The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-12
DANIEL on THE sTRIKF.
me virginia Senator Heartily Endorscs
The prosideut's Course.

The New York Herald Of yesterday
iaa lle Following interview with senator
Daniel under Washington date, ID REFER
elce 10 the strike:
Mr. Daniel. Of Virginia, is fayoFaoly
known throughout the country ny tle
law students, as be- l. the author 90 80
tial standard textbooks used ~ vi
IN" SCHOOLS OF the country. UT. bH''c'
mas 10 qualification iu what he says.
ILe-s can BE- no doubt IN my HilllI,
! ana believe that every man N.D ".S
! gwen The subject the most cale.ui ~
| tenton VIII agree, that the I4rsidrHl
ia acting within his we.l-dcnnef powers
! ana tnat the ConsututlOn dnd t"e Jaw
! baseA thcreOn give him ample Io"ti ~
/ conduct the operations shat he mas uAdsI-
! taken. The conditions ~ chicago are To-
tally different from anything that has
arisen ~ this country ever before.
IN cases Of ordinary strike or ubr -
| ing from some similar cause, ll WVuld ne
the duty Of the Governor 10 call upon
the President Tor assistance, when he
found that the State autnoFiues couId
rot cope with the trouble Jnder such 4
condition Of affairs the President would
doubtless wait for such a request But
the circumstances hore are altogether dlf-
ferent, and ID is the confusion 81 con-
diilons That clouds the MINDS OF those
" no are criticsng the President.
The strikers have been engaged In OBJ
s,ructing the tracks Of railroads that
are carrying the United states mails ana
engaged In the business OF Interstate
commerce; they have been deiylns the
orders OF the United states courts and
preventing the operations or the federal
courts. To say that the President has not
the power. rs the chief magistrate or
TINS nation. To enforce the decisions Of the
Federal courts or protect the property If
the United States. or those engaged I'm
business over which the Federal Govern
u ent has supervision, IS ID deny the very
existence Of the authority mat Is per-
sonlhed I'm the President himself
would Doe the last man % stand idly by /
ana sec the authority ~ the state en- |
croaohed upon, but I fail 10 see any /
thing here that cncroachos upon the au- /
thority Of The state Of Illinois i'm any /
way. The President is acting entirely |
within The lines of The Constitution. and |
nis atcion is % Doe commended by All |
law-ahiding citizens. regardless VI their |
political prolicauon or partisan feeling.
'oi course. there may boz some fine dis
unctions drawn in this discussion OF
Con ttutiDnal question. ana men VIII
differ upon it. as they viii differ upon
United states AMI of the states is con-
current iu many cases. and there exists
a concurrent Jurisdiction in ibis matter |
also, h1t the stronger arm Of the gene
Tral Government s. needed % QueH this
"Tha net Il destroying a freight car
0r a mail car IS violation ~ t1' laws
~ inc state ~ Illinois. passed % protect
while chat IS true. the company whose
trs r. thus destroyed being engaged iu
Doe il-.urss Of carrying on Interstate
.'nln'ree. comes Within re perview If
'iaril laws. ana tae offence against
n' ~'Ni" i9N becomes an offence against
h' 'd raj law. and can he punished in
'F S,l'" in Eel r1l court. lt l- pre-
F l.f" 'nr i'i' mont ~ f'a n0n"fnr-
citing oe money. It is nd offence punisha-
H1a.e ac.ofilt@ OBJ .ne statute W. som.