The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-21
WE SERVE NOTICE.

The Richmond Times makes charac-
teristic weak and wordy attempt TO DIS
prove that It did not say II was one OF
the white Virginians who thought last
fan that the Republicans would abandon
their attempt TO rule the South by the
negro vote. But. though it, own words
prove that IT did say so. the Times essays
a silly and vain endeavor 10 deny what
is patent TO all the few who take enough
interest In the matter 10 care whether
u did or not. But the Times IN TINS
as I'm every thing else. Is Ike the rest OF
the holters mugwumps and 'reformers.
Alexandria Gazette.
What The Times did say, and what 1t
said as plainly as language could express
it. was that it hoped at the close Of the
last Presidential election that the Re
publican party had determined to drop the
negro.
But the Gazette by deliberately sup
PRESSING that sentence and by quoting
a earbled extract from the article in
question attempted TO make it appear
that we had said otherwise.
when We called the Gazette's atten-
ton politely and in good faith to the
Injustice it had done The Times, it re-
fused to print our rcjoinder or even to
print in full the article which it had
earbled. but instead retorts with the
in natured and misleading paragraph
above quoted.
II that is the Gazettes idea Of fair
journalism, what it says of The Times is
q matter OF no consequence whatever TO
us. and we shall in the future pay no at
tention 10 what 1t may say.
Whenever contemporary accuses The
Times of having misrepresented or Of
having done it an injustice. our atten-
ton is at once arrested and We do not
rest until we have satisfied ourselves that
the complaint is not well founded, or, II
well founded, until we have done orr con-
temporary full justice.
But whenever we discover that a news
paper moved by envy, hatred, malice or
any other uncharitableness is deliberately
attempting to misrepresent the position
Of this paper on any question, it is our
policy and shall always be our policy to
treat that paper with the silent contempt
that we entertain for It,
It is cur ambition to conduct fearless,
independent honest newspaper in the in
terest of the public veal and public
morals, and it is our pleasure to discuss
public questions with all newspapers,
which, though opposing us, have these
high objects in view. IL we cannot
conduct that sort Of a newspaper, we
shall retire from the business. We shall
not fling dirt with anybody nor shall We
allow our equilibrium to be disturbed by
those who attempt to annoy us by bark
ing at our heels.
Our record is an open book, and we
must stand or fall by the estimate which
the public have of us regardless Of the
attempt. on the one hand, Of i'll natured
people to vlify us. or, on the other hand,
of any attempt on our part to vindicate
our position by replying to these I'll ma
tured attacks.
We believe that the public now fully
understands that The Times is independ-
ent Of everything except its obligation TO
the laws of God, the laws Of the land, and
the unwritten laws Of society and that
| II has no apologies whatever for its past
conduc, or its present attitude. That be-
ing our position we need not add that
those VINO peck at us viii only wear out
their own little beaks without making
any impression whatever upon The
Times