Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-12-14
The New York Times
FOR 1878.
A POLITICAL, LITERARY AND GENERAL NEWS
PAPER, DENOTED TO REFORM IN MUNICIPAL,
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During the long aud exciting Presidential campaign
Of 1876 aud the anxious period Of political uncertain
~ which succeeded it, The New York Times had
very important share In determining the result q ore
Of the most mumentuus in American history.
The course Of The Times during the whole Of that
cvtntiul struggle has secured for It large addition
to the number Of its supporters, and has placed be-
yond controversy its position as the foremost hcrub-
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The course Of The Times will be guided In the fu-
ture, a. II has been IN the past by the consideration
that the interests Of the Repnhcan party are always
to be set above the interests Of its leaders, and that
tho honor aud welfare Of the country to he consid
cred before either lite attitude is that Of ndepend.
rifhin the Republican party, for in that way can
the interests OF the people be most cnectually served
SO long as any Of the great principles with which
the party has been identified remain In dispute, The
Times will refuse TO consider the work Of Republican
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standard u partisan obligation In the treatment Of
questic rs Affecting the financial honor Of the nation,
the purihcaton Of the public service and the gradual
readJustment Of the fiscal system to meet the chang
lag conditions Of trade and manufactures. 1t viii
steadily oppose all plans, no matter by whom urged,
which tend to postpone the day Of resumption beyond
that Ted by law TO pay the national creditor any
other basis than that Of gold 10 preserve import du
ties which clog the development Of American indus
try or to perpetuate in the public service the pern
cous principle that to the yictors belong the spos
while carefully avoiding all that may tend 10 pro-
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Times will urge, with the utmost decision. the
tuna duty Of protecting the freedmen and the North
ern Immigrants in the South IN the possession Of
rights guaranteed them by the Constitution 1t will
40 an M us power To promote INC pcy o. peace Aha
Cancellation between North aud South, tut viii not
lose sight Of the fact that northern confidence aud
amnesty must md Their return IN tho enforcement OF
cvcn-handcd justice and scrupul0us regard for the
letter and spirit Of the law the part Of the South
lts influence az leading exponent Il political opin-
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