Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-12-15
PROSPECTUS
OF
The GIObe-DemOCTat
1882 1882

In its prospeotusfor 1881 the Globe. Democrat an.
nounced with pride and satisfaction the election
ofGen. Garfield and the belief that his admins.
traion would be so wisely coHnscled and so well
conducted that 1t would give new lease ofpow-
er TO the party under which the nation had
grown free, strong and prosperous, The vile
hand OF nm assassin has since stricken down the
good and gifIed man who, while we wrote year
ago, stood on tbs threshold OF the Presidential
ONCE, in he.prlme and vigor of manhood, with
a future fall of fhsnoTable promise to himself and
country. The high trust which the people had
reposed in him was dropped by the balsied hand
| ofdesth when but small part OF the great work
upon which he had entered had been accomplish.
ed. Bat TO quote his own memorable words
| when the saddest OF all American tragedies was
| enacted, nearly seventeen years ago, "God
reigns, and the government at Washington still
| lives"
The mantle which was voted to James A. Gar
| field by the people falls upon Chester A. Arthur
under the Constitution oil the United States and
there is every reason to beieYe that he will wor
| thily wear H. He was almost the unanimous
choice OF the Chicago Convention for Nice,Pres
ident, and his name and efforts contributed per~
| haps more than anything else to the success OF
the Republican ticket In the State oil New York
Ho iB a man oil broad views, fully informed on
| all public questions. and he cutters upon the dn.
ties OF his Office determined 10 discharge them
honestly and consCioutiOusly. The Globe-Dem.
| ocrat pledges him iti cordial support in every
| good W0rd and work for the country ana the Re
publican party, We hope and believe that nn,
der his prudent and skilIful leI dcrship the eyi
spirit Of faction will disappear from the rank
of the party, and that unity and harmony will
prevail in all its cOuhsos. This end once sccur
| ed there can be no lOnbt OF future success. 4
large majority of the people 0ftnis country arr
| Republicans In sentiment and sympathy, ant
| noihng but internal dsCord can ia peril on
triumph at the polls while the choice is betwCel
| Republicanism and Democracy.
| The GlOb e-DemOCrat has NO new declaration
of principles to announce. 1t can fairly ss
: Judgment as to the future from the record OF th
past. II stands firmly by the platform oil III
| party on all national questions; believes in ID
| equal lights fan mes in law and politics;
cl BOHnd currency with an honest silver dollar 10
part oft, well.reguaed tariG, giving pre-
lection without encouraging monopoly, and
I system Unpopular education 50 liberal that isnO
rance and illitcracy shall be inexcusable 1hes
ara the main questions upon which the two glea
parties are row divided the Democrats oppOs
: and the Republicans affirm rs 10 each Ul III
proposition. we have named.
While fully appreciating the magnitude oIna
0 tiUn2l issues, the Globe Democrat will not
= | unmndful OF the importance of questions whic
T affect the West, and especially the State vi Mi
I | souri, Among these IL immigration We shu
do all we possibly can to encourage LurOpeaI
U seeking home on this side of the Atlantic I
n investigate the claims OF this great state it
fine climate, its fertile soil, aud IL, great miner
l resources EVERYTHING Is gOO1 here except po
n litlcal domination Bourbon Democracy is Il
u Zoe Of Immigration In Missouri, MS 1t always hi
a been IN Kentucky and IN other States. A Rcpul
E lican victory in the State would Ito more TO
! courage the best class Of immigrants 10 co II
n within our borders than can be accomplished
any other way, or through any other ngenc
I The leaven is working, anu We have faith in
), success within few years. IN the meantn
u we shall not forget thar while Repubicanism
@ II help to immigration, mmigraliUnism Ia also
help to Repubhca nism. The thrifty farmers
" the Eastern States who move west in pursuit
q more land to meet the necessities Ofa grow
family are not Bourbon DcmOcIa's; and the
o dustrious foreigner who come here iOr hon
md fields will soon learn tO choose right b
tween the two parties.
= As newspaper the GlObc-D Democrat will hO
the pre-eminence which 1t has already game,
1t will present in all its editions full and iat
tul record Of current events. It, facilities a
unriyalled. No other newspaper east or we
has a larger corps OF OF active and intellge
correspondents In all sections Olthe country Al
the world. We spare neither energy nor C
pensr in the collection OF news, a our COlnm
IRON day to day abundantly show.
VI our weekly issue is made up from the IN
l valuable of the contents of seven daily issu
! carefully selected and edited with view
completeness and tmelincss. II has, as spec
features, the fullest and bes. market repjl
from all the business Cenlers OF the world;
choicest OF current literature for the filni y a
flTeside. and well edited agricultural depa
nm nj n sFaat yulun tn thp far