New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-28

I,,.cr has been addressed 10 President Harrison 10y
the Editor OF The Timcsrnon In reply To the
statements contained In his letter 10 Attorney ehe'ai
Miller: ,eoo
Jacksonville Fla April IT, 1890
To p.r,,rin Harrison President Of thr United stse,
Sir. II #. with surprise AID with deep sens" Of IN
Jury that Ia, people Of lof.da rad u.- morning your
letter Of April ~ addressed 70 Attorney "'h'rA ""''
and containing statement, with reference 10 them which,
they are convinced must have been ha-'d upon mi-hor
nation A. 70 the condition 4 sfairs In l'on "ada'
Madison and Jefferson counte.. Under ordinary 'r'um'
stances IL would highly po,umptrors in me ana r'r"s
nant % my q he popr',"' thus % inu'o' 'P'n
,our attention yet The a,t that The Ilme--1 Mon
,h. leading daily nrw.laprr 90 this stat" occupies an
Intermediary position with reference {" the p'oi"' 81
Florida and ue public, who's good oi""'" tn'F h'' J"
hieh esteem makcs me feel -nfe nat prompt N".N O."
e,fe. and cAplana,on from this quarter VIII al "A't
. .urr.,l,,.d bv them. and may prove not wholly d.
ta.fu t. YOU arear TO have been uneaed 'i undf'
,he e'rcun-tsncr4
Yon -av that In four counties named ob.tfuctons
ar offered ccution Of pfoce~s- uc courts o' h'
United States and that officers - the lnltd States
ar not suffered freely exercise t'r lawful fun tons
tnore The q your Information i- Doubtless az
Official channels 90 uc Department "i Jpu'' u'-'o ul""
alteration, oi officers of ur court 4or mi' District no"
,ov Of ,r.drnDe these ar YOU can bet Judge hf me
following cirrun-tsl.s-. SAoits after your "ll""~
.,, OF tafl,s Sua,nr A. District Jufe an under oi''T
~ h. court openly toasted That BE-, Ioi', was 10 n' "
~ f.r-cutlou oi Democrat, to ue bitter 'ni. ti'''
which naturally fuf them 900 the offensive ana i"f"h'
widespread suspicion Of Jldg' S"ain's uiu'n'i- ~"
July last the Judge appointed .ufi '"".'''''''
n oren and fagr,nt violation Of The United STATE 'A'N
,rd another of..r his court has only r'''htt "'''
.areed pi,h al ain ,-lou t,t ;hs act "a, un1Niul'
ot wa. done ~ uaao the conviction Of D'no.i'- sN'
,harg. wllrh be- has never publicly denied lN' '''7''
a. l. court orlor,d bis deputy 90 select for Juror "
tf4. AID tried pabiicans'- another oin violation "i
M .,ota. which dlr.,t- that :hc selection shall he mad
toit regard o. party affiliations, under this arrange
e,, the nraid Jun, contained twenty-five K"plb' ans in
total - twenty thie. members. indictments against
po,oras f,r political offence then found by whole
ale in MANY Instances upon the most unreliable i-ionS
and tho p.ople generally aou.ed ~ high piirh oi
INDIGNATION and f'ar IN cases that came to trial inc
ling. Of the court were often partisan and unjust and
IAN the pack,d Grand Jury kept grinding out indictments
DO YOU wonder then. that the citizens 81 Leon. Gals
e f.r.ron and Madison counties. where large number
Of indictments had been found against men known 70 DC
innocent Of any doing. shfank from appearing Tor
l before court thus constituted to convict the guilt,
and Innocent alArr DO you wonder that they e'iu'i
arIc-t innocent men preferred p'aiion' a"d hard
.nirs In concoaim'nt t. facing CONT constituted u
convict and holding open the door q" The P"i'"''''l
r ,b.nl II n some ln-tanoo. have been rendered
dasefaio undr circumstance, can You wonder AT IL
r ,ouditiou n these count, has been truly c'poabe
wives mothers and children Aa>' l,d In constant 'ii'
They have feared that at ans day o. hour their Loved
one. mant b. dragged from their homes. hundi di'd7 g.
miles away trial before nrt,an court ana be- hi''
10 suffer punishment. innocent guilty They have h"d
the -ympathy Of their people and Of The STATE IN
general They ak you 70 consider these things,
Tho ueopl. Of those conntc. not Offering 'p'""'
,on. TO The execution processes lh'y OBJECT Z"
leng held responsible for ISOLATED individual ac ih'S
are not ,aNes, DO they -cs to 'a't ia" al o'h""'
They are lndpst,iOu, Iof ffcafine. ana l'"tHP'''Ne
,.oulc They have been grossly ml-i'lrc-'h ht'u' i"'
p. rot rho- uiiaiIr the occrs pf Ihitd states ''rN
IN the toMn of Madison wh,rr - h,d been charged ""'
Marshal. p.--c refused acD"mn'dst'h7 hN'tN'""
moved the contrary. have 10 NY H"-'-''h star
out -lencd by 81 the posse 10 the '1'cl 'I u9
were treated Ike g'nlcu'n.'
You are charged with the responsibility "i executing
the laws The people of te.e four counties do not a."
Sire 10 o1ei any tons OF any re' lance o" H""
execution, their wi, 10 aid you III iTiPlhR Nl""-
doer. 10 puni,hment but Know that voice uer H'""
mcnt- when I assure you that they cann"I respect "'
United Stale, Court this drilct II IL j. I" '"h" ~
,olicy Of the lat months. IT IT. - p'ilhh " -
ceau.od Of all suspicion OF Iaftsanshp oi designed ~"
,re..lon Of Injustice. it, officers Will encounter u" r.
ssarcc no Obstruction. hc evasion III Leon 'An'u' ''
lcrson and Madison countic-. Constitute D~lfoI '"'
10 mee out Justice not injustice and the P"' I" fo'
Nj, Will hold high respect a. do thr P"l"' vi MY
state In the Union. Very respectfully,
l.. w. HAWTHOKNE. Editor "IimeHOhioh'