The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-17
THE HoPKINsv1LLE AID
VANCE.

THE HoPKINsvILLE AD-
VANCE.
A New Departure in Journalism,
The TIopkinsville Republican OF
last Thursday having announced that
II would cease with this issue, and
reappear, after All cntirelynew organ.
Ization, under new name, the repor.
ter oil the South Kentuckian, called
on Mr.. S. q. Mercer, its editor, TO
learn the reasons for.,he change. y
"The change" said Mr.. Mercer, "is
made for business reasons strictly,
aud 10 get rid In appearance as well
rs in fact OF the old ENHANCEMENT,
which from the misrepresentation IN
certain quarters had become en- insult
fcrable nuisance. The old Republic
can was US dead as last summers
butterfly, when, the present company
bought Il. BY the terms OF the pur.
chase the new company was exempt
from the debts Of the old concern, and
IRON ali responsibility for its very
few paid up subscriptions. There are
some 1920 due on old Subscriptions,
which are utterly worthless; and a
dead loss TO the Office"
"What will be the style Of tho news
paper reorganized 2"
"Thc Iopkinsvillc Advance
"Will there To change In the POI
Icy of the papcra"
"Nonc whatever. II viii labor
specially In the field OF immigration
and public Improvement. This il
enlinently the. day Of development
| Of mines, foryes, railways, and turn
pike construction, OF immigration
commerce aud city growth. A sare
liberal policy will be certain to give
IIopkinsville 10000 population long
before the mex, census, aud mske oul
good lands worth from $50 10 $50 pei
acre cash aud quick sale at that. |
IL the constant agitation Of these live
topics tina. concerns the people
OF Western Kentucky. The inIi.i
grafton OF 1000 thrifty citizens init
this county means tho addition o
$l,O00,0O0 to its wealth. Tho AID
vance in all these points will pursu
the an,i-Bourbon course d the lat
: Republican, onlya little more so.
II will extend hearty welcome I
new cbmcrs aud tell them that the
: have as much right TO free speech AM
q action as though they had lived Il
i. Kentucky for fiiIy years. Bigo,ry an'
n intolerance have repealed iinmigra
!, zion aud these devils must be cast OF
!. Of Kentucky"
/. "Who are.the Dourbons."
G "AlI who oppose needful measure
= of public progress and improvement
/. Bourbonism Is blasphemy against I'll
. memory of Henry Clay, who sixt
A years since raised the banner of fire.
! labor. public improvements an
! home industry In this state which Ia
sirayed far from his wise and pur
teachings. All who refuse to acceT
Ia the situation, and seek noiorie'y All
n Office by reminding the cxtinguishe
I, passions or the civil war are Bou
ii bons. All who oppose public aid
material ana mental progress al
Bourbons, no matter 10 what par
ID they belong, Both parties in ke'
20 lucky are handicapped by this Into
ID erabie Oldlfan cfthe Sea,who is Ri
ing the state TO death. The youn
"a live aud intelligent element must ca
re- him of and take the control OF aii"ir
20 Think of q State ninety ycars.ol
10 with hardly one third OF its got
VI land under ,ilago; with 0000 squa
Lc miles of iron deposits, and co
% wealth next to that Of Pennsylvan
~ and still In the nero childhood
Is. mining industry ; out of debt and
or paying less than one dollar and ~
N, cents per head annually to educa
over 456.90O children! Kensucl
~ pays some $755,000 annually to b
,le free school against Indiana's $500
Tor 600 and Illinois 100000 SO =,
! a have 25S,0O0 persons who ca
I'm read and nearly $4,000 who ca
Ike wri,e. The records of prisons pro
-. how intimate Is the relation betwe
on ignorance, crime and taxation. Q
an ignorant criminals cost us mon
lea crcrgh TO checker every county W
ms railroads and lurnpikcs. The 81
lhe must provide the remedy by I
rn. months free schools and compute
,he attendance. The Advance will d
md 1t out OH thislin fairly and squarel
in The Advance Office in point OF prl
$50 ing material is one.of the best In
,eu State this side OF Louisville. and
the its owners have good credit II Ia
OK to presume that they will establ
their enterprise on solid basis.
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