Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-22

A DAILY NEWSPAPER
ON Strictly Legitimate
Business Principles.
All the News at the Earii-
est Dates, and In the Most In
-teIligibie Form.

We have not only prOsessed Independence
of political organizations, but we have acted
upenoursindependent judgment; never claim
ing to hold neutral position, we have habit
pally expressed decided opinions upon the
great questions, political, social and financial,
that have interested our countfymen. 1t is
our purpose to conduct the newspaper busi-
ness like any other legitimate business, claim
ing nothing that does not become business
men, and submitting to no sort of dictation
from politicians OF the managers of matters
seeking public favor. --,.
: We claim for the Cincinnati Commercial
the largest; most varied and general circula-
ton of any journal issued in the Ohio Valley,
which is geographically and by weight Of
population the heart of the Republic, and po-
litically the. region where the ruling powers
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The Cincinnati Commercial is sold through
more than five hundred agencies in the States
OF Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia.
Southern Illinois and Tennessee, and there is
a special demand for it along the great navi-
gable rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
The territory in whichit is.the favorite jour
mad, COMM anding-a constituency without dis
tinetiop of party. is that within one days
journey by railroad from Cincinnati,
1t is our special mission to gather and pub
lish the news Of the day, and in addition to
the facilities Of the Press Associations, We
have arrangements for Special TeIegraphic
Dispatches rom s}l-points OF unusual inter-
est, and we maintain a corps OF eorrespon-
dents, liability, integrity and industry
are conspicuous and of wide reputation.
| In the controversies that have shaken the
country during the last year, we have taken a
| definite part, advocating the representative
men and the measures whose success we hold
would promote the highest interest OF the
whole country; and in the present disturbed
state of affairs we are for legality, order ard
peace.
The Presidential dispute settled, the great
questions before the country will be the Ques-
tons of Finance. We are for The restoration
of the businessso of the country by the resump-
ltion. of specie payments Hpon. the old specie
basis, which includes the reinstatement OF the
American silver dollar in the coinage, and the
maintenance OF the double standard of gold
and silver-that the coins in which contracts
are payable shall be precisely these that were
lawful tender when the contracts were made.
As business newspaper, the Cincinnati
Commercial is of especial value. Vigilant
care will be taken in the compilation of the
Market Reports, that they may be always
: Full, Late and worthy of entire confidence.
We offer no other inducements to subscri-
: bers than the reputation of the Commercial
for enterprise in collecting the news, and
4 honorable dealing with the people In publish
ling it fairly. -.
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