The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11

| 1HlCAOO, July ia SpeS4il 1NA-e "a
| grand jury to investigate the strike was
sworn in today by Judge Grosscup The
! lengthy charge delivered by the judge d.
reefs the grand jury to investigate whether
an instruction against the government
! exists, and If so who brought IL Babout.
! When all the grand jurors had been sworn
they were sworn Us 10 their duties by
Judge Grosscup. rs follows:
! Gentlemen OF the grand jury:
You have been summoned here to in
| Qure whether any of the laws OF the
| United States within this Judicial district
| have been violated You have come into
| an atmosphere and amid occurrences that
| may well cause reasonable men to question
whether the government and laws of the
| United States are yet supreme Thanks
| to resoiute manhood and to that enlIght-
! ened intelligence which perceives the ne
/ cessity OF a vindication of law before any
| other adjustments are possible, the gov
eminent Of the United States Is still su
preme.
You doubtless feel as / do, that oppor-
| tuuities of life, under present conditions,
are not entirely equal and that changes
| are needed to fOrestRll some Of tue dan
gerous tendencies of current industrial
| life. But neither the torch Of the incen-
| diary nor the weapon of the iusurreetion-
| ist, nor the infamed tongue OF him who
! incItes to fire and sword Is the instrument
/ 20 bring about reforms.
| To the mind of the American people, to
! the calm, dispassiOnate, sympathetic judy
( meat OF Il race that is not afraid to face
| deep changes and responsibilities, there
/ has as yet been no appeal. Men who ap-
| pear az the champions of great changes
must first submit them to discussion
| DISCUSSION that reaches not simply the par
| ties interested, but the wider circles OF
a. ha x-all
peEsevering until the public intelligence
has been reached and public Judgment
made up. An appeal to force before that
hour is crime not only against the gov
ernment OF existing laws, but the cause
itself, for what man OF any Intelligence
SupposeS that any settlement Will abide
which is induced under the light OF the
torch or the shadow of an overpowering
threat? With the questions behind pres
ent occurrences, therefore, we have, as
ministers of the law and citizens OF the re-
public nothing to do.
The law as it is must first be viudicated
before we turn aside to inquire how law,
or practice as il ought 10 be, can be eff
fectUally brought about. Government by
| law is imperiled and that issue Is para
mount. The government of the United
States mas laws, first TO protect Itself aud
It's authority as u government, aud sec
onGly, to protect its authority over those
agencies TO which under the constitution
aud laws il extends governmental laws.
For tie former purpose-namely, to pro-
teCt itself aud its authority as govern
meut-It has enacted that every person
who entices, sets on foot, assists or en-
cages In any rebellion or instruction
against the authority of the United States
or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort
thereto" and Two or more persons in any
state or territory who couspire to over
NM tDrP9 ~
government of the United States; or
TO levy war against them, or
oppose by force the authority
thereof, or by force to prevent,
hinder or delay the execution Of
any of the laws of the United States; or by
force to seize, take or possess any property
Of the United States contrary to au hor-
ity," shall be visited with certain penalties
therein named. ''lnsuTrectIon Is a rising
against civil or political authority; the
open and active opposition of a number OF
persons to the execution Of law In city or
state"
Now the laws Of the United States for
bid, under penalty, any person from OBJ
structing or retardiug the passage of the
mails and make 1t the duty OF the officer
10 arrest sucn offenders and bring them
before the court. Ii, therefore, il shall APP
pear TO you Jhat any person or persons
have willfuily Cb-tructed or retarded the
such offense has been opposed by such a
number of persons As would constitute
general uprising in that particular local
Try, ana as threatens for the time bein.
he civil aud political authority, then
the fact Of an iusurrect on within the
meaning of the law has been established.
and he who by speech, writing, promises
or other Inducements assists IA getting II
on foot, or carrying it along, or give 1t aid
or comfort, II guilty OF violation OF law.
l. is not necessary that there should be
bloOdshed; IL Is not necessary that its
dimension should ne so DTOtrntouS as to
insure probable success, to constitute an
in-urreCtlOn. l. IL, however, that the
rising should be in opposition to the exc
cUtion OF the laws of the Uni ed States
and should tie so formidable for the time
being As o defy the authority OF the United
States. " hen mn gather to resist the
political or civil power o. the United
States or to prevent the execution of its
laws and are III sucn force that the civil.
authorities are inadequate 10 put them
down and considerable military force Is
needed 20 accomplish Jaat result, they be
come insurgents and every person who
knowingly iucites, aids or abeis them. no
matter what his motives may be, is like
wise an n urgent.
Tue Eena.ty IS severe and as | have said
is Designed t. protect the government and
are other provisions Of law designed TO
protect those particular agencies which
come within governmental control.
To these l viii now call your attention.
The mails are in the special keeping Of
the government and laws Of the United
States. To insure uGhiudereG transmits
sion. IL is male an Cfense to knowingly
and wiItu!IY obstruct the passage Of The
matt, or any Carriage, horse, driver, or car
Tier carving the same.
II Is also prov ded that ''if two or more
persons couspiye together 10 commit any
oGense against the United Sales, and one
or more OF such parties do any act 70 affect
the object OF the conspiracy" the parties
thereto shall be subject 10 penalty. ANY
person wiIiully or knowingly doing
any act which contributes or is cal
cUiated 10 contribute u obstrucjiug
g.; hinderinS the mail service, willingly
IS or knowingly, takes part IN such act, (
no matter how trivial, # Intentional. =
greatly IN violation OF Tie fr>t Of these
PROV sIoas. and any person who consp.rss /
wi5I one or more otner persons who sub (
-fQueutiy commit the oifeuse Is likewise {
guilty IF an offsuse against the United
: ateS
What constitutes conspiracy to hinder
o. obsiFuct the mails, Will be touched !
upon n CoIneC Igu with the subj-cl q (
which / nov call YOUR str@nt on. The con-
~tltUtl8u PLACES tLe regulation Of com I
Uer-- between e several srar-s and be- Z
tween the STATES and foreign nations .
within The keeping OF the United states 4
-eVeEume4t Anything which y deslEis,i 4
o he transported I0T Commercial. pug /
r ~ee from one stzte 30 snrIEe- and = 4
actually "a transit, and any ? is>-rgeT who I
- actually engaged ia auy suca inter
state Commercial trau>ac- ion, sut any C r /
~ C.gyla-- &C Ually Irtu- porting o. en- !
-ased - tran>ro.t'1c such Passenger uC T.
az urIe> sud n ct matter II later state I