The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-18
THE THIRD TERN.

We print, below, ingnlar proof Of
the manner in which the Third Term
Treason is spreading. Fred. Douglas.
one OF the leaders OF the colored men Of
this country, declares in favor OF Grant
for third term, and in favor Of wipi1g
out the State governments Of the South
The ostens,ble object is to = drive the
Democratic party ont of power" This
programme would doubtless suit Grant.
The negroes, OF the so;lth, would follow
Grant to any extremity. If ii were JUS
titiable to overthrow State governments,
because the Democrats had elected their
ticket therein, would it not be equally
iustifiab,e to overthrow the national
government if Allen or Tildcn was
elected President next year? And as
this could only be done by force Of
arms-tllat Is, by armies-would not the
country be. ut once, converted into
military despotism? And is not this
what Grant is steadily advancing tow
ards, with terrible reticence and determ-
ination?
When we consider how many power
ful classes and interests there are in this
country, to whom change OF admins
tlation would bring the horrors Of hell,
we tremble for our country. There are
the railroads, the capitalists, the aristo-
cratic classes, the federal ofiice-holdcrs,
the rings, the thieves and the plundcrers;
and, behind them all, the corrupt and
degraded rabble OF the cities, aud the
poor, infatuated negroes, OF the south,
whose fears and passions would he al
ternately played upon. And, leading
and massing them all, we have the
OF his age, with ali the last Napoleon's
S. cretiy-ness, and much Of III first Ma
poi. ons genius.
The following is tn article w. referred
to. All the tracks point In the same di-
reclioli-cestigin ,spiia' retroysun,--an
day by day thu tracks grow d--p-r:
Erred. Douglass has been interviewed on
the situation He strongly advocates the cleo
| ton q Pr dent a.srt t. "a third term, as .
means II settling the trouble IL; ttic south.
| he said lie wts !fce 70 confess .is conyie.
ton that. Il IL could le csr.aii that pre,i.
den. Grant wonid oe III o.r,i snaeessor. the
violence ani bloniAhea now pg,sdiIg at the
5 nth, would Instantly eeasp. 1t would
shos tlsf t.,e rar.b and tire Aat,en arr in
earnest, ana ths. the -a,-se sls..f jyos in
the .ot j it..ft III. si.ilael t,sa r4bclifoa
/ Itself, an.i gaze iree..osato tbs cDu.trs. He
lokei ugyi al. dc r.tiqls against the
third .esla, Ero:. TIL aart 81 COVE ,tiuDs, ~
wholly nncalisi for ind cnipaDiy E,:nc.iier-
Gus. H said TIM, Graf i.:.sl made The
country obliged fly I'm lcf many gQs,a 1es-
sons, aid tor aD.e .neie than It's lesson II
silence, under The isnfuiclt clgrg' tnat he
vas ssesirg bird term lie even felt .
regret tha. III. President Aai regarded II q
| his tlutv 70 write iEe letter III Response 10
;ise Pc r yIrania convention: tor. although
.ne ietter was admirable, it weakened to
some extent lie force nf q weli-deserged NJ
buhe. --i4fcE ..aa teen air, ady expressed by
1iguiaei sile-Ge.
/ iii relation 10 lie sgro troubles, Inc sayA,
| y.niictiyeIs, III tie iegro must die Ut tie
south, M adr.re r. them il to sell thsis
lrcs Is dearly as possible. Let II " seen
Ivy those cow-araly Mobocrats that III nj
tempting 10 ssaught-r black men they inri1E
tie knife 10 fhsir own Threats, and fire and
rapine to their o"a heartnstones, and they
will GEESE"
Mr.. Douglass IDEA Of the duty IL de
North is ierseiy expressed. He deemed +
the first duty d the loyal north 70 take Ynr
session Of the d.feren. state governnG stS Of
the south, and drive FROM power tiy Dem0-
cratic party-tne party Vi slavery-the par
/ 81 Of re.eiIion-the party Of apology fef
every murder committed against the coi0red
race, BY the lately defeated SHAREHOLDERS and
rebels. No language is adequate 70 exprem
Tie dimensions Of the calamity which would
LeIali the whole people. and especially hin
race, from restoration 70 porer, in IT
states and In tie nation, Of the Democrats
party"
A Washington Republican paper adds:
/ Hr. Dougi4s strikes the key note " the
situation from the extreme Republics
standpoint. With tine great ln4ses II -
north i. u thought that only By seizing -
STATE governments Of the <onth can ~
reign d the Republican party b seGass1.
As mater II course, i i Altogether -
late ii the dsJ for such desperate gam.