Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

usrai punlshments he inflicted.
zach OF these constitutional giaran-
toes SO necessary to the preservation |
of the rights and liberties OF the people |
has been violated by TINS new upiqui-
tous. judicial ukase. and high tri-
bunal created for the purpose of exc,
cutting Justice impartially between all
utixants has tranEcended It's constltu-
t;onal authority to the shame OF the
American people.
The judicial power OF the United
stofea IL extended only to eases in
nav and equity" arising under the
constitution or the laws of the United
states or treaties entered into by the
government. The constitution and
statutes prescribe the courts 1urisdic-
ton on questions OF law. IN equity
cases q sense Of justice and the breast
Of the Judge generally determine tiie
iurisdictional question. EQUITY cases
Involve civil rights. not criminal acts.
At all events, their jurisdiction is
limited 10 cases a case" Is wei
understood and defined to be state
of facts involving question for ais
cussion or decision; cause or suit IN
court" This Judge had no ease In
.court-no cause or issue to try. He
had no parties before him Nowhere
does the federal statute grant the
right OF injunotlons TO prevent criminal
offenses. Tho first of the action was
this great extraordinary writ of in1unc-
ton spread on record as a substitute
for law, not to enforce the courts jur-
isdictlon. but TO shield twenty-three
railroads. and the president the next
day sends Gen. Miles to Chicago to en-
force II! And congress ndorses his
actlonl
Summarized ! maintain;
l. That If the presidents action was
for the purpose OF protest. Illinois
"a al NAU1gftf.fH.f
stepped the constitution, because Meth
ar the legislator nor the governor cali
ed for his aid.
2. That IL he acted under the revised
statutes to suppress an irHurrccton,
trere was none to SUPPRESS. and II
so he failed 10 first test the ability Of
state authorities to quell 1t, and APP
piled war measures in times of peace,
consequently usurpinG constitutional
prerogatives
3. That If he acted under the man
date OF the constitution 90 the effect
that "he shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed" he violated his
duties, because he did not try TO exc
cute laws. but supported an omnibus
injunction" just day old that OF IT.
self OVERRIDE all law.
Now the question Is what will the
people do? | believe they are misled
or hulldozed by partisan press, and
win swallow the "herolc dose" Mark
my words. II they do so, It win turn
! over in their stomachs and yet poster
and nauseate them when antidotes will
! be too late.
An this trouble arose from the Pull
man strike. Labor has received It's
share of abuse. Now look to the other
side and let you sense OF humanity
| speak,
The capital stock of the Pullman
Car company Increased In six years
| from Sl3.OOO,O0O In 1888 to $2j,0O0.00O in
| 1889 or an average OF two million dol
| lars n year. During the calendar year
OF 1880 and each year since that time,
this company paid four quarterly divi-
! dends of 2 per cent each, aggreBatlng
annually $2.0O000O Not satisfied with
| this wonderful Increase OF "wntered'
stock on which the enormous dividend
was promptly paid, this company In
| 1892 again increased it's stock S5.000,000
| and on May q, 1898, II placed S6,1J0,000
more of 1t on the New York stock eX-
! change for sale making It's total capt.
tai stock up to last year aggregate
! SIG, 600, 900. So In ten years, this COM
| pany increased It's capital stock from
| 600 to $4,000 O0O or an aggre-
| gate Increase OF S2300O.00O! According
| to the company's report, It has regll-
| larly paid 8 per cent annually on its
capital stock and often had large
/ surplus of several million dollars in
the treasury. Had the capital stock
not been increased or watered in these
ten years the annual dividend thereon
would be over q per cent. This COM
| pnuy was chartered under the laws Of
Illinois in 1867 when IL was compare
| lively a small concern
Now look at it. Herein lies the
troublc The state governments char
| ter corporations engaged in public
business and then let them go unre-
| strained, They Initiate thoit. honda and