Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06

every man found guilty Of violating II
during the strike will be brought to
justice. ~ the marshal for the north
cru district VI illinois or the authorities
OF Cook county needed military assist.
abce, they had but 10 ask Tor itin order
10 yet u from the state.
"At present some OF our railroads are
paralyztd, not by reason Of ob.tfuc.
lions, Tut uecauso they cannot ut men
to operate their ttains. For SONS reu-
son they are anxious u hesp tuis fact
from the pubic, auI Tor this pufpose
ute mailing ali QUERY against O0slruc.
lions Ia Otder TO diveft attention. Now,
| will cite you to two examT les wnion
illustrate tue situation:
"5t me days agO / was advised that
tie butiness " ole Of our railroads
was obstfucleI AZ two railroad csntufe,
mat there was condition b1rIering
on anarchy, aud WAS askel 70 furnish
protection 10 as ~ enable tho em.
ployes Of tho railroad 70 Oto'ate
trains. Troops were promptly Ofdrfed
on 10th points. Then it tfanspife1
tina, the company had not sufficient
men ON its Hue TO operate Que train.
All tue old hands were orderly but 70.
fused 10 80. The company had large
shOps 10 which worked number OF
meu who did not belong to the railway
union hnd who could run au engine.
they we're appealed 10 to RON the train,
but nstly refused. We were obliged
~ hunt up soldiers who could run an
sngiue aud operate train.
"Again, two days ago, appeals
WHOM were almost frantic came FROM
..NN llaHa -. al. A
an important point Uf their lie tfainH
were iofcibly Obsifucted and that there
was n reign VI anarchy at that place,
and they asked for protection 10 they
could move their tTaius. Troops were
Tut on the ground In n lew hours time,
whtn tho officer In command tele.
gfaphed mo there was no trouble aud
had been none at that point but that
the road seemed 10 have no men to run
trains, aud the sheriff telegrapnod ho
did not need troops, but would himself
move every train II the company would
only furnish the engineers. Tue re.
suit was the troops were through over
twelve hours before a single train
was novel, although thers was no at
tempt Al Interference by anybody.
"lt IL true that Ia several iustancsa
a road made efforts 10 work fow green
men, aud n crowd standing around In.
suited them and tried 10 drive them
away, aud IN n few other oises they
out OF Pullman cars from trains. But
all these troubles were local In charac.
ter aud could easily DO handled by the
state authorities. Illinois has more
railroad men than any other state, but
IA rule they arv orderly aud well DO.
hayed. This IN shown by the fact that
~ very little actual violence has been
committed. Only n very small per cent
OF these men nave boon guilty VI any
inffaotiona OF the law.
"lhe newspaper accounts have, ia
many cases, been pure fabticati0ns. /
have thus gone Into details 10 show
that II Ia not the soldiers that the rail
roads need 40 much as men 10 operate
tfains, aud that the conditions do not
exist here which bring the
cause within 1.-The federal statute
statute that was passed In 1861,
and was, In realty, war meas.
ufe. This statute authorized the use OF
federal troops In the STATE whenever II
shall be Impractical TO enforce the
laws OF the United states within such
state by the ordinary Judicial process.
such n condition does not exist ia
Illinois. There have been few local
disturbances, but nothing that serious.
ly interiereu with the Administration
Of Justice, for tho federal troops can do
nothing that tho state troops cannot
do.
~ repeat that you have heen imposed
upon In this matter, bat oven H. by a
forced construction, II was hold that the
conditions here came within The letter
Of the statute, then Isubmlt that local
seli-goyeTnmsnt l. n fundamental prin.
nipAl Of our Constitution. Each com.
munity shall itself, AZ long az Il can
and 10 able and ready, enforce tho law,
and this IL In harmony with tho fundA.
mental principal Of the statute authoT-
hing the President 10 send troops into
states. Especially Is this 40 ia matters
relating to the exercise OF the police
power anu the preservation u law and
order.
"ro absolutely Ignore local govern.
mont In matters Of this kind when tbs
local government Ia ready TO furnish
assistance needed ana IL amply able 10
enforce the law, not only insults the
people OF this state by imputing to
them An Inability to govern themselves
or au unwilllngness TO enforce tho law,
but In In violation Of a basic principle
OF our Institutions.
"rhe question Of Federal supremacy
10 IN no way Involved. No ono dis.
putes II for a moment; but under our
Constitution federal supremacy and
local Heli.goverDment must 40 hand In
hand, ana 10 ignore the latter IL to do
violence 10 the Constitution.
"As governor OF the state OF Illinois,
protest against anu ask the Immediate
Withdrawal OF the federal troops from
activity In this state. Should the stu.
alton at any time get 20 serious that We
cannot control II with tho state forces,
we will promptly AK for federal assist
anoe, but, until such time, protest,
with ALL due Difference, against this
unoalled-ior reelection upon our people,
and again ask Tor tho immediate with.
drawAi VI these troops. have the
honor 10 be, yours respectfully,
"JOHS T.. ALToELD,
"G5vernoT Of lilinols.D