The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-21
THE BACK TRACK y,

The New York Times used to be pretty
good authority with the republicans of Yer
mont, and we know not why it should not
be now. We presume it is SO considered,
or so much effort would not be made to
show that it is apt to Ego off half cooked"
that it so event off" in reference to Louis
luna. and that 1t has now taken the black
track - 1t may be that some will not ac-
cept its teachings since, on account of its
bold, manly stand relative to the course of
Sheridan, de Trobriand and the rest of
them, it has been deprived of all govern
ment advertising. But, as was the case
when it was hammerng away at the Tam
many ring frauds, we presume it can now
say that its business, not its opinions arc
for sale-that it takes pay for advertise
ments and subscriptions, but not for its ed
itorial endorsement. We must confess
that we can see no evidence of "backing
down" but that, on the contrary, it is as
"wcak-minded" as ever on this question.
Take, for example, its last issue wherein it
says that the "situation III Louisiana is set
forth clearly enough" in the report of Eos
ter, Phelps and Potter, and that it shall
not cease TO 'condcmn such frauds" as
those indicated by the report, no matter on
which side they may be found, and that if
there are any republicans in congress who
do not feel called upon to ignore these Of
lenses land to give aid and comfort to
their authors, we may as well say at once
that they may count us out" Further, it
says that it "adheres without qualification"
to the opinions expressed at the time of
the occurrences of the first days of JAN
uary in New Orleans, and that "if there
are any republicans who think that the
business is concluded by showing that the
democrats arc foolish and hypocritical, and
that the republicans are thereby discharged
from any further responsibility in the
affair."" it Is not of that number and
it earnestly hopes" that congress
will not share in any such feeling.
1t sums up the whole case in
these words 'The position in which the
republican party is put by the report of the
congressional committee is a grave one
The simple fact, which cannot be evaded
is that the military of the United States
have been used, under general instruc
tions to sustain Governor Kellogg, in giving
the organization of the lower house in the
Louisiana legislature to a majority fraudu
lently obtained. The fraud never coult
have been consumated if the marshal an(
collector of the United States had, how
ever, the courage, the honesty, and tn,
common sense to oppose it. These fact
remain after all is conceded that is claimed
In regard TO the prima .tacie validity of til,
returns made by the board, and it is by
such obvious and general facts that til,
responsibility of the party will be measured
no matter what technical deicnces may b.
interposed. lie is ne friend Of the repub
lican party, and no true adherent to tn
principles which that party has embodie,
in the constitution, who does not do every
thing in his power to right the wrongs tina
have been committed in Louisiana in tn
name of the republican party, and to pre-
vent their recurrence" This, we take il
is what "Nasby" means when he says tn
Times "look The back track Immediately
40, also. of that ''reacton" which he say
has taken place. We apprehend, how
4 ever, that the same kind of reaction" vii
= continue until the republican party place
r itself squarely on the platform furEishe
e by the Vicc-P President, the Times and othe
y republican newspapers who have no axe
4 to grind or offices to secure or keep, an
@ are only actuated by a devotion to tn
;, whole country, an undertaking attachment
u to the constitution as it is, and SINGER
It desire for the salvation and welfare of tn
a republican party.