Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-06
The Springfield Republican
FOR 1888.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


THE REPUBLICAN, will continue its illustrations for the
benefit Of mankind in general and the New England public
in particular during the coming year in the liberal
spirit and with the same high purposes that have marked
It's in the past In respects expects TO
Its constituency more acceptaby than ever before.
The political developments OF the past year abun
dainty justified The REPUBLICANS recent attitude toward
public affairs, state and national The men whom 1t has
denounced and the that 1t has opposed have
directly indirectly brought defeat upon the republican
party and carried the democrats into power because
the country has special confidence in the latter but because
1t Is Disguised with republican rule.
In this situation Of affairs The REPUBLICAN, finds
for great rejoicing mixed II Is true with regret that
in Massachusetts the independent voter has tempered
HIS zeal with broader intelligence and finer discrimination
out Of this revolt there will surely healthier cond
ton Of the body polite and wiser, honest admins
traon OF public interests We the achievement
Of reform in the civil service taxation administra
ton through the sweeping political change. Whether these
reforms to be finally and fully attained through
parties or by the awakening and publication of the old
CARNATIONS ia not essential That they realized In
some way for the safety and welfare of the republic the
vital fact In laborng to bring them about The Republican
Is and will be wholly Independent Of parties and fac
tons recognizing and using instruments, but bound to
Apart from its discussions political ques tons which
are the nrst interest Of society Tue REPUBLICAN
perform the great dutes OF the modern newspaper with
energy, discretion and fahtuness It gathers the daily
Of the world and particularly of la field, with
alerness and enterprise, sits ntellgenty and presents
TO Its readers all that ia worthy in compact interesting
form. It inerpres the term in Its broadest
including thought and theory well fact, and
inform It's readers Of the worlds MORALS re-
gon science and literature equally with material matters
The larger space reserved for reading matter in The
SUNDAY REPUBLICAN makes II possible present In that
edition unusually rich collection stories, religious
ectons and discussions special articles special depart
ments poetry and literary peculiar interest and
value the chosen day OF This edition will be
by the earliest mails to any part OF the country, and is dis
tibuted the morning Of publication by regular and
special trains and special expresses through Western
Massachusetts,, Southern Vermont and New Hampshire,
Northern and Central Connecticut
The WEEKLY REPUBLICAN furnishes in convenient form
the best OF the other two editions alike OF news
and special matter not loosely thrown together but
fully selected, worked and condensed. 1t has the
name Of being about the best weekly review Of American
life that Is printed II commends itself especially the
farmer and his family. the active in business pro-
fessonal life, to New Engandes away home and
all Others who desire follow negently the progress
affairs In this country
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1918 Springfield, Mass.