The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-12
IMPEACHMENT CALLED FOR.
kHIGHTS OE LABOR DRAW UP 4
 MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.

They Claim That Attorney General Oiney
 Has Exceeded His Authority and Disre.
 garded Sentiments of tho People Of the
 United states. rs..
 Philadelphia, July II. - Secretary
 Hayes and Messrs. McGuire and French
 of the executive board of the K. of L.,
 were in Washington yesterday in con-
 sultation with tho attorneys for the
 Knights of Labor. The result was the
 drawing up of the following memorial
 to be presented to congress, asking for
 the impeachment of Attorney General
 Olney:
 Your memorialists represent that they
 are citizens of the state of - and of
 the United States.
 That Richard olney, the attorney
 general and head of the department of
 justice. has been guilty as such at
 torney general of high crimes and mis-
 demeanors, subjeoting him to impeach-
 ment and removal from office in pur-
 suance of the constitution and laws. The said Richard Olney as such attor- ney general has counseled and advised and has rendered the military power of the general government within the
 state of Illinois and other states superi- or to the civil power of all and each of said states.
 Has counseled and advised and caus- ed the secretary of war of the United States to introduce into said state of Illinois and other states aforesaid large bodies of armed men composing part of the regular army of the United States
 in violation of the constitution of the United States. no application therefor
 having been made by the legislature of
 said states nor by the governors therof,
 and in fact against the earnest protest
 of certain of the governors of said
 states, and as the result of such counsel
 and advice the soldiers aforesaid have
 fired upon and killed divers citizens of
 said state of Illinois without lawful or
 sufficient cause therefor.
 He has oounsslled and advised and
 caused divers suits to be brought in the
 said state of Illinois and divers other
 states and of the United States, and to
 enforce the same has, in violation of
 the laws of the United States, caused
 processes to be issued unto the courts of
 the United States, and by the use of
 armed deputy marshals has caused the
 arrest and imprisonment of citizens of
 the state without due course of law and
 in violation of the constitution. Has
 wrested laws from their true intent and
 purpose, and in viaa4ipn ,,, of the spirit thereof, has used them, through
 the courts of the United States to in-
 jure and oppress the citizens of said state of Illinois and of the other states aforesaid, notably the act of congress approved July 2, 1890, wholly intended to protect truth and conscience against the trusts and organized wealth in other forms, and the act of congress approved February 4, 1887, intended wholly and exclusively to protect the citizens of the several states against the wrongs, injustices and oppressions of interstate commerce carriers.
 He has disregarded the sentiment of the people of the United States ex- pressed through the congress of the United States in the act approved Co., tober 1, 1888, entitled, "an act to create boards of arbitration or commissions for settling controversies and differen- ces between railroad corporations and other common carriers, engaged in in- terstate and territorial transportation of property or passengers and their employees" and actively and consistently encouraged and assisted the Pullman company in refusing to adjust its diff ferences with its employees, though said company was appealed to by such em- ployes. Because the said Richard Ol- ney, as the legal adviser of the chief ex- ecutive of the United States has ad- vised, counselled and induced such ex- ecutive to place a great city of the state of Illinois under martial law, w,against the solemn protest of the governor of said | congress of the United States, then in | session, which body, by the express en- of the constitution alone has the power to declare war.
 That no adequate or sufficient excuse exists for the commission of the high crimes and misdemeanors aforesaid which, if left unpunished and unre- buked, will prove deadly blow to the l rights of the states and liberties of the | citizens therof.
 The presence of these unlawful usur- ! grant invasions of the reserved rights | of the states-that the due transmits l sion and conveyance of the mails | were impeded and interrupted Is | wholly unfounded, because no con- tract exists between the United | States and any railroad corpo- | ration touching the transmission and | of the mails that is not re- vocahle at the will of either party | thereto, because no formal contract for l the United States mail exists | with any railroad company, and because the laws of the United States expressly provided (revised statutes. section 4000): Every railway company carrying the mails on any train which may run over It's road and without extra charge therefor all mailagle matter directed to be carried thereon. with the person in charge of the same."
 Wherefore we respectfully submit that the solution of the grave questions that the attorney general seems deter mined to settle by arbitrament of arms was in the beginning and is now sus- ,eptible of prompt and satisfactory ad- |ustment by the exercises of the pres- dent of the United States of his lawful authority under the foregoing section ,f the statute.
 The above petition will be sent to