Telegram-herald., 1891-05-31

IA Z slTAtsOn before COM n< here To-Day
| have heard some SINCE | came here
This Is time. II ever, Tar cob heads
znd wise counsel; u - the time tor de-
c.slon. / agree most thoroughly with
the remark Of Mr.. Butternelo. thai Il
seems 10 me the great question i tAe
Of property aud the pro-
lection VI LIE aud person. have never
seen Aay occasion whatever when there
Mas Any ylolat.oa OF the lasi have
heard Of it, as you al have heard OF II.
soon after this difference existed tse-
tween the company and It's enpsoyes,
an occasional disturbance arose, the
police department took action together
with the superintendent OF the ponce
for the preservation OF the peace.
There had not occurred any violent
outbreaks; there had not occurred any
concerted action; there did come =
tine, believe, on one Thursday nlghl
when there were serious outbreaks, IN
Jury 10 property and 10 person.
The mayor here gave . history OF
the past three weeks, - detailed n the
newspapers
| have not the power to control the
courts. / am here TO assert, as ! have
always asserted. and from It's declars-
ton ! have never swerved, that u Is
the duty in this condition, aud IN ali
conditions, that the authorities by the
use OF all means within their power,
and when the means within their power
fail. by the invocation OF the greater
power--of the State, and when they
fail, by the invocation or the stu
greater power-of the Government, 10
suppress violence aud 10 preserve
order. | say II is the duty or the
authorities of this city to detect crime,
If they can, 10 arrest the offenders. and
1t is the duty OF the court 10 mete out
the full penalty OF the law when these
offenders are detected. Mayor Uhi
continued at length 10 show that he
had been closeted nearly every night
with the police aud had issued orders
TO the superintendent ~ enforce the
law The differences between these
people, occupying the position l do. II
ls not for me 20 say word concerning.
But l stand here 10 say, when you
calmly and candidiy consider the stu
alton and know All the facts, that the
executive department OF THIS city, the
department charged with the protec-
ton of the peace and lie preservation
so far as il in them lies, have not been
wanting, nor have they failed, nor have
thew displayed anything but an anxi-
ETY., and, believe, an ability. so Tar as
the resources ut their hands, 70 cope
with the situation.
Mr.. Sweet Speaks
Mr.. Edwin +. Sweet then addressed
the meeting as follows:
II do not think 1t fulfills the mission
of this meeting for us to listen TO crimi-
nation and determinations. We have
met he IN an emergency. Whatever
the cause may be, peace and order are
not kept in this city. Now, the mayor
says what is wanting%' | can tell him,
l think one thing Is wanting, whether II
is his fault or not. believe that some.
how or other, justly or unjustly, the
opinion has gone out that the city au.
thor:ties are not strongly opposed tC
this hoodlum element. The mayor
the Common Council, and the city AL
thorities la general, may have !ntendeC
to do their duty. 1t is not necessary
for us to consider that question; bu
have an idea that they do not intend Il
do their duty, and that they can with
impunity break our laws; and that u
what understand this meeting is hele
for. / believe we are of one mind. anG
| will now move, AS substitute for tit
motion that has already been offered 10y
Mr.. Gilbert, with your permission.
"Whereas, the general good order o.
our city has gwen place to disorder anG
violence which has now continued fol
upwards of two weeks, and are appar
emily increasing rather than diminish
ing, and
Whereas, We believe that this unfort
innate condition is due 10 n considerable,
extent to o want OF prompt and vigo
rous measures on the part OF the CIT,
government, and
Whereas. The safety and we'll bein,
of our citizens at home, as we'll as tn,
good name Of. our city abroad, reQuir
that order and good government b
Immediately restored.
Therefore, Resolved, That the sew
cral officers and courts of this city an,
county charged directly or indlrectl
with the detention, arrest and punish
ment of disorlerly persons and al
wrong doors, We hereby assure you GU
hearty support in the strict perform
| ance of every duty and our hearty cor
domination in case Of neglect" "Tha
riotous crowds should be promptly dl
persed; that private property must nc
be injured or destroyed; that privai
business must not be intcrfered witt
that wrong doors must be captured an
punished now. as we'll as at all oths
times; that if the present police force
not sufficient for this purpose, We here
| by tender our personal assistance an
| pledge the assistance of all good CIT
zens for the purpose of defending tn
| people, their wives, their children, the
homes and the good name of our cit
IN the present emergency"
Mr.. Gilbert Assent..
Mr.. Gilbert again explained his res,
| luton TO the audience, adding. IL al
4 heartily IN accord with Mr. Sweets re
| olutions and don't know as I obje,
1 to their being offered as a substitute f
NINE. ! am not tenacious at all, but
seems to me, for the purpose of testlr
| this question, that ii would he EN-
| nently proper that something of Il
kind should be appended 20 MIR. Sweet
! resolution. and then we will know I
ally what tic matter is, and wheth,
that is really the reason for all this di
turbauce aud trouble that IL so worr
ing us"
Ihomp.cp Scores the Council.
Hon. George W. Thompson addrcsst
the meeting as follows: Fir. Cha
man do not agree with Mr.. Sweet {
these resolutions. J believe the tin
has come. as has been seid By some
US, when we want cool judgment.
have come To CRISIS In this city, whc
every man has got 20 use his jud
mems. and u tlss got 10 tie used car
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