The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
THE NEW YORK WORLD.
TRUMPET CALL FOR THE LEG1oNs.
From the on,cial Prospectus.

From the Ohcial Prospectus.
Fellow democratsl the result OF the political battle
to be Joined during the coming twelvemonth will deter
mine the character and bent Of democratic nstu
tons for many future year. will restore prosperity
the people or involve shattered industries in still
more disastrous overthrow.
'Grantismn in the federal government-"hard
times" nom the Atlantic 10 Pacific coasts-these
the achievements of the party, this is the plain
outcome Of the principles of the party which has now
fallen from the hands OF Its founders into the control
OF its corruptonists and the lead OF President who
regards his acceptance Of the chief magisIracy
personal sacrifice" TO be rewarded by unpre-
ccdented lease OF power
Democratic Institutions cannot survive the domina-
ton OF such these the avowed partisans OF CEN
traization in government Of monopoly in trade and
oil chicanery in finance
They routed along the whole line in 1874 by the
masses Of the great North and West marching under
the old democratic flag OF
MONEY, FREE TRADE RULEI
That hag-the tag Of Madison, and OF jefferson, and
OF Jackson-ralsod in this banner State OF New
York as the sign Of victory in 1874, st floats in the
front OF the democratic hosts Elsewhere under IN
huences be forever regretted, but not trust to
Be renewed, wavered in unsteady hands at points In
the line OF 1875 where il should have been high
advanced than ever.
What the RESULT
Confusion and disaster wherever that untarnished
standard was missed from the 1ed.
In New York alone, victory, and foothod triumph
antly kept against overwhelming odds, Tor the final
sault soon 70 be made upon party swollen with the
corruptons OF its long msgovernment and rely
ing upon the sordd fealty OF an army Of 1000 Office
holders
Who can misunderstood the lessons of1S75s
Who can be Indifferent 20 the supreme duty Of 1S764
Fellow democrats of the Union let us discard minor
differences but not democratic principles let abjure
sectional jealousies and all our contentious except
against the common foe let US strengthen each others
hands for the momentous conflict
The indispensable condition OF democratic success is
the unity and harmony OF all democrats
The best weapon in the warfare Tor democratic prn
ciples the democratic press. Away, then, with dem
ocratic dissensIonS
Increase, ,hen, the circulation Of the democratic
For thirteen years the World has IabOred stead.
lastly
For hard money; against public debt made legal
tender private debs the broken promises Of Peter
pay forced into the pockets OF Paul IN ,exchange for
the sweat OF his brow and the work ofhi hands;
For Tree trade; against tariff monopoly, which robs
the citizen under the pretence OF developing the state
and which dverts into the Golfers OF privileged class
enormous annual percentage OF the hard earned
wards OF the industry OF the people.
PRIoELEss BLESSINGS
victory is within the grasp Of tho democracy,
which will secure TO country these priceless bless
ngs-
l. The Capitol ruled by the people, not the people by
the Capitol;
2 An honest dollar for every dollars worth OF labor
An honest dollars worth OF goods for every dollar
| that spend.
We ask you TO reinforce the World that 1t may do
| us part IN winning this victory.
We ask you aid US 70 enlarge every day, every
week, every month Of this centennial year, the circle
\ OF our readers North and south, East aud West
by the FULLEST most varied daily pictures OF the lie
Of metropolis OF the whole Union, and OF the globe
by the freshest and cearest daily setting forth OF the
results Of The commercial scientific literary and arts
tic activity Of both conuncnts by daily and accurate
reports all the markets aud ali Industries OF man
/ kind
! We shall daily preach the gospel OF
DEMOCRATIC TRUTH
For fact and action, prose and poetry, the wisdom
and the Jolly OF ali men and OF all nations, ali, when
rightly understood are but ministers OF the great. i'm.
mortal, Interchangeable principles OF the democratic
credible creed OF common sense oil ascertaned law,
Of enlightened freedom
Il vii be our duty thus to make every reader Of the
World familiar with all that Is thinking, planning DO
| ing from day TO day not Ia politics only nor IN
finance, but Ia literature commerce, IN science, u
the arts IN the religious and social lie OF this busy
nineteenth century Is u not your duty democrats OF
the Union TO strengthen our hands doing this, and
the hands OF all fellow workers IN the democratic
press assured you must be, that we daily SOW the
Sceu which Wall DrIuR loIth a nundrediold IA such a