St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-01
The Springfield Republican
FOR 1888.
Observation-Disclosures.


The REPUBLICAN will continue Its ministratious
for the benefit Of mankind in general and the New
England public in particular during the coming
year in the same liberal spirit and with the same
high purposes that have marked its course in the
past. In some respects il expects to serve its con
stituency more acceptably than ever before
The political developments of the past wear have
abundantly justified The REPUBLICANS recent at
utude toward public affairs state and national
The men whom it has denounced and the measures
that IT has opposed have directly or indirectly
brought defeat upon the republican party and car
NED the democrats into power, not because the
country has special confidence in the latter but
because it is Disguised with republican rule.
In this situation of affairs, THE REPUBLICAN
hnds cause for great rejoicing, mixed, il is true
with some regret that in Massachusetts, the voter
has not tempered his zeal with broader intelligence
and finer discrimination. Out of this revolt there
VIII surely grow healthier condition of the
body polite and wiser, more honest administra-
ton of public interests. We the achieve
ment of reform in the civil service in taxation and
administration through the sweeping political
change. Whether these reforms to be finally
and fully attained through new parties by the
awakening and publication of the old OrganiZa
tons is not essential That they must be realized
in some way for the safety and welfare of the re-
public is the vital fact In laboring to bring them
about the Republican is and will be wholly indie
pendent of men, parties and factions recognizing
and using instruments, but bound to none.
Apart from its discussions of political questions
which the first interest of society, the Repub-
hcan aims to perform the great duties of the mod
ern newspaper with energy, discretion and faithful
ness. 1t gathers the daily news of the world. and
enterprise Sits it intelligently and presents its
readers all that is worthy in compact but interest
ing form 1t interprets the term news in the broad
est sense as including thought and theory well
as fact and it seeks to inform its readers of the
world movement in morals, religion, science and
literature equally with material matters.
The larger space reserved for reading matter in
The SUNDAY REPUBLICAN makes it possible to pre-
sent in that edition an unusually rich collection of
stories religious selections and discussions special
articles, special departments poetry and literary
reviews of peculiar interest and value the chosen
day of rest This edition will be sent by the EARL.
est mails to any part of the country and is dstrib-
uted on the morning of publication by regular and
special trains and special expresses, through West
ern Massachusetts. Southern Vermont and New
Hampshire Northern and Central Connecticut.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN furnishes in conyen-
lent form the best of the other two editions alike
OF news comment and special matter, not loosely
thrown together, but carefully selected, worked
over and condensed. 1t has the name of being
about the best weekly review of American life tn Il
Is printed 1t commends itself especially to the
farmer and his family, the active man in business
or professional life, to New Englanders away from
home and to all others who desire to follow ntei-
gently the progress of affairs in this country
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