Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-14
REPUBLICAH TICKET.


party for President of the United State
has given his views plainly, tersel.
and boldly upon the leading question
of the day. There is no hesitation ii
graphing with them and no attsmp
made to evade the issues which tn
platform Of his party involves. In thi
he gives evidences Of determination ant
fairness such as he has ever shown il
his previous record. UPON the tarit
question no places himself before tn,
people of the nation as firm and con
sistent protec.ionist, not merely for the
sake of revenue alone, but that home
industries may be fostered and built ul
in preference to those Of other countries.
His sound tariff views should commend
him not only to the manufacturer bul
to all who live by labor around which
protection throws its sheltering arms.
The tariff that General Garfield favors
brings protection to our shipbuilding
interests, keeps the machine shop in
full operation, and fills the land with
the busy hum Of manufactures, and
brings bread and comfort to the home
of the lab0ring man.
He takes DO less firm and sensible
stand on the Southern problem. 1t is
true that the platform Of the Republi-
can party at Chicago was made fol his
guidance, and governing himself by
the articles thus laid down he had no
difficulty in framing an answer. but
Who that knows Garfield either in per
son or BY reputation does not know
that the sentiments there enuncistsd
are the honest sentiments Of James A.
Garfield. He deals with the question
Of the right Of the negroes to vote in
the South in mastery manner, and II
the South would but listen to his ad-
moHitiors and practice what he coaa-
mends, ii would be worth more 10 IL
than nines Of gold Of untold wealth
and value. He advocates the right Of
the black man to not only vote, but if 4
people would be truly honest their
votes must be honestly counted. With
sensible people General Garfield in
making use Of that expression, can
hardly be successfully accused Of re-
kindlirg the passions of the late war. |
He plainly and expressly says that the
wounds Of the war "cannot be COM
pletsly healed.and the spirit ofbrother-
hood cannot fully pervads the whole
Oountry, until every citizen, rich or
poor, white or black, ia secure in the
free and equal enjoyment of every
civil and political right guaranteed by
the Constitution and the laws" There
is the utterance of sincere and hon
est man in such plain, honest language
as must impress itself upon the hearts
and eoasciences Of every unpreju diced
and fair minded man. There surely
are none who will for moment dis
puts the correctness of such sentiments.
The Democracy OF course will tell us
hat fair honest elections have been
held in the South, but the great bulk
End weightOf evidence is against them.
The Southern outrages, alas, are only 7
100 we'll remembered, and stand as a {
lark stain on the blurred escutcheon OF t
he Democratic party of the South and (
heir weakened allies OF the North.
The Democrats of the South may we'll
cad with thoughtfulness that portion (
4 General Garfeld's letter which q
ellis them that the South will never 8
nave thes prosperity TO which the ad- q
Tantaees entitle it, to use his own o
words, "until every voter in the South
AN safely and freely support any party u
40 pleases." A great truth is here d
uttered which will stand unchallenged
10 the end Of time. There are papers
the country like the New T.
FORK Herald and Philadelphia Times, I
70 ray nothing of the little party trum- f
rets, which but reflect the sentiments !,
hey avow, that view the letter in the =,
light Of prejudice. They can zee moth :,
ng manly nor noble in it, because thew r
10 not want to see anything good come g
rom Garfield. They make one general :
bjection to it as being weak, foreshad,
wing a timidity on the part Of Mr..
fairfield to express himself on the lead I
cg questions Of the day. This they t
Tould have done any how, no matter if y
he letter Of acceptance had been formu- O
ated and ptnnod by the immortal q
Washington himself, or came burning q
mid rough eloqueuce from the lips of t
mar'yred President. 1t ia their policy "
o see rothing good and to soy rcthing n
omme ndSbls. Intelligent, patriotic I.
nd honorable men will! read the latter I'll
and will see in it words of q
and wisdom as could only W
mana.s from a true and patriotic rs
cart. u is true that General Gar. 70
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