Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-15
CENTENNIAL YEAR or THE
REPUBLIC.
THE
DETROIT POST.
A Thoroughly Sound and Relia-
BILE Republican Paper.
THE COMING YEAR.

Ine year 1879 will be notable for two reasons.
1t viii be marked by Presidential election con-
!est Oh great Importance. In this campaign the
Issues which will divide parties will be of an
s aosSrinang nature and OF great magnitude Their
pfo T Will relate mainly to grave questions
finance, Public Education, and reforms in
tti;unninistrative Government These are ques-
Svns Mnicn peculiarly require long and patient
uiTscuission, and carefui Investigation. Their
lnnnite variety Of phases cannot be thoroughly
discussed within the narrow limits of stump
speecnes, IKE ordinary roltical issues. On the
contrary. the pubic MINI will demand the edu.
cation OF line upon line ann precept upon pre-
,pt, through long continued discussion, tor
VIII WHEN an aole pubic newspaper furnishes the
Dest medium of intors alton and argument.
THESE economic questions, moreover. touch di-
r9cfIy every business and industrial interest of
tne country, They effect every mans pocket,
every wOrElng mans labor and wages, and the
pront Of every fsr,s, thor, and business in the
hepntlc. The Issues will be such that all viii tie
directly AID strongly inter, sted 10 Knowing what
Is true and Whss IA false
YEAR OF NOTABLE EVENTS.
There has, there fore. never been a year In the
history Of this eounsfv when the circulation OF
sd e. honest. intelligent public journals has been
mo Important than it will be during the year
I-Ie. There has never been year when the cir
cuatOn or faithful anu ably -editef Republican
journals was so necessary to the party az it will
o; during te year 1870. Nor bias there ''een ear
wnen good public journal could be as Interest,"
ny 10 toe public AS IL will be during The coming
ar L. will be year Of greatly notable, it Lot
g and, events The centennial Exhlb,tion; tna
cSie ration. In all parts OF ihe Republic OF the
n IONS Hu 'dreth birthday; great in ernatIcnal
contests in which the Oh other ma
lions Will take part; the presence in tn country
Oh many lllustrous foreigners; the great po:icica
conventions. ebases and Diat urms. the great 7,
hgious and poliiicai movements in Europe; ami
many oth6r prop ini. n. Gable and exciting &c
chrrences will lend 10 all pubic journals an un-
year. IL viii DC year when no intelligent cilI-
Zen can afford TO be = ithouI
AtFiRsT-CLASS PAPER.
IL Ia aeneraiiy conceded by intelligent readers
nav ng the opportunities of COMPARISON, IN t in
al th u gees 10 maze up a frst-cl&ss newspaper
LIE roSt mas 10 equal among Michigan jour-
HAS lu each Of its editions, and IN all of It's de-
psrtineuts, IL 10 edited With great care preser Or
u ncaitny and elevated tone, a d has we-e
ed Reputation for aDii y, scholarship, good taste
anu vigorous orlgiHaiity.
The COMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
In the great political contest OF 1876 The Posi-
VIII Continue ~ advocate earnestly aad honestly
the great principles OF the hepublIcan party. L.
viii utter no uncertain sound, nor shi K any
duiy. 1t Will, with All the vigor it Can command
utter Lhe VOICE OF tue best eilgence the trest
moraitv, AID the hignesE patriotism OF Michigan
Anu We are conf tent that other way Can
the Republican parry and the caus OF good gov.
ernmest honest money, and the best bust, c.s
interest OIL she country ana the ST tie, be 60 eff
fecrively served In this state a, by giving wide
circulation 10 reiiab e, able, ana energetic be-
publican newspapers.
THE GREAT TsS6ES.
The Country, il is now ev dent, can rely with
conn ience upon the aepuallcan party Onty fof
such reform "a are denanded by the most en-
uShtensu pubic opinion. These reforms are:
1. The reofm VI the currency. eo that honest
industry may receive It's ld-eainea wages III
money which Is a, good a. gold.
z fhe preservation Of AIneAIcan institutions
against tEe open ASSAULTS and iuslduous wiles of
eneinies no give theiI first allegiance 70 for
eign ecclssilcai pc ser.
8. The pro notion OF honesty, economy and eff
nclehcy In the public sery;ce.
4. The rrgGllrOn Of moIopolles.
o. belense OF frceloin Of speech and securi. y
OF person anu property IN all the States Of the
Union AGAINST OPPRESSION or outrage ON account
OF rOiitiDa al and social prkjudices.
8. :he sacred preservation OF the public faith
ahke 70 the Creators VI Ia. GovernmenG and
the people.
40 hone can be placed IN the Democratic party
ior any Oh these reforms. That party HAS been
loud in its pronises bul shaluriess 10 its al
OF tfust Lib recent history is a history OF wicked
Assaults aganst the pubic credit and of unpatri-
: ti3 ailIaHce with the enemies o, American free
oyur y comm tied to DO ley whicn threaten. .ot
Ohly to deoas, aad ultlDatsiy destroy The cur
rency of the people, tnrUusS unlimited lD1ttcn
Oh lore, er lrfedcemable paper money, a.- tnal
reputation but alsO population of the National
lalth towari its creditors at homo aud abroad 1T
is, therefore, PLAZA that there hope OF cur
rencV ref I'm from tue Democratic party; and
t0at ibe public can looK 70 the Republican p.rty
only for this reform
The Dexlocrdt,c party. in several States, is no.
toriouSiy III secret ALTAR &c with the J,suits III
tn u Assaults upon our comhyn school system
Ii Onlo, Inc pass .ge or the Geghan law, upon the
q ed declaration of the organs of the Roman
Catholic Church, chat its passage won't be Ie-
warded b. giving the Democratic party the solid
Catholic Vote,' while Its tai nrc would be kun
lssed 10y d.sruptihg the party, Is TACT OF great
Significance. In OHIO, New Jersey, New DIRK, |
and other states, open aftenpts have been masle
~ corrupt, pervert, Or destroy the American pub
iic scnuOi system. Yet the Democratic State
platforms recently adopted, have been uttel,
siieht upon TIL, great q e-tion, and ADO upon
tile public treasury, while The Republican State
Platforms have openly and manfuiiy denounced
pOcfi these abuses.
For the promotion Of honesty, economy and |
efficiency in the public service, the country has
nothing 10 hope hom democratic ascendency |
That party, wherever it has ootaine pc ~er, has
kept III Off the " boss thefn of the w ord-,be |
90 orous fWEED-andi i: IS now corrupt Ell by the |
nOtCriOu, "canai ring" La limo 8, the last l.: r.
Isl ,ture under lls contro, wis The most co rupt,
inefficient, AID contemplate, known in the his |
tory OF the state III One. anu Indiana increased
Cor, upt on ana iieaiciency have been |
marhed results ot D-.mocralic a. tendency.
1pe preservation Of freedom OF speech. and of |
peace, saietJ anu public or,ser, Is demanded by
every patriotic consideration. But 1t is notOri us
That, In ne southern States and THAI rec. n,l,
Democi attic obs have ind ,lged in riot, iusurrec-
ton, and murder, for p.,iitcal enus; that DemO-
cratic Stals governments have made NO ATTEMPT
LO suppress III disorders; and The De,unc a; il,
party does not even Intend to offer security f,-
Tree speecn anu Tree opinion againss political or
SOCIAL prejuo ce5 The pa ificat on OF the coun-
Try, aud the defense OF personal liberty and
rgpss. can only be secured through the ascen-
dency Of the Republican party
AS A FAMILY NEwsPAPEn
TIE wrh-'.Y roSr, while culling from all
sonrces q, ,nforp ,t,On, is careful to remember
thar us c,lumns are for the yenng as Well as re
old, and that the morals IS " ell as tne miho are
part Of newspaper education cue hoping 10
promote the general good through this iNeo.uT,
it viii scrupuiously guard against doing ino., III
usi hsrrH. I
The Literary Character of THE Post is higher |
in tone and broader in scope than that OF any |
other Detroit pauer. Its news Department is ed |
tied with reference to furnishing the most accur-
ate informatIonton the most SUBJECTS. The t. en-
w live To lOrry cOuuns OF Geographic dispatches
received each week by HE DAILY Posr are
carefully condensed and sum marized especially
Tor the WEEKLY nd thus the news from all
parts Of the world is given with each issue In
additlon, it employs large corps of local cor |
respondents in the State, whose especial duty it
IS t. give more In detsi an acc unit IT domestic
the legislative, religious. educational and other
loc i bodies are all carefully reported.
The Market Reports given in the various edi-
tions of THE Posr are by all odds more full and
reliable tn n those of any Of its Detroit cODte a.
pOrxries each separate issue being Carefully re-
vlsed and corrected
AsPECIAL DEPARTMENT,
eevoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and House.
hold aft airs, has been added to The POST during
the D. ,st wear, and placed under the charge OF a
competent special editor. This feature
has atts acted much attention throughout the
State already, and has ever swhere received high