Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-26

In lunatic asylum. 49, NOW We would
think In controversy II would be much
better to quote the law than to simply make
assertions The fact Is there IL no law
authorizing the act 'tsR REFLECTOR lies
plgmy minds 49, embrace Doodle 80 man
with the brain as Blk as bullet : - CLASH
flying his mind, Doodle. -[Monitor-IIe
1t has never been supposed that it
was necessary to point out to an in
telligent public a United States
statute which gives the president
right to suppress riot. an insurrec-
ton and rebellion anywhere in the
United States. lnasmuch as our con-
temporary in the cellar has confessed
Its ignorance Of such law, we take
great pleasure in quoting the law
under which President Cleveland sup
pressed the Debs riot in Chicago and
elsewhere Throughout the country.
Section 5299 Of the Revised Statutes
Of the United States reads as follows:
Sec. 5299. Whenever instruction,
domestic violence, unlawful combina-
tons or conspiracies in any State SO
obstructs or binders the execution Of
the laws thereof, and Of the United
States, 80 as 70 deprive any portion or
class Of people Of such State Of any Of
the rights, privileges, or immunities
and the constituted authorizes OF such
State are unable to protect or, from
any cause, fail in or refuse protection
Of the people in such rights,
such facts shall be deemed a denial by
such State Of the equal protection Of
the laws to which they are entitled
under the constitution Of the United
States; and in all such cases, or when
ever any such insurrection, violence,
unlawful combination, or conspiracy,
opposes or obstructs the laws Of the
United States, or the due execution
thereof, or impedes or obstructs the
due course Of justice under the same,
1t shall be lawful for the president,
and it shall be his duty, to take such
measures by the employment Of the
militia or the land and naval forces Of
the United States, or Of either, or by
other means, as he may deem neces-
sary, for the suppression Of such in
surrection, domestic violence or COM
binations.
To talk Of the violation to the prin-
ciple Of self government in sending
national troops into State for the
maintenance Of federal law and the
protection to its postal and interstate
commerce services and to suppress
insurrcction and riots at a time when
the State authorities are visibly and
coniesedly inadequate to local self
government, is to talk for mere talks
sake, or worse, to talk for the encour-
agement Of disorder, lawlessness, riots
and bloodshed.
We are not surprised at anything
the Monitor-Herald might utter. II
is thoroughly saturated in Populistit
and anarchistic hatred for the estab-
lishcd institutions and policies Of the
nation. The populists' Indignation
and luminosity toward capital and
their Identification with all Of the
fanatical political elements now dan
gerously disturbing the disorderly
elements Of the country, render their
opinion upon any subject utterly
worthless to patriotic citizens.
The REFLECTOR, II Is unnecessary
to say, is not an admirer Of Grover
Cleveland, nor Of his political policies
but whenever Grover Cleveland OF
any other officer Of the government
performs his official duty, the RErLEc
TOR will give him credit therefor. TIT
president in calling out the United
States troops acted clearly within thu
distinct line Of his constitutional au
thority and duty. II he had refused
or neglected to suppress the riots a
Chicago which Anarchist Altgelt
failed and neglected to suppress, bu'
encouraged by every means within
his power, the president would hav'
been guilty Of q gross dereliction Of
duty, and his negligence to do SC
would have convicted him, not onl,
Of cowardice but as well Of deliberate
connivance with organized defiance
Of law and government.
1t was manifest to every intelligent
citizen that the administrations Of thu
city Of Chicago and State Of Illinois
were in sympathy with the lawles'
element and that the usual and or
derby policies Of law, government ant
trade could only be properly ant
thoroughly renewed by the interposi
ton Of the strong arm Of the fedora
government which Mr.. Cleveland exc
cuted under the statute we hay,
quoted above.
Now II our distinguished contem
porary Is unable to read the law aftel
we have quoted it to him, we will
hire-a teacher and send him dowr
into the cellar to read law to the edi
tor Of the Monitor-Herald.