The morning call., 1894-07-06

WASHINGTON. July 5.-President Cleve-
land has sent the following reply to Gov
ernor Altgeld's demand for the removal OF
Federal troops from Illinois:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 8. J
Hon. John z. ALtgeld. Governor Of
Illinois, Springfield. Ill.,: The Federal
troops were sent to Chicago in strict ac-
cordance with the constitution and the
laws of the United States. upon the de-
mand of the Postoffice Department that OBJ
strnctions of the mails should be removed.
and upon representations of the judicial
officers of the United States that process
of Federal Courts could not De executed
through the culinary means and upon
abundant proof that con spiracies existed
against commerce between the States. To
meet these conditions. which are clearly
within the province of Federal authority.
the presence of Federal troops in the city
of Chicago was deemed not only proper
but necessary, and there has been no in
tention of thereby interfering with the
plain duty of the local authorities to pre-
serve the peace of the city.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The TO flowing is Governor Aligeld's
telegram:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, July 5,
Hon. GrOuer Geueland, President of the
United States. WdShington-DEAR SIR:
/ am advised that you have ordered Fed
eral troops to go into service in the State
Of Illinois. Surely the facts have not been
correctly presented to you in this case or
YOU would not have taken the step, for it
is wholly unnecessary and, as it seems to
me, unjustifable. Waving all questions
of courtesy, 1 will say that the State of
Illinois is not only able TO take care of
itself but it stands ready to-day to furnish
tho Federal Government any assistance Ii
may need elsewhere.
Our military force is,ample and consists
of as good soldiers as can be found in the
country. They have been ordered
promptly whenever and wherever they
were needed. We have stationed alone in
Chicago three regiments of infantry, one
battery and one troop of cavalry. and no
better soldiers can be found. They have
been ready every moment to go on duty
and have been and are now eager TO 60
into service. But they have not been
ordered out and nobody in Cook County,
whether official or private citizen. asked to
have their assistance or even intimated in
any way that their assistance was desired
or necessary
So far as have been advised the local
officials have been able 10 handle the sit
uation. But If any assistance were needed
the State stood ready to furnish 100 men
for every one man required and stood
ready to do so at a moments notice. Not
withstanding these facts the Federal Gov
ernment has been applied to by men who
had political and selfish motives for want
ing to ignore the State Government We
have just gone through a long coal strike,
more extensive here than in any other
State, because our soft coal field is larger
than that of any other State.
We have now had ten days of the rail.
nished military aid whenever the local eff.
cials needed 1t. In two instances the United
States Marshal for the Southern District
Of Illinois applied for assistance to enable
him to enforce the processes of the United
States court and troops were promptly
furnished and he was assisted in every
way he desired. The law will be thor
oughly executed. and every man found
guilty OF violating it during the strike will
be brought 10 justice. If the Marshal fol
the Northern District Of Illinois or the
authorities OF Cook County needed mill
tarv assistance they had but to asked fol-
it in order TO get it from the State.
AT present some of our railroads are
NV nf 0hp
but because they cannot get men to oper
ate their trains. For some reason they
are anxious to keep this fact from the pub
lie, and for this purpose are making ar
| outcry about distractions in order Il
divert attention. Now. will cite TO yo,
two examples which illustrate the sltua
! ton:
| Some days ago | was advised that tn,
| business of one Of our railroads was oh
| structed at two railroad centers; tha
there was a condition bordering on an
archy. and was asked to furnish protection
so as to enable the employees of the rail
road to operate trains. Troops wer
! promptly ordered to both points. Then i
transpired that the company had not suf
ficient men on its line to operate on
| tEdIU. All tUo Olu UdUuS were Du
refused to 90. The company had larg
shops in which worked a number of me-
who did not belong to the Railway Union
and who could run an engine. They wer
appealed to TO run the train, but fatty re
fused. We were obliged to hunt up soldier
who could run an engine and operate
trr'" Aga'0 about two days ago appeal
which were aim st frantic came from tn
III a., uI 40 her road stating that at a
important point on their line trains wer
iorcibly obstructed, and that there was
reign of anarchy at that place, and the
asked for protection 80 they could NOV
their trains. Troops were put on tn
ground in few hours time, when the off
Ger in command telegraphed that ther
was no trouble and had bee
none at that point, but that th
road seemed to have no means to ru
trains, and the Sheriff teegraphed he di
not need troops. but would himself NOV
trains il the company would only furnis
engineers. The result was the troop
were there over twelve hours before
single train was moved, although iher
was no attempt at interference by any
body. Ii is thought that in several il
stances a road made efforts to work a fe'
| praan man aud ornwd staudjpo ornun