The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-17

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 Z
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 news
from all parts of the world were
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,
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, and allow them at all times
to be read with perfect safety by every mem
Der of the family. The Journal is a Republican
paper, believing in the principles and general
policy of the Republican party but it
recognizes that in the work Of parties
there are and will be wrongs, possibly frauds
and coIruptioEs These the journal proposes
to be perfectly free to criticise and
to condemn without stint, bnt
in a spirit and with purpose for good, having
proper regard for personal rights and reputa-
tons. And the right to make this criticism
will be asserted and maintained without detri-
ment to the political character and standing
of the paper. With no desire to be captious
or fault-fnding, in the interest of the people
and of the party, believing that the great
glory of Repubhcanism is that it
permits freedom of thought and liberty of ex-
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,
aid less than this, will meet its most vigorous
opposition.
Municipal government is the great prob
lem of the day. and no newspaper stand
ing for the people, can afford to permit abuses
to continue because, perchance, they may in
trench themselves behind party fortifcations.
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
not blindly indorse everything that may be
done in the name of the party, nor viii it
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 criticise fearlessly
and condemn msparingly whatever is be-
ieved to be ini1nical 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-
ponent of the highest and best, thoroughly
sincere and earnest in whatever it says and
does; paper of the people and for the people,
as welcome to one class as to another, expect
ing a continuance of generous confidence and
support by the people. Subscribe at once for
the year 18S4-the year of the presidential
campaign and of the session of congress pre-
ceding the national canvass.