The Butler weekly times., 1894-07-12
STONE. AND SHELBY.
The Governor Objects to the Presence

Ol bPDHIS .ildfSifatS Gt SIhItf.
Governor Stone seems to look up
On the presence of deputy United
States marshals at Slater, Mo, as an
Infringement OF the States rights
Yesterday General Shelby received
shis somewhat tart letter:
General J. o. Shelby, United States
Marshal, Kansas City, Mo.
State of Missouri, Executive De
partment, Jefferson City, Mo. July 2.
Dear Sir: The St Louis papers of
this morning contain dispatches from
Slater in Saline county to the effect
ahat several Chicago and Alton trains
are being detained ON switches or in
the yards at that place, and that yoa
had sent several of your deputies to
Slater to preserve public order, to
release those trains and to maintain
the public peace.
Upon inquiring | learn that the
Chicago and Alton railroad is not ia
the hands of receiver Or in any way
Under the control of the United
States courts. | would be glad to
anow upon what theory United
States deputy marshals intervene to
suppress disorder and preserve the
peace in the case alluded to,
[ entertain every proper respect
for Federal authority, and when act
iag within its proper limitations,
none will 60 further than | to up
hold it. l wish, however, to say that
the State of Missouri is entirely
capable of controlling it's domestic
affairs without the assistance of the
general government, or, at least, if
such assistance is desired, it will be
sailed for in due time and in a con-
ssitutional way. No notice whatever
has been given to me that any seri
Gus disturbance exists at Slater. or
that the situation there cannot be
controlled by the local authorities.
l have this day written the sheriff OF
Shat county requesting him to report
the status of the case to me.
The right of the Chicago and Al
son railroad to run its trains over its
tracks without unlawful interference
Or obstruction is beyond question.
Tbs ri lights of the railroad company
and those of all interests and indi-
gidDsls on both sides of the pending
contro versy can be, and will be, up
held by the strong arm of this State
1 object to the Federal authority in
teresting itself upon the administra
tion of the local affairs of this com
monwealth except where there is
grave emergency of such great
dimensions that the State shall find
itself unable to contend with it, and
in that event we will ask the Federal
government to lend us a helping
hand.
think the practice an exceedingly
bad one of having United States Of
ficers constantly participating inpub-
lie affairs which do not concern
them, or, at least, only remotely
concern them. The notion of appeal
ing to the Federal government for
everything is one I am so utterly
opposed to as being wrong in prac
tice and contrary to the spirit aud
genius of our institutions that l wish
to give expression to these views to
you.
entertain the hope that there
will be no difference between US in
our respective views touching the
proper relation that should exist
between the State and Federal au.
thority in matters of this kind
Ny high personal regard for you
assures me that you would not be
willing by forced construction to
extend the authority of your office
to the discredit of the authority of
the State. Very respectfully,
WIN. J. STONE, Governor.
1t is reported that had General
Shelby replied Immediately upon re
ceipt of this letter he would have
expressed himself in three short.
emphatic words. After an hours re-
Election, however, he wrote and mail