The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-28
@attbmam 4 Journal.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1892.
The Waterman for 1898.

tanned. For long period the demands
upon the WATCHMAN's space have far
exceeded its capacity. There has been
an irrepressibe conflict " between the
claims of readers and the requirements
of advertisers, to the detriment of both
and the despair Of the editor. By
reason of the limitations of space, he
has never been able TO publish state and
town news as fully as desired, or to
cover the local field as completely as
enterprise would dictate. He has been
compelled to scrimp the various depart
ments-farm, household, temperance,
soldier, miscellany, etc. and he has
not had the room for a market report
that accords with his ideas of what
such a report should be. Equally it
has been impossible to do justice TO the
advertisers, local or foreign. The
WATCHMAN will begin the new year re-
lieved of these endorsements. The
publishing company has completed ar
enlargement Of the paper, and on JAM
uary 4 it will appear with column
added to each page.
With eight columns of new space at
its disposal, the WATCHMAN will be
able to enlarge and improve its entire
news service, particularly its town news
service, and to give to the family, literary
aud other departments fullness and
completeness that shall add greatly to
their value and interest.
The WATCHMAN's unrivalled farm
department will remain under the ed
itorship of DR.. Hoskins. With greater
"sea room" the veteran farmer and
writer will be able to bring his impor-
tant department nearer to the level of
his ideal, though his readers with one
accord declare that, for the Vermont
farmer, the WATCHMAN's farm page is
always more practical and profitable
than any of the agricultural publications
of the country.
The coming year will be one of great
political interest. Though republican
newspaper, the WATCHMAN will pub
lish all the political news and keep its
readers informed as to what all parties
are doing and saying. Published at the
state capital, in touch with the best
sources Of information respecting state
doings, it has opportunities not pos
sessed by other papers less favorably
situated for obtaining news of state
affairs, and of providing in its largest
sense what is implied in the papers
full title, STATE JOURNAL. Every
Vermonter, to be well and accurately
informed on state affairs and on i'm
portant state questions, will need the
WATERMAN.
Its readers, familiar with its course
editorially and the ground it has taken
on all matters OF local or state concern,
will bear witness to the answering
loyalty of the WATCHMAN to the best
interests of state or locality, the fear
lessness of its advocacy of every cause
or measure in which the welfare of the
people has been involved, and the bold
ness of its warfare against every power
or agency or influence it has deemed
inimical to the people. We believe the
WATCHMAN has faithfully praciced the
letter and spirit of Story's famous con-
ception of the true mission of the pub
lie journal;
" Here shall the Press the peoples right maintain,
Unawed by influence and unbrbed by gain.
Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw,
Pledged to Religion, Liberty and Law"
Its larger facilities, with competent
corps of assistants, will enable the man
agement to produce WATCHMAN that
shall more fully than ever justify its
tile, and shall be the embodiment of
the beet idea of state and local news
paper.
To this end we ask the cooperation
of our friends in every community.
Financial support is the groundwork
upon which the successful newspaper