National Republican., 1880-07-14
GENERAL OARI

GENERAL GARIIELbS ACCEPTANCE
We gave the full text of General GAR
FIELDS letter accepting the nomination of
the republican party for the presidency
yesterday morning without comment 1t
affords us pleasure now to recur TO that
document, which, we venture the opinion,
will receive the hearty approval of every
republican in the country. 1t signifies
General GARFGELD's acceptance of the
honor conferred upon him by tho Chicago
convention, upon the platform of principles
laid down by the nominating convention
rs the guide Of republican faith and the
light of the republican path. The letter is
in excellent taste throughout. 1t clearly
and frankly alludes to all the important
issues of the campaign, and meets and ac-
cepts them in the best possible faith. On
tho question of the rights OF citizenship in
every section of the country, free and
untrammelled ballot and q pure ballot
box, around which centre the greatest
perils of the hour, General GARFIELD is out
spoken and statesman-like in sentiment,
and bold and fearless in attitude. On that
point the most common Atelligence can
understand and appreciate his position. 1t
is that of n true patriot and christian states
man, whose love Of country, truth and JUS
tice impels him to meet every important
question relating to the nations advance
ment and general welfare with candor and
unhinching courage. There are no eva
sions, no shrinking from courageous and
frank wrestling with the questions and
policies involved in the administration of
| the government, The rights of American
citizenship, the cause of education, the in.
terests of trade, commerce and manufac-
lures, the unsolved problems that have
emerged from the war, andswhich linger to
disturb the relations between the two sec
tions of the country that have been enc
mics, and should now be friends, arc all
referred to and discussed in n statesman
like manner, leaving no possible chance for
misapprehension as to his attitude upon all
these important questions of public con-
cernment.
General GARFIELD's letter Of acceptance
is before the country. He is now the
standard-bearer of the republican army for
this great battle. His election is now with
the people. The pending contest is among
the most important that have occurred in
our national history. twill decide whether
| the best fruits or the severest ills to the
nation, which hayo emanated from the war
are to be garnered to the future of the re-
public. If what we fought for through
struggle of four years of bloody strife, and
supposed we had gained in the conflict, art
| TO be preserved to the nation, that end cal
only be reached through the triumphan
election of GARFIELD and ARTHUR ia thu
opening contest. The time for action has
come. The republican party in full force
must now step to the front, put on its whole
amor and not lay it aside for one momen
until triumph is achieved. The issues arr
as important as those which hung in the
scale OF conflict during the bloody years o
1S61-'6l The question whether tho
destinies Of this nation are to be held in
the keeping of its friends or are to be hand
ed over 10 its enemies is the one which now
engages the country, and it is upon tha
gauge of controversy that this battle is t
be fought and victoryis to be won. Thos,
who attempted to shoot this nation to deatl
will not be permitted to strangle it by tax.
| ing charge of its destlnies.