Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06
"EXECUTIvE MANSION,
MABHINuIOs, July q


"EXEcUTIvE MANSION,
WAsHiNurOs, July o.
Hon. John T.. AllgelJ, Governor OF
Illinois, Springfield, ILL.,:
Federal troops were sent TO Chlc,fo
In strict accordance with the Constitu.
ton aud laws Of tbs United States upon
the demand Of the pOstoiiiCe depart
ment That obstruction OF the mails
should be removed, anu upon fspfesen-
tslions Of the Judicial officers of the
United States that the process OF the
Federal courts could not be executed
through the ordinary means, anu upon
RbundAnt proof that conspiraciss en-.
listed against commerce between the
states.
$40 meet these conditions, which are
clearly within the province OF Federal
authority, Tho presence OF Federal
troops IN the city Of Chicago was
deemed not only proper but necessary,
aud there hiss been no Intention Of
thereby interfering with the plain duty
OF the local authorities TO preserve thr
peace OF this CITY.
"GROvER CLEvELAHD.0
The following Ia Governor Altgeld,s
telegram
Executive ONCE, State Of Illinois,
July b,-Hon. Grover Cleveland,
PRECEDENT ~ this United Stairs, Wash.
iugtou:-Dsar Sir--l Rm advised you
have Or1en d federal troops TO go into
teiVice la the state OF Illinois. Surely
tue facts have no. been correctly pre-
scented to you Ia this case,or you would
not nave taken this step, for II IN wholly
unnecessary, anu, m II seems TO me,
uuJustinSble.
"WaiVing all questions Of courtesy,
l viii cay that tne state OF Illinois IL
lot only able to take care Of itself, but
Il hlanJH ready today TO furnish the
FEDERAL government any assistance II
may need elsew here. Our military
Iofee IL ample, and consists OF ns good
soldiers ~ eau be found In the country,
Ihey have been ordered promptly
Whenever aud wherever they were
needel. We have stationed In chi.
cago alone three regiments OF inlaDlIy,
one battery and one troop Of
cavalry, and no better soldiers can be
found. they have been ready every
moment to 10 GU duty, sud have been
hiu are now eager 20 20 into service.
but lhty have not been ordered out be-
cluto nobody In Cook county, whether
oillulal or private citizen, asked to have
their assistance or even iutimatsd In
Auy way that their assistance was de-
sired Or LoceusaTy.
$50 lar Gs have been advised, the
local uf1cials nave been able 10 handle
lhe situation. But n amy assistance
were needed, the state stood ready to
lutnish 100 men Tor every one man 70.
CURED, anu stood ready TO do 20 at a
m"inenl'a notice. Notwithstanding
VIC iscIe, tho federal government has
teen applied 70 by men who had 10.
hilcal anu selfish motives TOT wanting
70 ignore tho state government. We
nave Just gone through long coal
tltlEe mufe extensive here than IN any
ulhcf Stale, because our SOFT coal field
- larger than that Of ny other state.
we lave now mad ten days OF the rail.
ROAD strike, and We nave promptly fur.
nlshed military AID wherever the local
tnluialB needed II.
In Two Instances the United States
marshal for tue southern dlstTlCt Of
Illinois applied for assistance u enable
MN 10 euiotCe the processes OF the
United STATES court, anu troops were
promptly furnished hun aud he was
assisted ~ every way desired. Tue
Jaw viii bs thoroughly executed, ana