The Van Buren press., 1876-11-28
The Little Rock Gazette.


gret to see our old friend, the Major
step from the ranks of the editorial fra
ternity, in which he was an efficient
honest and Jealous laborer. We have
known the Major for agood long time
and it is because we thus know the
him, that we deeply regret the ne
cessity that causes his vacating the edi
torial chair. Here, Major, is the hand
of fellow worker, who hns been a re-
cipient of many kindnesses, and may
you find, in your retirement, that hal
lowed rest which is the natural reward
of honest, upright, and conscientious
discharge of duty.
The new proprietors of the Gazette,
MesSrs. Adams 4 Blocherj are we'll
known to every newspaper readerin Ar
kansas. Both of them have had expe-
rience in newspapers, and do not enter
the field unprepared to battle with the
multitarious difficulties that they must
necessarily encounter. Maj. Blocher, in
1867, had financial and business charge
of the paper, and held the position, for a
number of years, and for honor, integ.
rity and managerial ability he was the
equal of any in the State, aud the paper
under his hand, was in a promising con
dition. Under his master hand, unfet-
tered by the weighty manacles of finan-
cial embarrassment, the good old Ga
zette will make itself heard over the
State, and its influence be felt vastly
more, even, than in its palmest days.
Here's our hand, Major, and success to
both the proprietors. In going before
their many readers, the new owners say
at is hardly necessary to say that,
under their management, the paper will
continue to be democratic, in every sense
of the term 1t will be liberal. active,
intelligent and progressive. 1t will strive
to build up and cement the democratic
party of Arkansas to keep pace with
all matters belonging to the well-being
and prosperity of the state to stop biek-
erings and strites among democrats to
eradicate heart burnings, growing out OF
recent political contests, and to reunite
friends who have been temporarily es-
tranged. In undertaking this enter
prise its managers do so with no malice
or ill-feeling toward any democrat ii
will be found as firm defender of the
lumblest as of the highest in the ranks
no matter how it may have differed with
them in the past. The Gazette will have
no words of abuse for those who are not
willing to meet it in the same spirit il
it goes to them. 1t believes time vii
soon heal up whatever of ill-tceling ex
lists, and make lis one. 1t will deal hon
estly, candidly and sincerely with its rea
ders. A great newspaper which The
Gazette aims to be-eannot afford to tri
flc with the interests of its party, or o
the people; therefore, when it speaks, i
will ut cr honest sentiments and its ad
vice will be such as its management sin
cereiy deem to be to the interest of th,
democratic party and of the state.
"Hhe Gazette will strive to be news
paper, in the true sense of the term.
will ask no special privileges by reason
of the fact that is one of the oldes
newspapers in the United States, bu
will simply ask to be judged by its mer
its alone, as a reliable, trustworthy dem
ocratic newspaper The latest news
domestic and foreign, that can be oh
aimed, both by telegraph and through
active correspondents, will be given dai
ly, The only paper in the state receiv
ing the night kilograms furnished by tn
| Western Associated Press, makes it val
liable to all classes Of readers. Neithe
pains nor expense will be spared to fur
nsh the latest and most reliable news o
every character.
"'rhe Gazette will be state paper.
will give the latest news attainable iror
the different counties, and will furnish t
its readers daily all matter, of interest t
them, transpirlng in the different depart
ments of the state government. Its lt
cal pages will contain the daily happer
ings in and around the city, which ar
OF public interest.
1t will publish, daily, the proceeding
of congress, which will soon be in ses
ion, and will give a comprehensive Re
port of the proceedings of the geners
assembly, which will convene In this cit
on the first Monday in January next.
"To the press of the state the Gazett
extends a cordial greeting. To those VIII
have heralded this change in advanc
endeavoring to prejudice the public mint
it has only to say that it does not expe'
to prosper on the division and dsint
grafton of the democratic party of tt
state. The present management woul
rather the Gazette should so down tina
that the party should become dismen
bered through anything it might say c
do. Let it be judged by its acts-nc
prejudged before hearing. That I'll
republican press should endeavor to Pc
son the public mind against the Gazet
and its new management, is not strang
} That democratic papers should do S
does not show a disposition to harm
nize and reunite the party for bait
against the common foe. There is Pile
ty of room for every democratic pap'
$ in the state, and more, too, and ii the
/, do not work together for the commc
good of the party and of the state,
will be no fault of the Gazette