Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-08-16

Zle WIN UNJUST anu oPProolous cpl
thets, and false, filthy and absurd sto.
ries, repeatedly discharged its foul con
tents over the land, until the political
atmosphere had become so corrupted
and contaminated that 1t stunk in the
nostrils of all decent, sensible, truth.
loving citizens; a paper which, under
its professions of patriotism, and 10y
atty to republicanism, found it neces-
sary to malign,--not Horace Greeley
alone,-but Charles Sumner, Carl
Schurz, Nathaniel p. Banks, and
scores of most prominent, philanthrop-
ic, illustrious and intelligent of repub-
leans, who had refused to espouse or
recognize the new order of principles,
to which the latter-day republicanism
had degenerated. Such, in brief, is
the character and quality, as appears
to our mind, of the New York Times,
which is just now in so great a de-
mand, by the republican, national and
state committees, as campaign jour
la most fitting organ, indeed, for
the republicanism of to-day! Its use
being to submerge the real, practical,
vital issues, to SO pervert and cover
up the truth, and so to malign and
scandalze the leaders of the great par
ty OF publication and reform, by its
monstrous loads cf infamous false
hoods and base Misrepresentation, as
to render it possible again to foist up
on long-sutfering people a party
whose domination for many years past
has been so prolific of evil, and whose
administration has been so notoriously
characterized by extravaganza, corrup-
ton and infamy, and whose tendency
toward most deplorable centraliza-
ton has been most marked the COM
mitteemen very naturally preceive-bc
ing sagacious men-that their only
possible hope lies in thus diverting the
minds Of a sufficient portion of the
voting population, from the black, un-
seemly rotten remains of republicans
ism, alias Grantism.
Such is the use and the necessity Of
> the use of the New York Times, ev-
cry issue OF which is loaded down
with stories so monstrous, yet so alb
surd and shallow that a careful AID
critical perusal of them can hardly fail
to reveal their real character and mo
tive 1t is, just now, laboung to dis
abuse the ignorant and uusophisti-
Gated minds, concerning the chArac
ter of the great and eminent reform
governor of New York, by presenting
most glaringly absurd and shallow
: stories, to ''show" how he has stoleI
s and bodily absorbed some score o1
G more of our railroads. But, we sub.
y nit, there is danger of those abit
IS journalists going to 'unwholsome ex
e tremes," as it is apparent that they
n have greatly erred in their judgmen
!. OF the 'digestive organs" of their read
q ers. Like the case of the darkey who
F! being examined with view to his be
e coming a member of the church, read
I. lily assented to the miracles until the,
J. came to the "big fish story" when tn
l. load upon the stomach became to-
n "powerful' and he threw up tn
1t whole, will be that of the voter if re-
"a publican campaign sheets continue t.
't deal out such extravagant "whoppers.
L. Alas how fallen how hopelessly pro;
IT trate has become the condition of tina
v once great, useful, wise and favore'
IL organization, which fought SO vallient
l. ly and persistentIy against huma
G. slavery, wrong and oppression
g. Where now are its Summers, its Gree
'r leys, it's Trumbulls, who, armed ant
Of panoplied with the just vengeance G
1' outraged humanity, and fortified be
10 hind the breastwork of eternal justic,
ct truth and right, spoke or wrote yigol
'h ously, eloquently and etfecllvel
ne against error, injustice and wrong, an
OF whose labors finally triumphing in th
or elimination from our institutions q
Is one form of slavery, their arms wei
he turned against other forms of bondage
N NJ less threatening and destructive t
ii our liberties. They have been igno
ts miniously drummed out of the repul
n lican camp, and most of them hay
m been hunted to their very graves, b
" their former political associates. An
IN for what? Simply because that, bt
Ill ing sagacious to discern, and quick
o. comprehend, they were no less zealol
to and active to denounce the egregiou
es acts of unscrupulous and self-seekin
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