The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17


only OF nation not civilized.
ERoN GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, March IS, 1891.
Ihe Italian colony is very sorry for the New
Orleans tragedy.
FROM SCRANTON.
SCRANTON, Pa. March i6, 1891
Inc colony is very indignant. It is preparing
a meeting TO protest against the wrongful ac-
ton on our compatriots,
TO PROTEST.
PHILADELPHIA, March is, 1891
The Italian tailors' societies and Tranaria
society have called meeting Of the Italian
late telegram from New Orleans states that
the colony is calm and that the Italians are
grateful for the sympathy Of the sister colonies
PARKERsoN's STATEMENT.
The TFibune's New Orleans correspond
ent has had an interview with William S.
Parkerson, the leader of the regulators. II
didn't take the initiative" he said, in
answer TO questions. III could not tell who
did. IL was all done BY the others l had
no connection with the case beyond taking
a good citizens interest in it and dropping
into court once or twice to see how the
case was getting along. That evening we
met In the rooms OF young man whose
name do not care to give. There were
about 100 of US. We all signed call that
was published in the next mornings papers,
asking the citizens to assemble at 10 O'Clock
on Saturday morning at the Clay statue,
and saying we would be prepared to carry
out their Instructions
NOT COWARD IN THE PARTY.
Didn't it strike you as not courageous to
shoot lot Of unarmed men in holen
well. said the young lawyer quietly,
there was no doubt about the courage of
any man in our party. OF course it is not a
very courageous thing to attack man who
is not armed, but we looked upon these men
as so many reptiles.
do you regret what you have donep'
asked.
After pause, mot Bit said Parker
son promptly. Except that the necessity
arose and the duty was forced upon me.
There is no man who Is a more loyal law
abiding American citizen than | am. am
proud of my citizenship and Will do every
thing to uphold it. l teach my children to
do the same"
A GREAT EMERGENCY.
"But haven't you met one violation of
the law with anotherW
mo; this was great emergency, greater
than has ever happened in New York, Gin
cinnati or Chicago. did not act through
sentimental or personal interest for Chief
Hennessey. | knew him we'll, and asked
Mayor Shakespeare to appoint him. He
was a fine man aud an efficient officer, and
we felt that when he was killed there was
no telling which Of US would go
next. While the Malta confined it.
self to killing its own members we did not
resort to violence But Coief Hennessy's
killing struck at the very root of American
institutions. Intimidation of the Malta and
corruption of our Juries are to be met only
by strong measures. Moreover recognize
no power higher than the people
Under the constitution the people are
the sovereign authority, and when the
courts, their agent fail to carry out the
law, the authority is reflected back to the
people who gave it. 10 this case look upon
it that we represented the people; not the
people of the whole United States, perhaps,
but the people of Louisiana. This is a
thing with which the United States has
nothing to do. 1t is a question Of state
government entirely, since the state controls
its own municipalities.
woy'T ENCOURAGE MOB LAW.
Don't you think your example may en-
courage mob laws?
mo, l don't. This emergency was an
extraordinary one. We could not wait to
nave the laws against jury packing revised
If a man spits In your face or slaps your
face, do you sit down and wait for the law
to redress your grievance2 1t is not in human
nature to do it. It is not my nature or
yours, or that of any good citizen. The
theory about turning the other cheek when
one is smitten is all very we'll, but when
the cheek is smitten the blood bois.n
Then you don'5 think christianity and
American civilization are reconcilable"
"In some cases it doesn't seem so. No as
to waiting for the legislature to act, the
legislature does not meet for a year, aud
there are the laws delay and peoples lives
III danger. The governor might have been
asked to call An extra session, but no one is
sure that he would have consented. | am
OF taking any measures to quell fresh dis
order. There will be no disorder. Every-
thing is quiet.
GOOD PEOPLE BEHIND THEM.
Good people are behind us, l don't
consider that am controlling the town.
Mayor Shakespeare is in control, and is
we'll able to administer the law. | don't
apprehend any trouble myself, except from
the federal authorities. It is true. they
say, that these men were subjects
of foreign potentate. But | under,
stand that they were just dumped here
and that their government was glad enough
to get rid of them. Here is a telegram
have just received from r. NJ. Tannahill OF
New York, saying that the soutberners
there have drunk a bumper to my health.
The thing l am prOudest Of" he cried
as | was leaving, sis that l am an Ameri-
can citizen, and 1 viii do anything to vim
ulCdbo my CAVl1oLSHAp
THE CONSUL DON'T AGREE WITH HIM.
The Italian consul Signor Pasuualo
Corte, does not at all agree with Mr.. Park
erson as to the commendableness Of his ac-
ton. "Of course, / think it is an outrage
II the law miscarried, the proper thing was
to have a new trial, not to make innocent
men suffer for the defects of the American
laws. | have no sympathy with criminals
nor has my country. Tie criminals among
those prisoners should have been punished,
but legally, and to take the innocents'
blood was wrong. don't wish to
fasten the blame on anybody said the
consul, cautiously. "Parkerson is a young
mau of good family and high character,
and in doing what he did he
probably thought he was right.
But l do say that grave
responsibility rests with the governor,
mayor and sheriff. The whole trouble is be-
tween the Provenzenos and Matrangas, who
form two factions Of the Malta. Before his
death Chief Hennessy sent to the chief of
police of Rome for pictures of some
ruffian supposed to belong to the Proven
zenos A reply came. Chief Henuessy sent
the reply to me in an open envelope asking
me to have it translated. / can only sur
mise that that letter was read by some
unauthorized person who advised the
Provenzenos. Only five of the men not
killed and two Of those killed were
unnaturalized Italians. The rest
were naturalized. Most Of them
have been here a long while aud
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