The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06

WASHINGTON, D. O., July b.-Pre5i.
don't Cleveland has sent the following
ropIy to Governor Altgeld's demand for
the removal Of federal troops from ILL.,
nois:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
WAsurHGToN, D. @, July 3, 1854. J
Hon. John P. A.se!d, GOauWor Of Illinois, sprt"''
fnid. III,
Federal troops were sent to Chicago
in strict accordance with tho constitu-
tion and laws OF the United States, upon
tho demand Of the postotfice depart
mont that obstruction Of the mails
should bo removed, and upon tho repre-
ssntation Of the judicial officers OF the
United States that processos OF the
federal courts could not be executed
through tho ordinary means, md upon
abundant proof that conapiracios ex-
isted against commerce between the
states. To meet these conditions, which
arc clearly within tho province OF ted;
eral authority, tho presence OF fedora!
troops In the city OF Chicago was deemed
not only proper, but necessary, and
there has boon no intention Of thereby
interfering with tho plnin duty OF tho
local authorities to preserve tho peace
Of tho city.
Tho following is Governor Altgeld's
telegram:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, /
July 8, 1894.
Hon, Gropr Cleretnnd. PncIideat d ne Uatted
Statt, RaGhin0tOn, D. c.:
DEAR S1R:-I am advised that you
have ordered federal troops 10 20 into
service in tho state Of Illinois. Surely
tho facts have not been correctly pre-.
sented TO you IN this case, or you would
not have taken this stop. for it is en-
tirely unnecessary, and, as 1t seoms TO
me, unjustifable. Waving all ques-
.tions OF courtesy, l will say that this
state Is not only able to take
caro- Of itself, but it stands ready to-day
to furnish the federal government any
assistance it may need elsewhere. Our
military force Is ample aud consists OF
as good soldiers ns can be found in tho
country. They have been ordered out
promptly whenever and wherever they
wore needed. Wo have stationed in
Chicago alone tho three regiments OF
infantry, three Of battery and one troop
of cavalry, and no better soldiers can be
found. They have been ready evory
moment TO go on.duty, and havo been
and arc now ready TO 60 into service.
But they have not boen ordered out be-
cause nobody in Cook county, whether
official or private citizen, asked to have
their assistance, or even intlmated In
any way that their assistance was de-
sired or necessary.
So far as havo been advised the local
officials havo beon able to handle the
situation. But II any assistance wcre
needed tho state stood roady to furnish
ono hundred mon for every one man
required, aud stood ready to do so at
moments notice. Notwithstanding
thoac facts, tbs federal government has
boen applied 10 by mon who had polit-
iCal aud selfish motives for wanting to
ignore the state government. We have
Just gone through q long coal strtko,
moro extensive hero than In any othor
state, because our soft coal field Is larger
than that Of any other atate. Wo havo
now ton days OF tho railroad strike, and
we have promptly furnished military
aid wherever tho local officials mood it.
TWO EXAMPLES.
At present some Of our railroads are
puralyzcd, not by reason Of obatructIons,
but because they cannot got men to
operate their trains. For some reason
thoy nre anxious to keep this fact from
tho public, and for tho purpose aro
making an outcry about distractions in
order TO divert attention. Now, I will
cito to you two examples which illus.
tratos tho situation. Somo days ago
was advised that tho business OF ono OF
our railroads was obStructed ut
two railroad cOntrcs-that there
was condition bordering on an.
archv thorc, and l was asked
to furnish protection so as to enable tho
cmploye5 OF tho road 10 operate the
trains. Troops wero promptly ordered
to both points. Then 1t transpirod that
tho company had not sufficient mon on
its limo TO operate ono train. AL the
old hands wore ordorod, but rofnsod to
90, Tho company had large shops in
which worked o number Of mon who
did not belong to tho railway union and
who could run an onGino. They woro
appealed to to run the train, but aatly
refused. We wero obliged to hunt up
soldiers who conld run an engine and
operate n train. Again, two dayB
ago appeals which wore almost
frantic came from tho officials Of au-
othor road stating that IN important
point on thoir linos trains worc forcibly
obstructod and that thero was a reign
Of anarchy at that place, and they asked
for protection so that they could move
thoir trains. Troops werO put on tho
ground in fow hours time, when tho
otliccr in command tolcgraphod mo
that there was no trouble and had boon
mono at that point, but that tho road
seemed TO havO no men TO run trains,
and the sheriff tolegraphod that he did
not noGd troops, but would himself
movo ovcry train II tho company would
only furnish an enginoOr.
Only worry small per contotthosc mon
huve hnon DuIlEv ol anV infrActionH OF