Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-02-23
1882. 1882.
PROSPECTUS
The GlObe.DemOcrat.

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In its prospectus for lss! the GLOBE DEMOCRAT
announced with pride and satisfaction the cleo
ton of Gen. Garfield and the belief that his adj
ministration would be so wisely counseled and
SO well conducted that 1t would give n new loass
of 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 gifted man who, while We wrote y
year age. stood on the threshold of the Presi-
DENTAL Office, in the prime and vigor of man.
hood. with a future full OF honorable promise to
himself and his country. The high trust which
the people had reposed in HIM was dropped by
the palsied hand of death when but a small part
of the great work upon which he had entered
had been accomplished. But to quote his own
memorable words when the saddest OF all Amer
lean tragedies was enacted, nearly seventeen
years ago, "God regns, and the Government at
Washington still ives
The mantle which was oted TO James A. Gar
field by the people falls upon Chester \. Arthur
under the Constitution OF the United States and
there Is every reason to believe that he Will
wOrthily wear it. lie was almost the unani-
NOUS choice of the Chicago Convention Tor Vice
President, and his name and efforts contributed
perhaps more than anything else TO the success
OF the Republican ticket IN the State of New
YORK. He is a man Of broad views. fully in
formed on all public questions, and he enters
upon the duties of his Office determined 10 dis
charge them honestly ami cOnscientiously The
GLoBE-DEMoCRAT pledges him its cordial sup
port IN every good word and work for the couI-
try and for the Republican party. We hope and
beile'e that under his prudent and skiliul lead
ershlp the evil spirit of faction Will disappear
from the ranks OF the party, and that unity and
harmony viii prevail an all its cOuns,Is This
end once secured, there can be no doubt of ~
lure success. y large majority oil the people of
tins country are Republicans IN sentiment and
sympathy, ana nothing but internal discord can
nperll our triumph at the polls while the choice
l. between Republicanisn and Democracy.
The g. oBE-DEMocRAT has no new declaration
oil principles to announce. II fairly ask
Judgment as TO the future from the record of the
past IL stands firmly by the platform of the
party on all national questions; believes in the
equal rights of all nen IN law and politics: q
sound currency with an honest silver dollar for
part of 1t; u well-regulated tariff, giving pro-
lection without encouraging monopoly and y
system oil popular education, so liberal that ig-
norance and illl;eracy shall be inexcusable
These are the main questions upon which the
two great parties are nov divided-the Ue,no
crats oppose and the Republicans affirm as to
each OF the propositions We have named
While fully approaching the magnitude ofna
tonal issues, the GLoBE-DEMOcRAT will not be
unmindful OF the Importance of questions which
affect the West, and especially the state of Mis-
sour Among these Is immigration. We shall
do all We possibly can TO encourage Europeaus
seeking home on this side of the Atlantic 10 in
yesiigate the claims of This great State-Its fpe
climate. Its fertile soil and its great mineral re-
sources. Everything good here except poIit-
real domination. bourbon Democracy l. The
Toe OF Immigration IN Missouri, as ii ALWAYS has
been IN Kent cky and in other States 4 Re
publican victory IN the State would do more to
encourage the best class OF immi grants TO come
within our borders than can be ACCOMPLISHED IN
any DINER way. or through any other agency
Inc leaNen is working, and We have faith in its
success within lew years In the meantime
We shall not forget that while Republicanism is
help TO immigration, immigration is also n
help TO Republicansm. The thrifty farmers OF
the Eastern States who move West in pursuit Of
more land 10 meet the necessities of a growing
family are not Bourbon Democrats; and the IN
dustitous foreigners who come here for homes
ana helds Will soon learn TO choose rightly be-
tween the two parties.
AS newspaper the Globe Democrat will hold
he lre-eninence which ii has already gained
u VIII present in all its editions full and faith
iul record OF current events. Its facilities are
uhriValed. No other newspaper East or West
mas a larger corps of active and intelligent cor
respondents in all sections of the country and
the word We spare neither energy nor ex-
pense IN The collection of news, as our column.
from day to day abundantly show.
Our weekly issue is made up from the most
valuable OF the contents of seven daily I.sues
carefully selected and edited with "A view h,
completeness and timeliness II has ms snecial
features, the fullest and best market renorf.
from all the business centers of the world: ne
choicest OF current literature for the family and
hreside, and well-edited Agricultural D.part-
ment oil great value to the farmer