The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-11

What the Seattle "Press- Times" Will
Be-Mighty and Fearless.


Seattle Press Times, February TO-
Today the Seattle Press and the Seattle Times
are consolidated upon amicable terms, which are
referred to elsewhere. Henceforth the CONSOLE
dated newspaper will be known as the Seattle
Press Times, published by the Seattle Press Times
publishing Company, of Seattle.
1t is natural, and our patrons win perhaps ex-
pect us to make statement of the present plans
and future policy OF the Press Times So follow
ing precedent, we let our readers into the secret
OF our success and into confidence as to our aims
Little more than year ago the Press became
the property Of the present proprietary. At that
time no flourish of trumpets was bared, no beat
ing OF drums dinned the declaration that re-
doubtable journalistic aspirant had entered the
lists. But earnest effort and determination to
serve the best interests of the public were
adopted with such good result that the end of
the first year saw an increase of 600 per cent in
general circulation and business.
With the beginning of the second year new
men and new measures were adopted in the
management, which, with the intelligent stim-
ulus, hearty approval and vigorous co-operation
OF the owner, have led to the change of today.
There is room i'll this youthful, energetic and
already great and still growing city for a news
paper OF character and capacity which shall be
thorough newspaper; great organ of the
people; independent in everything, the friend
and representative OF the intelligent and up
right public; the foe of corruption and fraud of
every kind and in every quarter in politics and
other public affairs
Promises easily made and easier broken.
but the Press Times will try to meet the require
ments of such a newspaper
Just here the present management of the
Press Times may be permitted to enunciate the
instructions received from the man who has
erected this structure, who said: AZ want TO
see how near an ideal newspaper the Press can
come. lwant no real estate of mine doomed
no business venture of mine fostered, no corrupt
politics favored, nothing put in which may not
be seen and read by any woman. l have no az
to grind, no political ambition 10 forward: only
make clean, honorable newspaper, which
Seattle people will be proud Of"
In politics the Press Times will support the
principles and candidates of Republicauism.
fundamental and broad, but 1t must be the
Republicanism of Abraham Lincoln, Charles
Summer, James A. Garfield. aud il shall not be
the Republicanism OF Matt Quay and "Peteo
Burns
The Press Times wants no subscribers who take
1t in the expectation that it will be 'party
organ" Let those who want the opinions OF
such sheet look elsewhere. Partisan and
personal influences will not alter the position
OF this paper on what il believes TO be right:
what 1t judges TO be the position of lust and
conservative tribute OF the people.
Against Pharisaism in politics, the hand Of
the Press Times will especially be raised In this
broad, free country there should be no room for
hypocrisy, sham or fraud.
On the side of what is sound and sensible the
Press Times will try always to be found working
for the public.