The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
GROSSCUP'S CHARGE.
INSURRECTION AND INTERSTATE
TRAFFIC LAWS DEFINED.
He Accords to Labor the Right to Work
or Rest and to Organize and Have
Advisers and Leaders, but De-
nounces Violation of Law.

CHICAGO, July 10.-The special tede'
raj grand jury to investigate the strlke
was sworn in today by Judge Gross
cup, The grand jury, which is com
posed of men drawn from the coun-
ties of the northern district OF Illinois,
was instructed to make sweeping in
ouiry into the conditions which pre-
vail Gin the city and causes which
brought them about. The lengthy
charge delivered by Judge Crosscup
was strong one and directs the grand
Jurors to investigate whether an In
surrection against the government
exists and ifso who brought it about.
The charge was listened to with pro
found attention on the part OF the
Jurors and courtroom full OF specta-
tors.
All the jurors had been sworn and
they were instructed as 10 Inelr ouVies
by Judge Grosscup as follows: w.
'"Gentle of the grand jury: You
have been summoned here 10 inquire
whether any of the laws OF the Unlteo
States in this judicial dlstrlct nave
been violated. You have come into all
atmosphere that may we'll cause rea-
sonable men to question whetner Ine
government laws of the United SGates
are vet supreme. Thanks to resolute
manhood and to the enlightened lhtel'
ligence which perceives the necessity
of a yindication of law before any
other adjustments are posslole, tnt
government of the United STATES Is
still supreme. You doubtless Zee
aside, that opportunities OF lie, unuel
present conditions, were not enClTel1
equal and that changes are needed 10
forestall some of the dangerous ten
denotes of current industrial lie. But
neither the torch of the lncendlary
nor the weapon of the insurrectlonlst
nor the inaamed tongue OF him VINO
incites to fire and sword is the ln3tru-
ment to bring abouG this reform.
ITO the mind of the American peo'
ple. to the calm, dispassionate.. sym
pathetic Judgment of a race that Is
not afraid to face deep changes and
responsibilities there has, as yet, beer
no appeal. Men who appear as cEam-
pions of great changes must hrsC suo
nit them to Observation-Disclosures
that reaches not simply the parties in
terested but the wider circles OF soci
ety, and must be patient as well al
= teL,spersevering until the public lntell!'
-epce has been reached and PUBIC
agsoAgment made up. An appeal tt
81 suc c5rce before that hour is CRIME mo-
AIH ly against The government OF exist
TX : laws but against the cause Itself
- T2or what man of any intelligence sup
i,oses that any settlement will abide
which-is induced under the light o
the torch or the shadow of an over
powering threat?
With the questions behind presen
occurances, therefore we have as min
isters of the law and citizens OF thu
republic nothing to do. The law as 1
is must first be vindicated before WI
can turn aside to inquire how law o
practice as it ought to be can be etfec
tually brought about. Governmeni
by law is imperiled and thai issue
paramount. 2,
, "The government of the United
States has enacted laws first to pro
tect itself and its authority, and sec
ondly to protect it's authority over tn
emergencies to which under the con
stitution and laws it extends govern
mental relations. For the former pur
poses, namely, to protect itself and it
authority as government, it has en-
acted that every person who entlceS
sets on foot, assists or engages In an
rebellion or insurrection against tn
authority of the United States. o
the laws thereof, or give
aid or comfort thereto, and any tw
or more persens in any state or terr
tory who conspire to overthrow, pu
down or destroy by force the govern
ment of the United States or to lev
war against them, or to oppose b
force the authority thereof, or by fore
to prevent, hinder or delay the execu
ton of any law of the United States
or by force to seize, take or to posses e.
any property of the United State
contrary to the authority thereC
shall be visited with certain penaltit
s., therein named,