[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO FOSTER'S DAILY DEMOCRAT ON ITS 125TH BIRTHDAY

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Foster's Daily Democrat on its 125th birthday.
  On June 18, 1873, Foster's first paper proclaimed, ``We shall devote 
these columns mainly to the vital interests of Dover and vicinity. 
Whatever may tend to benefit this people and enhance their prosperity, 
will receive our warm and enthusiastic support.''
  Our nation and indeed the world has changed many times since that day 
125 years ago when Foster's first made that commitment to its readers. 
Ulysses Grant was president and the United States had just gone through 
the most destructive and divisive war in its history. Since then, the 
United States has fought two world wars, an economic depression and the 
Cold War.
  Yet in over 125 years, one thing has always stayed the same: Foster's 
commitment to truth, journalistic integrity and its readers. It is that 
unyielding commitment that has made Foster's Daily Democrat the 
nation's longest continuously managed and owned newspaper by direct 
family descendants of its founder in the United States. As the paper 
itself eloquently states, ``When your family's name is at the top of 
every page, you try a lot harder.''
  Foster's has also been a leader in applying technological 
advancements to the field of newspaper publishing. In 1964, it became 
the first newspaper in New Hampshire to use offset printing as a way to 
produce brighter and sharper newspapers.
  At a time in our nation's history when journalists and the media in 
general are often accused of fostering cynicism, the people at Foster's 
have been reporting news to the men and women of New Hampshire while 
never sacrificing the principles of Joshua Lane Foster, the paper's 
founder. Congratulations to current publisher Robert Foster and all the 
other hard working men and women at Foster's Daily Democrat on your 
125th birthday. It is an honor to represent you in the United States 
Senate.

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