Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04
THE Transcript AND 'ee

THE T Transcript AND '96
With this issue the TRANSCRIPT
enters upon its twenty-niDth year, an
age that some of its fair readers would
not care to have mentioned too pub
licly in connection with themselves,
but is one of which the TRANSCRIPT
is justly proud. There are something's
that improve with age, and it is our
purpose to put the TRANSCRIPT in that
list. If honest effort and hard work.
with such ability as we can command,
can make the paper more acceptable to
our patrons it shall be done. The best
is our aim.
It has not been the good fortune of
the writer to have been reader of the
TRANSCRIPT for the past twenty eight
years, and that has been his loss, but
for more than half that period we know
that gentlemen of character have con-
trolled its columns, and it has been a
clean sheet. We understand this has
been its career from the first issue, JAN
uary 1, 1868 and it shall be our greatest
pleasure to maintain and to add to its
reputation for fair and honest dealing,
for honorable treatment Of all proper
subjects, and most Of all to make it a
:'home paper" credit to the town
and community that it represents. Can
local paper have more worthy aim2
In entering upon '96 we wish to
thank our friends and patrons for the
support which has been given US, the
kind and appreciative words as well as
the more substantial aid which oils the
wheels and keeps the machinery in mo-
tion. Words of encouragement. of ap-
proval, of coun sci, from honest hearts,
are gladly received by earnest
people. The TRANSCRIPT has appre-
ciated such during 1895 and hopes, in
the words of the business man, s'to
merit continuance of the same" We
have had the patronage of the business
men, a share of it, from the most of
them, and this is highly appreciated.
1t is the purpose of the TRANSCRIPT
to render full equivalent for value re-
ceived, and to aid in every way possi-
BILE to build up the community. its re-
ligious, its moral, its educational, its
business interests. To this end our
energies shall be bent during 1896.
That the TRANSCRIPT has not pleased
all its readers we are well aware and
we recall with pleasure in this connec-
tion the seriptural injunction, "Woe
unto you when all men speak we'll of
you." The fact is some people do not
agree with themselves many hours at
time. The fault-finding self of to-
day is most severe on the slip-shod self
of yesterday, only the condemnation is
usually turned upon another. Intel
ligent people always respect honest
opinions, differing from theirs, and it
is to the intelligence of the community
that the TRANSCRIPT addresses itself.
There must exist variety of opin-
ions in religion, in politics, in society,
in business; intelligent men and wo-
men are not only tolerant of such di.
vergent views but they respect and
honor honest sentiments though they
do not adopt them. In all matters the
TRANSCRIPT tries TO be candid and
honest in its editorial utterances. 1t
will try to be equally so in 1896.
This is to be an election year. Party
politics must come in for share of at
tention and it is oul purpose to be
straight forward in the discussion of
political matters. We believe in pro-
lection and the principles of the Re-
publican Party, but we propose to adj
vocate with arguments in such way
that they may appeal to the intelli-
genee of our readers, even though they
do not convince. There is always an
other side, and we recognize that fact
and respect it. And to any reader of
the TRANSCRIPT its columns are open
for a reasonable discussion Of any
question of interest. This is especially
emphasized as to the politics of 1896
which should interest every good citi-
zen. The TRANSCRIPT has among its
readers some of the ablest men in the
Democratic Party, honorable and pa
triotic citizens, to whom the columns
of the TRANSCRIPT shall stand open in
1896. Let us be intelligent voters,
giving reason for the faith that is
within us, not appealing TO party pre-
judice and the baser mercenary mo-
tives. In politics as in all things let us
be manly.
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