The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
MILK and WATER.
GarfeId'S Diluted and EVaSiVe
Letter Of Acceptance,
Nothing Bold, Manly or Out
spoken About It.
Especially Weak on the Tariff, the
Chinese Question and Civil
Service Reform, etc.
The Usual YaWp About the South
and TwaddIe About an
Honest Ballot.
Peculiar to the 8-tO-7 High joints
and Returning Board
Thieves,
Discreet Silence About Subsidies, Land
Grants and Big Jobs.
Discreet Silence About Subsidies, Land
Grants and Big Jobs.

Grants ana Big jobs
MENTOR, o July 12-General Garfield has for.
warded to Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, the fol.
lowing letter Of acceptance Of the nomination
rendered him by the Republican National Con-
Vention:
MENTION, OHIO July 10TH 1880.
Dear Sir-On the evening Of the 9Th day Of June
last, had the honor to receive from you, in the
presence Of the committee OF which you were
chairman, the official announcement that the Re.
publican National Convention at Chicago had
that day nominated me as their candidate for
President of the United States, accept the nom.
ination with gratitude for the confidence 1t i'm.
plies and with deep sense Of the responsibilities
II imposes.
cordially endorse the principles set forth in
the platform adopted by the Convention. On
nearly all the subjects OF which II treats my opin
ions are on record among the published proceed.
ings OF Congress. ! venture however, to make
special mention Of some Of the principal topics
which are likely to become subjects Of discussion.
ABOUT THE SOUTH.
Without reviewing the controversies which
have been settled during the last twenty years,
and with no purpose or wish to revive the pas
sons Of the late war 1t should be said that while
Republicans fully recognize and will strenuously
defend all the rights retained by the people, and
all the rights reserved to the States, they regret
he pernicious doctrine Of State supremacy, which
so long crippled 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 powers Of
self preservation that Its Constitution and the
laws made in pursuance thereof, are the supreme
laws Of the land that the right Of the Nation to
determine the method by which its own Legsla-
ture shall be created, cannot be surrendered with.
out abdicating one Of the fundamental powers Of
government; that the National laws relating to
the election OF representatives In Congress shall
neither be violated nor evaded; that every elect
or shall be permitted freely and without intmid.
alton to cast his lawful vote at such election, and
have 1t honestly counted, and lhat the potency Of
his vote shall not be destroyed by the fraudulent
vote Of any other person.
The best thoughts and energies Of our people
should be directed to those great questions OF Ma
tional we'll being In which all have common in.
teTest Such efforts will soonest restore to perfect
peace these who were lately In arms against each
other, for justice and goodwill will outast pas
,-son BUTT is certain that the wounds Of the war
cannot be completely healed and the spirit of
brotherhood cannot fully prevsde the whole
country until every citizen, rich or poor, white or
black, Is secure in the free and equal enjoyment
,
the Constitution and the laws. Wherever the en-
jOyment Of these rights is not assured discomfort
will prevail, immigration will cease, and the 80.
ciai and Industrial forces will continue to be dis
turbed by the migration Of laborers and the con-
seQuent diminulion OF property. The National
Government should exercise all Its constitutional
authority to put an end to these evils for all the
people and all the States are members Of one
body, and no member can suffer without injury
to ell. The most serious evils that now aflict the
South arise from the fact that there is not such
freedom and liberation Of political opinion and
action, and that the minority party can exercise
an effective and wholesome restraint upon the
party in rower Without such restraint party
rule becomes tyrannical and corrupt The pros.
perity which is made possible in the South by its
great advantages Of soil and climate will never be
realized until every voter can fteely and safely
support any party he pleases
POPULAR EDUCATION.
Next in importance to freedom and justice is
popular education. without which neither Justice
or freedom can be permanently maintained. Its
interests are intrussd to the States and to the vol
untary action Of the people. Whatever help the
Nation can justly afford, should be generously
given to the States In supporting common schools
But II would be unjust to our people and danger.
GUS to our institutions to apply any portion Of the
revenues of the Nation or of the States TO the SUD.
port Of sectariAn schools The separation OF the
church and State In everything relative to tax.
alton should be absolute
NATIONAL FINANCES.
On the subject Of National finances my views
have been so frequently and fully expressed that
little Is needed in the way Of additional statement
The public debt is now so well secured and the
rate Of annual interest has been so reduced by re-
funding that the rigid economy in expenditures
and the faithful application OF our surplus reve-
fn fhn nou ant NJ ha nRfn 1nFt
will gradually but certainly free the people Of its
burdens, and close with honor the financial chap
ter Of the war. At the same time the Govern.
ment can provide for lts ordinary expenditures
and discharge Its sacred obligations to the sol.
diers OF the Union, and TO the widows and orph.
ans Of those who fell in Its defence. The resump
tion Of specie payments which the Republican
party SO courageously and successfully accom-.
plished, has removed from the field Of controversy
many questions that long and seriously disturbed
the credit OF the Government and the business OF
the country. Our paper currency II now as Ma
uonal as the nag, and resumption has not only
made 1t everywhere equal TO coin, but has bro't
into use our store OF gold and silver. The circu.
lahng medium is more abundant than ever be.
fore and we need only to maintain the equality
Of all our dollars 10 insure to tabor and capital
measure Of capital from the use Of which no one
can suffer loss. The great prosperity which the
country Ia now enjoying should not be endaI,.
gered by any violent changes or doubtful fnan.
cial experiments.
REMOTELY BEARING ON TARIFF.
In reference to our customs laws policy should
be pursued which will bring revenue to the Trea.
sury, and will enable the labor and capital en-.
ployed in our great industries to compete fairly
IN our own markets with the labor and capital Of
foreign producers, We legslate for the people OF
lhe United States, not for the whole world, and 1t
Is our glory that the American labOreI is more In
telllgent and better paid than his foreign c0mpet
itor, Our country cannot be independent unles-
people, with their abundant mineral resources,
possess the requisite skill at any time to clothe,
arm and equip themselves for war and in time OF
peace produce all the necessary implements OF
labor,
It was the manifest intention of the founders Of
the Government to provide for the common de. |
fence, not by standing armies alone, but by rails
Ing among the people q greater army Of artIzans |
whose intelligence and skill should powerfully |
contribute to the safety aud glory Of the Nation
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Fortunately for the interests Of commerce, there
Is no longer any formidable opposition to appro |
priations for the improvement Of our harbors and |
nsyigable rivers, provided that the expenditures
for that purpose are strictly limited to works of
Natl al traw