New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-17
AILOUIET IN NEW ORLEANS,
(Coutiuued from First PaGeD

laval and law-abiding American citizen than
om 7 am proud of my citizenship and will do
everything TO uphold it. | teach my children to
do the same
"But haven't you met one violation Of the law
with another"
mo. this was a great emergency. greater than
has ever happened in New-York. Cincinnati or
Chicago I didn't act through sen'l-
mental or personal interest in Hennessy'
7 knew him we'll and asked Mayor Shakespeare
N appoint him. He was fine man ana
an efficient officer and we felt that when he was
killed there was telling which of us would
90 next While the Malta confined itself 70 Kill
inr its own members did not resort to violence
But Hennessy's killing struck at the very roo'
OF American institutions The intimidation Oh
the Malta and its corruption of our Iurles are
70 be met only with strong measures. More
over. ! recognize no power above the people
rnd+r our constitution the people are the
sovereign authority and when the courts, their
agents. fail 10 carry out the law. the authority
is relocated back TO the people who gave 1t. IN
This case | look upon it that we represented
the people-not the people of the whole unlted
States. perhaps, but the people of Louisiana
This is thing with which the United States has
nothing to do. 1t is a question of State govern
menu cHtlitIN' SAhNN VIZ
municipalities.
Don't YOU think your example may encourage
mob law?"
NO, don't. The emergency was an eAtIaoI-
dinary one We couldn't wait to have the laws
against Jury packing revised. If man spl1s Ill
YOUR face slaps your face, do you slt doWh anu
wait for the law to redress your grievance: IT.
is not in human nature to do 1t. III ism IN my
nature or yours, or in that of any good cltlzeh-
The theory about turning the other cheek when
one is smitten is all very well. but when the
cheek is smitten the blood boils.
Then you don't think Christianity and Amerl-
can civilization are reconcilable?'
I'm some cases it doesn't seem so; now. as to
waiting for the Legislature TO act, the Legs
lature does not meet for year. and there are
the laws delay and peoples lives In danger.
The Governor might have been asked to call an
extra session, but no is sure that he would
have consented am not taking any meanures
to quell fresh disorder. There will he no dis
order Everything is quiet. The good people
are behind us. ! don't consider that l am con-
trolling the town. Mayor Shakespeare is in con
troll and is we'll able TO administer the law. |
don't apprehend any trouble myself except from
the Federal authorities. 1t is true, they say,
these men We're the subjects Of foreign pOtentates.
But / understood shat they were Just dumped
here, and that their own Governments were glad
enough TO get rid of them"
Parkersons first experience in riot was at st.
Stephens College. on the Hudson. near Barry
town, where he was student in 1879. His GER
tifcate of graduation hangs over his mantepece.
At the college resolutions were passed denouncing
some of the students who had misbehaved. These
Parkerson refused 10 sign and some Of the classes
reported on them adversely. One boy. however.
acted as tale-bearer. Then we took him out,
says ParkeIson. with four feet of snow on the
ground and jumped on him. He was a NewYorl
man. But like New-York and New-York people.
/ walked once from Catskill TO Rochester. and |
have hosts of friends there Here is q telegram
have Just received from R NJ Tannahill of New
York, saying the Southerners there have drunk a
bumper TO my health"
After leaving st. Stephens Parkerson came TO
the Tulane University of Louisiana, took his two
years law course in one and started in civil
practice here As lawyer he stands well. He
is the president of the Southern Athletic Club and
q good all-round athlete The thing | am
proudest of. he cried, as / was leaving. is that
/ am an American citizen. and / will do anything
to vindcate nv citizenship"
THE ITALIAN CONSULS NARRATIVE.
The Italian Consul, Signor Pasquale Corte. does
not at all agree with Parkereon as TO the com
mendabeness of his action The Consul is a blond
and energetic young man of great intelligence and
has been Charge d'Araires at Montevideo and
Consul at Alexandria, in Egypt, and at Galatz. on
the Danube lie has been at his present post
only seven months. He speaks several languages.
but little English "Of course. think it is an
outrage" he told me in French. If the law mis-
carried. the proper thing was to have new trial.
to 10 ppo cupo for ho nj
the American laws l have no sympathy with
criminals. nor has my country. Here is list of
criminals sent me by my cousin. the Project Of
Police at Palermo, and tell
you my county doesn't hesitate about
furnishing criminals. The other day 4
man who had been in America for
twenty-three years was arrested the moment he
returned TO Italy for an old crime that most
people had forgotten The criminals among those
prisoners should have been punished but legally.
and to take innocent mems blood-ah, that was
wrong
Il don't wish 70 fasten the blame on any
body" said the Consul, cautiously. Mr. Parker
son is a young man. of good family and high
character. and in doing what he did he probably
thought he was right. Bat do say that grave
responsibility rests with the Governor. the Mayor
and the Sheriff. On Friday, the day before the
tragedy, there were infammatOry articles in " The
Daily States and other papers. Anybody who
read them could tell that there was danger in the
air. Now what would have been easier or more
sensible than to remove the prisoners TO another
place or provide proper guard for them. Instead
of that, they were left where they were. On
Saturday morning when / saw the call in the
papers ] at once went 10 the Mayors office ana
to the Sheriff. The Mayor was not at the
City Hall. The Sheriff said he could
do nothing Then l asked Where
does the Governor live?' They told me. Oh
bu; Il was long way of rushed out there in
my cai The Governor said ne could do nothing
except at the request of the Mayor / said, But
where is the Mayor? Isn't it his place TO be at
his Office in time of danger like this p SIT down.
said the Governor, and we'll try to find out where
lie is, The Governor telephoncd and discovered