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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
WHAT ARE THEY BUT PIRATES.

Senator Davis. of Minnesota, in his speech
acts of violence done by the mobs on land
had been done upon the great lakes or The
and punishable by death. This is true,
and 1t is a point OF view that throws a
new light on the enormity of these acts.
The more the subject is studied the more
far-reaching will be found TO extend the
laws that govern interstate commerce.
They embrace lake steamers and those en-
gagged in the coastwise trade as well as
special regulations for the control Of the
service by water as well as by land. In
between a loaded train of railway cars
passing from one State 10 another and a
engaged in the coastwise trade. Both are
vehicles OF interstate and there
Of Congress. There is this difference, how
ever. and IL inheres in the legislation OF all
countries, that acts OF violence committed
ON wafer are treated by the law as more
heinous and are more severely punished
land. Thus. while the destruction OF cars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
SEEKING
knights Of Labor Say the President
Has Power to Act.

WASHINGTON, July u.-Messrs. Hayes,
Mcclure and French, of the executive board
of the knights of Labor, were at the Cap
itol to-day i'm consultation with the Popu-
list members, Pence, OF Colorado, Davis. of
Kansas, and others. THE seat Of war has
been changed from Chicago to Washing
ton" said Mr.. Hayes, when asked if they
intended to Proceed 10 Chicago. Instead of
going to Chicago, the probability is that
the leaders will be called here TO Washing
ton, where they are needed. Sovereign will
probably remain to be arrested. 1t will be
for the good Of the cause to have him ar
rested and kept In Jail. We think Debs
made a mistake in getting bail. So long
as our leaders are behind the bars. discus
sion will be kept Up by the people
Mr.. Hayes said, after consultation with
his CUES: The purpose of our pres
ence here in Washington is TO bring all
our forces and influence TO bear on the
government 10 secure arbitration. We will
ask the judiciary committee Of the House
10 report senator Georges bin for arbitra-
the subject before the House. and will Sc
cure full and free discussion in both houses.
Under the terms OF the bill for arbitration
OF railroad difficulties. which was passed I'm
1893. President Cleveland has the power to
institute arbitration proceedings. That law
was largely the work OF our organization.
Here is the section under which he can
own motion, or upon the application of one
OF the parties, or upon the application Of
the executive OF the State. tender the Serv-
ices OF such a commission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
Chicago General Miles has The s~i,lston

Chicago General Miles has the sitlstion
completely In his control.
Progpess Is reported IN opsasnS Up Is
cific has been freed Of obstruction ne Tar
west as Livingstop. and the troops are ssil
torney OF the road has sent a message
expressing satisfaction at the progress 0t
building DESTROYED bridges ard repairing
the Enes IS going on rapidly.
he IpS ne o br99ke rShorts ts9m SiL.~ ia.
ha TO ogden: that the troops who arc stin
going westward have met With no resist
been highly successful. From San Fran
cisco. on the western end OF Ike lire. Gen.
dred men at sacramento at S o'clock this
morning without the slightest rcsisteace.
He expects 10 start the cars roli,ag Just
as soon as the Southern Pacific company
can make up the trains. Then ne vtl,
turh pach 20 Oakland, ana II resistance -
offered he will attack the !awbreakers from
both sides and crush them srrncaarily. Alto
gether the situation throughout the vest
GERS, and they feel that they are near the
end OF the campaign.
Postmaster-general Bissell has received a
number OF communications from railrosa
officials complaining Of the obstructions on
To ali of these he has sent a reply. stat
ing that railroad companies are expected
e eS Ine in goY yse nsrform 20 eur ~ aoT gnvs gnTSSS
and public business, and. IN fact, exhaust
all their available resources in fulfilling
riers Of the United States mails. The fact
that managers of railroads may anticipate
that their trains will be ebstructed and
property destroyed cannot be regarded as
sufficient justification for them to withdraw
trains from service and make no effort TO
transport the mails.
Postmaster-general Bissel. IN discussing
the situation tonight. repeated his state
ment that the strike is practically over.
and said that the condition Of the maii
service was even more improved to-day
than yesterday. He anticipated no genera
RESPONSE to General Master Workman SOY
ereign's order. All the dispatches received
ct thc department during the day indi-
Gated g general Improvement, and for the
first time no Interruptions 20 the mails
were reDCrted.
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attributing TO him a criticism OF the Presi-
dents course. when every public act and
utterance OF the ex-President proved con-
clusively that he entertained opinions en-
tirely at variance with those credited TO
him by the dispatch referred TO. General
Harrison is first and last a patriot. a
thorough believer in the Observance and
enforcement of the laws. and in a nation
with a big N" No man has done more
than he in recent years to impress these
doctrines upon the American public. Near
~ every speech he has delivered has con-
tanned we'll timed and decided references
to them. and his telegram to Mr.. Riggs
simply emphasizes what he has said many
times before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Let no good pass waiting for tomorrow.
You may not be ~here.-Judge.
The Kelley Institute has nothing to be
proud of in Debs.-St. Louis Republic.
The right to strike is one thing. and the
right to hit is quite another.-Chicago Dis
patch.
Governor Altgeld always manages to
come up to public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Post.
Unless the truth hurts somebody a little
it does not seem TO do much good.-Galves-
ton News.
Jokes on the Pullman car porter are de-
clared off until after the st~rike.-Boston
Transcript.
Never wear your best clothes when in
curing the price of board.-Kate Fields
Washington.
be likely 10 give Chicago a wide berth.
kansas City Journal,
Chicago's rebellion is the first important
Democratic victory since 1S92.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
What part are Schwab and Neebe taking
in the somewhat Irregular proceedings at
Chicago?-Detroit Free Press.
1t is rather unfair to the gold cure to
attempt to hold it responsible for all of
Debs's Observation-Disclosures Post.
New York has developed two girl bur-
glars. This is carrying the emancipation
of the sex to an eXtreme.-Washington
Star.
Talk is cheap" said Uncle E5en. '"spec-
tally in strikes. An hit am er solemn fac
dat de cheaper talk gifts ter be. dearer
meat an vegetables is."-Washington Star.
1t may be that the reason Methuselah
lived so long was that some young woman
had married him for his money.-Ram's
Horn.
Uncle Sam has had a hard year financial
~. but he can still arrange for board and
lodging. such as it is. for Il few rioters.
Chicago Post.
1t is to be hoped that no one Is taking adj
vantage of the great confusion to walk
ON the grass about the national Capitol.
Detroit Tribune.
The annual convention OF the Christian
| Endeavor occurs very op~portunely. The
times are ripe for the society's efforts.
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Debs says the men are out for a princi-
pie. This is not true. They are out be-
cause Debs wants to show how great a
MAJ he is.-Philadeiphia Inquirer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
THE DEPORTATION OF FOREIGN
CRIMINALS.

No one event in connection with the
Debs instruction has provoked more conf
ment than the footing of stores in Ladd,
H., by foreign miners and the outrages of
other foreigners at another place in or
dering all English speaking people to leave
the locality. If any one had said a week
ago that such things would occur he would
have been ridiculed, yet these outrages
have occurred more than once. Doubtless
these ignorant but desperate people have
got the idea that Governor Altgeld would
not punish such offenses because he has
surrection. This ignorance is no excuse
for the crime; but the question is as to the
disposition which shall be made of these
r~uffianly foreigners. We have no use for
them; indeed, they are taking the places
Of American citizens in the labor market,
In which there is now a surplus. Probably
some Of them will be sent to prison, but
If they are they will still be a burden
upon the country. What can be done?
Every foreign criminal and every foreigner
who has had a hand in any violence can
be sent back to the countries from which
they came. Such a law was once on the
statute books, and the principle is recog-
nized in the present immigration law,
which gives the authorities six months in
which to return paupers and felons. Doubt
less in this State some of these foreigners
are voters under that most Objectionable
provision which confers the ballot upon
persons who have declared their inten-
tons to become citizens. but here or else
where participation in the outrages which
have taken place at some of the coal
mines, about Chicago and in Illinois should
not only bar their naturalization. but Con-
gress should make provision by law to
send them back to the countries from
which they have come. The safety of the
country and the welfare of American la
Dor demands that Congress shall pass an
alien and sedition law for the men who are
guilty of the greater part Of the rioting
during the now closing D~ebs-Sovereign in
surrection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
WHAT CONSTITUTES = FREE
COUNTRY:

President" Debs was very indignant be-
Official papers were seized. including I'M
opened mail. Il nave never heard OF that
before in this country" he said. In Rus
STA. and not out Of that country. have such
things been done. II seems like the act Of
the Car of Russia instead OF the act OF a
free country"
1t is possible that Debs does not know all
the law. and that his idea of what consti-
tutes a free country is not exactly correct.
He was charged. as the president and ac-
tive manager OF a corporation. with vio-
lating the laws OF the United States. and
In causing his arrest the court also or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
Asserting His Independence.

1t was only about a quarter past II,
and she really ought 10 have opened the
door when he rang.
See here, amt you going to femme in?'
he shouted.
mo, 1 amt" she answered. IF you
haven't got sense enough to come home
when you ought to You can sleep in the
barn"
"All right. I'm going right back down
town and get fuller than a billed owl. The
time has come for me to assert my Amer
lean manhood by turning this lockout into
a strike, and by gee. I'm going to do it"
and away he went before she could re-
cover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

This strike has been a huge piece Of de-
ming. The pretense that it was undertaken
out OF sympathy for the Pullman employees
was utterly false. That was a mere pre-
text. and. considering Pullman's unpopu-
larity, one must admit that the pretext
was well chosen. But the real object OF
the strike was to prove the superiority of
organizations of railroad employees and to
build It up at their expense. To accomplish
this Debs and his deluded followers have
WASTED money enough to have made every
one OF Pullnan's discharged employees in
delendently rich.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

General Earrison's statement OF his
view OF the authority OF the President TO
call upon the military TO insure the en-
foreement OF the laws Is characteristic of
the man. 1t is most happily phrased and
covers the ground completely. II is some
what astonishing that the members OF
the New York constitutional convention
should have accepted as genuine the mis-
leading and bogus interview with Gen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

The Morning Anarchist has been develop
ing some rare scoops recently. First 1T
printed an interview between Secretary
Herbert and George NJ. Pullman. which
sending fifty agitators to Indianapolis to
induce men to strike at this point when
nothing of the kind was done. and yes
terday 1t set forth with proper display a
graphic account Of the visit of Mr.. Com
pers to Indianapolis Tuesday, when that
gentleman was in New York on that day.
The Anarchists new was accurate ex-
cept that there was not even a circum-
stance on which TO base a single one of
the scoops referred to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Just two years ago the Homestead strike
against the Carnegie company's mills was
In progress. At that time the entire Demo-
cratic press of the country sided with the
strikers and condemned the calling out of
troops to restore order. The incident was
used ,Tectively in the presidential cam
paign and contributed in no small degree
to the election of Cleveland. Our friends.
the enemy. seem to have learned something
rsnce then.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Members of labor organizations who are
proud of their mental equipment and
would be slow to acknowledge in words
that they are incompetent to manage their
own business will read certain. portions of
Judge Grosscup's charge and then go
away and think and think. The Judge
freely grants the right of labor to organ
ize. 1.-The individual option to work or
quit is the imperishable right of a free
man." he says. but the raising or drop
ping of the arm is the result of a will
that resides in the brain. and, much as we
may desire that such wills should re-
main entirely independent, there is no
mandate of law which prevents their as
ISOLATION with others and response to a
higher Will. "'' He is entitled to the
or cessation from work may bring, and the
limitations upon his intelligence and OPP
portunities may be such that he does not
choose to stand upon his own perception
Of strategic or other conditions" And
whe these intellectual and ~strong-willed
workingmen have thought a while and
have considered the recent strike in all
it's bearings they will wonder If they have
been as manly and wise as they thought
Of their personal affairs TO men like Debs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Let Debs and his associates like Howard
be promptly tried. and, If convicted, let
them be punished. 1t is no time for lenien-
cy toward men who have deliberately in
flcted loss upon hundreds OF thousands of
producers and deprived several thousands
OF dupes OF the employment which fur
nished brad for their families.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
REPORTS FROM THE ARMY.
Omccrs Say They Are Opening Up the
TrunscontincntnI Lines.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE plan OF
campaign adopted by the War Depart
ment 10 quell the disturbances in the West
is working TO a successful conclusion. The
reports that came TO headquarters to-day
are all Indicative OF a speedy removal OF
the barriers to freedom OF commerce. At
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Indianapolis business men are showing
their high appreciation Of the work done
by the Indianapolis Light Artillery d~Hi
team, by their liberal subscriptions 20 the
fund which is being raised 10 give the bat
terry a military banquet. Already $50 OF
the $3.50 which Is wanted has been raised
and the remaining SO Viii probably be
raised In a few days
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
Famine Measures.

Ever wrecked on a desert island?'
mo-"
Il was once. for four weeks"
Didn't you nearly starve"
mo, but 1 caught an awful cold. / ran
out of cigarettes on the fourth day and
had to cut up my gum shoes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

That seasoned old Populist demagogue,
General Weaver. added his appeal to labor
TO strike for its rights. to which he showed
the character of his devotion when he had
his newspaper printed in a rat office,
in which the employees were paid much less
than standard wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

tits encouraging to learn that the business
of the Citizens Street-railroad Company
has SO improved as to enable 1t TO recog-
nize the faithful service of it's employees
b. keeping a promise to restore wages
when its earnings made Ii possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

1t IS a great thing to have educated a
10 a point where they believe in a Nation
with a capital an" The Republican party
has done this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

If this Debs insurrection had continued
a few dayr longer, th~ree-fourths of the
posts of the Grand Army would have been
enrolled to sustain the laws for which the
stars and stripes stands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

ponents Of law and order will always de-
nounce the President for using the military
to enforce law. but as long as he keeps
within the Constitution, the courts and all
loyal citizens will sustain him.. The stat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

sovereign's attempted Impeachment Of At
torney-generaI OIney will serve excellently
10 round up the strike with a laugh, a
farce after a tragedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Among the monopolies to which the peo-
ple OF Indiana will give attention when
matters quiet down is that now manipu-
lated by Attorney-general Smith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

United States Marshal Hawkins and his
their course during the present troubles.
Ghey have earned the thanks OF all good
rftizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
No, Indeed.

No, Indeed.
Whatever the failings
That ere mother Ewes,
She went not about
In those horrid puffed sleeves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

II Indiana had had a nerveless, hair-split-
ting Governor like Altgsld. the situation
might have become much more serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

It savors Of repetition. but it Is worth
repeating that the Indiana militia are still
refiecting honor upon the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Tuesday Debs said that the railroads were
On the run. He was right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

The attempt OF the Sentinel to make its
EDITORS sore tore a State issue Is not meet
ing with much success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

Dsbs may not know that he is beaten,
but the bIindest of his followers must real
sze 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

There must have been a change of editors
for the Sentinel some time since last week.
1t is fair to assume this. since the pres
ent editor remarks with some insistence
and flourish of adjectives that. from the
first of this difficulty until the present
time. the Sentinel has stood for the en-
forcement of the laws. The present editor
could not have said this If he had been
editor last week. and consequently has not
had time to read the issues in which the
federal judges are assailed for hearing the
petitions of Mr.. Cleveland's Attorney-gen-
eral. Unfortunately for the recent pro-
testations OF devotion TO law and order.
people remember that the voice of the
Sentinel the greater part OF last week was
against the prompt enforcement of the
laws.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12

The Democratic convention In the Third
congressional district to-day promises to be
a monkey and parrot season, both sides
being there to fight and cheat. To Jason
Brown it is a matter of life and death in
politics. On the other hand, the Republic
ans are united and in earnest. Hon. r. ].
Tracewell, the Republican candidate for the
House, is an excellent candidate in char
acter. ability and popularity. The prospect
is that he will defeat any man whom the
distracted Democracy can nominate. In the
joint senatorial district, composed of Har-
rison, Crawford and Orange counties, the
Republicans have gone into the fight to win
by nominating George w. Self, one of the
best known and most popular Republicans
in the Third district. Harmonious and in
earnest. the Republicans in the Jason
Brown district are in the fight for victory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
Could Not BE Impeached.

WASttlNGION, July 1I-lne ldlk Oh I'LL
peaching Encouragement Olney, indulged
in by prominent labor leaders, has not
reached the House of Representatives.
which is the body to take the initiative in
all impeachment proceedings. The Con-
gressmen most identified with the labor in
terests have received no requests toward
impeachment. Should requests be made
they would advise against any such action,
on the ground that it would be futile with
the House and Senate judiciary commit
tees strongly favorable TO supporting the
position of the President and his Cabinet
advisers. The first step toward impeach-
ment would be a resolution in the House.
This would go to the House judiciary COM
mittee, which has already established a
precedent i'm the recent resolution TO i'm
peach Judge Jenkins that such action could
not be taken against an official who had ex-
ercised his discretion on a law and could
not be shown to bave acted maliciously.
However, should the committees report an
impeachment resolution 1t would take a ma
jority vote to pass ii, and that could not
be secured. Even should such a majority
act the Senate would be the trial body. and,
under the Constitution, a vote of two
thirds of the Senators would be required to
convict. In view of the debate in the Sen
ate yesterday, it is obvious that such a
two-thirds vote could not be secured. From
this it is apparent that three bodies. the
judiciary committee, the House and Senate
would stand in the way of impeachment,
and, under these circumstances, it is APP
parent that the move for Impeachment
could not advance further than the intro
duction Of the resolution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
Memorial to Be Presented to Congress
Charging Him with High Crimes
and Misdemeanors.
STRIKE TO BE INVESTIGATED
Action Taken by the House Com
mittee oil Commerce.
Labor Leaders Seeking Arbitration
Good Reports Received from Far
West-Army officers.

PHILADELPHIA, July ia memorial.
asking for the impeachment of Attorney
general Olney has been prepared for the
executive board of the K. of l., TO be pre-
sented TO Congress. IL will be circulated all
over the country for signatures. The me
mortal declares that Richard Olney has
been guilty OF high crimes and misdemean-
ors, subjecting him to impeachment and re-
moval from Office. The alleged crimes con-
sist in his advice to the President to intro
duce federal troops into Illinois and other
States when they had not been asked for
by State authorities, and, in fact, against
the earnest protest of certain Governors.
AS a result of this advice United States
soldiers have fired upon and killed citizens
of several States without lawful or suffi-
cient cause. Mr.. Olney is charged with en-
couraging the Pullman company in the
stand it has taken against arbitration, in
disregard Of the sentiment expressed in the
arbitration act of 1855.