Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-15
The New York Times
For 1877.
Devoted to Republican Principles, and
to Reform in Municipal, State, and
General Government.

The course Of This Times during the Presidential
campaign has secured for IL hosts Of new friends and
has placed beyond controversy s position the fore
most Republican journal In the United States. Dur
ing tho political struggle preceding the election, the
fulness, accuracy and fairness Of it's reports
were obvious it's vgor aud breadth Of view an
S5 5cR , 81 PTSS opinion IT Ths critical situation in
the election has been promptly recognized by The
Times but has found reason to modify the claim
which II urged, alone among Its contemporaries, that
the vote Of the 18th Of November secured majority Of
electoral votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Readers Of
The Times on the day following the election were
placed in possession Of returns which simply the
most complete and trustworthy Published In any part
OF the Union. The more thoroughly the facts Of the
election are dsentanglcd from the Of Democratic
fasehood and pretense which has been thrown
them the clearly is the Justice revealed Of the
claims made by The Times the morning after election.
Now that the election Of Hayes and Wheeler is per
ceved by impartial observers Of both parties 10 be
certainty The Times recognizes the fresh RESPONSE
oits which TINS renewal Of great public trust i'm
among the foremost defenders Of the principles Of
publication and reform within the party which tri
umphed In the nomination OF Rutherford d, Hayes at
Cincinnati. 1t will be as prominent and uncompro-
missing in its demand for the embodiment Of those
principles in administrative and legislative action.
The election has given rise TO constitutional conro-
versies, whose discussion may last for months TO
come, aud whose settlement may tax all the good
sense forbearance, and lAw-abidng instincts Of the
people at large. II will be our constant endeayor to
correct excited feeling by dispassonate argument to
urge the supreme necessity Of moderation and fair
strife where IL belongs. But We shall do go without
abating one jot Of the just demands Of party which
stands securely the right, and Of people the in
tegrty Of whose institutions depends scrupulous
obedience 70 the demands Of law.
In the agitation Of the constitutional questions
which have been forced upon public attention by the
closeness Of the late election, The Times will not
to insist upon the necessity Of approach 10
uniformity Of method in the proceedings taken by
State and local boards TO ascertain the vote legally
for Presidential electors and Members Of Congress.
1t will defend the right Of individual States to have
the declaration Of their will by the recognized author
tiles OF such States protected by all the safeguards
which have been thrown around by the letter Of the
Constitution and the usage sanctioned by its authors.
But will tho less insist the duty Of Congress
to devise means by constitutional endment 9TH
erwise whereby citizens Of the United States may be
protected against virtual Acknowledgement through
imperfections in the mechanism provided by any State
for securing honest count Of their votes. While
carefully avoiding all that may tend to promote sec
tional luminosity among our people, The Times will
urge with the utmost decision, the national duty Of
Protecting the freedmen and the Northern immi-
grants In the South In the possession Of rights guar
anteed them by the Constitution 1t will do all In its
power 10 promote the policy Of peace and Cancellation
between North and South but will not lose sight Of
the fact that Northern confidence and amnesty must
hnd their return in the enforcement Of even-hAnded
Justice and scrupuous regard for the letter and spirit
Of the law on the part Of the South.
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