The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-23
THU JOURNAL DAILY AND WEEKLY
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1856.
THE DAILY JOURNAL.

For many years the INDIANAPOLIS DAILY JoURNAI
has stood at the head of the newspapers of Indixn
without dispute and it ranks with the best news
papers of the country in point of completeness. high
character, and promptness and accuracy in desling
with the news of the world.
Not only have its news gathering facilities been en-
larged and extended in all directions but IL has
reached out into the domain Of literature, and fairly
completes with the magazines in the quantity and
quality of its original articles and special features.
THE JOURNAL among the very first papers IL
the country assume distinctive literary character
for it's Saturday edition, and then for The SUNDAY
JOURNAL. which has taken that place 10 tha
weeks issues, with steadily increasing value and con-
stanty enarging popularity. THE JoUt NAL has in
troduced to the public many writer's whose poems and
sketches have fixed and standard literary char
acter and authority. While drawing upon the BEST
authors of the world for original matter for tia
columns, THE JOURNAL has been and will continus
to be specially the medium through which local
writers of the best class may find an appreciativs
audience.
The NEWS features of THE JOURNAL win be rnora
comprehensive than during the coming year.
Especially will this be true of the field more immeL
diately tributary to Indianapolis We have special
correspondents in ali the important towns and
southern Illinois, and nothing of general Interest,"
occurring within these limits will be omitted frozz
the columns of THE JOURNAL. The approaching ses-
sion of the national Congress will be of ga-
usual interest 1t is the first Congress that has
sembled since the advent of the Democratic Admins
tration and its proceedings will be of than Gr-
nary Importance to the country. THE JOURNALS
special and regular dispatches and correspondence
from Washington will be fuller and better than eyes-
No paper in the country will be served with
comprehensive or accurate reports from Washington
than the Journal The FINANCIAL and CONNER
CIAL columns of THE JOURNAL viii be kept full and
accurate. The department Of railway VIII hs
maintained as heretofore. The local department wiz
continue to be served by the most competent and
well trained reporters and special efforts will be made
to increase and enlarge this feature of THE JoURNAs
during the year.
The political character of THE JOURNAL is fixed
and well known. It is Republican newspaper de-
voted with its best energy and ability to the advocacy
of the principles of the Republican party in the sd
ministraton of which the party has achieved suGls
glory during it's past history. THE JOURNAL believes
there is still pressing demand for real, honest up
right Republcanism and to that, far as Is
may be able, is its desire and purpose. THE jour-
NAILS columns will be edited with earnestness and sin
certify but with due and proper regard to candid f
ferences of opinion, and with full appreciation OF the
privileges of personal Judgment and the rights of private
character In it's political conduct THE JOURNAL VIII
never be the organ of any the subservient
tool of any faction In local affairs it will continza
to assert independence of dictaton in the assumed
name of party subordnating at all times what may
to be temporary partisan advantage to the good
of the whole community and thereby the real perm&-
nent benefit of the Republican organization. Honsss
of reform will meet with hearty connmenda-
ton, but political charlatanism will be rebuked.
The year 1886 will witness campaign in the State
of Indiana for the election of State officers and of
Legislature that must choose United States
The importance Of this contest cannot be oversated-
THE JOURNAL expects to contribute its full strength
to this struggle and believe no better agency fozf
Republican be found than to increase the
circulation of the Journal both its daily and weekly
issues, among the people. We call the attention OF
political committees in the various counties and Dis
tricts to this suggestion