Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-22
CENTENNIAL YEAR OF TIE
REPUBLIC.
DETROIT POST
A Thoroughly Sound and Relia-
# BILE Republican Paper.
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THE COMING TEAR.

! +. THE COMING TEAR.
The year 1879 will he notable for two r,easops.
1t wi be marsed BY Presdentiai eec asrne ,
test OF great importance. In this campaign she
issues which Will divide parties will be of an
raiure ana 2. grest Their
Of Finance, Public Education, and reforms in
Administrative Government. These are ques-
lions which peculiarly require hing and patient
INFINITE variety of phases cannot be theTouahly
discussed within the narrow limits of stump
speeches, like ordinary roliticaI ist ues. On the
contrary, the public min. viii demand the edu.
cation OF line upon line AMI pYecept upon pre-
c.pt, through I"ng continued discussion, fur
Mnicn an ape PueIIc newspaper furnishes the
Dest medlum OF In'Ora alton and argument
| Inese economic questions, moreover. touch de
rSctly every business and industIi a interest of
| the country, They effect every mans pocket,
every worsingman's labor and wages, and the
prant Of every farm, hon. aud business in the
kepuhl.c. The issu.s will be such that all w o
directly and strongly inter. sted IN Knowing hat
| Is true ard what Is tale -
A YEAR OF NOT ABLE EVENTS.
There has. there fore. never bet a year in the
history of this coun.rs when the circula ton of
able. honest, Intelligent public journals has been
mo Important than IL will be during the year
| 1876. There has never been year when the Cir
culation or faithful anu abiy.edite1 Republican
Journals was 80 necessary ~ the party as 1t will
Dc during the year 1875 Nor has there teen ear
when good public Journal could be AS interest
ing to the public as it will be during The coming
var. liz will be year of greatly notable, il Lot
gland, events The Centennial Exhibition the
/ cele ration in all parts OF the Republi. OF the
Nations Hu"dreth birthday; great in, ernaf onal
contests In which tao representatives other ma
tons VIII take part the presence in III counil
Of many iliustrous foreigners; the great policics
conventions, debates and platforms, the great r :
llgious and political movements in EUROPE; AMI
currences will lend to all public Journals an un-
usual and clntinued interest during the coming
year. 1t will be year when no intelligent citi-
, zen en- afford TO be ithous
A.FiRsrCLAss PAPER.
1t is generally conceded by intelligent readers
nav ng the opportunities of comparison, tn in
all Tn e goes W make up u frsJ-clAss newspaper
| TIE POsr has no eqsal among MIch,gan jour-
nais. In each of its editions and in all of It's tie.
paItments, it Is edited with great care. preser
| q healthy and elevated tone, a. has a well-eaIn
ed reputation for abii y, scholarship, GOD taste
| and vigorous originality.
THIS COMING PRESIDENTIAL LECTION.
| In the great political )ntest OF 1876 The POST
Will continue to advocate earnestly aad honestly
the great principles OF the Republican party. IL
Will utter no uncertain sound, nor shi any
duty. 1t WILL with all the yigor it can command,
utter the voice OF toe best intelligence The truPst
morality, AID the highest patriotism Of Michigan.
And we are conf lent that In no other way Can
| the Republican party, aud the ctu VI good gov.
4 ernmeRt. homes money. and the best busl. e. b
inCerest3 OF the c0nntay and the st te. be eff
fectively served in this tate ~ by giving wide
circulation 10 reliab e, abe, and energetic ne
q
THE GaEAT ssUEs.
| The country, il is now ev dent, can rely with
confidence upon the riepublican party only for
| such reform IA are demanded by the nOst
iightencd pubic opinion. These reforms are:
industry may receive its Il idea ned wages in
money which is a, good a. gold.
2. The preservation OF American institutions
against the open assaults and inslduous wies OF
enemies " no give their first allegiance To for
eign ecclestIcal power. lH
8. The promotion OF honesty, &c nomy and Ell
f:lency in the public service.
4. The IegulauOn of mOn0pOlies.
B. Defense of Tree iOm Of speech and securi y
OF person amt property in all the states Of the
Union against oppression cr outrage on account
OF point al and sOcial prejutlices.
.. he s..cr-d preservation Oh the public faith
alike To The creGltors oil tn Goyernu.euS and
the people.
% hope can he placed In the Democratic party
ior any OF these IeforaS That porty has b5eh
lOttd In It's promises but sameies5 IN It's beiraN al
OF trust. Its recent history is ii,tory of wicket
assaults against the public credi,, and uf
| Tic aillance with the enemies o, American f &c
Institutions In several great states II ID w
open comm tied 20 a pc iry which ihrea en-, OF
Only W deoasc and ultimately destroy TIC cur
rency OF tae people, through un.iuiitei IL fl ,t,,n
OF lore er irrt,leemabie paper MONEY all II Ial
Reputation. but alsO population of the National
ialth toward lGs Creditors at home abroad IL
Is, therefore, PLATA that there NO hope "a cur
rencv RET r:n from the Dem cratic parry and
that Tie public Look 10 The Rel uui c.n p.Art,
only fur Ibis reform. f--
The Democratic party. in several States, is no.
tOriOu5iy In tecret alliance With the u SUITS In
tnei, assaults upon our commyn school 81 s,em
In Ohio, the pas tge OF the Geghan law, upon The
Dwell uecla 1asIUn { f the OF gals OF the Roman
| Cath0hc Chm cA, that its passage wouid be RI
warded by giyiag the Democratic party 1.-The solid
| ga hOlIc yote," while its failure would be pun
| isHed by d.srupthy the party, Is a tact of great
significance. In Ohio, New Jersey, new DIRK.
and other states, open attenpts have been made
To corrupt, Lervert, or destroy the American pub
TIC school system. Yet the Demo;ratic State
platforms, recently adopted, have been ute y
client upon this great q eetion, and also upon
! the quee tlos Of eectarian appropriations irum
the public treasury, while The keL ubie an State
plat o.n g have openly and manfuy denounced
For the promotion Of honesty, economy and
efficiency in the public service, The country has
nothing to hope from Democratic ascendency
betrayed the people. In New ork IL put a.d
| kept In OIL e the - boss thief" of the wOrd-:ht
40 orlous CwEED-and it is now corrupted by the
notorious "canai ring La limo 8, the Ia l. g
inefficient, aid contemplate, known in the his.
tory of the state la ONO, and IaaiaHa, increased
taxauoa, corrupt on. and inediclcncy. have been
4 marked results OF Democratic a tendency.
Tbe preservation of freedom of speech, and oil
peace, safety and public oruer, is demanded by
every patriotic consideration. But 1t is nOtOri La
that, in The southern States, and that recently
| Democratic obs have INDUCED in riot, iBsurrec.
ton, and murder, for political ends; that Demo
cratic state governments have made no attemp
| To suppress such disorders; and the Democra. i,
party docs net even intend to offer security fl
tree speech and Tree opinion againsa political OF
social prejud:ces.. The pa, ification of the coun
| try, and the defense OF personal liberty AMI
rights, can only be secured through The ascen
dercy of the Republican party.
AS FAMILY NEWSPAPERS
THE WEEKLY Posi-, while culling from a.
sources OF information, is careful to rememb be-
that its Columns are for tue young as well as TIE
old, and that the morals sS well as the mind arr
part OF newspaper education Will. hoping tt
promote the general good through this medium
it will scrupuiously guard against dong indiyid
| ual harm. !
The Literary Character of The FOsr is highe,
| in tone and broader in scope than that of any
other Detroit paper. Its news department is ed
| tied with reference to furnishing the most accur
ty-fye to forty columns of telegraphic dispatcbe,