The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-03

he dty of Cleveland With . population
u - 90 psssoos hrs allowed 1000 rioters.
foIss sad Italians, 70 work it, will With
ecnpasaktyssy eight opposition-
Nhen ths late Gen. jeremiah Rusk was
fovssnoe n Wisconsin . similar mob 81
siolous Peles undertook to work their will
n Milvnkss. > city Of 2od.oo0 Gov.
Ruek as oncs ordered out the militia and
psreonally difsctsd them 70 open 6rs on
~ ssoh, and shat uas The End Of that riot
0uv. nusk use . farmer bfsd man; he
hnd drives stag when he MAS young;
~ Nod commanded . brigade under 6hsr.
nsan and hs hnsw human naturs we'll
euoueh - know that there 10 only one
wsy 70 srsst . formidable mob n large
city. and Inst 10 - clear the streets with
musketsy.
Nspoisoa's awhi6 o. grspsshst" b the
eniy uay - deal with mob that refuses
20 dispssss. The rsooedss u New York
sity un1snteod Ills whsn 10 ordered the
miltska 10 fiss on the mob II the famous
Astof Place riot Of 1870: Gov. Hoffman.
q Nsw York. understood 10 vhsn be or
dsesd ost the militia who shot down with
ont nsrey The rioters Who assaulted the
''Orangss parade.
OF conrss under every form Of govern
uent there vii b riots. and our govern
ment cannot hops 70 b. IN exception. but
undss svsfy government there IL only one
way 10 dsai with rioters whether their
thslr srisvanos b real. fancisd or affected:
they mast obey the laws and b. taught
shae 70 disobsy and defy them u . psrilous
proceeding
Thsrs can b no parIsy with mob bent
On vsolsnes against law and order; thsrs
= lawful way 70 present thsir grisv.
apsss II thsy have any. but the Yiosous de-
eanoe - lsu and order cannot b treated
With rossvaasr. When the dreadful draft
ssoss u July. ls6s. held New York city IN
terror Tor three days they began With the
pfstenss a. resistance TO the draf. bat the
mob had scarcely rsachsd Union square
when they looted the great clothing store
q Brooks Bros. before they we're queiled
they murdered Capt o'Brisn. Of the Mill
tia, In most horrible manner: they hung
jnolsnstvs negroes 70 tress In Grove street;
thsy destroyed coiorsd orphan asylum.
Why did they do oil thisf Because the
militia Of New York city we're ~ Ralti-
more taking care OF prisoners received
from Gettysburg. and knowing that there
we're no soldisrs in the city they dared to
siss against the law.
The police Of the city fought most hero
icaiiy. but II vas not until the regulars"
came mp from Governors island and the
militia regiments began to return that the
Rioters sulienIy gave mp the consest.
Every great city contains thousands of
men Who are only restrained from piilars
and murder by the knowledge that tho
armed authority Of the state stands ready
TO seize them by the throat or shoo, them
down in their tracks.
What the city Of Cleveland has needed
Cor two days has been . man Of the ssun Of
the late Gov. Rnsk. Of Wisconsin,, whose
answer 10 the onset of . formidable mob in
Mliwankse was stern order to disperse,
and when il was disoesysd . continuous
volIsy of muskssry.
There IL no excuse or pailiation for riot
In this country: there 10 absolute freedom
OF speech; the ballot Is in every mans
hand. aud when the nab undertakes to
trsmnls the laws, which protect life, lib
erty and property. made, after free Discus
siea. by the ballot box. then the mob
should be promptly dispersed With bullets
by the constituted authorities.
Weakness. cowariiec and demasory
TEEN 10 b. the rule with the civic and
ssats authorities where . mob Of r.ooo men
are permitted TO spell the peace and order
ofa city Of $4,000 people for . siagls day.