Year: 1877

The PIONEER PBEss will enter upon the
year 1877 with larger circle of readers and
much better organization than ever before.
The consolidation of the two old and favor
tie newspapers OF st. Paul and the only
morning Journal published In Minneapolis,
haa given the united journal not only an nn-
precedented circulation, but a substantial
basis of prosperity, which will enable il
without sacrifice to fulfill every requirement.
of the advanced newspaper enterprise of the
day. 1t will thus be able to realize the aim
which constantly inspires its proprietors, of
making it the best local, the best State and
the best general newspaper published west


of hicago.


The PIONEER PRFss will continue to be
"independent in everything-nettral in moth
ing" It's first object will be to give all the
news and all sides of the current political
opinion Of the day. Believing that COM
plete freedom of discussion is the only way
to arrive at the truth, it's columns are open
to all intelligent dssentents, and it claims
for itselfthe same freedom which accords to
all Others While as between the two par
ties now contending for the possessions of
the government, it holds the Republican to
be far safer repository of the great trusts
imposed by the settlements of the war, its
principles and aims are independent of all
party organization. Owning allegiance to
no party, it will obey the mandate of none.
but will support whatever candidates or
measures seem most likely to secure these
ends, to-wit:


The maintenance of the Constitution with
its amendments giving civil and political
equality to all American citizens, white or
black the freedom and purity of the ballot.
box as the basis, and free unsectarian educa-
ton, universally difused, as the
safeguard of free government;
the publication OF politics and
the civil service by the divorce OF patron
age and politics, by the election or appoint
ment of honest and capable men to munich.
pal and non-political Offices without regard to
party, and by encouraging the independent
action of voters as a restraint on the corrupt
perversions of the caucus system gener-
GUS policy towards the South in accordance
with these principles which ehall put an end
to the antagenisms of race and the party
conflicts based thereon, and bring the best
and fttest men into the public service and
into the control of their local affairs an
cisE of the faults and errors of both parties
and an impartial commendation of what is
good and right in both, it viii discharge as it
best can what it believes to be the highest
duty of journalism, watchful censorship Of
among pending issues are some of the ends
of good government to which THE PIONEER
Press will be devoted Believing that these
lends can be best promoted by fearless crit
honest and economical administration of the
national, State and municipal governments;
the maintenance of the public credit, the
resumption of specie payments; no legisla-
tive meddling with private rights; these
the conduct of all political agents in the in
terest not of party but of the whole people.


The PIONEER Press will make itself inds-
pensable to the business man of the North
west by its full Financial and tnmercial re-
ports of the industries and enterprises of the
people of Minnesota, West Wisconsin, North.
ern Iowa, Dakota, and the Territories of the
Northwest.


1t is the purpose of the proprietora to make