Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12

The New York Times.
A Political. Literary and GenersI
Newspaper
Devoted to reform in Municipal, State and Geners
al tioYeFnment,
ESTARTJQHRn 1s5f
ESTABLISHED 1851.
Postage Free For 1875.
As A FAMILY PAPER

As sARAMHY PAPER
The TIMES has always borne very high reputn.
tion throughout the United States It % fEeo
nom all Objectionable advertisements and reports
and may be safely admitted to every domestic cir
Gle. The disgraceful announcements Of auacks
and medical Pretenders, which pOllute so many
columns Of TIE TIMEs on any terms. The psneT
has always resisted the communistic theories ad.
Vocated by mischieVous journals and has opposed
those attacks on the Family as the basis Of socie-
~ which are so frequently made, and which have
led to SO much misery aud crime.
AS POLITICAL JOURNAL,
TIE Fnzs viii be devoted, as in the past, 70 .
discriminating support Of the sRepublican Party
while 1t reserves the right Of expressing iRdspens
Gent opinions upon the measures or policy Ofany
ers. It belongs to no faction or clique within 9
party, and has never entered into any relations
which were likely to imperil its perfect freedsm,
Its course is that OF Independence t0iEhiB the Re
Rablcanparty for in that way can the interests Of
the people be mOet efficiently served. Party gov.
eminent IL essential to . constitutional country,
and when journals profess to have no party Ii
is usually because they have no PRINCIPLES. TIE
TTAEs ts faithful to the convictions and aims M
on which the Republican party was based, but It
originally established as an ''orpan :" roT bas n
ever asked for. or received any "yors'N from The
party With which 1t has been identified. Il has
supported tne BeP9elican party in the past solely
principles fright and justice. But its supoorf
has been freely and impartially rendered and IL
VIII never consent % serve as q mere instrument
for registering the DEGREES of politicians
Il Is course In reference to the Tammany Ring
Of q tme when 81 the other daily papers In NeE
York obstIucted and discouraged It's Efforts, e.
tests its sincerity in the cause Of Reform THl
TTHRs stood alone in demanding Reform from
1859 to the close Of 1871 and there Is no sincere
and honest proposal for Reform in any branch Of
the Government, which viii not henceforth be
heartily supported By TRz TIxHs. BIt It viii
not eonspire IN assisting ambitious politicians
or demagogues to reach power under false pre-
tenses IL viii not consent without remonstrancs
to see the revival oI the worst features Of Tam
many rule under the names Of new HBosees' 's
Already the people OF Ne9 York are threatened
with that corruption OF Government, and even Of
justice, which did so much to render the former
Ta11many rale infamous. At the elections in No.
yember, 1874, TammaRy triumphed in New York
state; and even on election day Mr.. Tilden prov
ers. The ballots for the ConatitutiousI Amend.
ments were H4udHlently cancsled an outrapeouR
political murder wss Committed and the forms OF
JHsttice we're grossly violated BY John Kelly him-
strAnee against these proceedings, although he
must have known perfectly well what was going
on. Kelly Is the real Governor Of New YORK
State to-day, and II the Democrats sh0uld regain
possession Of the Federal power, men Of KellY'S
stamp would govern the nation and Ill the public
TO all these great public scandals THa TrHss,
will be innexibly opposed Il will endeaEor to
advocate truth and Justice, and decline to surrsn-
der Its columns for the use Of leaders Of any par
ty. II will contiHue to advocate those measures
BY which the honor, the peace and the prosDeritY
OF the nation can be best secured and promoted.
and will constantly study the wants OF the peo
pie, rather than the wishes OF individual poiiti-
clans. In pursuing this course it win simply ad-
here TO the principles laid down In the first NUM-
Der Of the Journal and which were thus set forth
Upon all toyics-political, social, moral and re-
itaelf. and We only ask that It may be Judged &C
cofdingly. We shall be conservative in an cases
where we think conservatism essential to the
public good and We shall be radical in every
thing which may aeem 10 US to REQUIRE radical
treatment and radical reform We do not believe
that everything IN society is either exactly right
or exactly wrong. What is good We desire to
preserve and improve; what fs evil, to extsrni-
Started in September, 1851, THa TrxEs has ever
einee Deen recognized as among the most sue
cessKul, popular and Influential newspapers in the
country. Two Gifts original proprietors still d.
rect its policy. and, with greatly increased re.
sources and experience, will spare no pains to
extend and strengthen its claims upon the conh-
dence andsuppcrt Of that public which it has en-.
deaFored hiGhfaliy to serve for upwards Of three
yegTs.
spirit OF fairness and impartiality nee alike from
selEinterested aims, political jobbery. or undue
laHoritism. It will represent the great body Of
Ins people, pie, rather than any clique or all sub
pendence. It's Correspondence will be full and
timely, and directed with special reference to the
publication Of the truth on all questions. and
lrom sll parte. Its Reports viii be prepared with
the utmost care. The Literary Department win
De IN thoroughly competent hands, and win pre-
sent f1ll review Of the literature, the fine arts.
he music, and the drama Of the day. The seien.
tihe and educational reports and articles arc
specially prepared BY some Of the ablest men in
he country.
The Sunday edition OF TIE TINES includes, In
addition to all the neWaz lected and original lit.
erary matter Of the most varied snd sgreeable
character. Special arrangements have been made
% impart new attractions to this feature Of the
PAPER. Among the contributors Of original sto-
les or articles to this paper Bret HaFte J. ".
De Forrest, Thomas Hardy, Dutton Cook VIM,
Black, and negotiations are being carried out with
many other distinguished authors.
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o subscribers. under the new Law to take eject
N the lst Of January, 1878.