Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-27
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The year 1876 promises to be crowd
ed with more important and interest
ing occurrences than any since the close
of the war. We shall celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of our national
birth with the most remarkable dis
play of our arts and industries, and the
greatest concourse of visitors ever seen
on the continent. We shall eject new
President under circumstances which
threaten to make the political Cant
paign peculiarly exciting. The House
Of Representative for the first time
since the close OF Mr.. Buchanan's term
is under the control of the Democratic
party, and it proposes to lay bare the
secrets OF the Administration now
drawing to a close. Its course during
the next six months will define the
policy by " hich the Democratic party
hopes 10 rule the country; while the
action OF the Republicans is likely to
determine whether the organization
" hich saved the Uuion and freed the
slave Is to fall TO pieces or enter upon
Il new career of usefulness. In practi-
cal work of government there are great
abuses 10 be swept away, and many
promises 10 be put to the lest. In the
settlement of the national finances the
year may marx the crisis of our affairs.
In religion it promises to mark great
revival, and there are many signs that
the relations of the Church to the State,
and particularly to the State schools.
will provoke sharp discussion, and en-
ter largely into politics. In trade, COM
ha.rp
are hopes that it will witness the long
tdeferted revival.
In such a stirring and crowded per-
! iOd, THE TRIBUNE confidently appeals
10 lis past record and its present per
form ance, as constituting its claim for
the continued regard of all old readers
and the accession of many new ones
No intelligent citizen can afford during
such a year as 1876 to dispense " ith AL
independent newspaper, upon which
he can rely for an impartial record o
events, undistorted by partisan neces
stiles or personal hates or ambitions.
| THE TRIBUNE will maintain with
the old fervor the old Republican prin
cipalS of which it was the champion al
through the American conflict, and il
will rejoice whenever those principal:
are victorious under the old banners
But it can never be the servant of eau
cuses or conventions it must approve
what it finds good in the acts and pro
fessiOns of either party, and apologies
lor the NrongdoingS OF neither. II
giving the news il endeavorS to Sc
forth the truth, the whole truth, an(
nothing but the truth; in politics it
great object Is to elect honest men
whom the country knows and can trust
to secure hard-money, Administrativ,
reform, such economy in public affair
at the hard times conI pei from privat,
citizens, and, aS consequence, lowe
taxes. Thus it found itself last Fall
railying the forces for the splendid
hard-money triumphs won by tn,
Republicans and their allies in Ohi
and Pennsylvania, and as earnestl.
striving to hold up the hands of an Ad
Iniuistration in New York, which wa
busy fighting the Canal Ring, stoppini
, leaks in the treasury, and lowerin;
taxes. In each case it found the pee
pie sustaining its positions, and il hop
es to be so clearly right in its poiitica
course through all the storms of 1876 a
, to win equal success, and command We
greater approval.
One result of this policy of strugglin,
fer the triumph of honest men ant
sound principles, without being to-
much controlled by mere party names
has been that both parties find them
selves forced to abandon some of tn
worst practices of the old caucus system
to put forward their best men, and t
, practice some of the reforms the,
preach. 1t may fairly be claimed tina
conscientious and independent voter
have thus within two or three year
} gradually forced both parties up to
scnIem hat higher plane, and we ma.
hope that the Centennial year will viii
r ness still greater mprovement.
Q THE TRIBUNE will continue to labo
l for this end with the methods whic
have already commended it to popula
favor. 1t will endeavOr to com bine tn
utmost candor with judicial fairness
4 will keep its columns tree from person
al wragling will waste no time in re
plying to the incesSant attacks its sue
cess prOvokes from envious rivals, All,
S heretofore will reserve all its spac
for its readers interests.
From those who believe such jouru
di a uSoidDlO NlSltCi III tiielI ldiDllies
THE TRIBUNE solicts a continuance Z
the favor it has so conspicuously enjoy
ed in the past. During the years 1S7
: and 1875 the position assigned it Ion
: ago by foreign critics, as 1.-The leadin,
5 American newspaper has come to b
generally recognized, and its circuls
tion has been greater than at any pre-
, vious period in its history. 1t has wo
this position by the closest watchful
ness and the most lavish expenditur
to procure the freshest intelligence, tn
. most complete reports, the most inter
: esting letters and essays, end the abIes
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> contributions it numbers many of tn
most eminent men in the country.