The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-14

may assist you in Determining many of the
qeesuons tnaf may arise for your consideration.
hired, or 70 contract 90 serve. ana the nsvment
LOT sucn services Is right that no person. per
sons or body have right to interfere with
ne ngnt OF person to work for or not to
WORK for or to quit working for person or cor
pofauon y also right that no one has right
The right 70 employ whoever may be willing
TO be employed and at such wages a. the
parties employing and employed may agree
upon 10 also right that no person or BODY of
persons have right to abridge or interfere with
In any manner Whatsoever
And whenever any person employed NAV see
NJ 70 quit such employment for cause or with
GUY cause ne may do %, and there IL no law by
W mn.en a sucn persons employed can be compelled
70 Work OF 10 oesist from working. Such rela-
tlon Is purely matter of contract and is q mat
yer winch concerns only the employer and en-
pioye.
No person has q right TO interfere in any man.
ner whatsoever with these rights which / have
JUST stated To you. II such persons refuse to
worK, any person or corporation have right to
go any Wnere IN this state or out of this state
and hire and bring into this state such persons
ana as many as they choose to do the work re-
upon.
II any body of men or combination of men. by
iorce, intimidation, threats or in any other man
ner, agree together 70 prevent the free and full
SSAeIcise o. these rights, such agreement or COM
gination would be conspiracy against the law
III persons combine to stand by one smother
IN preach OF the peace with q general resolu-
uon 70 resist ali opposers, aud in the execution
oi sneir design q murder is committed, all are
equally principals in the murder though at the
time OF the act some OF them were at such q
distance as to be out OF view. If the murder 10 in
iurtherance OF the common design.
Persons entering into q conspiracy, previously
formed, are deemed in law parties to all acts
done by other parties before or afterwards in
the furtherance of the common design. 1t 10
therefore unnecessary that it should be proved
tnat person, accused of conspiracy to commit
crime was one of those with whom the con-
splracy originated or that he met with Others
during the process of the connection.
One who infiames the minds of others and in
duces them by violent means to do an illegal
sct, Is guilty OF such tact. though he takes no
other part therein II he contemplated the result
eonsempiated by nn him. aheT # he t0 awos a
into action an indiscriminate power, he
Is responsible. 1T he gave directions vaguely
ana lncaufiousiy, and the person receiving them
acted according to what he might have foreseen
would Dc the understanding, he is responsible.
II number OF persons being together should
unlawfully discharge firearms at or in the direc-
ton OF other persons, intending TO wound or
Kill any OF such persons, or should discharge
particular INTENT but reckless of the conse-
quences, and any one should be wounded or
killed by such action, each and every person so
engaged in acting in conjunction with others
so firing. would be liable crimnally to prosecu.
ton Tor whatever might result therefrom, and il
makes no difference whether IL can or can not be
SHOWN snow that any particular one OF such persons
bred the gun that caused the wounding or kill
ing.
The right of any individual to protect his
person and property. and the right Of any num-
Der OF individuals jointly, or OF a corporation,
TO protect their property from injury or de-
struction 10 natural right, and no law could
be passed, nor can any individual or number of
fsre with that right. But this right to protect
property from any threatened destruction or
injury, or the free use and control thereof cam
the rights Of 4f others g%ss ri right. cons
be exercised only upon the premises OF
such individual or corporation, and must be
corporation have, under the guiss and preteuse
OF protecting their property by the use of armed
bodies of men, invaded the rights of others and
have produced breach OF the peace, or have
invaded the rights OF others, and if such per-
sons so engaged have gone beyond the right of
protecting their persons and property, whereby
any person or persons have been killed or
wounded by persons engaged in such acts, then
all persons, IL acting In concert with a common
understanding and agreement previously made,
would be responsible and amenable to the law
Tor such killing or wounding
III any person corporation within the
county OF King have been deprived Of their
right to manage and control their business in
such manner - to them may seem proper and
in violation of no law, then q great wrong has
been committed against the rights OF such per-
son or corporation. II IL the duty of the law
protect the lives and the property of the people
and corporations of this county; and il such
protection has been withheld or denied by such
authorities and the officers whose duty Ii 10 TO
furnish such protection, then such failure to so
protect would be gross neglect of duty. But
before such authorities or officers could be
that due and proper notice had been given to
such officers OF such interference with their
rights.
1t is in violation OF the spirit of our institu-
Hnua and dfraftly I'm yiQlAtiOn 0f The nray ora
of our constitution that armed bodies of men
should be called upon to come into our state or
be raised or organised in the state. outside and
independents OF the militia sheriff of this
county and the lawfully constituted authori-
ties, tor any purpose whatever If the consti-
tuted authorities have been derelict In their
duty, so a. to make II necessary for any person
or corporation in order to protect their property
and their rights OF property in this county, 1t Is
burning shame and disgrace, and If any per-
son or corporation have, without such neces-
sity, called into this county AIMED bodies of
men in violation Of the provisions of our consti-
tuition, then such acts are not only disgraceful,
rights and liberties of the people of this state
and call loudly for such legislation as will
enectually prevent repetition OF such acts.
The commercial and financial prosperity of
this county and state can be secured and per-
petuated only by free and uninterrupted oper-
alton OF the various industrial, commercial and
Herewith not only affects the person, persons or
corporation directly interfered with, but il az
fects every citizen, and can but bring upon this
county financial depression and disaster, and to
commercial interests of the county, and affects
more or less every individual Every person or
persons by combination ,Srs,, otherwise ,S,ss
ference prevents the free and I'M
restricted operation OF any industrial
pursuit or business in this county cannot be con-
good order, good government and TO all the peo-
pie of this county. And such acts ought not TO
be permitted for even one day. The freedom
and Liberty of any people or community can be
measured only by the sum total of the rights
and liberties of the individual members of that
people or community. denial restriction
of individuals or corporation (which is simply
tie aggregate rights of individually, amounts to
denial or restriction Of the rights and liberties
of all the people OF that community.
These principles which l have announced to
you, gentlemen, have been stated for the pur-
pose OF assisting you 10 whatever extent they
may in determining and shaping your course Of
action. The questions In dispute between en-
ployer and employe are not for your considera-
tion Ii any rights or liabilities existed between
such parties the same can and will be fully and
freely accorded To such persons, and any and all
rights may be secured and wrongs redressed in
the regular and ordinary procedure by civil ac-
ton IN the courts OF this county. Your duty is
investigate and ascertain whether or
not any crimes or misdemeanors have
been committed In this county, and to
accuse nS proper lnulClluttlt tUs person OF per
sons who may have violated the criminal code
of this state. The people of this county have
right TO expect of the judge OF this court and of
you, gentlemen OF TINS grand Jury, inil and
each respectively. You each, and all of us,
must meet the great responsibilities imposed
upon US with that high sense of duty that should
at all times characterize the actions OF those
entrusted with the performance OF q public
duty. II we do this we may rest assured OF the
cordial a prevail not only OF our own con-
h,ss, nil rgf and h. al