, 1880-07-19
PRESIDENTIAL.
The Letter of Acceptance OF
the Hon. Chester A.
Arthur,
In. Which He Elaborates His
Views on the Lending
Issues,
And His Interpretation Of the
Principles Of the Repub-
lican Platform.
A Document that Will Be Read
Everywhere with Great
Interest.
The Secret Of pelton's Efforts to
Shield tho Villainfes OF
Tlltlcn.
| Made the Scapegoat OF the Late
ter to Avert Public
| Scosn,
lie Vas Loaded with tho Fruits
Of Salnmy's Political Mis-.
| declss
An Enthusiastic Gathering Of Re-
| publioans at Columbus, o.,
/ Saturday.
Made the Scapegoat OF the Late
ter to Avert Public
Scosn,
He Vas Loaded with tho Fruits
Of Sammy's Political Mis-
deeds.
An Enthusiastic Gathering Of Re.
publicans at Columbus, o.,
Saturday.

r1Ir: yIcE-I'HEBfDESTIAL CANDIDATES. LET
TER
NEW YoRK, July 1s.-Followtng Is the let
tor of acceptance Of Gen. Arthur:
DEAR S1R: ! accept the position assigned
nc by tho great party whose action sou a''-
lsouncc. This acceptance implies a1l ai1-
prevail of tho principles declared by tile Col1-
yentlon, but recent l,saKc permits INC to atld
soma expression of my own Views. The
right nn duty to secure honesty md ortier
II, popular elections Is a matter SO vital TINT
must stand In the front. Tho authority of
tho National Government to preserve fro'u
fraud and force elections Mt whicl, Its own
officers arc chosen Ia n chief point OIL which
the two parties arc plainly md intensely op-
1osed Acts Of Congress for ten years llnrc
III New York and elsewhere done much
10 curb the viuenco and WRONG to which tho
pallot and count llnye been ngain ind again
subjected, sometimes dcsl'nfltng great cities,
sometimes stffllng tho voice Of whole State,
often placing not only III Congress, but on
the Bench md IN Legislatures. numbers or
men never chosen by the people. The DEM
ocratlc party, since ginning possession OF the
two Houses of Congress, hnH made these
laws tho object Of bitter, eeaselcss assault,
and despite all resistance Inns hetlgea them
with restrictions cunnfngly contrlyed to baf-
tle and parnlyze tl.cnl. This aggressive ,np-
1orlty boldly attempted 10 e*toit 1soia tao
Executive Ills approval Of various enact
mcnts destructive Of these election laws
By REVOLUTIONARY Tll1sEArs
TINT Il constitutional exercise OF INC VETO
power would be punished by withholding
appropriations necessary to carry on inc
Government, ana thcso 1lfcats wefe aclah;'y
carrlcd ont by refusing needed appropria-
tions and by forcing MI extra session OF COZ
gross lasting for months ami resulting III
concessions to this usllrplng dc"sana "'ich
arc likely IN many states 10 aaoJect tho
majority to tllo lawless Will OF minority.
| Ominoils signs Of public tlIsapproval aloho
snbd1lett this arrogant power Into n s'illen
| surrender for the time being OF part of lis
demands. The Republican party has
strongly approved tho stcrn refusal OF Its
representatives to suffer tho overthrow of
statutes believed Ia b. salatary antl Just. 1t
tho Government Of tic United Stntes OF
Anerfcn ia empowered aml In duty buund to
etfeciually protect tho elections denoted by
this, fiji thn Rcn,bticun nnrty holds rs the
ear'ltnal card mi poInt IN its creed @ tl,at tho Govern
1nent should by every 1neana known 10 tht
Constitution protect NIL American citizc,,s
ovprvw,,cre IN Inn fu1l eutoyme,t Of tEei]
civil civil a.pi I pollticai rlgl,ts. As preat part d
its work OF reconstruction. tue ltepuhltca1
party gave tho ba'lot to THO ohla1lclpate'
slave as Ills right aud defense. A largo In
crcasc In the number of members OF Con
ercss nn4 Of tho Electoral College iron o.,
mediate result.
THE HISTORY OF RECENT yEAns