The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-14
THE SUN FOR 1880.


THE Sun will deal with the events Of the
year 1850 in its own fashion, now pretty well
uhuerstOod by everybody From January l
untll December 81 it will be conducted as n
n'eMmspaper n',m pp written in the English language
ana printed for the whole people.
as newspaper, TIE Sun believes I'm get
uIg oil the news of the world promptly, and
presenting It in the most intelllgihle shape
the shape that will enable its readers to keen
well abreast of the age with the least unpro
duotive expenditure Of time. The greatest
interest to the greatest number-that is the
law controlling its daily makeup. II now
has circulation very much larger than that
OIL any other American newspaper, and enjoys
an income which 1t is at all times prepared to
spend literally for the benefit fits 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 its
columns, Tor they Keep on buying and read
ing It.
In its comments on men and affairs, THE
sun believes that the only guide of policy
should be eomman sense inspired by genuine
American principles and backed by honesty
of purpose. For this reason 1t is, and will con.
tinue to he absolutely Independent of party,
class, clique, organization, or interest. II is
for all, but ofnone. 1t will continue to praise
what is good and reprobate what is evil TAX
ing care that its language is to the point and
plain beyond the possibility of being misun.
derstood. 1t is uninlluenced by motives that
do not appear on the surface; 1t has no opin.
any purchaser with two cents. IL hates In.
Justice and rascality even more than II hates
unnecessary words II abhors frauds, pities
Tools, and nincompOOps Of every species. Ii
VIII continue throughout the year 1850 Ia
chastlso the FIRST class instruct the second, and
discountenance the third. All honest men.
with honest convictions, whether sound OF
mistaken, are Its friends. And The Sun
makes no bones of telling the truth to IL.
friends and about its friends whenever occa-
sion arises for plain speaking.
Ihese are the principles upon which THI
SUN Will be conducted during the year tC
come.
The year 1880 will be one in which no patrl
otic American can afford to close his eyes {,
public affairs Ii is impossible to exaggeratt
the Importance of the political events whicl
IL has in store, or the necessity of resolute Wig
lance on the part of every citizen who desires
to preserve the Government that the founder.
gave us. The debates and acts of Congress
the utterances of the press, the exciting con
tests of the Republican and Democratic par
ties, now nearly equal in strength throughOu
the country, the varying drift of public seut
ment, Will all bear directly and effectively upor
the twenty-tOurth Presidential election, to bC
held In November. -Four years ago next No
VemOer, the VIII OF the nation, as expressed at
the polls, was thwarted by an abOminable con
spiracy, the promoters and beneticiaries q
which still hold the offices they stole. vii
the crime of 1875 be repeated in 1850? The
past decade OF years opened with n corrupt
extravagant, and nsolent Administration in
trenched at Washington. THE sun did some
thing toward dislOdgng the gang and break
ing it's power. The same men are now in
trguing to restore their leader and them
selves to places from which they were driver
by the Indignation of the people. VIII They
succeed? The coming year will bring tht
answers TO these mOmentOus questions. Tn
SUN will be on hand to chronicle the facts n.
they are developed, and to exhibit them clear
ly and fearlessly in their relations to expedi
ency and right
Thus, with q habit of philosophical good
humOr in looking at the minor affairs of life
and in great things a steadiast purpose tC
maintain the rights of the people and the
principles of the Constitution against all az.
gressOrs, The SUN is prepared to write 4
truthful, instructive, and entertaining history
of 1880.
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