American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-12-21
THE Sun FOR 1879

TIiE Sun VII! bs ls-I otea 'vssI day
uurIng the year t. cone. lis per
pose and me he'd VIII he the same
as iii the past: 70 present all the
ne rs in readable shape, and 70 tel
the truth though the heavens fall. .
The Snn has been, Is, and VIII
continue to be Independent o! every
body and everything save tie truih
and its own convictions al duty.
rrat Is the Only policy witch an
honest newspaper need have. That
is the policy which has won tor thlS
uewSi;iper the confidence. and friend
ship of wider constituency than
was ever enjoyed by amy other
American Journal.
The sun is the newspaper for the
people. It's 'ot tor the rich man
against the poor man, or for the poor
man against the ricn man, bnt II
seeks to do equal justice to all in'er
esis III the community. 1t is not
the organ OF any person, class, sect
OF party. There need be no mystery
ahOui its loves aud hates. 1t Is for
thu. honest man against the rogues
every time. Ii is for the honest Dem
ocrst as against he dishonest Re
publican, aud for The honest Rrpuh-
! lican as against the dishonest Dem>
Ocrat. II does not take is cue from
the utlernnceS of any roiiiIcIah or
politicaI or g.nization. Ii gives its
s!iplort unrpS.I vrtliy whpD men or
measures are IN ngrrrmen witt, the
! Con titution aud with the principles
upon which this Republic MAS Ionn
died for the people. Whr"rv"i 'hr
| Constitution and CONSTITUTIONS
| iIriucipjeS are Viulite,l-sS III the
rage"uS conspiracy of 1876. by
which il man not elected WIS i,ia,:ed
10 the Presidents office, "berr he
still rpmaiuS-ir speaks ont tor the
rIuhi. That is the S ,n'S idea of in
dependence. LII this respect ths.,e
| will be no change in Its programme
for 1872
Th| Sun fairly earned the
hearty hatred of rasSals, frauds, and
/ humbugs o, all ortsNand Sizes. 1t
hopes TO deserve that haired no
less in the ,ear 1879, than in 1873,
1877, or any Year gone by. The Sun
viii con in e TO SHINE "n the wicked
with uninitigated brightness.
Nhi.. the lessons of the pa t
should be ct,nStausIy kept beior.. the.
pe,ple. fine Sun ,iM.~' no propose
| to make, its.if ~ 1879 Il n.tg.zinc OF
,rci"uf hi>s"ry- Ii l. piIetrd for
the men ttn " ,n-ii II o ,lay. who e
concern Is, ..i.i-fi, ~isi, :he IT as of
( to>dal,. II rs both H.. tlI-p"sition
and lie ability IA rt1or'i is readers
the iiton,p..-s iuIi,-~i, .'n'i mos ;'c-
c,u,,t, insri igrucr ot Whatever II
| tn wide world l. wp!Iii dttrntl''n.
To ,l.iS end h. RESOURCES hs.hnt&Iii4
to we'll -st bi-.e prosperity wllt
he literally elnpI'',ed.
THE present di-jniniet con''i i"',
of ,,s.riit.. Ia this c'un,rN. ami the
! uncertainty ot the f.ifuge, lend an
extraordinary significance IN he
events ri the Coming year. Tee
diScnsslnns nf the press, f.ie debates
aud acts at Congress. AMI the move
meltS If the leaders IN every SEC
tinn of rh,. Republic viii have = tll-
/ - Vi bt'fsA III = ~ WV ~ ~
election of 1SS0-an event which
must be regarded with the most
anxious interest by every patriotic
American, whatever his l,piiiica
IDEAS OF .,llesiance. To the>e ele
ments Of interest may nr adti-a he
prob biiity that the Drhntcr..ts will
! ,-outro; !,,'. houses 4 Congress. the
! iIc. easing ft.e.l.n--S OF the trhu..1
! lent Administration. aud lie spread
AID ~ rrH=thruing everywhere of II
healthy abilurence OF iraud in ANY
inrn. TO present with accuracy
and clearnesS The exact situi'Ion'ln
each of its VARYING phases. and io
rxpouud, acco, ding 10 lis w-ilk"0wn
m-slu,is the principles thai should
guide us through the labyrinth, aiiI
To-. an imtort ,nt part of The Suns
work tor 1879
| We have. The means of making
| The Sun, as IL poIitica i, Il literary
and Il general newspaper. more en-
pertaining and more useful than
ever before; i,I,i We meau 10 apply
them iierIA.
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