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

We take it that it will DO generally con-
ceded that the New York Times is one of
the ablest, as 1t is the leading republican
newspaper of the country. More than all
others. it contributed to the success of the
republican party and the triumphant re-
election of President Grant during the last
national canvass. its principle Of action
was not that the republican party, all of
its leaders and voters, were right in every
respect and particular, or that the oppos-
ton, its leaders and followers, were all
wrong. As an honest newspaper, it con-
coded that abuses had grown up in the re-
publican party, perhaps attributable
entirely to its long continuance in
power, which ought to be reform
cd. This it believed could not be
accomplished by the defeat of the party,
which would be worse than jumping from
the frying pan into tho fire There was
enough ot honesty, integrity and patriot
Ism in the party itself to correct these
abuses, bring about needed reforms, and
Top off unworthy members. No outside
and was needed. With it we most heartily
agreed. Elsewhere, in another sphere, as,
also, individually, we contributed our mite
TO the good cause and rcjoiced in the tri-
umph. Since then there has been but II
general agreement between their views aud
ours. lndeed,!we can recall now but few
such occasions-the principal one being in
reference to the reelection of the prcsi-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate. But
whether "e agree With it or not. it
makes no difference. We have simply
referred |" these matters as introductory to
that which is to follow. In order 10 give
1t its full weight, force and importance, 1t
Is necessary TO bear in mind that the Times
spar excellence, II republican newspaper, is
so accepted and considered by the admins.
iration, the majority of b 9th Houses of
Congress, the press and people of tie whole
country. 1t has been called the "organ f"
of the party, which, in one fcnse, may be
taken as true. But in the old fashioned
sense OF party organ" il is far from it.
Indeed, we know OF but one prominent
newspaper worthy of that term and that
is the New York World, the "organ of
the democracy. 1t can see nothing wrong
IN what its party does, nor anything right
in what is proposed or accomplished by the
party in power. 1t is one of the last lin
gcring relics Of slayish subserviency TO
party in Il leading newspaper, and has but
iew imitators in either party, in the coun-
try save here and there concern which
is " sweet on some one because it has an
axe to grind or an office to beg
We have referred to our own case, and
the course of our paper, because we have
been falsely assailed--the assaiants maxi
ing statements which they knew were false
when they were made-for the reason that
we would not surrender our right of pri
vste judgment at the nod and dictation of
any one. AS our readers know, we have
always maintained the position that one
who crtlcises andprotests against the wrong
doings of his party, thereby shows not
only that lie is an honest man but all the
better republican. When the republican
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the increase of salary act, We protested
against the measure, and held those Ie-
publicans responsible who were aiding
therein so we opposed the appointments
of Shepherd, Williams, Simmons, and sup
ported others as our judgment and con.
science dictated, and so we shall continue
to do. We should not have referred to this
matter although we knew that an
attempt was being made to use our course,
taking only disjointed paragraphs and SEN
fences, for the grinding of somebody's axe
they all the time well knowing that their
whole charge was false in foundation, false
In theory, false in pretencc and false IN
fact-but for the substantial endorsement
OF our position by 30 good a republican
paper as the New York Times. We don't
publish II NOW because we think we need