General Garfield, in his letter accepting his nomination as candidate
for the Presidency, strongly approves the Republican programme. He believes in the supremacy of the nation over the States, and would have the National Government secure the execution of the electoral laws. He would secure to every citizen free and equal enjoyment of his constitutional rights,— that is, would protect Negro electors in their right to vote. He is in favour of paying off the Debt, and of as much Protection as shall " enable America to compete fairly with foreign labour and capital," and against all attempts to tamper with the currency. He would foster education liberally, but is opposed to sectarian teaching, and would make the separation of Church and State, as regards education, absolute. He would recom- mend Civil-Service reform to be carried out, with the assistance of Congress. Finally, he would encourage all immigration except that of the Chinese, which he would restrict as an evil, Chinese labour• being " servile." Both parties in the Union have nowfor- mally pronounced against Chinese immigration, and it is pro- bable, therefore, that it will be stopped, and the Burlinghame Treaty revised. As the Government of Pekin does not approve of emigration, there will not be much difficulty about the treaty ; but if the Americans shut out the Chinese, they ought to give up their own right to make fortunes in China. The Chinese do not like them any better than Californians like Chinese.
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