Year: 1874

WIN the present nOmDGf the TRINITY
JOURNAL enters upon the nineteenth
year of its existence. For eighteen years,
the Journal has been Irregular visitor TO
the people of Trinity, and during that
period it has never missed an issue. At
various periods it has encountered oppo-
sitlon to some extent, in the attempt to
establish journals of the opposite Ipoltl-
cal faith, but in the riyalry which follow
ed it became apparent that the Journal
had hold upon the good will of the peo-
pie of Trinity not easily undermined =
Its competitors disappeared from the field
after losing existence of a year or more,
leaving it apparent that the reading peo-
pie Of Trinity were not disposed to turn
their backs upon old friends for the. sake
Of making new ones.


1t has been the aim Of its proprietors
to make the Journal a complete epit-
ONE Of the local news Of the county, and
faithful advocate of its local interests.
In this respect 1t has been greatly assist
cd by its correspondents in the different


localities, who have kept us generally
well posted upon the local events 9f their
respective places. All new ofa local ma
ture contributes greatly to make the pa
ges Of a country newspaper interesting,
and constitutes a chief feature OF its at
fractions. In this respect We claim that
the Journal is much better conducted
than the majority of its country contem-
poraries, and that therein lies the secret
Of its success. We take the present oc-
casion to thank our fricrGs and cores
pondents for their iavors in the past, and
to solicit q continuance of the same dur
ing tne coming year.


On matters of public interest the JOUR-
NAL has been outspoken, and its views
have been given in manner at once ear
nest and truthful. 1t has not been in
full accord with the prevailing sentiment
of the people upon some Of the questions
which arose during the past year, but
has taken ground in accordance with its


ideas Of the duty Of a public journal. 1t
has aimed to be right rather than popu-
lar 1t is an easy matter for a journal to
go with the throng and advocate what,
for the time being, is the views of the
majority. But the journal which pur-
sues this course when its proprietors en-
tertain opposite opinions, shows dema-
agogical spirit that urges it to take the
side where its pecuniary interests seem to
lie. and its opinions are held to possess no
value, for the reason that they are with
the side which is for the time being in the
ascendency, and are ready for change
whenever the tide of popular opinion
sets in different direction. We do not
belong to that class. We believe that
the Republican party is the party Of the
people, that within its organization only,
can the remedy for alleged abuses be
found, and we have acted upon that be-
lief.


We enter upon the Nineteenth Vol
ume with the hope that the coming year
will prove better one for the various in
terests than any Of number of years
past. If such prove to be the case it will
be owing, in no small degree, to the part
which we have taken in placing the
resources OF our county in a proper light
to have them made available. In doing
this, we have laborcd for our own inter
est as well as that of the county. What
ever contributes to tho prosperity of this
community contributes to ours also, and


in the good which is to accrue to the peo-
pie Of Trinity from increased population
and the more extended development Of
its resources, we expect to share. In the
business deprcs ion which has followed a
succession Of bad mining seasons, de-
crease of the working population and the
consequent concentration of the business
transacted within the county into fewer
hands, the JOURNAL has unavoidably
suffered to some extent, but we believe
this to be only temporary. We are re-
ceiving all the patronage we can reasona-
bly, expect in the present depression Of
business, but with every hope and pros
pect of a brighter future, we enter upon
the labors of another year,