The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-16
an ARLE nOCuMENT

Gen. Garfield's letter of acceptance,
which will be found elsewhere in this
paper, is clear and intelligent express
nominee on the great and momentous
issues which divide the two prominent
political organizations of the country,
and dwells with peculiar emphasis upon
the right OF the electoral franchise and
the paramount necessity of securing its
free exercise TO all classes of American
citizens. In thus marking this question
rs the vital issue of the present canvass,
Gen. Garfield has simply recognized the
undisputcd fact that in Ut least
five states of the American conledera-
ton, the privileges vouchsafed by the
constitution of the United States to its
colorcd citizens, have been openly ig-
n0rGd. and that the aims and purposes Of
reconstruction have been subverted to
partisan ends with view 20 = centrali-
cation of power, which, in defiance of
law, and in the face of order, shall make
itself u factor in debating the policy of
the government aud fashioning its adj
ministration. Against this reactiOnay
spirit of the Democratic party. GeneFal
Garfield has been prominently arrayed
for the past twenty years and il is to
confront this same issue that he places
himself upon the platform of the panty
with whose purposes lac has always been
in sympathy and for whose principles he
has ever commended. He sees-the coun.
try sees, no Indication of the Democratic
party To accept the results of the war in
true spiri: of patriotism, and he stands
ready to make the fight on the sectional
issue" which will never he eliminated
from our national politics until the poiit-
zeal and civil rights OF the humblest citi-
zen north and south shall be fully re-
spccted.
The letter does not eInbo1y the ideas of
Il theoretical statesman, but reflects the
opinions of man whose splendid abili-
ties and ripe experience in civil affairs
stand confessed before the people, in
whose interesis he has labored in differ
ent capacities for twenty years. His IA
miliarIty with those questions which
have claimed his attention in congress
for the past sixteen years, enables him to
speak with the highest degree of intelli
gcnce in regard Ia ihe policy enumerated
in the platform of the Ropui,liGaD party
which declares the issues of the present
canvass, aud defines the questions upon
which the contest between the two great
political organizations will be made. II
is source of sincere Gopgratulation that
upon all of these the Republican nom
incc has always maintained the
most consistent attitude. and that, in
accepting the domination ut the hands OF
his party, and placing himself upon its
broad declaration of principles, hG has
hut given renewed evidence of his
fralty 10 the cause of Republicanism
With which he has been closely and
prominently identified SINCE the birth oi
the party which brOae Up the old in
crustations of barbarous despOtism
and inaugurated those systems under
which the best achievements which the
world has ever seen i'll the direction OF
meatal, moral and political progress
have been made. His treatment OF the
financial, tariff, civil service, Chinese and
southern questions are bold, mastery
and unequivOcal, and reflects the same
unwayerlng purpose which has charac
tcrized his action when antagonizinG
those heresies which ut different times
have invaded congress and carried cap
tive many of his fellow members. The
instrument throughout shows General
Garfield TO be not only consistent with
all his public acts in the past, but In
most hearty sympathy with the princi
pies to which his party has persistently
held, and upon which they go hefare the
people with their able leader In the
present canvass.