New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-21

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GARFIELD,S LETTEJx OF ACCEP-
TANCE.
Gen. Garfield has forwarded Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, the following
letter of acceptance Of the nomination
rendered him by the Republican ma
tional conventions:
Mentor, O., July 10.
Dear Sir: On the evening of the 9Th
of June you, in the presence of the
committee of which you are chairman,
read the official announcement that
the republican national convention at
Chicago had that day nominated me
as their candidate for president of the
U. S. I accept the nomination with
gratitude for the trust which it implies
and with deep sense of the RESPONSE
bilities which it imposes. I cordially
endorse the principles set forth in the
platform adopted by the conven ton.
On nearly all the subjects of which it
treats, my opinions are on record
among the published proceedings OF
congress. I venture, however, to make
special mention of some of the princi-
pal topics which are likely to become
the subject of discussion Without
reviewing the controversies which
have been settled during the last TWEEN.
ty years, and with no purpose or wish
to revive the passions Of the late war,
it should be said that while the repub-
licans fully recognize and strenuously
defend all the rights retained by the
people, and all the rights reserved to
the states, they reject the pernicious
doctrine o.. state supremacy which so
long crippled the functions of the ma
tional government, and at one time
brought the nation near to destruction.
They insist that the United States is
a nation with ample powers of self
preservation; that it's constitution and
laws made in pursuance thereof, are
the supreme laws of the lard; that
the right of the nation to determine
the method by which it's legislature
shall be chosen, cannot be surrendered
without abdicating one Of the funda.
mental powers of government: that
the national law relating to the cleo
ton of representatives in congress mel
thec be violated nor evaded; that ev'
cry elector shall be permitted, freely
and without intimidation, to cast his
legal vote at such elections and have
it honestly counted, and that the po'
tency of his vote shall not be destroy
cd by the fraudulent vote of any other
person. The best thoughtsand ener'
gies of our people should be directed to
those great questions of national we'll
being in which all havea common in
terest. Such efforts will soonest re-
| store to perfect peace those who were
lately in arms against each other. fo1
Justice and good will outlast passion
but it is certain that the wounds OF
the war cannot be completely healed
and the spirit of brotherhood canno
fully pervade the whole country unit
every citizen, rich or poor, white o.
black, is secure in full and equal en-
ioyment of every civil and political
right guaranteed by the constitution
and the laws. Wherever the enjoy
ment Of these rights is not assured
discomfort will prevail, immigration
will cease, and the social and industri
al forces will continue to be disturbe'
by the migration of laborers and tn
consequent diminiShment of property
The national government should exe1
else all its constitutional authority t
Iput an end to these evils, for all tn
ipeople and all the states are member
| of one body, and no member can SUITE
| Without injury to all. The most tel
Tribe evils which now afflict the sout
| arise from the fact that there is ne
| such freedom and federation of polite
al opinion and action, and the minor
ty party cannot exercise an effectiv
and wholesome restraint upon the pa
ty in power. Without such restrain
party rule beco mes tyrannical and CO.
rupt. The prosperity which is mad
possible at the south by it's great a.
vantages of soil and climate will new
be realized until every voter can fire
ly and safely support any party
pleases. Next in Importance to fire
dom and justice is popular educatio
without which neither free aom IL
Justice can be permanently maintain
ed. It is intrusted to the states Al
to the voluntary actions of the peopl
;. Whatever help the nation can just
afford should be generously given
aid the states in supporting comm'
schools, but it would be unjust to 20
:. people and dangerous to our instit
lions to apply any portion of the i
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