, since the caste of this form of journalism
 has long since been given. But we
 design making it the equal ill every respect of the very best Eastern mag
 aZines. No pains, labor or eXpense will he spared 10 make it compass the whole range of magazine litera- i've form. to the statesman, Inc schol- ar, the student, the litcrateur, the ladies, the home circle, and all class cs of readers. illustrations will be introduced as early as suitable ar engagements can be made, and many of the ablcst writers of the country have been secured aS contributors. This prospectus is not q feeler to
 ascertain theeNtcnt of public encour-
 agement before publication, but il is the announcement ot q forthcoming
 monthly periodical, which has a!-
 ready sufficient financial basis to l make |, a permanent and d success
 ful enterprise, such as the country
 needs. and the people who are inter- cSted in the discussion of vital issues will patronize. Each number will
 contain not les, than eighty pages, double column, and the first issue will he oul about the middle of April. With this forcshadowing, and with hearty good will to men"--and women. too, we make our bold ven mre, invoking kindly criticism and ] tratcrnal courtesy.
 Price 90 cents q number; S3,25 a year, postage prepaid. Subscrip-
 ton must be paid in advance, or on i receipt of first number.
 1 Address all communication for 1 the editor to WM. NJ. LEFrwIcH, i l2i5 Garrison Avenue. And Busi- ness Correspondence to WARE & Co.,,
 Times building, cor. Fifth and | Chestnut Sta. St. Louis, Mo.