The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-21
GOVERNOR HOGG, OF TEXAS.

GOVERNOR HOGG, OF TEXAS.
Since Mr.. Hogg has been Governor Of
Texas he has done and said a number
Of things that have attracted good
deal Of attention towards him as a SEN
sible and conservative man. But he came
very near to upsetting all the good opin-
ions that have been formed Of him by
that speech he made few days back 10
the Texas militia. He did a very foolish
thing when ne telegraphed President
Cleveland that he must not send United
| States troops into Texas, as Texas could
| and would preserve peace and protect
! property with her civil officers. and IL
they failed, then by her own military"
This telegram Of Governor Hogg was
founded upon a total miscOnception OF the
rights and duties of the State of Texas
and the rights and duties Of the United
| States Government.
The Constitution Of the United States
! provides that If internal disorders in
Texas assume such proportions that the
civil authorities # the State are unable
TO deal with them, the Governor of the
State may call upon the President Of the
| United States for the aid Of United States
troops. and the President must then pro-
vide them. This is the only way IN which
United States troops can have any CON
nection with preserving peace and order
in n State
But the Constitution also makes the
Constitution and laws OF the United
| States made I'm pursuance thereof. SUI
! preme in the United States. anything
in the Constitution or laws Of any State
ID tho Observation-Disclosures
also provides that the President shall be
the executive officer of the United states.
and that when he enters upon the dis
charge of the duties of his office he shall |
take an oath to execute the laws of the |
United States When, therefore, the Con-
gress of the United States passes law |
authorized by the Constitution il be !
cones the duty Of the President 10 exc |
cute that law In Texas. whether the |
State Of Texas "can and Will preserve |
peace and protect property" or whether
she cannot and will not. The preserving
of peace and protecting Of property in
Texas belongs TO the State Of Texas and
her Governor. But the execution Of an
act of Congress of the United States
in Texas belongs to the President Of the
United States.
If, therefore. the President has reason
10 believe that law Of the United States
cannot be executed and enforced in Texas
without his sending United States troops
into Texas to aid in enforcing it, he must
send those troops there whether Gov
ernor Hogg "can and Will preserve peace
and protect property" or whether he can
not or will not, and in spite Of Governor
llOgg tplpQrq n n h. |
he must not send United States troons
into The state Of Texas. 1t is very i'm
portant that this matter should be cor
rectly understood, and we, therefore. make
no apology for discussing 1t again. al ,
though we have already gone over II r
more than once /
Governor Hogg has the reputation Of {
being self-pOssessed, brave man but
when he talks of a bloody revolution" =
hat Is to be brought on the country '
through conflict between capital and /
labor that is 10 dismember .ne Repuhlic I
ma send Texas back 10 her old condition =
u separate republic, he shows himself Il
o De one OF the most demoralized and O
'anic stricken of all the foolish men that =
'et frightened at bugabOOs. If Texas does 4
rot so back into her old state until a 7
bloody revolution" of that sort sends -
Ter back to ii she will remain an in il
egral part of this Union for a long time D
o come. There is going to be no bloody -
evolution in this country The work a
ngmen Of this country know the i'm II
ortance Of government Of law and ~
the destruction that would came ~ II
hem from anything like anarchy. as we'll Il
$ any other members of society. There CO.
Ill probably be, in the course of time 70. "
Gated riots. like those of pittsbnro ~ "
"a and Of Chicago a few weeks back W.
hen hard times make living diaicult m
ut the average sense and devotion IN or
rider of the American people viii SIM M
'ess them when and as they arise. and hi
lie country will go in its highway NJ co
osperity stronger ea, time that i,s 60
stituions show themselves eouai IN an
anding the strain. They have risen m 81
tely like an old lion shaking the sand rr
the desert from nim-they have shown be
eth as sharp and strong as his. and the err
narchist and violater Of law is 10 be Co
cir victim as surely as the lion brushes po
ID destroys his prey. po