The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-03

President. or even nominate himself, IS pre-
posterous. It is reflection upon the rntenl-
such thing possible. Any man can destroy
his chances for the Office, but no one can force
an election, or even nomination.
This is to give the public an idea that
the power of the national patronage IS
nothing; that politicians are Of no &C
count; and that the sovereign people
really select conventions and name candi-
dates. How many will believe this!
T, recap tulate, am not, nor have | ever
been. candidate for q denomination. would
not accept a nomination if it were rendered,
unless it should come under such circum-
stances as to make it an imperative duty-cir-
| cumstances not likely to arse. congratulate
| he harmony which prevailed, and for the ex-
cellent ticket put in the field, which / hope
may be triumphantly elected.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
| u. S. GRANT.
To General Harry White, President Pennsyl-
vania Republican State Convention.
He swould not accept nomination
unless it came under such circumstances
as to make it an imperative duty to &C.
cept it, What circumstances! Agener-
al desire on the part of the national Re-
publican convention filled with of6cehold.
ers and their tools! Or would convcn-
lent war be justification sufficient! Vice
: President Wilson intimated that the dis.
persion of the Louisiana Legislature was
intended to provoke war: was that wal
to lead to the third term? A Washington
correspondent of the Philadelpaia Times
! says:
It was the third-te programme that IN
vented the Force bill, the Arkansas revolu
tionary measures, and that compelled tn
maintenance OF the Kellogg admins tration IL
. Louisiana: and it was the undisguised hostilit.
: of the best men of the party to the thlrd-tern
a infatuation that made them rally their lines t.
); the defeat of the Force bill and the Arkansa
n intamy. Had Grants policy relative to tn
h Sonth been successful his nomination i'll Is.
q would have been assured, and the vote OF ev
N ery doubtful State in the South would nav
a. been in his hands, to use for his own advance
" ment, or to destroy the party If it refused hI
- another nomination This was the issue
Congress last winter, and the only ISIS be
/. tween Grant and the Republican leaders VIII
Il antagonized him. 1t was this that made Vic
te President Wilson and Speaker Blaine revol
o and that made Dawes and GARFIELD, and rosie
ana fLclpS, anu IdWiCJ, 0AN oSoASS ~ $500
a able and trusted Republican statesmen cor
IF front him with their declared opposition. The
knew that he had been deliberately plann'I
ne for third term ever since 1873, and that |
planned it both inside and outside of the par,
n.y. that had twice honored him with nation
=, election without ever having received his vo
I'M for its ticket.
id Our expectation is that Grant will, tn
fall, secretly throw the whole force OF h
30 patronage and power against the Republ
- can party in Pennsylvania and Ohio. al
=, defeat it overwhelmingly. This will lea
- the prospect for 1875 so black that
:, ns prominent man will seek the Republics
nomination for President. The oflc
holders will then pack the convention al
for renominate Grant; the capitalists, pr
he tected manufacturers, railroad men al
eln rings generally viii rally to his aid, wi
ice millions Of money; the Opposition co
On On vention viii, il possible, be controlled
for nominate bad ticket on aworse platfor
lie. and the Republic will enter upon stru
ave -. gle which will decide whether it will Il
on or die.
. Let the future decide how near We
uch right.