Connecticut western news., 1883-01-17
The Springfield Republican
 FOR 1883.
DAILY---SUNDAY Established in 1894 by Samuel Bowles.I

TEE REPUBLICAN W Il continue it's mnlstrations forthe benefit of mankind in general and the New England public in particular, during the coming ye r, in the same liberal spirit and with the same high purposes that have malkei it's course in the past. In some respects it expects to it's constituency more acceptably than ever before. The political develoDments of he past year have abundantly jus stfed THE REPUBLICANS recent at- t,tude toward public affairs, state and national. The men whom it has denounced and the measur es that it has opposed have directly or indirectly brought deteat upon the republican party and carried the democrats into power, not because the country has special confidence in the latter. but be- cause it is disgusted with republican rule.
 In this situation of affairs, THE REPUBLICAN finds for great rej oicing, mixed. it is true with some regret that in Massachuse the independent voter has not tempered his zeal with broader intel ligence and finer discrimination. Out of this re- volt there will surely grow healthier condition of The body qoli ic and a wiser, more honest administration of public interests. Weare nearer the achievment of reform in the civil service, in taxation and administration through the sweeping political change Whether these reforms to be finally and fully obtained throu gh new parties or by the awakening and purifcation of the old organ izations is not essential That they must be real ized in some way for the salty and welfare of the republic is the vital fact In laboring to bring them about The Re publican is and will be wholly independent of men, parties and factions recogniz- ing and using instruments, but bound to none.
 Apart rom it's discussions of political question, which the first interest of society. THE REPUB LICAN aims to perform the great duties of the mod newspapers with energy. discretion and faith iuness. It gathers the daily of the world. and narl icua y oflts field, with alertness and en- terprlse sifts it intelhgenty and presents to it's readers al that is worthy in compact but interest ing form + interprets the term news in its broad est sense as including thought and theory well fact, and it seeks to inform its readers of the worlds nov ement in morals. religion, science and literature equally with material matters. The large space erved for reading matter in HIS SUNDAY RE UBLIoAN makes it possible to prl sent that edioL unusually rich collection uf stories, religious selections ard discussions, special articles, special departments, poetry and | literary reviews of peculiar interest and value on the chosen dav of rest This edition will be sent by the earliest mai to any part of he country and is distributed on the molning ot publication by regu-
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