Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-15
THE GLOBES FIRST BIRTHDAY.

The GLOBE celebrates this morning its
first birthday. One year ago this morning
the GLOBE first appeared as candidate for
public favor, and since that time it has paid
three hundred and sixty-fve visits to the
world at large. With the advent of the
GLOBE new era w4s opened in Minnesota
journalism. Instead of the slow, humdrum
style of losing one day every week, and
interfering as many so-called holidays as
possible, the scene has changed, and the
newspaper every day in the year has become
one of the fixtures of St. Paul.
Concerning the progress made by the
GLOBE in the year of its existence it is more
becoming for others to speak, but we can
safely invite comparison with the
papers in any city of 100000 in
habitants in the country. The GLOBE
had warm welcome from the start.
Within a few hours after its first issue it was
chosen as the official paper of the city, and
last week renewal of this mark of conf
dence was kindly bestowed. Unlike most
new newspaper ventures the GLOBE had no
doubts to encounter. No one questioned its
success from the start, and thus more than
half the battle was won before it was begun.
To say that the record of the year equals
our most sanguine anticipations is to
state the case with undue mildness. We
doubt whether any daily paper in the country
ever met with the success for the first year
| which has attended the GLOBE. We are not
| vain enough to assume that this YVES alto.
| gether personal triumph. It was, rather,
because the GLOBE occupied field that was
hungering and thirsting for relief. There
was no paper to represent the people, no
journal to denounce and expose the thieying
| rings. One of the great political parties of
| the country was absolutely denied a hearing
and if ever people we're in thraldom, it was
the newspaper reading public of Minnesota,
In one short year, thanks to the generous
support extended to the GLOBE, all this has
changed. The people now have represen-
tative newspaper. The city of st. Paul has
! a newspaper which reflects no divided senti-
ment, but which earnestly and with single
ness of purpose labors in unison with oul
citizens in building up this metropolis. It
is with mingled feelings of pride and pleas.
ure that We send greeting, Volume Two,
! Number One.
We had designed in this connection tc
present some of the numerous encomiums
which have been SO generously showere6
upon the GLOBE, but the demands upon oul
space prevent, and we must content our
selves with a single one from highly intel
lectual gentleman in Chicago, who, by the
way, is an ardent Republican. It is fair
sample of hosts of Communications which
we have received:
CHICAGO, Jan. l, 1871 have just returned
from New York, and am enjoying the delight.
of the holidays with my family. On behal
Of my wife, congratulate you on the st. Pau
GLOBE, its makeup, news, and general remark
on the news of the day. She pronounces it tn,
only real interesting daily paper she ever read
the fact that she has been constant reader o.
the leading daily papers of the country, thai
| this acknowledgment has been the growth Of
only about three months acquaintance with
| the GLOBE. On my own account would say
it is the ve'y best Democratic newspaper pub
lished west Of Cincinnati. You have a right
to feel proud of your creation. 1t is azive full
of news, enterprising, and should receive .
magnificent support from the people of St
| Paul and Minnesota. Don't miss number tt
my address. Yours, etc., @, A.