, 1880-07-14

slso entire Satisfaction 70 ni' oxeept Mr. Caspcn-
s,ie,a, ~ us .o1.onee' In9 fos'ont naa tar~
anrnt tho nrasoss,ans ~ ", y. ia 1,a.,. -.
favor Of vhoIesomo reform in The Civ,i ssrston ~
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GEN. dARF1ELD'8 IETTER OF ACCEPT
ANGE.' xxx.
oas Eeattors have ALREADY recognized In tho
lettcr OIL doli. GARFIELD the evidences OF tho
experloneed statesman writing upon subjects
Win which llo Is Intimately familiar md
upon questions VIII, WHOSE history Ills own
public l'fo has been closely ldcht!acp. Never,
perhaps, slisco the candidacy Of John Quincy
Adams has there been candidate so thor
onBllly Experienced rs publlctst, and 80 per
soha'ly Identified with tho legislation Of tho
government, and nt the sa'na time no able to
ut'uefstand and to discuss tho condition Ut
Natlohal affairs, as Gen. Garfield.
III the short space OF his letter ho has dis
hnctly and colnprellensyely defined tho
policy md principles Of tho party Of which
no is the leader, and tho polioy and prlucl-
pies with which Ills Whole public lilo Inns
pecn saentlaeti. and TO which lic propbscs to
au'iefe 'll tho future, and especially IL he bo
elected PRESIDENT To him none OF tftcso
1ucstlons nro new, AS n student a'h
scholar lio ms considered uion thoroughly;
anu rs legislator with q practical expo
r1clce OF continuous sory!ce during thewtloto
period covered by the War, by tic years OF
reconstruction, ai,d Of tho long tltnu during
whleh@specle'pa31hents "ere SUSPENDED and
u'o cteu'e OF ING Nat!on WAS IN col@tfo-
.etsy, no Is thoroughly conyersant with
.''e Quest!ons OF which he treats There
1oro- " IS that Ills letter discusses di-
ieet'y anu oloaE!y mo issues which dtYi1e
.llo TWO efeht pnrlles. Il'ls is III he partlcn-
iar moro ot!lhlrably slono tlan wi'et lie says
ule 4tepup1callB' wl'ile unwilling to rovivo
u'o passions OF tue lato war, Or reopen the
controversies settled turing. the last twonty
years. taily fccognfze and Will strehuously
aeiehu all tne rights retained by tho people
anu resersca Dy INC states, hey must ire
e1ot u1o pernletons doctrine OF Htate sll-
nee'naeE' which so long crippled tie
,""e'1ohs OF tne NATIONAL government anu
usoughs tho ohlon nearly to destruction.
Equhl!y platn ana dlrect Ia Ills statement
t!lat INC Republicans 10 Insist that the
uf1tea states is q Nation, Will ample
powers or tself'preSeryation, and tllat tho laws
OF congress are. with tsle Constitution, tho
supreme law OF the land, and TINT the right
OF inc Natlon to determine the method by
which the National Lcglslaturo .alall bo ere
ated cannot be surrendered without n, nbdt-
cation OF one OF tho fundamental powers Of
the Gover1,tncnt. Writing while tres, from
the discussions In Congress-, l,o states that
Inc Nepnblicanamust Insist tl'at the National
Iaws relating to the election Of Representa-
tives III Congress shall neither bo eradctl nor
violated, and that tho right ot every elector
to vote freely md to llavs Ills vote honestly
counted must be maintained. III few
words Gen. Garfield repeats this distinguish
Ing doctrine OF the Republican party, and
eommends 1t to all sections as the best means
to recstablIsll rerfect. peace hetwecn those
lately ut war. becanso :" Justice and good
will outast passion" -. =. ':'
t The industrial prosperity Of the South, he
declares, can never he established until
every voter cnn safely aud freely support my
party he pleases, md have his vote counted,