The Grange advance., 1877-01-03

PIONEER PRESS
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TIE P1oHKER PREss will enter Upon the
gear 1877 with larger circle Of readers aud
much better organization than ever before.
Tho consolidation of tho two old and favcrite
newspapers Of s.. Parl and the only naorninu
journal published in Minneapolis, has given
the united journal not only an unpr: cedensec
circulation, but = substantial basis Of pros
perity, which win enable it without racrifice
70 fulfill every requirement of the advanced
newspaper enterprise of tho day. 1t will
thus be able TO realize the aim which con-
y. atty inspires its proprietors, of making it
the best local. tho best State, and the best
general newspaper published west of Chicago.
TIE PIONEER PREss will continue to bs
independent in everything-neutral in
nothing" It's frat object will be to give all
the news and all aides of of the current pslit-
ical opinion of the day. Believing that COM
plete freedom of discussion is the only way to
arrive at the truth, its columns are open to all
intelligent dissentients, and it claims for
itself the same freedom which it accords to
all Others. While as between the two parties.
nv oontending for the possession
0 the government, it holds the
Republican to be far safer repository of the
great trusts imposed by the settlements of the
wal, it. principles and aims are independent
OF all party organisation. Owning allegiance
to no party, it will obey the mandate of none,
but will support whatever candidates or
Measures seem most likely to secure these
ends, to-wit:
The maintenance of the Constitution With
its amendments giving civil and political
equality to al American citizens,
white or black; the freedom
and putty of the ballot-box as
the basis, and free unsectarian education,
universally diffused, IS the safeguard of free
government; the puri6cation of politics and
the civil service by the divorce of patronage
and politics, by the election CT appointment.
of honest and capable mea to municipal and
non. political Offices without regard to party,
and by encouraging the Independent action
of voters as . restraint on tie corrupt per-
versions Of the caucus system; q generous
policy towards the South in accordance With
these principles which shall put an end to-
the antagonisms of race and the party cva-
flicts based thereon, a OF bring the best and
fitteat men into the public service and into
the control of their local affairs; an honest
and economical administration of the nation-
al, State and municipal governments the
maintenance of the public credit,
the resumption Of specie payments;
no legislative meadling with private rights;
these among pending issues are some of the
ends of good government to ~hich The P1o-
NEER PRESS will be devoted. Believing that
these ends can be best promoted by a fearless
criticism of the faults and errors of both pa1--
ties and an impartial commendation of VIA.
is good and right in both, it will discharge ia
it best can what it believes to be the highest
dnty OF journalism. a watchfnl censorship Of
the condact of all political agents in the in
terest not Of party but Of the whole people.
The PIONEER PRESS will make itself indis-
pensable to the business man of the North
west by its full Financial and Commercial re-
ports of che industries and enterprises of the
people IF Minnesota, West Wisconsin, North
ern Iowa, Dakota, and the Territories Of the
Northwest.
It is the purpose of the proprietors to make