The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-10-10

events, an ardent supporter of re-
publican principles and "a conscien-
tious advocate Of all things tending to
the betterment of its constituency.
In bidding farewell to the old paper
we shed tear of regret as for an old
friend, for we have known and loved
it from our earliest years and shall
always think of it with affection.
But though The Republican has
ceased to exist there arises from its
ashes new champion, full-grown and
full-planoplied, erect and eagle-eyed,
to battle for the right, to give its
influence toward the up-building of
the county and to perpetuate the his
tory of this community. THE PLYM-
oUTH TRIBUNE now courts favor and
begs the privilege of an introduction.
The causes that impel us to make
this change are not of sudden growth
but are based upon the progressive
spirit of the times and for several
years the change has been under dis
cussiOn. In the first place, the old
in,
Objectionable. Few new papers now
are given the name of political party
and many that have been SO named
are changing. Such a name implies a
narrow scope and is often a limitation
upon the usefulness of the journal.
The Republican received its name in
1856, at the birth of the republican
party, and at that time it was not so
much newspapers as weekly political
pamphlet. Its evolution from that
status to its more modern estate as
newspaper was so gradual as to be
almost imperceptible but it did grow
and for a long time it has been
newspaper with a party affiliation in
stead of party organ with newspaper
incidents. In disseminating The Re
publican we desire to emphasize the
fact that the chief function of a
county paper is to give the news and
its advocacy of party principles is sec
ondary, though not at all to be over
looked or shirked.
Again, in long and active career
under several different ownerships,
The Republican naturally enough fell
heir to a lot of traditional sentiments,
many of which were unpleasant re-
minders of a dead and gone past and
tended, in spite of earnest effort, to
foster a factional spirit within the
republican party in the county and
district. We wish it to be well un-
derstood that The Republican, with
all its likes and dislikes, is dead; THE
TRIBUNE starts with clean sheet and
so far as tits party paper it is for
the party undivided and knows mol
person or clique as against any portion
Of the party. THE TRIBUNE will be
an aggressive supporter and advocate
of republican principles, because it is
our profound conviction that those
principles are everlastingly right, but
it will recognize no faction and be
swayed by no division.
THE TRIBUNE, then. is to be fBt |
of all local newspaper for Plymouth
and Marshall county. AS its name
implies it viii stand for the people |
against all forms of aggression and
oppression and will be emphatically a
peoples paper and friend to Liberty.
justice and equal rights and privileges.
1t will at all times and under all cir
Il
ciples, reserving the right to criticise
men and methods within the party
ACCORDING to its best judgment and
honest convictions. 1t viii be the
republican organ witnin the county
and one Of its dearest hopes will be TO
see that party placed in control Of
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