American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
THE SUN FOR 1880.

now pretty we'll understood by
everybody. From January l until .
December 81 will be conducted as Il
written in the English
language, and printed for the peo~
pie.
AS a newspaper. The Sun be-
lieves in getting all the news of the
world promptly, and presenting it
in the most intelligible shape-the
shape that will enable it's readers to
keep well abreast of the age with
the least unprOductive expenditure
of time. The greatest interest to
the greatest number-that is the
law controlling its daily makeup.
1t now has Il circulation very much
larger than that of any other
American newspaper, and enjoys
an income which it is ut all times
prepared 10 spend literally for the
benefit of it's readers. People of
all conditions of life and all ways
of thinking buy and read The Sun:
and they all derive satisfaction of
some sort from IFS columns, for they
keep Oh buying and reading it.
In its comments on men and af>
fairs, The Sun believes that the
only guide of policy should be com
mon sense, inspired by genuine
American principles and hacked by
honesty of purpose. For this reason
it is, and will continue to be, ALSO
lutely independent of party, class
clique, organization, or interest.
1t is for all, but If none. 1t will con
tinue to praise What is good and
reprobate what's evil, taking care
that it's language is to the point and
plain, beyond tie possibility of be-
ing misunderstood. 1t is uninfiu-
enced by motiws that do not ap-
pear on the surface it has no Opin-
ions to sell, save those which may
be had 10y any purchaser with two
cents. 1t hates injustice and ras>
cality even more than it hates un>
necessary words. 1t abhors frauds,
pities fools. and drplOres nincom-
poops of everyspecles. 1t will con,
linue Throughout the year 1880 to
clIastisc the fist class, instruct the
second, and discOuntenance the
third. All honest men, with hon
est convictions, whether sound or
mistaken, are its friends. And The
Sun makes nobones OF telling the
truth to it's fiends and about its
friends whenerer occasion arises for
plain speaking.
These are the principles upon
which The Sun will be conducted
during the year to come.
The year 1880 will he one in
which no patriotic American can
afford to clos his eyes to public
affairs. 1t IS impossible to exag>
gerate the Importance of the pOliti
cal events whch it has III store, or
the necessity of resOlute vigilance
on the part OF every citizen who
desires to preserve the Governmet
that the founders gave us. The
debates and acts of CongI ess, the
utterance ofthe press. the exciting
contests of the Republican and
Democratic parties, NOW nearly equal
in strength throughout the country,
the varyingtIitt Of public senti>
ment, will oil bear directly and tf~
fcctively 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 aboninable conspiracy, the
promoters and beneficiarics of which
still hold the Office they stole. Will
the crime of 1876 be repeated in
lSSOa The past decade OF years
opened with corrupt. extravagant,
and insOlent Administration in
trenched at Washington. The Sun
did something toward dislOdging
the gang and breaking it's power.
The same men are now intriguing to
restore their leader and themselves
to places from which they were
tdriven by the indignation of the
people. Will they succeed ? The
coming year will bring the answers
to these nOmentOus questions. The
Sun will be on hand to chronicle the
facts as they are developed. and to
exhibit them clearly and fearlessly
in their relaIiOns to expediency and
right.
Thus with a habit of phi'osophi-
cal good humOr in looking at the
minor affairs OF life, and in great
thingsa steadfast purpose TO main"
tain the rights of the people aud
principles of the constitution against
all aggressors, The Sun is prepared
to wife a truthful, instructive, and
at the same time entertaining his
tory of 1880.
| Our rates of subscription remain
unchanged. For the Daily Sun. a
foui-page sheet of twenty -eight
columns. the price by mail. post
paid, is 30 cents Il month, or SO 30
a year or, including the Sunday
paper, an eisht>page sheet Of fifty
six columns, the price is 90 cents
month, or $40 a year, postage
paid.
The Sunday edition of The Sun
isalso furnished separately at S1.2O
syear, postage paid.
The price of the Weekly Sun
eight pages. fifty six columns, is
81 IL year, postage paid. For clubs
of ten sending $40 we will send an
extra copy free.
AddraS, w ENGLAND