Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-26
Tho s.ReD ubIIcans" Success.

ma kes itself worthy of the support OF
she people by attending to its own le-
ultimate sphere of business, and gives
the local news. After all, local news
IL what the people want in preference
to any other kind Of news. Should the
half of New York or great part OF
Philadelphia burn down, 1t would not
Interest the home readers as much as a
SIN all accident, the death of some lead
ing citizen or q runaway in the markets
mt home would. OF course it requires
general news, and the latest that can
DO got mixed In with the home locals
% make a real newspaper, and this is
what the REPUBLICAN has always tried
to give. 1t has always been distinct
lively Republican, but not factional. 1t
has been one of its ohiefest aims to steer
clear of factional fights and to add
nothing to causes which tend to dis
rupt the party it advocates. Excited
political communications have been de.
clined because they do no good, but
rather stir M strife and weaken the
purity. Though we are known as Re
publi6GBS and % general thing vigor.
Ous1y oppose the general principles Of
Democracy we have always been ready
% defend the actions of consistent
Democrats, who act more for the good
OF the community than for the good of
abe party.
We have always sympathized with
the struggling masses as against power
full and rich corporations, unless they
were clearly in the wrong, when we
never hesitsted to condemn them. No
needed reform has been advocated that
has not found in the REPUBLICAN an
earnest advocate. The latest reform
which is about to be crowned with sue
cess, is the driving of dishonest buck.
sters out of the city markets, who have
been cheating poor people out of their
earnings by using diminutive measures
far Oelow the standard called for. Such
things must tell in favor of u local pa
Per, and there is no use in jealous riv-
ais trying to lessen its influence by IN
just, scurrilOus and outrageous personal
attacks on the publishers and editors.
The war was commenced against us |
before we published a daily and it has
been kept up unremittingly ever since,
but with every attack it has increased
dtS circulation and become stronger.
The principal in thes Q attacks has been
the Every Evening, even when it was
. little penny hand bill and made all
the money it ever did make. In 1877,
this last paper in its weeninE ambition
TO become great, scooped up the Daily
Go numerical, giving for it promises to
pay obligations which it is said are not
yet redeemed. 1t was enlarged to a
tWO cent daily and started out with a
Boosted circulation of from 5000 to 1000.
Both the REPUBLICAN and the Gazette
were considered too insignificant at
that time for notice by the great COM
binatiOn that was intended to rival the
Herald, Times and Tribune.
How this great monopoly crushed out
the REPUBLICAN is we'll known to most
Df the reading public Of Wilmington.
Tine circulation of the REPUBLICAN
was admittedly small at that time, but
it was at that same time that it begun
to feel the impulse of new life. Sub
scriptions began to roll in by the hun.
dreds. The old Porter press that had
served 80 long and faithfully was in.
adequate to perform the work required
by the great increase. At the same time
the combination monopoly called the
EVERY Evening, decreased it's circula-
ZION. Its editor gloried in the big sala.
~ paid by grooming stock holders. A
regular system of abuse was in ugu.
rated by the monopoly to break down
the little paper it had before despised.
Hts editors were traduced and slandered
systematically. Misrepresentation were
made to business men to induce them
not to advertise. and falsehoods, the
most glaring, went forth with every is
sue. The would be monopoly found it
self face to face with q more than sue
Dessful rival, and it fairly screamed
with rage as 1t resorted to many unsuc.
9eBSfnl expedients to circumvent lis
prosperity aud influence. IL fell back
% penny paper without diminishing
its size. 1t published . morning penny
nattiun. 1t changed its headline. 1t
@sw from one dilemma to another, but
NIL to NO purpose. The REPUBLICAN
Kept on in the even tepor of its way.
paid its bills, published the news and
ahc people seconded its efforts. From
1900 1t lesped up to $500 in circulation.
The old press was discarded and q
asw Campbell press put in. The circu.
1atiOn mounted up to $500. The Camp.
BALL press was found also to be made.
4uate and double cylinder press was
purchased, which is capable of running
pdf from fifty to sixty papers a minute.
Tho REPUBLICAN, in the mean time had |
beon enlarged and its circulation
had run mp to 5000 and upwards, where
St has been for two years past. where 1t