Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-12-24
1881
1851. 1881
THE
GlObe-DenoCrat
PROSPECTUS.
PROSPECTUS.

| In issuing its prospectus for ISL, the Glol,o
Democrat can make no promise for the future
that is not reasonably sure Of fUlfimen,
Judging from it, history in the past. In the
Presidential contest just closed II was recoe.
nizcd as the leading champion Of the repubii.
can cause in the west. advocating the men
and the principles Of the great party Of free.
dom and Nationality, and always the expo.
nent of its advanced thought. We shall con.
tinue that course unfbl.eringly in the future
so long IS tie republican party remains true
| to the mission on which it set forth twenty
| years ago.
The election Of James \ Garfield and Chez
ter \. Arthur a. President and vee-Presidrnt
| Of the United States, by ungucstioned INA.
| jority Of the eotoral votes. secures peze.
and prosperity to the country for four wear,
| We believe the new administration will soon
gain and will steadily hold the confidence. no,
Only Of the republican party but Of the nation
by it, wisdom and integrity. as well a. by il.
loyalty TO the principles Of the organization
lIich placed it in power The Globe Demo.
crat firmly hopes to be APPLE to give Presiden.
Garfield cordial and earnest support IL be-
lieves he will do the right IA he sees il, and
that he will bring to- the discharge Of hi. pre-.
idential duties clear head, and honest heart
and determination to serve his country 10
the best of his ability. Certain it is thai no
man ever entered the white house better fit
ted than lie by nature. education and expert.
cnce to furnish all that We expect from q good
president.
The republican party is now more thorou.
.hly united aud harmonious than it has been
in many years. There are no rival wings TO
it, and no opposing factions in il. The cam
paiyn that has just closed welded it together
in solid mass against the common foe and
there are now no signs:: Of possible division
We believe this unity and harmony will con.
tinue throughout General Gartield's Admini--
tration, and will result in long continual
lease of power to it. Tie democratic partyi /.
broken and dcmoraliZed-defeated under The
best candidate it has had in twenty wears
and not likely ever a.siin 10 present the un-
broken front which the republican party hid
to meet OH the second of November 1880.
While national rather than local in is con.
duet and purpose. the Globe Democrat vii
devote special attention 10 the subject Of i'm
migration. doing is best TO invite the thrifty
farmers in mechanic Of Ike east ard Of En-
rope to settle on hc fertile lands OF the sou;i.
west -and especially of the STATE of Missouri.
Thi, subject engaged our atten,i ~ in the past
and now that there are four years ahead Of
u free from the turmoil and excitement Of 4,
national political contest. we shall be enabled
to give il additional thou slIt and energy
There i, room in the territory tributary To the
gTcai city Of st. Louis for millions pf new in.
habitanis and there i land enough now UNI
"a
pacity. To invite those in pursuit of homes
i'll the west 10 the facts capable OF being
shown on this subject shall be one % the
special aims and features Of the Glohe-Dc mo
crat.
No paper east or west, i better cquipnrd
than The Globe Demociat for The collection
and publication Of news from all part o: the
world, Our list of special respondent, Gov
err nj. the news ceuters in This country and in
Europe, and they are instructed to spare no
labor or expense i'll procuring the latest and
and most reliable information, and transmit
in il promptly by telegraph. Our special IT,,
cgraph service has been greatly increased and
improved in the past year until it ranks amorg
the most liberal in the West and it is our in
tention 10 continue in this direction, ayailin.
ourselves of every opportunity to improve
this journal a. an impartial record OF current
events the world over. Our Weekly reader,
will get the full benefit Of this service in Sc
cctlons from the most important of the dis
patches sent TO the daily Globe Democrat.
In lis commercial report- the Globe Demo-
rat has always been unrivaled among its CO.
No journal in the west paysso
much attention 10 fullnesS and accuracy in
giving faithful reflex of the markets from
lay to day and from week to week. ln-ihs
department. we shall also keep pace with the
growing demands Of st. Loui, and the west in
I'll that is to he expected from II great news
,aper. published in the commercial mrtropo-
is of the Mississippi valley.
We shall aim III addition to weekly rec
'rd ofcurrent events. TO present our readers
With Il newspaper for the farm. and Family,
nd the Fircside. Special attention will 10
.iven to these several departments. which
AVE been conspicuous features of the Globe
Democrat in the past