Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-31

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he most brilliant journalists of the country gath
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With the interests Of each. It's chief aim will be to
promote the business interests Of Baltimore, Mary
and and the South. and it viii endeavor to
'ud up those interests in practical. common sense
vay In politics it will be influenced by no party con-
ideraons whatever. Its editor will advocate what he
believes to be right and will oppose with all the re-
ources at his command, everything which seems to
m to be anagonistc to the welfare of the people, He
will be unsparing in his treatment of the political
upton which exists present in the city of Baltimore
nd State of Maryland, and he hopes that THE TINES
become effective instrument for the de1verance
# the public from the thraldom of the political ring
he Offices Of the Commonwealth He believes that there
great work for THE TIMES to do in the community
or which it is published and he win be governed in
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Ie desires to manufactures established
a solid basis in Maryland the commerce of the port
# Baltimore whitening the seas; our odious
Inspection laws absolutely repealed the creation of ire
eemabe ground rents forever prohibited; an honest
estraion law enacted the law of distrant repealed
he Maryland and Delaware ship canal become thing
fact instead of the baseless fabric Of ream our
choos multiplied and present defective system of
ducation reformed the limits of the municipality ex-
ended-as they long ago would have been but for cor
upt political combinations the great cotton interests of
he South centered at Baltimore; the path Of Western
rade once more trodden by our merchants as in the
rought within hailing distance Of Baltmore-as it
Vin be whenever . railroad bisecting the
'cninsula is built with Baltimore capital;
he State represented by men Of ability and
in the Senate and House Of Representatives.
he magnificent Gunpowder water supply of the city of
put to practical through the aboshment
# water rents, and the utilization Of the water as
motive power in place Of steamin word the develop
nent Of all our latent energies and resources. THE
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Ibuse. 1t will enforce its position with facts and argu-
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support. The time has come, in the opinion Of it's
'ditr when great Southern newspaper is needed by
he South That magnificent country which lies at our
door developing with rapidity that none appre
cae save those who have traversed its fertile territory
The old political issues that kept it in constant state
Of ferment no longer vex it. The past has been forgot
ten is to the future that the brains the enterprise
and the manhood Of the South are looking
and nothing win contribute much to the advancement
Of the substantial prosperity Of that section the eleya-
lion Of labor the spread Of education and the refoma
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and forth the interests of the Southern
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Weekly It has come to stsy and its editor hopes that
it win not fail Of its purpose.
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