Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-02-08
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!A' !ithIs'gA ! Weekly Post
For the Democratic Years OF Jubilee
All the News in Concise Readable Form
Literary Miscellany-Full Market
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THE PITTSBURGH WEEKLY PosT for 1882 Will
have special interest for its old time readers
and new subscribers. We are entering on a
Democratic era in State and Nation-and 1t is
to be an era of reform and political regenera>
lion The Post will impartially relate its pro-
gress In its news departments, and frankly
discuss its ieauiL features editor1ally, apply
ing in all instances the test OF Iebocratlc
principles and maintaining fidelity to the
hodges the Democracy has made to the people
There is a Democratic revival throughout
| the length and breadth OF the land. All Dem
ocrats desire II shall be permanent, that IN
| 1884 we may harvest 1ull fruits OF fidelity to
principle and party. There are fears 1t NJ ay
not be so, and we may stumble by the way
side An honest discussion OF party policy,
danger signals whenever and wherever they
are called for. and the maintenance OF the or
ganization IN its purity, free from ali att
| tempts at bossing or abuse. seem TO be the one
way to garry us safely over the quicksands
| and danger that follow great successes. This
| is the duty of the Democratic press, and The
Pos will be no laggard in meeting II lear
lessly and justly.
| The Commonwealth, with the new year, for
the first time In a quarter of a century calls
| Democrat to its Chief Magistracy and places
| the popular legislative branch under Demo>
| cratic controi. The Post VIII give an earnest
| support 10 Governor Pattison's adm1nistra-
| ton and especially to those measures OF re-
| trenchment and reform, through which our
| hold on the State government can be made
lasting. The first half Of the new year will
witness a radical revolution at Harrisburg.
The Post will aim to be its Democratic histo>
rian, The accumulated abuses and corrup-
tions OF twenty years Of the Republican Boss
and Machine viii be struck down. The Post
hopes to assist at the funeral rites.
All ewes will be directed to the National
Capital, as important financial legislation in
reducing taxation and simplifying and adj
iusting the tariff to changed conditions, can
| no longer be delayed The demand that the
war system of taxation shall be reformed Is
universal; opinions differ as TO the mode, and
here the tariff question enters with It's ele>
ments of discord and diversion. While The
Post will faithfully adhere to the traditional
policy OF the Pennsylvania Democracy in
| ualn tanning that duties shall be SO levied as
to give judiclous incidental Protection, IL VIII
advise harmony and Cancellation In adjust1ng G
the question that the force and unity of the
party may be preserved unimpalred Tor more
I'm porIant conflicts.
Through diiigent and well informed corTes>
pondents at Harrisburg and Washington, we
will seep our readers fully advised of all that
is important in State and National politics
and legislation. During the year there will
be i'm portant preliminary movements Whlch
NAV determine the choice of our standards
bearers in 1884. The Post will see that Its
readers are Kept fully. Informed on this most
interesting topic. Altogether 1888 promises
to be a great year for newspapers and news
| paper readers. ~,
The familiar departments of the paper will
be mai taided in all their excellence. There
will be careful reports, prepared expressly for
The Weekly Post. of the Cattle, Wool and
General Markets and the state OF nnance and
trade. The Literary and Miscellany Will be
valuable and interesting feature for the fans
lily circle. A carefully prepared summary oi
local and neighborhood news will inform the
readers OF all that is of interest at home
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