The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-01
A WORD IN SEASON.

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 news
from all parts of the world were
never so complete never involved so
large an outlay of money, while in all de-
partments the paper is served with expert
enced and intelligent direction. This much,
we think we may say, without liability to the
charge of egotism. 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 ed
itorial page of the Journal speaks
its opinions, and by that the paper
is to be judged, and by it stand or fall in pub
paper, believing in the principles and general
policy of the Republican party, proud of its
history and achievements, in harmony with
its present purposes and aims, and hopeful for
its future work and glory. Yet parties are but
human organisms. They are fallibe. Indi-
viduals may and do err. There are faults in
administration, and in the work of parties
there are and will be wrongs, possibly frauds
and corruptions. These the Journal proposes
to be perfectly free to criticise and
to condemn without stint, but
in spirit and with purpose for good, having
proper regard for personal rights and reputa-
tions. And the right to make this criticism
will be asserted and maintained without detri-
ment to the political character and standing
of the paper The Republican party is owned
by no man and by no set of men. More than
once the Journal has insisted that the Re
publican party is better and greater and of
more importance than any individual, his inter
ests orambitions. With no desireto be captious
or 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 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,
and less than this, will meet its most vigorous
opposition.
The Republican party is a national party,
founded upon national questions, and having
to do with national affairs. In State matters
there are fundamental differences, and as the
Stateis so intimately identified with the Nation,
political parties are almost as widely separated
in State as in national concerns But the
same conditions do not obtain with such force
in local affai1s-those concerns which touch
the citizen in his individual capacity, and in
which the municipal welfare is directly in
volved In this domain there should be and
must be liberty Of action, in order to accom-
plish the greatest good for the greatest num-
Der, which is the object of popular government.
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 will
not blindly indorse everything that may be
done in the name of the party, nor will it
swallow every dose that may have the party
label. Municipal government is the great
problem of the day, and newspaper stand
ing for the people, can afford to permit abuses
to continue because, perchance, they may in
trench themselves behind party Notifications.
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 unsparingy whatever is be-
lieved to be inimical to the material pros
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 Tor the people,
as welcome to one class as to another, expect
ing continuance of generous confidence and
support by the people.
The Journal is a business enterprise, news
paper without entanglements or alliances, hay
ing no Interior objects to promote or schemes
to advance It is our one desire to furnish a
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paper, being amply equipped in all depart
ments to do this With this purpose and in
this snirit we give TO all onr readers and