The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-04-18
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last week &e closed the forty
seventh and this week open the
forty eighth volume of the Hooking
SsNT,NEL. The book that has jus.
heen closed. is carefully complied
history Of local events. Of happen
ings throughout the world, of
storms, of deaths.sof calamities. of
party successes and of party defeats
NJ mors valratle momcnto could
be ised away IN the archives for FL
turc reference than such book. II
lost, j: could not be replaced and il
h With no little amount of pride
that We ecofd the fact that the
SENTINEL, the organ Of the Demo
cratic party of Docking county for
nearly o half century, still holds
such favored place among Its CO.
femporaries. The paper was found
cd by Demuctats; while yet in its
swaddling clothes it was fostered
and guarded by Democrats, and
sven after it became q well estab-
iished institution, has known no
greater prosperity than during those
seasons when the greatest attempts
have been made to tear down and
wipe out the work of Its founders.
Since the birth of the paper it has
had many editors. Some were
not acceptable to all members of
the party, but while editors
have died or removed to other 10
calities, the paper still remains the
property of tue Democracy. : 1t is
an Inheritance that comes down
from the first party leaders in the
csahty, anl while editors may still
continue to come and go, it will
never lack friends wnen attempts
arc made to overthrow it and de
stroy its usefulness. During our
stewardship, We are proud to testi-
", the strong fnen of the party
hare stood by us and the paper. 1t
has sound sd no false note. it has
found no reason to crit;cise in con
dsnhatioif the retiring Dem ocratic
president, it has found no cause for
casting reflection upon the Demo-
eratie congressman of this district,
nor our recent candidate for soma
tor. and has stood by the Demo-
cratic officials of this county when
traduced by the opposition. and we
may be pardoned fer stating tha,
We fully believe the crowded Con-
ditios of our advertising columns is
largely due to the straight, toward
course we have pursued in advocat
ing what We have thought to be
right and swerving from no party
duty. The SENTINEL is just what
its fouaders intended 1t should be,
q Democratic paper. When it
s,eaks on political matters its
rssdeu know just, what it means,
and it has been because of lis fear
lsssness In its expressions on mat :
ters of public interest that has caus-
ed people of all parties to seek it as
IN advertising medium. we'll know
lag that the most people read that
nper that does not falter IN follow
ing any drty to the party that is
equally loyal to the paper when its
existence is threatened. The year
that has just closed has been one of
fhe most prosperous in the history OF
tie paper. it-has lost no vantage
ground, while on the other hand
many new faces have come into the
circle of friends and acquaintance,
and practically demonstrated their
regard and appreciation of the work
of the SENTINEL in a substantial
way, thus enabling the management
to extend the field of la
bor and strengthen the bonds OF
friendship that already exists
among Old patrons. Words Of en-
couragement have come to US from
every hall and valley in the county;
farmsrs from every township, bus
mess men from every hamlet, and
citizens of every party and every
sect have come tn our Offiro with
iheirmoney and contributed in a
business ray to the success Of the
paper. Such acts have lightened
our labors, have brough, many com
forts to the little pratllsrs around
our hearth. We have always felt
encouraged TO renew our work at
ter such vIsitations, and we Row
feel impe!led to renew our efforts to
make the paper better than ever
and If we sometimes iatter. If the
work sometimes grows heavy, we
fee! sure hat the knowledge tina,
true friends IN every section cf tie
county stand with Us, Will give us
rensth to surmount all barriers,
aud sweep away all exposition.
yTeturn down the leaf of the past
gear with regres. Some Of the no.
s,,est men snd women of the county
have been called by death. But
st,fI moov children have been born