The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-11-14
THE SUN FOR 1880.

THE SUN will deal with the events of the year
by everybody From january until December
81 IL will be conducted as newspaper, written in
the English language, and printed for the people,
AS a newspaper, THE SUN believes In getting all
the news of the world promptly, and presenting
it in the most intelligible shape-the shape that
age with the least unproductive expenditure of
time The greatest interest to the greatest num-
ber-that is, the law controlling its daily makeup
II now has a circulation very much larger than
that ofany other American newspaper, and enjoys
an income which it is at all times prepared to spend
literally for the benefit of its readers People of
all conditions of life and all ways Of thinking buy
and read the THE SUN; and they all derive salts
faction of some sort from its columns, for they
keep on buying and reading it.
In its comments on men and affairs, THE SUN
believes that the only guide of policy should be
common sense inspired by genuine American
principles and backed by honesty of purpose
For this reason it is, and will continue to be, alb
izaton, or interest. 1t is for ALL but of none 1t
will continue to praise what is good and reprobatc
what is evil, taking that its language is to the
point and plain, beyond the possibility of being
misunderstood. 1t is uninfiuenced by motives
that do not appear on the surface; it has no opn-
ions to sell, save those which may be had by any
purchaser with two cents. 1t hates injustice and
| rascality even more than it hates unnecessary
words. 1t abhorS frauds, pities fools and de
ploEes nncompoops of every species. twill con-
tnue throughout the year 1880 to chastse the first
class instruct the second, and discountenancet the
third. All honest men, with honest convictions,
whether sound or mistaken, are its friends. And
THE SUN makes no bones of telling the truth to its
These are. the principles upon which THE SUN
will be conducted during the year to come.
The year 1880 will be one in which no patriotic
American can afford to close his eyes to public
affairs 1t is impossible to exaggerate the import
ance of the political events which it has in store,
the necessity of resolute vigilance the part
of every citizen who desires to preserve the Gov
| eminent that the founders gave us. The debates
and acts of Congress, the utterances of the press
| the exciting contests of the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties, now nearly equal in strength
thp nil IF,
| lie sentiment, will all bear directly and effectively
upon the twenty-fourth Presidential election, to
| be held in November. Four years ago next No
vember the will of the nation, expressed mt the
| polls, was thwarted by an abominabe conspiracy,
oees they soe VIII the cr Te Of f' s ba
repeated in 1892 The past decade of years OPEN
| ed with corrupt, eXtravagant, and insolent Ad-
| ministration intrenched at Washington. THESUN
| did something toward dislodging the gang and
| breaking its power. The same men are now in
triguing to restore their leader and themselves to
places from which they were driven by the indig-
| nation of the people. VIII they succeed? The
coming year will bring the answer to these mo-
chronicle the facts as they are developed, and to
exhibit them clearly and fearessly in their rela-
| tons to eXpedency and right.
| Thus, with habit of philosophical good humor
in looking at the minor affairs of life and in great
| things steadcast purpose to maintain the rights
of the people and the principles of the Constitu-
ton against all aggressors, The SUN is prepared
to write a truthful. Instructive and at the same
| time entertaining history of 1880
| Our rates of subscription remain unchanged
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]. w. ENGLAND,
Publisher of THE Sun, New York City
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