Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-16
The Centennial Ledger

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Memphis PvBLIo LEBeER announces with
pleasure and confidence that this paper en-
tsrs upon the Centennial year of our National
ssistsDos vitaIbasksss prospect. as a lv
Democrats and Conservative Family New
paper than At any former period.
We are supplied with the best modern ia
cilitiss for publishing a newspaper and reach
a larger number Of readers than ever before.
The people Ars aroused % the Importance of
the sEehts now tsanSpiring. as well as those
that happened a hundred years ago. The
unusual spectacle Is presented 10 tho country
Of the upper and lower Houses in Congress
being controlled respectively By opposite po-
htical parties. For the hrst time since 1860
the Democrats and Conservatives control ono
branch Of Congress, and tho abIeut modern
statesmen are playing a bold and desperate
game for the political control Of tho Govern
msnt. within the year two candidates will
As nominated for the Presidency. md tho
people, In their sovereign capacity. vim elect
a President and Vice Presldont. and In many
Of 'Asstaiss % r. Tennessee, elect q Cove q
nor, oongFSssmeD, members Of The General
Assembly and important local eacers. The
ablest talent Of the nation will DO arrayod on
both sides. Every intelligent citizen. white
and eqlersd viii desire to DO informed from
day to day and week to week of what is going
on, The Centennial Of our independence will
he AnAuEurAtod with imposing ceremonies at
philAdelphIA, on the Fourth of July. in the
rre'ensS Of thousands Of people from every
State 70 the Union and representatives Of tho
principal nations on earth. It will be a year
full Of stirring events. an uphOnyal and COM
mlnslinE of tho masses not to be witnessed
again for . life time.
The LHDsER will keep abreast Of the timo,.
and Its readers will SOC the daily history of
tho world held up to the mirror" Tho
latest nowu frOmall quarters will be presented
In a condensed form and such comment
thereon as m intOlHSent view Of the subject
may suggest. The LEDaER is of the people
and for the people. and in full sympathy with
the lAbOrinS and tax paying masses. Their
Judgment and their instructive conclusions
when AsOsrtainod viii be accepted in prefer.
sncs to the distum of politicians or the wis
dom Of statesmen. We hold to the old
fashioned theOry-that the people are the
sOvoreigns, and all ofice-hOIders public ser.
wants, TO be rewarded only for a faithful per-
formance Of duty within prescribed limits.
and condemned for breach of trust or abuse
Of delegated powers. In future, as in the
past, the LHDeER will DO a bold, independent
Democratic journal, standing by its party
whom right. but ever ready to condemn mn
worthy men or measures. An earnest en-.
deayor will be made during the present year
to correct abuses in public places, to bring
about as strict and careful management Of
the peoples money as in a successful private
business. To this end we shall continue 10
labor. urging economy and reform at every .
possible point without positive injury to the
service.
Issues of grave importance will be decidsd
this year. Men and parties will be made and
unmads, and precedents set up that win have,
> great bearing upon the future political his.
tory of the country. AS a nation of United
States We have made great progress. but
we have preserved intact the prin-
'iplss Of our apciOnt Constitution. is a Qucs-
ion yet to be decided at the balIot.box.
we really govern ourselves or ara
governed by party. will be better known
the voice of the people is heard no It
November. 1t will avail US little thet va isad
Washington, a Jefferson aud a jack ,on IL
he Government passes once mere IN to the
lands Of . purely partisan and s%sctiOpal
administration,
In u eol1mns will always be found a
'h0ics vsyiety aboriginal and selected mat
eF adapted to the general reader and the
amily circle, and it is needless to say that
lothinE viii appear to offend tho taste of the
most cultivated and refined. The several
departments of the paper will be coaduotsdr
y experienced journalists who follow tho
profession because they are in love with II.
nd who appreciate public tastes and public
onalbiitiSs. The LEDOrR is Democratic. but
'minsntly conservative, and is ever ready to
i've all sides and shades Of opinion a fair
The editorials win bo live aud
,ointed. but oorae,,u,