The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
THE
PIONEER PRESS
FOR
1872.

Tile Pioneer Press will enter upen
the year 1877 with a larger circle ol
readers and q much better organiza
ton than ever before. The consolida.
ton Of the two old and favorite news.
papers of st. Paul and the only morn :
ing journal published in Minneapolis,
has given the united journal not only
an unprecedented circulation, but q
substantial basis Of prosperity, which
will enable it without sacrifice to fulfill
every requirement of the advanced
newspaper enterprise of the day. II
will thus be able to realize the aim
which constantly inspires its proprie.
tors, Of making it the best local. the
best State, aud the best general news.
paper published west Of Chicago.
THE PIONEER. PRESS will continue
to be independent in everything
neutral in nothing" Its first object
will be to give all the news and all
sides of the current political opinion
Of the day Believing that complete
freedom Of discussion is the only way
to arrive at the truth, its columns are
open to all intelligent disseutients, and
it claims for itself the same freedom
which it accords to all others. While
as between the two parties now con-
tending for the possession of the gov
ernment, it holds the Republican to be
far safer repository Of the grea,
trusts imposed by the settlements ol
the war, its principles and aims are in'
dependent Of all party organization
Owning allegiance to no party, it will
obey the mandate Of none, hut viii
support:.whatever candidates or meas
ures seem most likely to secure these
ends, to-wit:
The maintenance of the Constitutinn
with its amendments giving civil and
political equality to all American citi
zens, white or black: the freedom and
purity Of the ballot box as the tasis
and free uuscctarian education, uuiver.
sally diffused, as the safe gaur2 Of free
government the publication Of poll
tics and the civil service by the di.
vorce of patronage and politics, by the
election or appointment Of honest and
capable men to municipal and non-pol
itical Offices without regard to party
and by encouraging the independent
action of voters as a restraint on the
corrupt perversiors Of the caucus sys'
ten; a generous policy towards the
South in accordance with these princi
pies which shall put an end to the an :
tagonisms of race and the party con-
flicts based thereon, and bring the best
and fittest men into the public service
and into the control Of their local
affairs; an honest and economical al
ministra.ion Of the national, State and
municipal governments, the maintcn
ance Of the public credit, the rcsump
tion Of specie payments; no Legislative
meddling with private rights; these
among pending issues are some Of the
ends Of. good government to which
Tna PIONEER PREss will Re devoted
Believing that these ends can be bes
promoted by fearless criticism of tn.
faults and errors Of both parties ane
an impartial commenda'ion Of what i
good and right in both, it viii
discharge as it best can what it be.
lieves to he the highest duty Of jour
nalism, a watchful censorship Of th'
conduct Of all political agents in th'
interest not Of party but Of the who'll
people.
THE P1oNsER-PREss will max,
itself indispensable to the busines
maa Of the Northwes: by its full Fl
nancial and Commercial reports o
the industries and enterprises Of tn
people of Minnesota, West Wisconsin
Northern Iowa, Dakota, and the Ter
ritorles of the Northwest.
1t IS the purpose Of the proprietor
to make