The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-13
GARFIELD,s ACCEPTANCE.

GARFIELD,s ACCEPTANCE.
He Writes a Letter Accepting
the Nominations.
And Gives His Opinion on
Some Leading Questions.
4 Good, STRAIGHTFORWARD
Letter.
Mentor, O., 12.-Gea. Garfield has
forwarded to Senator Hear, OF Massa-
ehusetts, the following letter CT &C
ceptsnce of the nomination rendered
him by the republican national con-
yention:
MENTOR, o., 10
Dear Sir:
On the evening of me Sth of June
last, l had the honor to receive from
you, in the presence ofthe committee
of which you were chairman, the
official announcement that the re-
publican national convention, a. CHI
cago, had that day nominated me as
their candidate for president OF the
United States. | accept tbs nominal
ton With gratitude for the confidence
it implies, and with q deep sense OF
the responsibilities it imposes. cor
daily endorse the principles set forth
in the platform adopted by the con-
vention. On nearly sill the subjects
OF which it treats my opinions are on
record among the published pro
ceedings OF Congress. l venture,
however, to make special mention OF
some of the principal topics which
are likely to become the subject OF
discussion. Without reviewing the
controversies which have been set
tied during the last twenty years,
and with no purpose or wish 10 re-
yiye the passions OF the late var, 1t
should be said that while republic
ans fully recognize and will stren-
ousIy defend all the rights retained
by the people, and all the rights re
served to the states, they reject the
pernicious doctrine OF state supremacy
which 90 long crippled the functions
of the national government and al
one time brought the Union very near
to destruction. They insist that the
United States is a nation with ample
bowers of self preservation; that its
Constitution and the laws made In
pursuance thereof "are the supreme
law of the land" that the right OF
the nation to determine the method
By which it's Legislature shall be ere
ated cannot be surrendered without
the abdIcation OF one OF the fun6a-
mental powers OF government; that
the national laws relating to the cleo
ton OF representatives in Congress
shall neither be violated nor evaded;
that every elector shall be permitted
freely and without intimidation to
cast his lawful vote at such election
and have it honestly counted. and the
potency OF his vote shall not be de-
stroyed by the fraudulent vote OF any
other person. The best thought and
} energies OF our people should be
directed to those grea. questions oil
national we'll being in which all have
q common interest. Such efforts will
soonest restore to perfect peace those
who we're lately in arms against each
] other, for justice and good will out
last passion. But it IL certain
that the wounds OF the war
cannot be completely healed and
the spirit of brotherhood cannot
fully pervade the whole country,
until every citizen, rich or poor
white or black, is secure IN the Tree
and equal enjoyment of every civil and
: political right guaranteed by the con-
stitution and the laws. Wherever the
enjoyment OF thess rights is not as
sured discomfort will prevail, immi
grafton will cease, aud the social and
industrial forces will continue to bt
: disturbed by the migration of laborer
, and the consequent diminntion o
prosperity. The national government
should exercise all Its constitutional
authority TO put an end to these evils
, for all tho people and sll the states
are members of one body, and nc
member can suffer without injury Il
all. The most serious evils which
now sfflict the south arise from the
; fact that there is not such freedom
= and federation of political opinion aDC
action that the minority party Cal
exercise an effective power. WIthou
such restraint, party rule becomes
7 tyrannicsl and corrupt. The pros
? Derlty which is made possible IN th'
o south by it's great advantage OF col
and climate will never be realized
: until every voter can freely ant
q safely support any party he pleases
# Next in importance to freedom ant
. Justice is popular education, withou
which neither justice nor freedom
can be permanently maintained. Ii
g interests are intrusted to the states
s and the voluntary action OF th'
n people. Whatever help the nation
can iustly afford should be gener
ously given to aid the states In sup
, porting the common schools, but i
d; would be unjust to our people ant
: dangerous to our institutions +
= apply any portion of the revenues o
the nation, or Of the states, to tn
] support of sectarian schools. Th
!. senaration of the church and state IL
r everything relating to taxation shoult
O be absolute.
On the subject OF national finance
my views nave been 30 irequentl!
and fully expressed that little il
/ / needed in the way OF an additional
statement. The public debt is nov
go we'll secured and the rate o
: annual interest has been so reduced
r by refunding that rigid economy II
expenditures and the faithful spplica
ton of our surplus revenues to the
osyment OF the principal debt VIII
gradually but certainly Tree the people
from its burdens and close with honor
the financial chapter OF the war
Al the same time, the govern