The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13

it. We know from our constantly'incrcas-
ng-circulation, that our course is well I'M
derstood and is appreciated and endorsed.
We do not, for a momeft, believe that
the persons to whom the garbled extracts
are presented, and whom they are expected
to influence, will be deceived thereby. They
are altogether too sensible men to be gulled
in any such way. II is, however, always q
pleasure to have ones course endorsed, but
1t is still more SO to see the rapid decadcncc
of slavish party organs, edited, or con-
trolled or, perhaps, managed would be
the better worldly men who have no ideas
of their own men who, before expressing
an opinion, are compelled to wait and see
what thist or the other newspaper says
about it, or what the Platts, Buffers, Sim
mons, IIarlans and Pomcroys may have to
say In our judgment, and We believe we
express the opinion of every intelligent
man. that class of newspapers work great
or injury to the party. than they can, by
any possibility. do 1t good
But we have written more than wc in
tended at the outset. Now for the Times
article. 1t may, if it docs no other good,
pound modicum Of sense into the brains,
if so lie they have any, of the slavish
billiards of whom we have been speaking.
In its leading editorial, Wednesday, the
Times says: :" The republican party is
still strong in the estimation Of the people,
although mistakes in various quarters have
been made within the past six months
No party goes on forever without mistakes.
Yet these mistakes have nowhere been so
promptly pointed out as by republican men
and journals, and we have endeavored to
do our parts of the duty, as Congressman
Plat and others freely and very kindly &C
knowledge. The errors of the leaders of
there is no necessity to ask such mon
grcl BODY as the g democratic republicans
to undertake the task No doubt the work
of obiecting to any detail of the leadership
is an ungracious onethe Platts of the day
would lead any party to ruin by silencing
the warnings of friends, and ny compelling
newspapers to exist solely for the purpose
of registering their DEGREES. They are
foolish enough to believe that all the world
is as blind rs themselves that # they only
keep quiet about their plumbers, no one will
detect them. They resent anything APP
preaching to criticism. As for a ncwspa-
per, its sole function is to publish what
Platt and his kind order one day, md what
Butler and his kind may order another. "
1t adds, and we heartily adopt the senI-
mcnt, because it so truly expresses our own
course, " tAis has never been Il portion Of
. Our mission, and never will be. In years
gone by, we have always expressed our
"opinions on public affairs in a perfectly
unlettered way-prdising ,elat are 6elieped
10 be gooa. condemning aotdt tco 6cliered to
"Je jGd Sometimes we have offended
party leaders, sometimes we have pleased
thcm--JM ,ce hare neccr Thought IL oui'
daty 10 support a measure simply JecalSe
"porty leaders icaated ii to be supported. -
1t might have added that no honest man
would consent to take Il different course {;
yet we and they know that il makes a vast
difference whether men support the rcpub-
lican party, as they and we do, from prin-
-ciplc, or, like others we wot of, in cxpec-
tation of being paid therefor by some petty
Office.