The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
THE IMPENDING WAR.

Unless the democrats back SQuarelY
down from their threatenings there will
be something very like civil war.
The Vice President will undoubtedly
declare Hayes elected president, and
Grant will use the army and navy to in~
augurate him. 1t then the Democrats
persist in their programme OF e'ecting
Tilden by the House of Representatives
and Tilden has nerve enough for the
emergency, there will be two presidents,
two cabinets, two armies, and two ma
vies. A collision would seem inevitable.
Both sides will charge the other with
treason and arrests would follow. The
regular army would be but small item
compared with the passionate hosts on
both sides. The two presidents will
call for volunteers the republican
governors will respond to Hayes cali,
and the democratic governors to the
the appeal Of Tilden. -
We are drifting, drifting; nearer and
nearer every day to revolution. Men
deceive themselves by talking about the
good sense OF the people, their disincli-
nationbfor wars etc. They forget that
wars grow out OF the passions Of the
people, not out Of their good sense and
that the masses are compelled to follow
their leaders. II in February next Til>
den and Hayes are both declared presi.
dent by their respective parties, how is
q solution OF the difficulty to be foundq
When the 4th OF March comes Wash>
ington will he an armed camp, filled
with tens, perhaps hundreds of thous--
ands, OF violent partisans, ready Tor any
thing.
Some argue that Grant by prompt and
severe measures can crush out OPP
position. We do not believe it. The
American people are too daring and res
solute to be inundated by so, 900 regu>
lar soldiers. One hundred thousand
men would spring to arms as thoroughly
versed in the military art and as brave as
the regular army, and they would wipe
it off the face OF the earth. But, it will
be said, 1000 republicans would rush
to the field to sustain the regular army.
True ard then we have civil war; bitter
terrible. civil war, which would last fol-
tour years, at least and out OF which the
republic might never rise again.
| The question then comes, will the
Democrats back down? We fear not
Here are some OF the differences of the
day.
Alta meeting held in Chicago the Other
day many violent speeches wore made
Of which the following is q specimen
Mr.. Leib said
81 do not know that have anything
to add to what the gentlemen have said
/ am in full sympathy with what Mr.
Goudy has said especially. think thi!
is republican government. and know
that the purpose is universal to defent
the House Of Representatives if in dan
ger. went into the war in 1861 wher
there was just about as much danger
that the republican institutions Of thi
country would be destroyed as there il
now. But then they fired only on thu
emblem; now, on the thing; they free
on the flag OF Sumter to day they tram
pied under foot the ballot. loud ap.
p!ause.) Now gentlemen. was fiIteer
years younger then than now, and in th'
meantime I've raised three children AM
have got married-(la ughser)-but. b,
the Eternal, If there il TO be any menace
to that House Of Representatives ! AN
enlisted for five years more" Iout
and repeated cheers.)
A meeting Of the democratic state cen
trail committee of Indiana was held il
Indianapolis the other day. to prepare
for holding a monster mass meeting
Dec. 3 to counsel together and organ
ize. Each member was called upon. D
districts, to state the feeling OF bis con
stituents. These are the responses
"First Dis.rict-The peob.e believed Tild-l
legally elected, and were disposed 70 see hin
through.
second District-Were in favor Of the in
auguration Of Tilden and Hendricks
Third District-But little excitement anon
the people, but were convinced Of Tilien'
election, AID were willing to follow !hei
leaders
Fourth DistYict-Requested the State com
mittee to demand the Inauguration Of Tiiden
and favored State convention
Fifth District-Ravosed : state. convention
and wae willing to mee& The emeFgsnt II
b what Il may.
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