The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-22
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MENTOR, Ono, July l2. M
General Garfield has forwarded TO Sen.
ator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, the fnllo5s.
ing letter of acceptance Of the iionlita.
ton rendered him by representatives Of
the National Convention :siips ~ ss.s
MENr0R, OHIO, July a..
Lear Sir. OI tie evening of The 9Th
June last, I had the honor to receive
from you, in the presence OF q committee
OF which you were Chairman, the official
announcement that the Republican Ma
tionsl Convention at Chicago had that
day nominated ME for their candidate for
President Of the United States. Iaccept
tho nomination with gratitude for the
confidenca IL implies aud with deep
SER 8 OF the responsibilities itt imposes.
y cordially endorse the principles aet
:iorth In the platform adopted by the
Convention on nearly all the subjects Of
which 1t teaches. Ny, opinions are on
record among the published proceedings
OF Congress. ] venture, however. 10
make special mention Of some cf the
principal topics which are likely to be-.
como subjects Of discussion without re.
newing controversies which have been
settled during the last twenty years, and
With no purpose or wish. to revive che
passions of the late war. It should be
said that while Republicans fully recog-
nize that they will strenuously defend all
the rights retained by the people, and oil
the rights reserved to The States, they
reject the peFnicious doctrine of State
supremacy, which SO long crippled the
functions lof the National government,
and at one lime brought the Union very
near to destruction. They insist that the
United States Is nation with ample
power or self preservation that its con-
st;tution aud 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 Legislators
shap be created cannnt be snrrendSrsti
without abragating one of the finia.
mec.al powers of the government; that
the national laws relating to the election
OF representatives In Congress shall
neither be violated or eyaded that every
elector shall be permitted freely and
without intimidation to cast his lawful
ballot at such election and have il hon.
estly counted, and that the potency of
hia 'yote shall not be destroyed by the
ffaudu!ent vote of any other peranD. &
+ Ihe best thonghts and energies iof cur
people shopld be directed to Ihoee great
questions of National well-being in
which all have such common interest.
Such efforts will soon restore perfect
peace to those who were lately In arms
against each other, for ijustico and GOOD.
Will will outlast passion, but it is certaif,
that the wounds of the war cannot hh
completely healed and q spirit of brother
hood cannot fully perqade rthe whole
country until every citizen, rich or Door.
white or black, is secure in the free and
equal enjoyment of every civil and po-
litical right guaranteed BY the Constitl-
ton and the laws. Whenever the enjoy.
ment of this Is not secured, discoi,teht
viii prevail, Immigration will cease and
social and Industrial forces will continue
TO- be disturbed by the migration of
laborere and consequent diminution OF
prosperity. The National government
should exercise all its constitutional au-
thority to put an end to these evils, for
all the people and all the States are
members Of one body, and no member
car suffer without injury to all. 2 ','82
Ile most serious evils which now
afiiict the South arise from the fact tl..
there is not such G3edom and toleration
OF political opinion that the minority
party can exercise an effective end whole
some restraint upon the party in power
,Without such restraint the party rule
becomes tyrannical and corrupt. Pros.
perity,, which is made possible in the
South by its great advantage of soil and
climate, will never bo realized until eyery
voter can freely and safely support any
party he pleases. r ,3s,
Next in Importance to freedom ard
jusice is popular education, without
which neither can be permanently main.
tanned. Its interests are entrusted to the
States and the voluntary action Of the
people. w hatever help the nation can
Justly afford should be generously given
to aid the States in supporting common
schools, but it would be unjust to uiif
people and dangerous to our institutions
to apply any portion of the revenues Of
this nation or of the States to the support
OF sectional schools. The separation Of
Church aud State in everything relating
to taxation should be absolute. 4
On the subject of national fnanceai
my views have been SO frequently aad
fully expressed that little is needed in
the way of additional statement. The
public debt 10 now so well occurred and
the rats of annual interest has been 60
reduced by refunding, that rigid econ
omy in the expenditures and o faithful
application of our surplus revenues TO
the nnymant of the principal of the debL
will gradually but certainly free the peo!
pie from It's burdens and close with honor
the financial chapter Of the war. Atths
same time, the government can pror.sS
for all itu ordinary expenditures and dis.
charge its sacred obligations to the col.
diers OF the Union and to the widows
and orphans of those who fell in its de.
fenHe.
The resumption of specie paymenta,
which the hepuDIican party SO courage.
onsly aud successfully accomplished, kas
removed from the field of controversy
many questions that long aud seriously
disturbed the credit of she government
and the business of the country. OnS
paper currency is now as national SIS the
! muS,, anu Trsuiu ptiun iius no5s only MADE
10 everywhere equa. to coin, but has
brought into use our store of gold and
silver. The circulating medium is more
abundant than ever before, and We need
only 10 maintain the equality of oil our
dollars 20 insure to labor and capital O
measure of value, from the use of which
no one can = asr loss.
The great Prosperity which. the coun-
try is now enjoying ehopld not be endan-
gered by any violent changes or doubtful
financial experiments. l''
In reference to our customs laws d
policy should be pursued which viii
bring revenues to Tho treasury aEit: Wiij
enable the labor and capikai ernp ployei ia
oar great industries to compete fairly in
our own markets with labor end CAPITAL
| OF foreign producers. We iegislate foI
| the uaorle of fba Tyntfa,l Stofes ,,ot q,