White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-01-31
TIE TRIBUNE For 1861.

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The Tribune enters upon the year 1867 more
prosperous in business than ever before. The
expedency Of charging our pages-thus max
ing The Tribune the largest and the cheapest
newspaper in America-was doubted By many.
We have found our account 10 It. The circa-
lation OF The Tribune is steadily increasing
and our advertising patronage has increased SO
much that it is more difficult 10 print our news
than when We used smaller sheet, and this
difficulty VIC can only meet by frequently pub
! fishing supplementary pages.
The close of the war has imposed upon The
Tribune the discussion Of momentus Aid pecu
liar problems. We have met them as best We
could, laboring with sincerity for Freedom.
Social Progress, Political Equality, Impartial
Sufrage-All Rights for All. A Republican
President became the enemy of Republicanism
and We have been called upon to denounce and
expose the treacheries Of a degraded Admins
tration. 1t was not without pain, certainly moi
without much thinking, that We made issue
with President johnson. The people approved
our course by returning their radical represent
atives to power. The elections OF ls66-as
important to the nation IS Lees surrender
make new duties. Reconstruction is now the
duty OF the country-politcal reconstruction
reconstruction in finances and tariffs. We are
no longer pressed by var necessities, and We
must amend our war experiments. The pres
ent condition Of the currency is grevious evil.
! Trade suffers our manufacturing interests are
in precarious state. A dollar does not mean
dollar. but its fraction. 1t may be sixty cents,
it may be ten. 1t is sentiment. not a fact.
When laborer earns his dollar, he does not
know whether he has one loaf oil bread or ten.
All business is feverish and unsettled. We
think this can only be remedied by wise and
intrepid policy at Washington-by reducing the
currency to the specie basis. Upon this we
shall insist
The necessity OF Protection to Labor again
presses upon US. We regret that on this most
important measure the Republican party is di
Vided. An homes. ous mlschievious minority
IN the west, particularly are endeavorlng to
create policy which can only result in the
prostratlon OF American inoustry-the cesra-
dation OF Labor anu the agSrandizement OF
English capitalists. During the many years OF
oui work We have struggled against this inter
est. we believe Protection more necessary
now than ever ociore' ana we shall insist upon
the oroadest ana West legislation Tor the
Rights OF Labor.
In the perpiexing question oil Reconstruction
We see no reason TO amend the policy which we
nave asserted since me close oi the war. Ii
then seemed 70 US that Emancipation oil the
Black should be followed by Suffrage Tor the
Black. we did not see the wisdom OF policy
OF p omiscuous conhseailon and hanging We
had too much Rod IN war to ask TOR blood IN
| peace-eyen To gra'iiy angry vengeance. II
seemed important that the South should con-
cede SniiraSe, and that the North should con
cede Amnesty. Some OF our friends disaFproved
oil this bit Congress has followed our advice.
Amnesty has been approved by C0ngress-to a
greater extent thanwe claimed in The Tribune.
We have held out that the men who starved
captives in Rebel dungeons. who murdered sur
rendered prisoners, who violated the rules of
war, and aided the assassination of M. Lincoln,
should be tiled and punished. Congress and
the Administration have agreed that no punish
ment should be iRhctsd even upon men who
| are charged with these crimes, and the only
measure looking like punishment is the amend
ment of disfranchisement from holding Office.
which is merely sentimental and not a practical
penalty. On the other hand, the passage of
| the Civil Rights Bill, the Freedman's Ireau
Bill, and the Bill for Suffrage in the District of
Columbia. show tina. reconstruction will not be
! consumsted without suffrage and protection for
| the Blacks. The policy of The Tribune has
been practically adopted bv those who differed
with Us during its discussion. We ne, err Quar-
rel with friends who are impatient with us.
We do them the justice of believing they 20
their way to what is right, Just as we trust that
they will do us the Justice of believing we 90
our way to what is right We work for the
same object, Blu. perhaps IN different ways. We
have no higher aim than to secure peace 10 this
nation, aid 10 all nstion.-iiberty. progress.
happiness, virtue, and the universal brother
! hood of man. And for this we shall coutiaue
| to toll in our best way.
We have reorganizsd and strengthened eve,v
| departmept of The Tribune. We have CORES
| ponients ia every part of this country and in