National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-08-02
THE PfCIFIC COAST.
Satisfaction with Garneld's Lctte

Satisfaction with Garfeld's Letter.
To The Editor Of The National Republican.
SIR; Since my last communication, in
which 1t was my endeavor to give you an idea
of the Chinese question az il appears when
viewed from the standpoint of Pacific
Soper," ths admirable letters of acceptance
from the republican staudard-bcarcrs have ap.
peared. Beyond tho satisfaction which that
portion of General Garfield letter referring to
the Chinese question has given to tho republic
can voters Of California, it cannot but appear
just and patriotic to every QUE VINO under.
stands this subject. The republican columns
have wheeled into line of battle. The letter
is disappointing only to the bourbons as their
biggest gun out hore is spiked aud the last
chance for democratic success in the Pacific
states is destroyed All we want here
is TO have the case fairly under
stood and then TO have the remedy
applied in way fair aud honorable to both
America and China. Tho senscess cry Of
"thc Chinese must 60" heard so often GU the
sand lots, in defiance of q solemn treaty
which authorizes their presence, does not
| come from lsw.ahiding, patriotic republicans
They only ask 10 have u question of interna-
tional policy settled by a modification of the
Burlngamo treaty by mutual agreement be-
| tween the high contracting parties. L knew Mr..
| Burlingame we'll. and am confident that were
ho alive, no statesman would he more anxious
| than he to correct what time and experience
have proven to have been mistaken policy
on the part of our government. The republic
can party Of California was never in better
| heart than now. They are satisfied with thoir
leaders, believe in the declaration of
principles as set forth in tho Chi
cago platform aud in the letters of
Garfield and Arthur. They are proud of the
| record of their party, and arc animated by
that confidence and unity of spirit. which 90
\ far TO assure victory over the democratic hosts
of whom the Arg0Hltt, the leading republican
paper here, says most truly: "If in all the
broad land there remains an uureconstruCtsd
scccssionist, an impenitent rcbol he may be
| found in the democratic party. OF all the
vicious and criminal foreign born, of all the
| ignorant and adventurous Of other lands, of
all those OF socialistc and Rgrarian tendencies
who would steal the accumuatious of others
of all the lido and drunken, and vagrGnt,
aud uuambitous, aud worthless, and God for.
| sakcn of our own country, the majority are
democrats" And ho might have added few
deludcd, renegade republicans, Of whom ii is
only charity to say that solteuing OF the brain
has weakened their reasoning powers aud OBJ
scurcd their moral sense. The vision OF the
clear-hcaded republicans OF California is not
obscurcd. Behind the swords and epaulettos Of a
major-goneral who once commanded the union
forces they can see solid south, only solid"
because the race that was enfrauchiscd by the
war for tho union is now DISTINGUISHED by the
shotgun policy of the same party that did its
best to destroy the union. They see that the
only hopo of the democratic accession is
founded upon this solid south, and that were
tho republicans Of that section permitted to
cast untramlnellod votes. the south would DO
solid the other way. In short, the republi.
can party comprises the decency and iutoli.
gencc of the state, and is now stronger and
moro united than over before. 1t still holds
the union forts, believes in the ideas aud
principles for which the war was fought, and
is not yet ready TO surrender the results Of
| that war to its ancient enemy, tho copper
heads, whose tangs cannot bo hidden by the
martial cloak of the union general.
The republicans of the golden state will
suraly show the country that they are wise
enough to judge of men, not so much by their
past as by their present. and by the company
! they keep; and in the bourbon ranks they SEQ
many leaders famous only for their efforts TO
destroy and not to save this union--leaders
who have rs yet brought fort no fruits meet
! for REPENTANCE, and who still march better to
! the tune of "DXic" than to the battle hymns
Of tho republic, Thon there are all thoss
northern dastards who shouted as loudly as they
dared at the news Of union defeats or rebel
victories. These, with the sand.lot com
munsts, make up the motley crew, led hy a
union general, aud q knight of the golden
circle second in command. This is the party
which seeks now to rule tho future dcstiuics
Of tho land we love. II is safe 30 predict it's
Waterloo SO far as California is concerned.
CALIFORNIAN.
SAN Francisco, July 90 1880.