Daily Republican., 1886-03-26

AoS 3 10 bacA sAa~s Assy II
ears. Here is q new Phila-
lelphia daily. Vol. l, No. Il,
appealing for patronage.
What is Its Plea? What are
Is mannersl What does it
how of the people for whom
( was made?
"The affiuent are well |
supplied" the editor said. A
penny paper, it looked to thel
people, the under ninety
thousand. Such words as
these are addressed to them:
"But our large oittes contain uu-
merons and daily increasing population
. no. with most lARdAole thirst for
with q natural desire OF
and with q praiseworthy
desire OF that amusement which purihes
aud elevates, instead Of debasing. can
not afford sLe means OF seeking such
wlsdge and such amusemsnts In
the larger city papers"
and the Sc:
i" 70 supply the wants Of numerous
and worthy portion OF our citizens,
whose ignorance 10 rarely voluntary,
and whose thiist for knowledge genet
ally outruns It's provision"
again:
"the mental luxury OF q newspaper (:
n source OF rational amusement and
useful instruction In the intervals OF
toll, or when the toll OF the day Ia
ended"
How far from groveling flat
terry this!
"None are too well taught every
one. even the most learned, has some
thing yet to learn very few, If any, are
without desire of learning more and
many can receive useful instruction;
even from penny newspaper"
1t was also
" to furnish TO the merchant and manu-
facturer the earliest and most useful in
formation relating TO their respective in
terests."
and be
+" a vehicle of general and useful intelli-
gence, adapted 10 the wants and inter
ests of the community generally
1t was to be non-partlzan in
religion and politics:
On all political principles and qnes-
tions involving the common good, 1t
will speak freely, yet temporarily. The
common good is its object; and in SEEK
ing this object it will have especial
regard TO the moral and intellectual i'm
provement of the laboring classes. "
Its modest resources were
frankly stated:
"The Ledger has secured the services
of police reporter and collector OF
news, and it is hoped that their exertions
will impart to its columns additional in
| terest
and this was its vision of fu'
ture greatness;
THE publication of this paper will
be continued for one year at least"
| Its typography accordi
throughout with its editoria
quiet proprie ty. Not {
"scare heading )" even thu
advertising makes a sobe
appeal to sober people. !
bears a very close examina
ton extremely well.
The "police reporter" pos
sibly magnihes his offic
, somewhat; gives a daily re
port of a weeks misdoing:
a two columns out of eigh
but he was a week behinc
hand. His spirit is kindl
r inclining to humorous; ne
:, sensational = indeed tn
thought behind that moder
I" word seems not to have y
!. occurred to editor, writer, az
81 vertiser, reader.
q What an ancient sour
le has this on the death of {
'g editor:
"The purity of character Mr.. La
sustained through long and most
Nv ! NJ u l.. av.A annatIfaftnn
y, portmeat, secured the kind regardl
"A all, and he died not leaving one sin
- % foe behind him."
TO especially this:
lat "By industry and economy, ioi
oct to principles of the most scrupul
INST integrity, be gradually amasse
me handsome fortune"
ID A luminous two colun
ION of Burns reminiscent
In in BURNS had been fame
"a, ,ar but forty years-he '
Of. forty years dead) from
1 isd Knlckey6ockey Magaa
ard shows the literary level
ere which the new daily aspii
i itS;; We should like to gu
irst from advertisements enov
and to show the spirit of fairr
' sin, that seems to pervade
M. business of that day.
min advertisers seem to rely
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