Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-02-17
THE
GLOBE DEMOCRAT
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fAOSkECIUS

In issuing its prospectus for 1881,
promise for the future that is not ca
sonably sure of fulfillment, judging
from its history in the past. In the
Presldetial contest just closed it was
recognized as the leading champion
of the Republican cause in the West,
advocating the men and the principals
of the great party of freedom and ma
tionality, and always the exponent
Of It's advanced thought. We shall
continue that course unfalteringly l n
the future, so long as the Republican
party remains true to the mission on
which it set forth twenty years ago.
The elction of james A. Garfield
and Chester A. Arthur as President
and vice President of the United
States, by an unqnestioned majority
of the Electoral votes, eur peace
and prosperity to the country for
four years. We believe the new Adj
ministration will soon gain, and will
steadily hold, the confidence, not only
of the Republican party, but Of the
nation, by its wisdom and integrity,
as well as by its loyalty to the princi-
lpes of the organization which placed
it in power. The Globe-Democrat
firmly hopes to be able to give to
President Garfield a c3rdia and earn
est support. 1t believes that he will
do the right as he sees it, and that he
will bring to the discharge of his
Presidential duties a clear head, an
honest heart and a determination to
serve his country to the best of his
ability. Certain it is that no man ev-
er enterd the White House better fit
ted than he by nature, education and
experience to furnish all that we ex-
pect from a good President.
The Republican party is now more
thronghly united and harmonious
than it has been in many years. There
are no rival wings to it and no oppos-
ing factions in it. The campaign
that has just closed welded it together
in a solid mass against the common
foe, and there are now nc signs OF
possible division. We believe this
unity and harmony will continue
throughout Gen. Garfield's Admins
tration, and will result in a long-con-
tinued lease of power to it. Ihe
Democratic party is broken and de-
Observation-Disclosures under the best
candidate it has had in twenty years
and not likely ever again to present
the unbroken front which the hepub-
iican party had to meet on the I'd of
November, 1880.
While national rather than local III
its conduct and purpose. the Globe
Democrat will devote specil attention
to the subject of immigration, doing
its best to invite the thrifty farmers
and mechanics OF the East and OF ru-
rope to settle on the fertile lands OF
the Southwest. and especilly Of the
State OF Missouri. This sub ect has
engaged our attention in the past,
and now that there are four years
ahead of us free from tue turmoil and
excitement of a national political con-
test, we shall be enabled to give it adj
ditional thought and energy. There
is room in the territory tributary to
the great City of St. Louis for mil
lions OF new inhabitants. and there is
land enough now untitled to feed the
world # cultivated TO its capacity. To
invite those in pursuit of home in the
West to the fact capable of being
shown on this subject shall be one ofthe
special AIMS and features of the Globe
Democrat.
In it's commercial reports the
Globe-Democrat has always been I'M
riyalIed among its contemporaries. In
this depart nlent We shall alw.ys
keep pace with the growing demands
of st. Louis and the West in all that
is to be expected from a great news
paper published in the metropolis OF
! the Mississippi Valley.
We shall aim, in addition to a
weekly record of current events, to
present our readers with a newspaper
! for the Farm, the Family and the
Fireside. Special attention will be
! given to these several departments.
which have been conspicuous fea-
lures of the Globe-Democrat i'll the
past.
No newspaper, East or West is
better equipped than the Globe
Democrat for the collection and pub
lication of news from all parts of the
world. Our list Of special cores
! pondents covers all the news centres
in this country and IN Europe, and
they are all instructed to spare no
labor or expense in procuring the
latest and most reliable information,
and transmitting it promptly by tel
egraph. Our weekly readers viii, get
the full benefit of this service in Sc
lectioRs from the most important, of
the dispatches sent to the Daily
Globe-Democrat.