Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-22
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81 TIE areansns pai forth % thls qaes
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Terrltory 10 asnsEAl. add more espsai.
i beesuss tie C0gsonzy Is ths personal
orosu q air. Yoorhsss end psssauaabiy
exrrsssss his visgA The aERaDenfl
bfitfy saassd. il thai 6osarnoz ssairs
Il Declaring martiai laa subvsEtsd fhs
eiysl authorities. aisrseards1 an4 deaed
al urscedsns, and selad not o1iy ssth-
out snEiessnt csrse but Hish01t any
inatlaaasion whatsver. and thaa tie
Demoorsfis Territorial Convesiion ID
dsnsupoIng him for this bold nsarpa,
don o. po1er did nothinR more tkan
vsrforn ils plain day - body q 70
vroseriaaiss Ameriaan sitixaas.
Throuabeuf the entiss aERument there
i apparsnt eitbeE q misapprehension %
psrxersiou Of tie facts bearing npon
4 moas important poini--a minaqpre-
BENSON o. psryeaion which Il SHARED b
al o. ne Democratic journals Of he
TsrltorY. Ths extent q this pssTsr-
son may be perceived - rsading = fsu
eutenoss sslected from tie comneasy's
artIois. Afssr reosuntinR she events ~
q the oogllsion on osmmsroiaI sisset.
Il oontinus4
Thsfa was RFeas exeIsemant, and the
mare timid pFopsFty eWnoFs. fearing 9
aerIoua ont5ara4 % mob vs1lenea, Dc.
handed that she mayer appeal = the
onsernof e procure the preseuee %
unitsd States troops. This saa done.
Governor Squire eam8 promptly 70
seattle. took charge Of the ciag, declared
marital la2, ciaaad Ill tbs o0uFts. SAP
uresssd TIE sliy RogaEnmenf, saspeaded
fhe mayor. tie CITY council and all ths
polloa force, and other city oiiiceFs. and
fnr fha next fsW weeks substituted his
will for the Law 81 the land, and hia
aeneral orders FOR the statutes.
fhe writ 81 habsag corpus was eus-
pended, arrests we're ulada b. hts orders.
and The arrested parties eonhnea for
weeks IL iaii and subsequently released
wifhout s charge having been preferred
aeaiusf them. ohssrs OF the Law,
armed With che process Of the courts,
we're forbidden 20 oxeoate u, sad indGss
were forbidden b igsue sneh process.
The whole proceeding from
beginning b end was not only bold
and gross naurpatien Of power not
authorized b. iaW. bat q lacked sven
tie tYrant's plea 81 neesssitY, plaa
which has been advanced 70 excuse
every Invasion of popular liberty ever
attempted Ii q free e0antFys Every
thing toward the maintenance Of order
which Waa done undaf martial Law,
could have been done equally well under
she lofms Of she iaw. The powers Of
tho civil authorities under our laWs are
ample. With all this power,
lodged b Law IN The hands Of the evil
authorities. tbe action Of Governor
quiFe Vas simply an infamOus Outrage.
Il l. impossible for any person having
Feapaoi Gor the constitution and laws, 30
excuse OF eren palliate.
TIE infsFonoe 20 be drawn ffom such
statement 81 the ease athat Governor
Squire suspended TIE civil authorities
against their will and against lheif pro.
teati that whom tbe ordinary authorities
were fully able % deal With the exieen.
eios Of the casa she Governor stepped in
and IN "a arbitrary manner took tbe
Felns Of power from their hands into
his own that, instead Of sustaining the
civil authorities BY foFcs, be oveFthreW
Them BY force. IN truth, however. ths
very opposite h the case. Governor
Squire vas sustained and supported 10
every step be took By she civil author
National, Territorial, county aud
municipal. With The possible exesption
Of 3 single Justice Of She Peace. there
was noi . responsible oiileial who did
not advise ihe ceurse adopted and ap
prove 4 when adopted. There was no
anbvaFaion Of ths civil Authorities By
Governor Squire. bsoause the civIl
authorities Aad already been sabverssd
b the mob. and the prompt measures
taken b. the Governor we're absolutely
accessory 4 they weru 10 BE- restored.
On February I'D the sheriff Of KiaQ
County and the Mayer Of Seattle re-
ported 70 she Governos that they we're
unable 10 maintain the peace, that their
authority vas deaed and that The altaA-
tiou had passed beyond their oonsrol.
saoh being he case there was ns alter.
native. Il vas ths duty % the Cover.
nor 10 afford she civil authorities she
assistance which they FsqaiFed-a dasy
which o0uld not have been avoided hy
0ovornos Squire. even Il be had usshed
20 avoid u. without a monstEuua viola.
tlon o. bis cath % oiHse. and bis duty.
noi oniy 81 an oflacial. bat As an Amers.
can. saah Territorial troops e. we're
available we're Immediately called inao
aatlve service and PLACED a. the dispo
sal II shs sheriff, and that Official fur.
thes proeeeasd 10 summon eitixsns 10
assist him IN enfoFclne the Law. he
@ vernon also issued a proclamation
commanding the mob 70 disporsa This
proslamssion was read b. she unlted
States Deputy MArshal, and vas net
emily absolutely diarsgArded. bat waa
received With iseFs and insuits, Later
on ths same day the shesiG reported
thai even With the assistance Of ths
Territorial troops, be was unAbls 10 en-
ioroa the lava witheas further forces
a bic diapoaAi, The Governor vas CON
pslled 20 appeal 10 he President for
assisiance, precisely as has been done
By Governors ~ ether States and Tern
aoriea a. ieass asara " times within
the meuogy 81 th0ss who have noe YEA
attained theft majority.
This appeal Cor Federal tFOops ala
nat, hoWeveg. a. tha Ca.sa.a.sr seems a