The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-04

For the year 1884 the Indianapolis Journal
is better equipped than ever in its history to
serve the public. With an entirely new me-
chanical outfit, not excelled anywhere, the ty-
geographic appearance and arrangement Of
the paper will certainly not be less satisfactory
than it has been hitherto, and which has given
the Journal the deserved reputation of being
one of the best printed papers in the country.
Our arrangements for the collection of neYG
from all. parts Of the world we're
never so complete, never involved so large an
outlay Of money while in all departments
the paper is served with experienced and
intelligent direction. The journal is, first, q
newspaper 1t will give all the news of the day,
from every quarter, with fullness, entire fair
ness and so edited as to make its columns free
from impurities, aud allow them at ala times
to be read with perfect safety by every mem
Der ofthe family. The journal isa Republican
paper, believing in the principles aud general
policy of the Republican party, but it
recognizes that in the work Of parties
there are and will be wrongs, possibly frauds
and conuptions. These the Journal proposes
to be perfectly free to criticise and
to condemn without stint, but
in spirit and with purpose for good, having
a proper regard for personal rights and reputa-
TONS And the right to make this criticism
will be asserted and maintained without detzi-
ment to the political character and standing
of the paper. With no desire to be eaptiOas
OF fault-fnding, in the interest of the people
and of the party, believing that the great
glory OF Republicanism is that it
permits freedom of thought and liberty of en-
preston, the Journal will endeavor, in its ed
itorial comment and conduct, to keep the
Republican party the agency through which,
and by which, the best thought of the people
may find expression, and the highest purpose
of the people be executed. Other than this,
and less than this, viii meet its most vigorous
opposition. ai 10 aain
Municipal government is the. great prob
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ing for epeople, can afford to permit abuses
to continue because, perchance, they may IN
trench themselves behind party Notifications
While anticipating that, in the future as in
the past the best interests of all the
people will be subserved through Re
publican administration, the Journal viii
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swallow every dose that may have the party
label. The tendency of the times is away from
this style of journalism, and the Journal will,
for itself assert the right to critieise fearlessly
and condemn unspMingly whatever is be-
heyed to be ininical to the material pros
perity of the city and county, in which DEM
ocrats are alike interested with Republic-
ans. We hope to make the journal the ex-
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