The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
THE JOURNAL DAILY AND WEEKLY
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1885.
THE DAILY JOURNAL.
No. AZ South Pennsylvania Street.
S. d. PRAY, Seer

For many years the INDIANAPOLIS DAILY JopR11r
has stood at the head of the newspapers of IndaaA
without dispute and it ranks with the best
papers of the country in point of completeness high
character, and promptness and accuracy in dcaEag
with the news of the world
Not only have its newsgatherng facilities been
larged and extended in all directions but it haas
reached out into the domain Of literature, and txxy
completes with the magazines in the quantity and
quality of it's original articles and special features
THE JOURNAL among the very first papers of
the country to distinctive literary char1sfs
for lbs Saturday edition. and then for THE Summary
JOURNAL which has taken that place i'm tha
weeks issues with steadily increasing value and
| stantly enlarging popularity THE JOURNAL has in-
troduced to the public many writers whose poems s
sketches have now fixed and standard literary char
acter and authority While drawing upon the sesE
| authors of the world for original matter for IN
columns, THE JOURNAL has been and will contssurs
to be specially the medium through which bduI
writer's of the best class may find an apprecisaix
audience.
The NEWSfeatures of THE JOURNAL will oe neass
comprehensive than during the coming yur-
Especially will this be true of the field insn,s
diately tributary to indianapolis. We have spessS
correspondents in all the more important towns sza
cities of Indiana, eastern Ohio and central and
southern Illinois, and nothing of general intessk
occurring within these limits will be omitted frcn
the columns of THE JOURNAL. The approaching sas-
sion of the national Congress will be of
usual interest 1t is the first Congress that has
sembled since the advent of the Democratic aduinis
tration and its proceedings will be of more than er
nary Importance to the country THE JOURKxEss
special and regular dispatches and correspondssee
from Washington will be fuller and better than ezrf.
No paper in the country will be served with marc
comprehensive accurate reports from Washingaan4
than the journal. The FINANCIAL and CONNER
CIAL columns of THE JOURNAL will be kept full and
accurate. The department Of railway news wI1hs
maintained heretofore. The local department. xin
continue to be served by the most competent sud
we'll trained reporters and special efforts will he aa
to increase and enlarge this feature of THE JoUsxsE
during the year.
The political character Of THE JOURNAL is 6xcf
and we'll known 1t is Republican newspaper, de-
voted with its best energy and ability to the advoac
of the principles of the Republican party in tho adj
minstration of which the party has achieved Snsh
glory during its past history THE JOURNAL belnxss
there is still pressing demand for real honest up
right Republicanism and to answer that so far % III
may be able, is its desire and purpose THE jour
NAILS columns will be edited with earnestness and
ferences of opinion and with full appreciation Of te
privileges of personal Judgment and the rights of private
character In its political conduct THE JOURNAL Will
never be the organ of any the subservisnt
tool of any faction. In local affairs it will contiaue
to assert independence of dictaton in the assumed
| name of party, subordinating at all times what Hlay
to be temporary partisan advantage to the saad
of the whole community, and thereby the real pssm&
nent benefit of the Republican organization. Hensss
measures of reform will meet with hearty comnseadzf
ton, but political charlatanism viii be rebuked,
The year loS6 will witness a campaign in the Stass
of Indiana for the election of State officers and Of
Legislature that must choose United States senator
The importance of this contest cannot be oyerstxtad
THE JOURNAL expects to contribute it's full streasth
to this struggle and believe no better agency fer
Republican saccess be found than to increase tbs
circulation of the Journal both its daily and woekiy
| issues among the people. We call the attention az
political committees in the various counties and do
tricts to this suggestion.