Rubrick and Max agree that The phrase "by the same token" ... It's common meaning is to imply 'on the other hand'

I would suggest that the meaning is the precise opposite of that: not "conversely" or "on the other had", but rather "similarly".

Per bartleby: http://www.bartleby.com/61/13/T0251300.html: IDIOMS: by the same token In like manner; similarly.

That is, the idiom means that a further conclusion is reached from the same argument or premise ["same token"] previously made -- metaphorically, your line of reasoning has produced two conclusions for the price of one.