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The Cincinnati Commercial.
A Representative Independent
Newspaper,

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1 Representative Independent
Newspaper,
The Cincinnati COMMERCIAL is the
Journal of the largest and most general
circulation, in Cincinnati and vicinity,
and is sold through hundreds Of agen-
cies in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, West Virginia, and Southern
and on all the railroads in
those States, and there Is special call
for it along the great rivers from. Pitts
burg to New Orleans.
The territory occupied by the constit.
uency of the COMMERCIAL is that within
one days railroad travel of Cincinnati,
and there are regular carriers routes for
the COMMERCIAL in Columbus, Ohio In
Indiana; Frankfort, Ken
lucky: Nashville, Tennessee; Charles
ton, West Virginia; Louisville, Ken
lucky; Parkersburg, West Virginia T;
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Vincennes, La.
fayette, Evansville and Richmond, In.
diana; Dayton, Xeria, Springfield, New,
ark, Delaware and Zanesville, Ohio
Lexington, Maysville, Paris and Gym
thiana, Kentucky, and in scores of other
superb and dourishing cities. :
Cincinnati is the most central and the
most distinctly representative of the
large cities of the Nation, and on all
sides is supported by thrifty and pros
porous communities, in which, for hun
dreds of miles in every direction from
the place of publication, the CONNER
cIAL is the favorite newspaper.
In a political sense, the COMMERCIAL
is thoroughly independent. 1t recog
nizes no obligations TO party organiza.
tons. Its sincerity in this position is
understood, and so largely
appreciated that Its subscribers and ha.
bitual purchasers in either political par
ty ontnumher those of the. party or.
sans, and its aggregate circulation is
greater than that Of its competitors
combined.
In politics The COMMERCIAL occupies
'the field of independent journalism >
thereby the territory outside
the party fences-the woods pasture
and uufenced prairies, so to speak. As
we understand it, we are in possession
of all that op country that we can oc-
we intend to abide there, or,
at least, to look to it as our base Of op
erations. If we enter party inclosure
it will he with the fence down behind
US, We have not the slightest dispOsi
ton to try, as steady thing, the dry
fodder and dusty husks and stale straw
Of the party stables, wherein ''the OK
knoweth his owner and the ass his mas
Ier's csib,' We4would prefer, in case
Of necessity, to browse in the wilder
ness. The COMMERCIAL has no favors
to ask of politicians and no dread OF
them
The news of the day is our speciality.
We spare no effort nor expense, at home
Or abroad. to obtain by telegraph, hv
mail and by express, the latest intelii
gence, and to present it in the most at
traclive and authentic form. We pro
pose to print all the news without ref
erence to its party bearings, and our
every day work and mission are to re-
auce the per centage of stealing in the
transaction of the public business; and
as often as we can be sure which is the
thieves side, we will be on the other
side We do not mean by stealing only
or chiefly pocket-picking and shop lilt-
ing, the sly pilfering of sneaks, and the
bold appropriations by burglars, but ali
the processes by which persons who do
not earn money come into the possess
ien of it, especially when they do SO
through determinations against the un
wary, in the laws; and swindles, that
are disgaise by those who get their
living out of politics, as public services.
Our Editorial remarks upon events,
and discussions of the questions of the
day, are according to our best judgment,
having always in view the fiicacy of the
truth, in the interests of the people,
We assume as thoroughly understood
fact that our relations with political par
ties are such that we shall not be sus
pected of tampering with the news in
the interest of either. We mean to tell
the plain truth. no matter whom it hits
or whom it helps or hurts We ex
pect to be as thorough and impartial in
presenting FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
which is of constantly increasing inter
est and Importance to the general pub
lie, as in dealing with political informa.
ton We do not seek official favors or
partisan patronage, but rely wholly up
on the business that grows out of the
respect and good will Of the public a,
large.
The Cincinnati COMMERCIAL takes q
hearty interest in the politics of Europe,
which telegraphic communication has
brought into very intimate relations with
US, and, earnestly vindicating and sus.
tanning the development of nationality
in Germany and Italy, it cordially sym
patAizes with the Republican cause in
all Nations.
The daily newspaper at this time be.
comes almost a necessity of life, and il
is not hazardous to claim for the Cincin
natl COMMERCIAL that it is at once the
most complete. and trustworthy journa
issued in the Ohio Valley-the center
of the population and the seat Of thu
political power Of the Nation.
The year 1S76-the year of the Cen
tennial Annivel sary of the Republic
is doubtless destined to be one of tht
most notable in American history =
Good citizens must join hands to make
it happily memorable. 1t is the year o
magnificent American Exposition il
honor of the Centennial, to which tn,
representatives of the Nations of thu
earth are invited 1t is also the year O
Presidential election, of which there
is already impressive evidence that i
will be singularly momentous.
Our agents are reminded that this is q
promising time to canUasS for new sub
scriberS, and IL Is our impression that j
a carefuland energetic effort ,rere made