The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
THEJOURNAL--18S5

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL is recog
nized everywhere as the leading newspaper of
Indiana No proper expense will be spared in
the future to maintain this undisputed excel
lence and to increase the value and interest of
thepaper. THE JOURNAL was never SO we'll
equipped to serve the public. Our arrangements
for the collection of the news of the day are
more complete than ever, and we are adding
some special features for 1885 which must en-
nance the popularity of the paper.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Indiana
that prints regularly the full reports of the
Western Associated Press, which are now
more comprehensive than ever, covering the
whole world. These dispatches are supple
mented by the work of special correspondents
at all the principal cities and towns of the
State and of the country at large. We have .
special resident representative at Washington
City, who looks after the news Of the national
capital with vigilance paying particular atten-
ton to that which most nearly concerns THE
JOURNALS constituency. The nationsl admin
istration will soon pass into the control of the
Democratic party, and the fullest and most re-
liable intelligence from Washington will be
presented in our news columns, free from party
bias, impartially, and without restraint.
The new State administration takes charge OF
affairs with the beginning of the new year. The
Democratic Legislature will be in session. The
Journal will pay unusual attention to the daily
presentation of such a report of its doings that
any citizen of the State may know all that is go.
ing on affecting the public interests, accompa-
MED with such comment as may be needed to ex-
plain the possible political, social and economic
effects Of the proposed legislation
Editorially THE JOURNAL is a Republican
paper, believing in the principles and general
policy of the Republican party; but it recognizes
that the day of blind party organshiphas passed.
and it proposes to be perfectly free to criticise
and condemn, but in spirit and with a pur<
pose for good having proper regard
for personal rights and regulations.
The citizen, whatever his political faith, can be
assured of seeing in the columns of THE
JOURNAL the fullest and fairest presentation
of the news, and in its editorial columns such
comment and structures as will command his re-
spect if they do not meet his approval 1t may
also be said that THE JOURNALS published
as a FAMILY NEWSPAPER 1t recognizes
that the women and the children are to be in
structed and entertained They will always find
in its columns matter specially prepared for
them, while the paper will be so conducted as to
prove welcome visitor in the household The
news will be presented in such shape as TO min
imize the evil, and it's editorial and local columns
will be kept free from moral faint
The Railroad News of THE JOURNAL is adj
mittedly the freshest. fullest and most accurate
printed by any newspaper in the country.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
BY special arrangement with the authors,
the INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL begins with
the new year the publication of series of
original stories from the pens of the most noted
writer's in the country, such as w. D. Howells,
j. T. Trowbridge, e. p Roe T. B. Aldrich
Frank r. Stockton, Mrs. Helen jackson, Sarah
Orne Jewett. and others of equal celebrity In
order to reach all readers, these stories will
be printed in the Saturday edition of the Journal
The JOURNAL OF MONDAY of each week
prints special report of the sermon of Rev. Dr.
Talmage, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle preached
the previous day-which sermon is not published
in other papers of the State until the following
Sunday. This is only feature showing the
excellence Of the Journals arrangements for
the prompt publication of news.