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GO The Ideal New England Newspaper"
Springfield Republican
FOR 1887.
FOR 1887.

THE REPUBLICAN aims to be newspaper in the
broadcast and highest sense. 1t prints all the legti-
mate news of the day without fear favor, unem-
barassed by personal partisan obligations and
in compact well arranged form. Its facilities for
gathering and publishing the news are unsurpassed
outside of the largest cities and constantly i'm
proving.
THE REPUBLICAN is distinctively a New England
newspaper, although its reputation is national Its
local field embraces not only Springfield, but all of
Western Massachusetts. Northern Connecticut and
Southern Vermont, and the news of this section it
presents with great and funess. In no other
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plete a daily record of home affairs
In its political attitude THE REPUBLICAN main
tains thorough independence, giving fair hearing
to all reasonable men and parties in its columns, but
asserting its own convictions public issues with
vigor and clearness. 1t opposed to unjust monop
oily in every form. to oppressive and unnecessary
taxation, to any misuse of public trusts. 1t favors
tariff reform in the interest especially of the poor
man. civil service reform in the broadcast measure,
suspension of silver coinage and the acceptance of
the commercial worlds money standard, and the
promotion of American interests by natural and
sound methods.
THE REPUBLICAN is an earnest advocate of tenn
perance, of social simplicity and purity, and of all
the good causes that help to make life better
1t is not merely journal of news, but undertakes
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matter embracing home and foreign correspond
.ence, stories poetry book reviews and notices,
gious selections and discussions, special articles
and compilations for the farmer and the mechanic,
for women and children, dramatic. art and society
notes, etc.
A new and valuable feature of THE REPUBLICAN
5 its
SERIES OF WAR MEMORIES,
Being Interesting "reminiscences Of the rebellion
written expressly for its columns chiefly by Western
Massachusetts, veterans both officers and privates.
These articles appear in Mondays Daily and in THE
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