The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-08-12

troop by an individual Tor the traitor
Gus purpose Of asserting his own power
and what he conceives to be his own
rights-whether it be his rights or not
disturbing the exclusive authority
vested in the United States, and denied
even to State
So careful, Mr.. President, is our
scheme of government to prevent the
occurrence OF such scenes as have taken
places at Homestead, with the result OF
the death Of our people by violence, by
war, by organized military operations
against them, that it denies TO the gov
ernment Of the United States the power
to enter with an armed force into the
territory of State without the consent
of the Legislature Of that State Of the
written request of its executive when
its Legislature was not in session, ami
relies exclusively upon these very work.
ing people, assembled at Homestead to
execute the law as the militia upon the
command of the Governor of the State.
and requires that all the civil and
criminal process of the courts of the
United States should be dependent
upon the fidelity of the people of the
different States and their force as a
militia and not as an army, as "troops,"
or as "ships of war; Can there be
any doubt that this Constitution was
framed for the very purpose of forbid
ding the possibility of the organization
and use of armed, disciplined, and
trained men to protect them in the en-
ployment of individuals, in their rights.
and their supposed or resi- grievances ?
So, Mr.. President, we have to day a
great and powerful fundamentally of
power in incorporate bodies, which
may be beDefceut uader proper limita-
lions for the promotion of industrial
economies, but which claims to have
the right of maintaining a standing
army by calling it the particular name
of Plnkerton's detectives to divest if of
all the characteristics of military power
and force and to use it to subvert the
authority Of the United States in that
respect in which the Constitution de-
clares it shall be exclusive, namely, the
right to maintain and support a stand
ing army, ship Of war, or troops.
1t seems to me entirely clear that
the duty of the authorities of this
country is to have this law of treason
carefully invest gated aud applied to
this case Of Gen. Prick and the Pinker.
ton soldiers under the decision OF Chief
Justice Marshall, viz. the indictment
and trial of these men who have i'm
period the safety of property in this
country, and. what is far more i'm
portant, the peace, order. and good
feeling Of its different classes the men
who have enroged vast multitude Of
our people who are honestly under the
belief that their organizations are law
full and right and necessary for their
protection.
Mr.. President, this trouble cannot be
suppressed by violence. The people of
this country recognize the fact that
under our forms Of social and political
economy the wealth of the country is
aggregated to an improper extent in
ownership of very small number of
our people, and that its political power
is controlled largely by this small ele~
ment Of our population that the great
mass of the people are dependent upon
their will and pleasur. for the employ
ment which is necessary to sustain lite
tor themselves and their families. 1t
is fact which can not be disguised
that this is the prevailing sentiment
and belief, and that widespread discon
tent exists for that reason"