The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-11-23
THE NEW YORK TIMES.
l Weekly E6lfiOn

The course OF THE WEEKLY 'TIaEs during thu
Presidential campaign has scared for it hosts OF
new friends, and has placed beyond controversy
its position as the foremost Journal of its class In
the United States. During the political stf1sgle
preceding the election, the fullness aaenr5s, and
fairness OF its news reports were as obvious aS
its vgor and breadth ofview as al organ OF public
opinion. the critical situation III which The
country is placed by the disputed result OF the
election has been promptly recognized by the
Times but it has seen no reason to modify the
claim which it urged alone among its eoterapo-
raries. that the vote of the 18th of November Sc
cured majority OF electoral votes for Hayes and
Wheeler Readers OF the Weekly Times" on
session OF returns. and conclusions based upon
them which were simply the most complete and
Pa az Q,
disentangled from the mass OF Democratic raise,
hood and pretense which has been thrown aronna
| cd OF the claims made by the "Times" the morn
| ing after the election. .-,sL
| Steadfastly claiming. therefore, the election OF
the Repu blican candidates, the .'Times" recogn-
yes the fresh responsibilities which this renewal
The sTi Tim 81 was among the foremost defenders
of the principles OF puriteatlon and reform with
in the party which triumphed in the nomination
OF Rutherford Hayes at Cincinnati. 1t will be
as prominent and as nncompromlsing in Its de-
mand for the embodiment OF THESE principles in
administrative and legislative action The cleo
tion has given rise to constitutional controver
eies whose discussion may last Tor months To
come and whose settlement may tax ali the good
sense iorbearance, and law-abiding instincts OF
the people at large. 1t Will be our cchstant en-
ieayOr to correct excited Ieeung ny uispaSSOnate
argument to urge the supreme necessity OF mod
Grafton and fair dealing; and to place the respoR
sihilitv for STIRRING up strife where it belongs
Rmt We shall do so. without abating one ot of the
lust demands OF a party which stands securely on
the right, and of people. the integrity Of whose
institutions depends on scrupuIous obedience
to the demands of law.
The Weekly Times" containing as it does Sc
iected editorials on topic OF national and general
interest from the columns of the daily issue. as
we'll as concise summary OF political. social. and
foreign news, besides other features which re-
commend it to family reading, is paper admira-
bly, fitted to circulate in every portion o. the Uni
ted States No Repu lican newspaper approach
es it in circulation, and it will be the aim of its
conductors to use every means not only to main
tain its well-earned supremacy but TO make Its
popularity still more decided.
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established. to take effect from Nov. 8. 1876:
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