The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-01
THE SUN FOR 1880.

THE Sun will deal with the events
of the year 1880 in its own fashion,
now pretty well understood by every
body. From January until Dccenl-
Der 81 will be conducted as a newspa-
per, written in the English language,
and printed for the people
AS II newspaper, THE Sun believes
in getting ali the news of the world
promptly, and presenting it in the
most Ineligible shape-the shape that
will enable its readers to keep well
abreast of the age with the least un-
productive expenditure of time the
greatest interest to the greatest num-
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| 1t is for all, hut of none. 1t will con-
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| probate what is evil, taking care that
| its language is to the point and plain.
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and rascality even more than it hates
| unnecessary words. 1t abhorS frauds,
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throughout the year 1880 to chastise
the first class instruct the second and
discountenance the third. All honest
men with honest convictions, whether
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And The Sun makes no bones of tel
ling the trnth to its friends and about
lis friends whenever occasion arises
for plain speaking.
These are the principles upon which
! TIE 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 i'm
possible to eXaggerate the importance
of the political events which it has in
store, or the necessity OF reSolute Wig
lance on the part of every citizen who
desires to preserve the Government
that the founders gave us. The de
bates and acts of Congress, the utter
ances ofthe press, the exciting contest
OF the Republican and Democratic
parties, now nearly equal in strength
throughout the country, the varying
drifts of public sentiment, will all bear
directly effectively upon the twenty
fourth Presidential election, to be held
in November. Four years ago next
November the will of the nation, as
expressed at the polls, was thwarted
by an ahominable conspiracy, the pro
moters and beneficaries of which still
hold the offices they stole. Will the
crime of 1876 be repeated in 1880? The
past decade of years opened with a cor.
, rupt, eXtravagant and insolent Adj
D ministration intrenched at Washing.
ton. THE Sun did som thing toward
! dislodging the gang, and breaking it
l power. The same men are now intri
guing to restore their leader and them
: selves to place from which they were
driven by the indignation of the peo
, pie. Will they succeed? The coming
year will bring the answer to thes,
U mOmentous questions. THE Sun viii
), he on hand to chronicle the facts a
, they are developed, and to eXhibi
= them clearly and fearlessly i'm thei
relations to eXpediency and right.
Thus with habit of philosophiC
. good humOr in looking at the mino
affairs of life, and in CRATE things
steadfast purpose to maintain tn
rights of the people and the principle
:. of the Constitution against all aggres
sdrs, THE SUN is prepared to write
truthful, instructive, and at the sam
, time entertaining history of 1880.
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