The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-16
Things Not Safe to Do.

The Portsmouth Blade, always vigor.
GUS and generally right, offers the fol.
lowing words Of wisdom:
Gentlemen who go cunning for bloat.
ed capitalists, and with torch in hand to
fire the property OF railways engaged in
interstate traffic, may be interested in
knowing some of the things they cannot
do without stepping on the toes of Uncle
Sam. Had Mr.. Phelan, before, as he
expressed it, putting on the gloves with
Judge Taft" understood the laws of his
country litter better, he would have
saved himself six months in Jail. Fol
lowing are some of the things an Ameri
can citizen cannot do without running a
chance of getting his foot in it
He who disobeys the judicial order oil
federal court-an Injunction, for ia
stance, like the omnibus injunctons is
sued during the strike by several feder.
al ludges-commits contempt of court.
The penalty is fine, imprisonment, or
both. There is no jury trial, no chance
of escape. The proceeding is summary
and final.
Any two or more persons who con-
splre to commit an otfense against the
United States-such as obstructipg mail
trains for instance, which is the charge
found against Debs-are each liable to a
fine of from ST. 900 to $4,000, and also to
imprisonment for two years, if the Judge
takes severe view of the case.
Any two or more persons who con-
spire to obstruct the due course of JUS.
tice, with intent to deny to any person
AN employer against whom there is a
strike, or non union workman, for in
stance-the equal protection of the laws,
or to injure him or his property, are
each liable to fine, the maximum of
which is $1,000, and to imprisonment at
hard labor for six years.
Any one who conspires with one or
more others to injure, oppress, threaten,
or intimidate any citizen in the free ex.
ercise and enjoyment of any right or
privilege secured to him by the consti.
tuition or laws of the United States ex.
poses himself to maximum penalty OF
$4,000 fine, ten years imprisonment, and
perpetual ineligibility to any Office or
place of honor, profit, or trust under the
federal government.
Amy one who conspires similarly to
obstruct and restrict commerce between
the States-by blocking railway tracksIor
wrecking railway trains, for instance
is liable to the maximum penalty of $5,.
600 fine and one year imprisonment.
Any one who similarly conspires to
prevent or hinder the execution OF any
law of the United States, or forcibly to
oppose the governments authority, is
liable to a maximum fine of $1,000, and
imprisonment for six years.
Amy one who sets on foot an insur.
rection against the United States, as.
sists such insurrection, or gives aid
and comfort to those engaged in it, is
liable to a maximum fine OF $4,000, ten
years imprisonment and perpetual dis
qualification.
Any one who levies war against the
United States, or gives aid and comfort
to its enemies, is guilty of treason. The
law concerning its punishment is as fol-
lows: every person guilty of treason
shall suffer death, or at the discretion
of the court, shall be imprisoned
at hard labor for not less than five
years and fined not less than S10,OOO."
That is to say, if he escapes hanging, he
can be fined any amount from $4,000
up to million or so, and be put in pris.
on at hard labor until he dies.
1t does not pay to fool with Uncle
Sam. Some of our striker friends need
to have this fact clearly impressed upon
| them