The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-12-24
1880. THE 1880.
INDIANA WEEKLY
STATE: SENTINEL
ENLARGED AND IMPROVED.
500 PER ANNUM.
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE
500 PER ANNUM.'
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE l
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.

The coming presidential year promises to be
the most eventful and thrilling in political
determine questions of the most vital import
ance to every citizen OF the State and nation.
tain that. upon the determination Of these
questions, VIII depend the perpetuity OF our
present system of free government.
These questions will be thoroughly discussed
during the present session of Congress.
The Sentinel has aIrar ged for first-class,
experienced special correspondent at wash
ington, and, in addition to giving true ac-
count of all the general proceedings in that
body, will give the leading speeches of our
most prominent statesmen, and without de-
priving orr patrons OF the usual amount OF
contain a supplement, making in all sixty
eiun,Es Of composition.
in n word, 1t Is the purpose OF the Sentinel.
as stesdfast watchman of public Intelligence
10 do its whole duty in affording inform alton
to its subscribers upon all these topics OF such
AS in rs so in 80 Indiana VIM be called upon
TO take first position in the front OF the great
contest, and upon the success or failure OF the
great and gallant Democracy OF our State viii
depend the fate of issues the most portentoIis
ever submitted 10 the arkitrament OF : Tree
We snan also specially call attention, from
tireIy Nes Phase I'm the politics of our State
mean the forced emigration for temporary
south into Indiana. The managers and lead
ers of the Republican party, in our state and
ious work, ard are attempting by every
| means in their power TO promote its advance
/ ment. They have failed, utterly failed, 10 con-
vince our people OF the correctness OF their po-
liticsi principles by reason or argument;
their appeals to hatred and prejudice nave
fallen harmless; their lavish and corrupt ex-
penditures of public and private moneys have
proved wholly futile. They propose now by
an African invasion OF worse than yaDoI
| horde OF beegars and mendtcants to override
the voice OF the people of the State, and TO
drown the Democratic majority; The last
| resort, the forlorD hope. the assaultirg party.
I the picket assailing corps of Republicanism IN
| Indiana, n thus maze up-not from The
| Hunters, Harrisons, Heimans or Shackleforcs
| OF the State; not from the intelligence or
ability Of that party, but is composed Of a
motley, parti-colored gang of wretched field
| of this worthless Importation are made use of
TO destroy the free franchise OF resident citi-
| zens and to tax our means Of home labor and
domestic subsistence for the support of the
political tene Is of a defeated faction.
The sieep'e-s Sentinel, upon the heights OF
| popular rights and popular liberty, predicts
that this movement will also be a failure
With respect to this before uDheard OF
| method OF manufacturing party msjoTities in
State, we shall at ali times give the latest and
| most reliable intelligence.
| The American Democracy, the Federal
| Union. the rights of the people and the States,
one and insepars ble-now and forever.
The merits OF the Sentinel as ageneral news
| paper are 80 well known among the farmers
of this State, especially those of the Demo
cratic persuasion, that commeDdation of IL
is deemed superfiuous. We will add. however
that the management has arranged and fully
determined that no paper shall furnish sc
great practical value to its patrons for the
money.
In its news, its editorials, its literary and
interchangeable word, in its general reading
1t shall net be surpassed by any paper cizcu'
4 lated in the State.
1t win be particularly adapted to the family
circle. We do not believe that any reading.
thinking man in the State can afford TO do
| without the Weekly Sentinel at the small cost
at which il is furnished.