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

PROSPECTUS.
THE TIMES will be . thoroughly independent news
paper 1t will give all the news in the most compact
and interesting form, and it viii furnish daily epitome
of important events in all parts of the globe. Bureaus
have been established in New York. Philadelphia,
Wilmington. Washington and Richmond, 80 that the
news of all the territory contiguous to Baltimore can
be gathered by its correspondents and telegraphed
promptly its special wires Its staff includes
some of the most brilliant Journalists of the country
gathered from various sections and fully conyersant
promote the business interests of Baltimore, Mary
land and the South. and it will endeavor to build
up those interests in q practical. common-sens
way. In politics it will be Influenced by no party con
sderaons whatever Its editor will advocate what he
believes to be right and viii oppose. with all the re-
sources at his command, everything which seems to
him to be antagonisic to the welfare of the people, He
will be unsparing in his treatment of the political cor
rupton which exists at present in the city of Baltimore
and State of Maryland and he hopes that THE Times
may become effective instrumen. for the deverance
of the public from the thraldom of the political ring
which at this moment controls the legislation and d
vides the Offices of the Commonwealth. He believes
that there great work for The TIMES to do in the
for which it is published and he will be gov
erned in its conduct by nothing but the purest
motives. He desires to see manufactures established
on solid bssis Maryland the commerce of the port
of Baltimore more whitening the seas; odious
inspection laws absolutely repealed the creation Of ir-
law enacted the law of dstrant repealed
the Maryland and Delaware ship canal become thing
Of fact instead Of the baseless fabric of dream;
our schools multiplied and present defective system
Of education reformed the limits Of the municipality
they long ago would have been but for
corrupt political combinations the great cotton interests
the South centered at Batmore the path of Western
trade once more trodden by our merchants as in the
days Of the Conestoea wagon; the Eastern Shore
brought within hailing distance of Baltimore rs
it will be whenever . railroad bisecting the
peninsula Is built with Baltimore capital |;
the State represented by men OF ability and
character in the Senate and house Of Representatives.
the magnificent Gunpowder water supply Of the city Of
Baltimore put practical use through the adjustment
of water rents and the utilization Of the water % mo-
tive power in place Of seamin aword thedeveaopment
Of all our latent energies and resources THE TlxEs
in it's advocacy Of public measures or its denuncson
Of public men, win never descend to low abuse II
trust to the power Of reason to win popular support
The time has come In the opinion OF its editor when
great Southern newspaper 10 needed by the South.
That magnificent country which lies At door is de-
veloping with rapidity that appreciate save
those who have trsyersed it's fertile territory. The old
political issues that kept it in . constant state OF
ferment longer it. The past has been forgoten
it is to the future that the brains the enterprise
and the manhood Of the South are looking and nothns
viii contribute 70 much to the advancement Of the SUBJ
stanal prosperity of that section heeaeyaton Of labor
the spread Of education and the reformation Of polit
cal evils newspaper which shall fairly represent and
set forth the interests of the Southern people, Bu
TIE TnEs win not be in any sense q sectional paper
The proximity Of the capital and the experience Of ii
large staff OF Washington correspondents win enable
to report with great detail and absolute accuracy tn
course Of national legislation the policy Of the admin
istratiou, and the attitude Of public men toward publ
measures Its readers may rely upon the correctneesc
the information which 1t pubshea even when they ar
disposed to dissent from its opinions.
THE Tnns win be published Daily. Sunday. an
Weekly. Ithas come to stay. and its editor hopes tn,
Il Win not tail oe - puzposs.