The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-08
COMPLIMENTARY NOTICES.
What the Press Has to Say Concern
Ing the Purchase of the Daily
and Weekly Reflector.

The Abilene REFLECTOR has been purchased
by a syndicate of Republicans, and is now is
sued as Republican sheet. We congratulate
the paper on its new management.-[Wi Wilson
Hawkeye.
The Abilene REFLECTOR, an evening Demo
cratic print, has been bought by syndicate OF
republicans, and will hereafter be issued as
Republican paper.-[ Atchison Patriot.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
Monday we had the pleasure to drop into the
REFLECTOR office at the moment the revised
edition OF that nObDy little paper was going t.
press. There were several members of the
staff present and we congratulated them on
the cha nge made. although we expressed q
doubt that it would be hard on the types ana
press TO make them turn so complete sum
mersault at snort notice. In this issue l. II
n Henry Lifts, ina valedictory, take a jour
nalistic farewell of their readers, and the new
company publish their salutatory, announcing
that they have undertaken the anamolous
task of converting a Simon-pure Democratic
paper into live, progressive Republican pa
per-" We hope the enterprise will receive a
liberal patronage. -lSolomon Sentinel
With the Republican Reflector at one end of
the county and the Republican Herald at the
other, there is no danger of the grand old party
being tipped over and sat upon this year-[Sa-
lima Hearald.
The rumored change in the Abilene REFIEo.
tor has taken place. 1t is now staunch SUP
porter of the principles of the Republican par
ty. The REFLECTOR has been a good paDer
and from the looks of the first number under
the new management, it will still be better
Mr. Lifts has worked hard for the upbuildng
of Dickinson county, and his many friends re-
greet mis- departure from the newspaper field
The change in politics is welcomed by all Re-
publicans.-lMa Sun.
The Abilene REFLECTOR has passed into Re-
publican hands. 1t reached us last Tuesday a.
an alleged Republican paper. Every comnu-
nifty should have both sides, and wa hope the
REFLECTOR will continue to fiourish.-[M Mime
apolis Democrat
The Abilene REFLECTOR has been purchased
by syndicate of Republicans, consisting of
John J. Cooper, @. L. Moere and Richard War
ing. This is strong firm. The paper will, in
the future, serve to reflect republican ideas
Success to the new irm.-[Chapman Courier.
The Abilene daily REFLECTOR of February
~ contains Democratic valedictory and a
Republican Salutatory. Itabdicates the Dem
ocratic faith and is taken into the Republican
fold The Reflector Publishing COmyapy is
made up of solid men, and the paper will be a
mighty power for the Republican party Those
who want daily can now pay their money
md take their choice. II Enterprise Independ-
ent.
The Abilene REFLECTOR has been sold. and
appeared last Monday as Republican paper
We wish the new proprietors successful. c.
Republican.
The Abilene Kansas, Daily rnd Weekly RE-
FLECTOR has been purchased by the Reflector
Publishing Company for s.. 500 and is now
live Republican paper. There is a good field
for the REFLECTOR in its new departure. and
while taking leave of its old and courteous
publishers, the Messrs- Lifts, we heartily wish
the new proprietors unbounded success
[Longmont Coll Press
The Abilene REFLECTOR has been purchased
by strong syndicate of Republicans and now
comes out with its daily cargo of Republican
doctrine that is much more palatable 10 the
average kansan than the ''moss-grown' prin-
ciples that the REFLECTOR has been wont to
advocate The new born" paper viii become
the organ of the Republican party in Dickin-
son county.-[Marquette Monitor.
The Abilene REFLECTOR has changed hands
and is now published by a syndicate of Repub-
lean politicians. The paper is quite readable |
and we suppose 1t fills a loug-felf want. Rich,
ard Waring is business manager and he win /
make financial success of the enterprise, If
anybody can.-ICarlton Advocate.
The Abilene REFLECTOR was brought into
he Republican fold last Monday, and starts
)ut TO do good work for the party The RE-
k,ERQR hiss our best wishes for grand sue
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