San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-05
Personal RIGHTS.
A Striking Letter from Judge Tuley
on the Subject.

on the SUBJECT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 29.-Ten thous-
and people assembled today at the
annual games of the Turner societies
of Chicago, listened to letter which
aroused decided interest. The letter
was read by w. Fl. Dyrenfurth, pres
ident of the Personal Rights League,
and was addressed to the Chicago
District Turner's as members of the
Personal Rights League. 1t was
from Judge Murray F. Tuley, one of
the oldest and best know jurists in
the city, and read as follows:
/ regret that am unable to accept
your kind invitation to be with you
today, but permit me to say however,
that 1 am in hearty sympathy with
the object and purposes of your sOcie-
ty. I regard your organization as
one of the most important factors in
the preservation of the liber-
ties Of the people now exist
ing in this country. The "preserva-
ton of personal rights" and the
maintenance of liberty" are CONVEX
tible terms. Just so far as an indivi-
dual is deprived OF his personal
rights, just to that extent is he in
slavery. Every law which directly
torbids the exercise OF, or abridges
a mans personal rights" de-
prives him to that extent of
mis- liberty. When such abridge-
ment of personal rights is not for
the benefit of all the people, it be-
comes unjust and tyrannical legisla-
ton. But the danger to liberty is
not so much from unequal or tyranni-
cal legislation as it is from the ignOr-
ing of written laws, and the usurpa-
tiOn-by executive officers-of powers
and authority not granted by the
law.
Where las in this city of Chicago
the police arrest ON bare suspicion and
without warrant, persons not found |
in the act of violating the law, when |
the police undertake to determine |
who shall not meet in open public as
semblies to discuss political or econ
omic questions, when-after 100 years |
of liberty in this country-a citizen
Is arrested without warrant consign ed |
to a prison cell for eight long days |
a recent case In connection with a
dynamite find at the Haymarket |
and is prevented from
with his friends, de-
MED consultation with his legal |
and is not even informed of |
the nature of the accusation against |
him, and when, in answer to judi.
cial mandate, the door of his prison |
cell is opened, and the officers of the
law required to "show cause why this
violation of the citizens personal
rights" the chief executive officer of |
the police makes return" to this /
writ of "habeas corpus" that !!
he arrested this citizen upon the letter
of an unknown party" and detain.
ed the citizen in prison while trying
to find such unknown party-a ere
turn" the like of which never before
disgraced the records of q civilized
country; when "trial by newspaper"
is substituted for illegal juries,"
when Original packages" of Islander
and vilification are hurled at the
highest court of the nation because of
its decisions favoring personal
rights and the freedom of COM
MERGE wnen upon almost every article
of food, of drink and of clothing,
fictitious price is made by means of
unlawful trusts and com limitations,
1T is time, say, not only to call
halt, but also to establish personal
rights leauges" In every school dis
trict, in every county, in every State
of this Union. Let your organization
proclaim it to be the first duty of
every citizen to obey the law, whether
he be an official or a private citizen.
Demand that there shall be absolute
equality of every citizen before the
law. Persevere in your opposition to
all sumptuary and other vicious legis,
lation, and teach the people that if
they wish to preserve their liberties
there must be eternal vigilance in
the protection of personal rights"
Respectfully,
(SignedD IN. F. TULLEY."