The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-07
THEJOURNALr1885

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL is recog
nized everywl as the leading newspaper Of
Indiana M .er expense win be spared in
the future 4aintain this undisputed excel.
ence and to increase the value and iateress OF
thepaper THE JOURNAL was never SO well
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
sons special features for 1885 which nust 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 arc now
more comprehensive than ever, covering the
whole world. These dispatches are supple
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 national admin
istration has passed 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 inpartiallys and without restraint
The new State administration took charge OF
affairs with the beginning of the new year The
Democratic Legislature is yet in session The
Journal will pay unusual attention to the daily
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any citizen OF the State may know all that is go.
ing on affecting the pubic interests aecompa-
MED with such comment as may beneeded 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 eriticisa
and condemn, but in spirit and with a pur
pose for good, having a proper regard
for personal rights and regulations
The citizen, whatever bis 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
speet if they dc not meet his approval 1t may
also be said that THE JOURNAL is published
as FAMILY NEWSPAPER 1t recognizes
that the women and the children are to be inr
structed and entertained They will always find
in it's columns matter specially prepared for
them. while the paper will DO SO conducted as to
prove welcome visitor in the household. The
news will be presented in such shape as TO min
imze the evil and its editorial and local columns
VIII be kept free from moral faint
The Railroad News of TIE 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 new year the publication of series OF
original stories from the pens of the most noted
writers in the country such as w. d. Howells,
j. L. Trowbridge. E. p. Roe, r. B. Aldrich,
Frank II. Stockton, Mrs. Helen Jackson Sarah
Orne Jewett. and others of equal celebrity. In
order to reach all our readers, these stories win
be printed in the Saturday edition of the Journal
The JOURNAL OF MONDAY of each week
prints special report of the sermon of Rev. DIR.
Talmage, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, preached
the previous day-whioh sermon is not published
in other papers of the State until the following
Sunday. This is only enc feature showing the
excellence of the Journals arrangements for
the prompt publication of news