The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-08
THE ADVOCATE.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
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~ IN THE INTEREST OF
EDUCATION, ID
r LABOR AND
PRODUCTION.
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THE CHEAPEST PAPER IN THE WORLD.
ITS CHARACTER AND PURPOSES.


RELIGION.
1t adopts the theory that as no man is reliable who hN
not some form OF religious faith paper fill its
full mission without imparting pure religious &c
its teachings II advocates the ethics the Society a
Friends. 1t teaches Quakerism.
FRATERNITY.
II adopts the theory that misunderstanding dis
position to herd together help each other by co
sci and costless cOOperation-s natural and beneh-
ternty shown by the Masonic philosophy II teaches E
Masonry-whch means Masonry as a symbolic moral
chine. or as political power
1t teaches Masonry as elevating mindstrengthsTs
signs, grips, tokens oaths- Masonry educatGs
and handmade to religion. 1t deprecaes its abuses
THE GRANGE
II adopts the theory that one of the peTnciOus
suits of the late unhappy war is the habit Of exravS
gance and waton waste Of people, that the Grange
most practically influence i'll aid of return tc
the economic ways and industrious habits of American
1t teaches the lessons of the Grange.
POETRY AND FAMILY LITERATURE
IL adopts the theory that mind is properly balanced
that does not love flowers poetry and little children
therefore 1t deyOtes large space to family literature
higher and nober thoughts and leads to an effort to he
and to do better and to CHEEKY light apt sound fables
and sentimental, as taught in story and miscellany
II teaches and elevates through light literature
GENERAL NEWS.
II adopts the theory that as local papers give the oaB
and gives more news items in condensed FORM than
any other ten papers published.
1t teaches comprehensive news gathering and the
most terse, dense, accurate method of writing and
speaking.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
IL adopts ne theory that the press is the public teach
what and will in the future largely be found IN tie
control Of the press and that it is destined attain
gander and more practical power for good than it
ever reached and that to famarize its readers with
the pth and excellence Of current editorial productto
Is duty to its patrons and so it gives each week ez-
tracts from the leading literary independent political
and labor press of this country well as giving the
views o. he 9dworld press on current events and que
Il teaches the press as the greatest educational power
OF our generation and aims to elevate and practicai1f
it, and to bring it down in price to the feeble ability 81
our financially exhausted people.
THE TIDELEYEL OF THOUGHT
1t adopts the idea that
i" Man is man through all gradations,
Little reckS it where he stands
How divided into nations,
Scattered over many lands"
ana tat to get at the average Judgment Of people
the tdeeyel of opinion on current questions tho true
way is to give each week proper specimen letters fID
whatever question is uppermost thus bringing home
with truth and accuracy to every reader, what the
est workers think, say and feel.
teaches that the tdeevel of sentiment among tho
cal economist and 1t thus finds and proves that Level.
FINANCE AND LABOR
It adopts the theory that as nation family.
nave Standard and measure as o VALVE xsd i've w aysl
mentma national paper currency, made and issued by
offices OF gold and silver people, be as
good as goc and silver but to have relation bo
IN any way dependent upon gold silver; that there
should be enough of this currency in the hands Of the
people to enable every man to pay for what he buys and
products that the fre wav for Governmen IN issne t
increase to the people to employ 900 GOO Iaborer 10
build up the wealth OF country peace as IL en-
poyed 900, 600 of best men destroy accumu-
lated wealth in warby carrying on vast system Of in
tenal Improvement Of the water ways of the country
the end Of cheapening and quickenng transportation,
and thus relieving and making production more profita
be-that the public lands should be at once thrown
open 70 ee occupancy ana use by actual SeterstOthe
e iS vi liiese anu CnsdP piuuuct0 anu iOIelgh
% tt VI ptouuetS anu 80 trI te oalahce OF trade
IIol tllt moilu 10 hltlca anu eIdoie US 10 pay our
aniaoth dent as II IL were Dagatee.that the Gov
elient sOuIu DC uie ueposldly OF Ihe surplus OF The
Interest in cIirrncv. that thiS s,,Tnis sod bd ni,
to buyinp nm our hipher.niced cola bnnds fron day 70
day in the market i ali arc raid and thon aS re-
fiscal agent Of the peope receive the mole hills NJ e,
its and make the monntanS Of loan t cities md Stage
al saw per cent and So fix and cantroI the rat ~ IN
terest In the Interest Of enternrise Wv " " "
II teaches iepiSlation in The intereet of Iaho-
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