Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-12-22
1882. 1889.
PROSPECTUS
The GlObe-D Democrat.

Il A1O WAVUODOM1V q De
In its prospectus for 1881 The GLesE-DEsocs.r
announced with pride and satisfaction III. else-
ton Of Gen. Garfield and the belief that his al
ministration would be so wisely counssled and
so we'll conducted tina: it would give . new ioase
C. power to the party under which the nation
had grown free. strong and prosperous. The
vile hand OF an assassin has since stricken down
the good and gif,ed man who, while We wrote
year ago. stood on the threshold Of the Pre.i-
DENTAL ONCE, in the prime and vigor OF man.
hood. with future full Of honorable promise te
himself and his country. The high trust which
the people had reposed in him Was dropped By
the palsied hand OF death when but . small part
Of the great work upon which he had entered
had been accomplished But to quote his own
memorable words when the ssddesf OF all Amer
years ago, ".God rsigns, and the Government al
Washington still ives"
The mantle which was voted to james A. Gar
field by the people falls upon Chester A. Arthur
andrr the Constitution OF the United States, snI
there 10 every reason TO believe that he viii
wortbily wear it. He was almost the unsnl-
NOUS choice Of the Chicago Convention tor Wee
perhaps more than any thing else to the sucerss
OF The republican ticket in the State OF New
York. He Is . man Of broad views. fully in
formed on all public questions, and he enters
charge them honestly and conscisntiousiy. The
pledg-s him its coriial sup
port IN every good word and work for the coun-
try and Tor the Republican party. We hope and
beiieve that under his prudent and skilful Ieasi-
ership the evil spirit Of faction will disappear
from the rsnks Of the party, and that unity and
: aIm"Dy Will prevail In all its rouDssi-. This
end once secured, there Can be no doubt OF ~
ture success. \ large majority OF he people Of
this country are Republicans IN sentiment and
> mpathy. and ncthiLg but internal Gisrord can
imperil our triumph Mt the polls while the choice
Is between Repubiicanism and Democracy
The G. oBE- DEMOCRAT has no new declarations
Of principles 10 announce. II can fairly ask
Judgment rs {" the future from the record OF the
past. t stands firmly by the platform of the
party on all national questions: believes in the
quail rights of all men in Law snd politics: q
sound currency with an honest silver dollar for
part OF iii n well-regulafed tariff. giving pro-
lection without encouraging monopoly, and .
y stem OF popular education, 80 liberal that L.
norance and ilii:eracy shall be in.xeusabis.
These are the main questions upon which the
Two great parties are nos diyided-th- Demo-
Gratis oppose and ;he Republicans affirm as To
zach OF the propositions We have named.
While fully approaching the magnitude Of ma
lonsi Issues. lhr GLOBE DEMOCRAT viii not be
inmindful OF the importance of questions which
'hrct the West, and especially the State of Mis-
.ouri Among these Is immigration. We shall
10 Al We possibly can 70 encourage Europeans
'eeking home on this side OF the Atlantic to IN
'estisate the claims Of this great stafe-I.s fine
climate, its fertile SOIL and lis great mineral re-
o1rces. Everything Is good here except polit-
cal domination bourbon Democracy 4 the
oe OF immigration In Missouri, as 10 always has
'een in Kent eky and In other States. A Re
publican victory IN the State would do more to
ncoursge the besf class OF immigranfs to come
within our borders than can be accomplished in
my other way. or through any other agency
The heaven 10 working, and We have faith In ifs
uecess within n lew years. In the meantime
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