The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-06

ktud VI Dlut lsidHu, ana all arrested Dy
deputy United States marshals, were ar
raigned before Commissioner Hoyne al
9;30 last night. charged with obstructing
mail trains and interfering with United
States officers In the discharge OF theiI
duties, They were all under bonds OF
$1,000 each until tomorrow. when they
are to be called for trial. The twelve Blue
Island men were unable to secure bonds
and were sent back to jail.
GOVERNOR ALrGELD's DEMAND.
He Calls Upon tho President to Withdraw
the Government Troops.
WASHINGTON, July 6--President Cleve.
land last evening received long telegram
from Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, do
manding the withdrawal of United States
troops from active duty in Illinois. Gov
ernor Altgeld says in substance;
II am advised that you have ordered
federal 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 this
step, for 1t is entirely unnecessary, md,
as 1t seems to me, unjustiflable Waiving
all questions Of courtesy. will say that
the state of Illinois is not only able to
take care Of itself, but Its stands ready
today to furnish the federal government
any assistance 1t may need elsewhere.
$50 far as have been advised the local
officials have been able to handle the sit
uation. But If any assistance were neces-
sary the state stood ready to furnish 100
men for every man required. and stood
ready to do so at moments notice. Not.
withstandiEg 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 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 hays
now had ten days Of railroad strike, and
we have promptly furnished military aid
wherever the local ofllci ais needed it.
I'm two instances the United States
marshal for the southern district of ILL.
nois applied for assistance to enable him
to enforce the processes of the United
States court, and troops were promptly
furnished him, and he was assisted in
every way he desired, The law has been
thoroughly executed and every man guilty
of violating it during the strike has been
brought to justice. II the marshal for tho
| northern district of Illinois or the author
tiles OF Cook county needed military as
!
| to get 1t from the state.
''At present some Of our railroads are
| paralyzed, not by reason OF distractions,
but because they cannot get men to oper-
ate their trains. For some reason they arc
| anxious to keep this fact from the public,
| and for this purpose are making an out
| cry about distractions in order to divert
attention Some days Rgof was advised
that the business of one Of our railroads
was obstructed at two railroad centers.
| hat there was a condition bordering on
anarchy there. and was asked to furnish
| protection go as to enable the employees OF
the read to operate the trains. Troops
were promptly ordered to both points.
''rhen it transpred that the company
bad not sufficient men on its line to op-
crate cpe train. All the old bands were
! orderly, but refused to go to work The
company Ind large shops in which mum.
| Der OF men worked who did not belong to
the union. and who could run an engine.
They were appealed to to run the train,
hut fatty refused. We were Obliged TO
| hunt up soldiers who could run an engine
and operate train.
again two dnys ago appeals, which
were almost frantic, came from officials
| of another road, stating that at an inn
portant point on their lines trains vera
forcibly obstructed and that there was a
reign Of anarchy at that place, and they
asked for prot eetion SO that they could
move their trains Troops were put on
the ground in few hours time, when the
officer in command telegraphed me that
i there was no trouble nnd had been none
at that point, but that the road seemed to
have no men to run trains, aud the sheriff
i tclegraphed that he did not need troops,
| bu. would himself move every train II
the company would only furnish an en-.
gineer.
at is true that in several instances
road made efforts 70 work a few green
men and crowd standing around in
suited them and tried to drive them away,
and in a few other cases they cut of Pull
man sleeper5 from trains. BHt all these
troubles were local in character and could
easily be handled by the state authorities
Illinois has more railroad men than any
other state In the union, but MS ruls
hey are orderly ard well behaved
ut is not soldiers that the railroads
need so much as ii is men to operate trains.
and that the conditions do rot exist here
which bring the case within tho federal
statutes-a statute that was passed In
lsei, aud was in reality u war measure.
To absolutely ignore n local govern
mcnt in matters OF this kind wiren tho
local government is able 10 enforce the
law not only insults the people OF tho
state. but Is In violation Of basic princi.
pie Of onr institutions, The question Of
federal supremacy is In no way involved
No one disputes 1t for moment, but un-
der our constitution federal supremacy
and local self government must 20 hand
In hand, and to ignore the latter Is TO do
violence to the constitution. As governor
Of the state OF Illinois I protest against
this, and ask the immediate withdrawal
OF the federal troops from active duty in
| this state. u
To this the president telegraphed the
! following reply;
Federal troops were sent to Chicago I'm
stTict accordance with the constitution
and laws OF the United States. upon ths
demand of the postoffice depar, that
obstruction OF the mails should be &c.
moved. and -apou the representations of
the judicial officers OF the United States
that process Of the federal courts could
not be executed through the ordinary
means. and upon abundant proyf that
| oeHspirRcies existed against commerce be-
tween tho states Ia meet these condi-
ticns. which are clearly within the prov
ince 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 intention Of thereby
interfering with the plain duty Of TIE To-
cal authorities to preserve the peace Of
| the city,
A Would.be Rapist Lrnched.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July Q George Pond,
nln 1, Al.