The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-27
1885.
ssRing out the Old, Ring In the New

IAN shall have greeted its readers, the joy
and sorrows, the pleasures and the pains @
1884 will belong to the past and we sha
have fairly entered upon the uncertainties Q
1885.
The WILMINoToNIAN, confidently meet
its friends on this threshold of the New
Year with the heartiest of greetings. Wit
open hand we step forward and wish yo'
success Success has been our share in tn
past, and we have no fears fo- the future
Among our journalistic neighbors W.
count none but friends.
From the oldest of Wilmington Journals
to the youngest we have received naugh
but the kindest of courtesy, and our owl
words have always arisen in consideration
of the rights of others prompted bya friend
ship and resrect for them.
The sphere of weekly journal is, oi
course, somewhat different from that of a
daily paper.
Current daily events and the due record
ing of them would naturally fall to the lot
of the latter. A later cursory notice OF
occurrences is not unexpected, while more
detailed treatment can be afforded in the
weekly journal In the weekly also more
elaborate reference is made to matters of
sanitation, education, legislation, art, and
general questions of social or literary tend
ency. The latter are the due province of
journal of the nature of the WILMINGTON
IAN, and it is the intention to follow that
curriculum in the future.
In reviewing the record which this jour
nal has made during the past year, while we
do not claim the attribute of infallibility of
judgment upon the questions of the day, yet
our one purpose and effort has always been
to give our readers fair and dispassionate
exposition of all questions, independent of
personal bias, which may effect their mater
ial interests.
The courteous treatment that has been
meted out to us by ourjournalistic conlreres,
coupled with the congratulations of those
whose opinions might well be courted are
the strongest incentives to us to continue in
the modest field of labor INTO which we have
launched.
The WILMINGToNIAN has no personal
ambitions to advance no petty jealousies to
avenge. In the future, as in the past our
sol motive is the good of onr fellowmen.
We claim the open field of criticism in the
acts of all officials, municipal, state and ma
tionai according to their just 7d0soras rss.Iti
the political complexion of an official shall
not, as long as the WILMINaToNIAN is under
its present management, enter into the mer-
its of the case when the individuals Off ,ial
acts are questioned.
We stand upon broad and eomprehon-
sive platform. We are the organ of no par
ty or politica. clique and the mouthpiece of
no individual. All citizens have just and
equal claim upon u.s. Grievances of pub
lie nature as well as other questions of the
public welfare will at all times gain from
the WILMINGToNIAN an attentive ear and
solicitous consideration Tho private grev,
ances of individuals not being of public in
terest cannot expect our attention nor will
their vindication be attempted in these col
umus.
This journal is firm advocate of the tenn
perance cause. We claim to be nuetral Ill
nothing. All public matters being of pub
lie interest demand always an expression o
opinion, either of condemnation or endo;se
ment and live journal cannot afford to b
neutral. The WILMINGToNIAN is nctura
in nothing, independent in everything.
In addition to questions of general socia
hygienic, industrial, scientific and literar
scope the WILMrNGToNIAN essays timel
and interesting articles on music, art, an
the drama, for all classes of readers, soclet
gleanings doings of beneficial societi
etc.
Matters also of local import, especial
municipal, in that sense in which they affe
the interest of the citizen will continuous
occupy tie watchful and vigilant attent
of this Journal that those vices which ha
obtained through corrupt legislation be co
demned and held up before the citizen un
their abrogation by legislative enactme
has been successfully gain d, and no tole
tion Of these wrongs either in the city
state government will be consented to
til full recession is made to the people
this city of their municipal rights
Mr.. ]. Travers Jones vino enjoys an en-
BILE reputation in the world of art and c
eral literature has been recently assOca
with us. His terse reviews of favor
themes will make the WILMIEGToNIAN
pecially acceptable to those of educi
tastes.
Personal.