The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-24
Gen. Garfield's Acceptance,

MENTOR, OHIO, July 12.-General
Garfield has forwarded to Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts, the following
letter of acceptance of the nomina-
ton rendered him by the Republican
national convention
MENTOR, OHIO, July 10, 80.
DEAR SIR: On the evening of the
Sth of June last L had the honor to
receive from you in the presence of
the committee of which you were
chairman the official announcement
that the Republican national conven
ton at Chicago had that day numi-
mated me for their candidate for Pres
ident of the United States. ! accept
the nomination with gratitude for
the confidence il implies and with a
deep sense of the RESPONSIBILITIES it
imposes. | cordially indOrse the
the principles set forth in the plat
form adopted by the convention. On
nearly allsthe sui,jectsOf whiclpaft
treats my opinions are On record
among the published proceedings of
Congress. | venture, however, 10
make special mention of some of the
principal topics which are likely to
become subjects of discussion, with
out reviewing the controversies
which have been settled during the
last twenty years and with no pur-
pose or wish to revive the passions
of the late war. 1t should be said
that while Republicans fully recog.
nlze and will strenuously defend all
the rights retained by the people and
all the rights reserved to the States.
they reject the pernicious doctrine of
State supremacy which so long crIp~
pied the functions of the National
government, and at one time brought
the Union very near to destruction.
They insist that the United States is
Nation with ample power of s,lf-
preservation that its constitution
and laws, made in pursuance thereof,
are the supreme law 0fthe land that
the right of the Nation to determine
the method by which its own egis-
lature shall he, created cannot be SUR
rendered without abrogating one of
the fundamental powers of the gov
ernment; that the National laws re-
lating to the election of representa-.
tives in Congress shall nett ier be vi,
lated nor evaded that every elector
shall be permitted freely and without
intimidation to cast his lawful ballot
at such election and have it honestly
counted and that the potency Of his
vote shall not be destroyed by the
fraudulent vote Of any other person.
IAea..f Ia r., 4
our people should be directed to those
great questions of National well,
being in which all have common
interest. Such efforts will soonest
restore perfect peace to those who
were lately in arms against each
other, for justice and good will will
outlaSt passion but it is certain the
wounds of the war cannot be com.
pletely healed, and the spirit of broth
erhood cannot fully pervade the
whole country until every citizen,
rich or poor, white or b back is secure
IN the free and equal enjoyment of
every civil and political right guar
anteed by the constitution and laws.
wherever the enjoyment of this is
not secured discomfort will peryail.
immigration will cease and the social
and industrial forces will continue to
be disturbed by the migration of la
D0rerS and the consequent diminu-
ton OF prosperity. The National
government should exercise all its
constitutional authority to put an
end to these evils, for all the people
and all the Statesar members of one
body, ana no member can suffer with
out injury to all. The most serious
evils which now afflict the South
arise from the fact that there is not
such freedom and federation of polit.
zeal opinion that the minority party
can exercise an effective and whole
some restraint upon the party in
power. Without such restraint party
rule becomes tyranical and corrupt.
The prosperity which is made posi-
Die In the South by its great advan-
tage OF soil and climate will never