The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15

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"''' '''"''"' anu '"'' " ROBERT PEEL.
TO the Right Hon. SIR ROBERT PEEL, Bart.' &c'
SIR-It gives rue sincere satisfaction TO learn from
the letter with which you have hOnored me- pear
Ing yesterdays date that You estimate SO nigniy Inc
months by the Times newspaper TO support Inc
cause OF rational ana wholesome government when
that You appreciate isrly the dsinteresteJ motive
OF regard 10 the public welfare and to that alone,
pursue a policy in accordance with mat Of your
administration. IL Il, permit me to say, Dy sucn
RSSWs Gn ss as eSsa @
OF the government OF the day, or IN constitutions
resistance to II; and. indeed there exist no oner
motives OF action for Journalist c0mpatlole eiher
with the safety Of the press or with the public mo,
rallty OF It's readers. With much respect have the
THE EDITOR OF THE TINES
The mysterious influence" of the Times
arose from the following Of the principles
laid down by its editor. The mysterious in
fluence" of the HERALD arises from q similar
cause. The Times supported Sir Robert Peel
because it was ''the cause of rational and
wholesome government" The HERALD sup
ports General Grant because his administra-
ton has been devoted to "the cause of rational
and wholesome government" The Times
gave to the Peel administration not a partisan
but ''an impartial and discriminating support,
and was as ready to rise In constitutional
resistance" to the government when the public
good demanded opposition to its acts as to
defend it's wise and patriotic policy. The
HERALD upholds President Grant on the broad
ground Of the honesty, sincerity and patriot
io AL a1r,iu ial rati ION. hooanca hp maiD-
tains the nations honor, strengthens its credit
promotes its prosperity and seeks to restore
to the public service the integrity and earnest
ness by which it was marked in the early
days of the republic. At the same time, to
the astonishment Of the professional politician,
the HERALD condemns the Chinese stupidity
which too much marks the financial policy of
the administration, and, while it ignores as
tIifing the squabbles Of hungry factions over
the federal patronage and the insignificant
side issues, such as the French arms
sales, the Custom House investigation and
civil service reform, to which these wrangles
give rise, it is ready at all times to protest
against any important errors or shortcomings
of the President and his advisers. The entire
independence of the HERALD renders its favor
and counsel the more valuable to o public
officer, as the friendship of fearless and
conscientious minister is always more precious
to ruler than the lattery of a parasite.
When the HERALD urges upon President
Grant broad and liberal financial views, when
it demands that the United States government
shall extend an armed protectorate over
Mexico and stop the anarchy and barbarism
that run riot on our borders, it only seeks to
strengthen his administration and to render
the fortress of his policy impregnable. To
such impartial and discriminating support
the recent republican victory in New Hamp-
shire is attributable, and thus the
mysterious influence of the HERALD
makes itself felt at the ballot box
in every State OF the Union. Sir Robert
Peel In addressing the Times did not know
the person Of the editor, and spoke of him as
having ''studously avoided every species of
intercourse which would throw a suspicion
upon the motives by which he was actuated."
General Grant could truly say as much Of
editor of the Times, that there can exist ''no
other motives of action for journalist COM
patble either with the safety OF the press or
with the public morality of its readers"
The business interests Of the nation are,
equally with its political interests, affected by
this mysterious influence" of the leading
journal Of the country, which in plain English
is neither more nor less than the Anpartiality
and discrimination of thoroughly indepen-
dent press. The recent revolution in Erie,
which broke down in few hours a power
that had for years defed the law and restored
to honest hands the control of the greatest
line Of commerce in the United States, was
due to the efforts of the HERALD. Law
yers of eminence, powerful combinations of
stockholders, millionnaires handed together
in common cause, had all essayed and failed
to destroy the Erie Ring; but from the
moment the HERALD entered resolutely into
the crusade against the corrupt combination
its fate was sealed. Yet the HERALD
knew no special interest in the
case, and cared no more for the English
stockholders Or the Atlantic and Great West
ern corporation than for Gould and his
crop-haired DULLES. Wall street was aston
ished, and certain class of journals looked
on with amazement to find that the fight of the
HERALD against the Erie corruptionists, who
held control Of millions Of money and bought
up Legislatures and courts at their will, was
made in the interest of justice alone.
to restore to the stockholders their
rights, to remove a scandal that was dis
graceful to the State, and TO vindicate the
honor and maintain the credit Of the United
States among the other nations of the world
Had the HERALD been in the pay of the Eng.
lish stockholders, had it held in lie hands q
majority of the worthless Atlantic and Great