Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-25
A884. 4.A88As
Tie Pittsburgh Weekly Post
For the Democratic Years OF Jubilee
All the News in Concise Readable Form
Literary Miscellany-Full Market
Report-lndependant Dis
cussions of Public
Questions.

The PITTSBURGH WEEKLY Posi- for 1882 Will
have special interest for its old time readers
and new subscribers. We are entering on q
Dernocraticfrs in state and NatIon-and II is
10 be al era of Reform and political regehera>
zion. The Post will i'm partially relate It's pro-
gress in its news departments and frankly
discuss its leauin features editorially apply
ing in all Instances the test of Democratic
principles and main tanning fidelity to the
pledges the Democracy has made TO the people
There is q Democratic revival throughout
the length and breadth of the land. All DEM
ocrats desire 1t shall be permanent, that in
1884 We may harvest iull fruits OF fidelity to
principle and party. There are fears IL N 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
ganizstion In its purity, free from all ats
way 70 carry 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 1t fear
lessly and justly.
The Commonw ealth, with the new year, for
the rrst time in quarter OF a century, calls q
Democ: al to it's chief Magistracy and places
the popular legislative branch under DemO>
cratic contro. The Post will give an earnest
support TO Governor Pattison's administra-
tion, and especially TO those measures of re-
trenchmenL and reform, through which our
hold OF 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
and Machine will be struck down. The Post
hopes to assist at the funeral rites.
Ali eyes will be directed to the Nation al
Capital as portant financial legislation in
reducing taxation and simplifying and ad~
justing the tariff TO changed conditions. can
no longer be delayed. The demand that the
war system of taxation shah be reformed is
universal; opinions differ as to the mode, and
here the Iariff question enters with its ele>
ments OF discord and diversion. While The
Post will faithfully adhere to the traditional
policy OF the Pennsylvania Democracy in
mann tanning that duties shall be SO levied as
to give judiclous incidental Protection, it will
advise harmony and concllIation in adjusting
the question that the force and unity of the
party may be preserved unimpaired for more
important conflicts
Through diIigent and well informed cores
pondents at Harrisburg and Washington. we
will Keep our readers Iully advised OF all that
is important in State and National politics
and legislation. During the year there will
lie i'm porIant preliminary movements which
may 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 great year for newspapers and news
paper readers.
The familiar departments of the paper will
be main 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 finance and
trade The Literary and Miscellany will be a
lily circle. A carefully prepared summary OF
local and neigh borhOod news will inform the
readers of sIi that is of interest at home.
TERMS:
single subscriber, postage paid pr year.-sl 50
Clubs of five or more, postage paid, per
year, cach--. 70
"a with an extra copy to clubs OF ten.