The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08

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r For many years tho Post office Depart
;. ment has endeavosel - obtain iegn
{ opinion mat would make the laws agaln5
q interfering with the n.Le operative IN th'
\ case OF any train that carries any pot'
e ton OF mails. During the strike on tht
IIeat Northern road. which was enue,1
,hrousn the action OF president ). a.
| mn, IN submitting the controversy ~
! issue 10 arbitration, Attorney General ~
hey rendered decision that practicahy
makes all passenger trains mail trains,
ana thus brings thcm under the protecllVyii
| 81 inc laws. Ihat decision attracted ~
attention at the time, but has proved 81
great value 10 the Government III 10
present trouble
The protest OF the Governor. although
niue or no attention IS being pald 10 ~
VIII probably be the cause OF conlo-
Versy between Congress and the adhilIia-
trati0n. Attorney General Olney, IN
statement given 10 the public to-day, says
that the Governors telegram 20 the Iresl-
dent misstates entirely the legal asp'ctts
or the case. and misrepresents the ~ la.Ih
| saying the Government Is acting mere
ly upon newspaper publication, ana win
out accurate information OF the sidtc 81
| aUalFS at Chicago. This Il stTenuou'l!
denied by Secretary Lamont ana oLueI
officials Of the War Department. VINO
claim TO have official notification Of every
thing that has happened since the trouDle
began. In Congress, however. there IS =
| class 81 statesmen, particularly ti'@e o1
| the southern States rights schooh VINO
! are INDIGNANT 1t what they term me
! Illegal Interference Of the Government
| In a matter over which the state mas
! entire control. Some Of the Illinois cor
! gressmen are especially tOuchy on thlS
| point, and the feeling Of the S)uine'n
/ Democrats Is expressed by keprese NATIVE
| Bahey, OF Texas. who says that the
| Government In sending troops - chicago
! against the protest Of the Governor, mas
/ rsurped the power Of the STATE, ana mat
! II he were Governor he would resent II
by calling out the state troops and driv-
lng the regulars into Lake Michigan.
ArrTrD- or soUTHERNFr'.
Bailey's colleague. Buck klgore
Boatrer, Of Louisiana, and other South
err men endorse this view. and several
OF them have expressed the intention Of
introducing in the House tomorrow
;esolution calling upon tie President T.
inform Congress by what authority
troops were ordered to CHICAGO. Fthan,
Williams. Lane. and other neWD re OF /
the Illinois delegation. who cndor-e Gov |
ernor Atgelds protest. call attention to
the TACT that during the great nre IN |
lAh Governor Palmer protest d against |
nc Interference of Federal officials and |
troops 20 protect the city. The then /
Republican Governor is now the Demo |
cratic United States Senator Palmer. and |
o. seems 70 have changed his views,
Tor ne made this statement TO the sun
corre-pon lent tonight;
wv ! President OF the United states
/ would send TO Chicago every solder
IN the army whom / could spare from the
protection Of other points.
There should he no temperance ne
went on. 1T Is criminal TO temp 1r!z-.
The question for the au'hoTiues is
whether the men or the PuIWans ana /
the railroads are in the right, but snail
the Jaw be Obeycd. To tlat there en-
be- but one answer. II must be- O1eycd
II tae law is wrong chan-e H.; but as
il is 30 must be obeyed. And 10 see
that it is Obeyed there must Dee force
enough present 10 compel obed., nc.
There ought 10 he NJ least lLeo1 so dlers
az n scene Of trouble IN C.i 40 I"e
handful Of men there now is only n
temptation for The la"less element g. 10
wIorg.'
AITG;Ly's rHOrE.T.
what Of Governor Atgsld's protest.
according TO my AR deistandlHs OF the
cause he SAYS ln suDstln,e hat there
is no need Tor Federal troops Tor tie
reason that 'irre ie d." dilltuly exc 81
in the inability Of the railroads 20 get
men ,poush 10 operate their trairs. oar
is that 1.e railroads hay.
enough men. but that the strikers n
somebody else pre- ent them WORKING.
Now Il our information Is correct. the
President has manii est.y the rglt 70 or
ler thu Frueral troops 70 chi ago. IL
Has his duty 70 do So IN order o. cpmpc. ,
obedience 10 the Jaw. And II Is also his ,
!uty 10 sead onOuSh more soldiers there
10 execute the law.
He should be careful, for Gods sake,
20 Keep the soldiers from shooting unless .
necessary. II it should b, necessary 10 i
hoOt, them FOR Gods sake, sn0ot, for y
he law OF the land must be obeycd.
81 think that the whole matter can r
,e intrustcl TO General Miles, for be f. .
IN able soldier. AID ac0nseryauve one ~
rs there any ana'osy bet"een yo1r =
rot, ST Co Grant and Atg d's 10 C.evelanl T.
bout The presence o. feDeral troops III =
."Not in the slightest. Chicago was s
eaceful when L was Governor at the >
me of the fire. There was nO danger r
Z violation Of the Federal laws. But j.
lere was much excitement, and / made u
o protest when the troops first appeared, ].
Though ! told Sheridan he must be- care !
II that his soldiers did not shoot l ~
-otested 90 Grant when the troops were. u
n october 18th, ordered % chicago % ID
ssist ir police duty. The Government III
as a night 10 send troops whore IL n
eases. uut 1t has no right 20 interfere ~
state affairs except when either called IN
pom 10y these authorities or 70 compel VI
Jedieuce 10 the Federal law. 81
In me present instance the Federal h.
" IS being violated. The railroads have a.
eir trains. II the railroads don't treat IN
cir men right that Is not the Mayors m
the Governors or the Presidents az ps
ir. Their duty is simply to execute the
Had Mtseld any authority to order
Il the militia IN Cook county till called
Why, Of course. The trouble with w
eat many Governors IS that they sit n,
Ound and wait for red tape - be- uh- mi
yelled. il is a Governors duty TO eX- I'M
ute the law. / don't care Tor some 81
tie statutory technicality when obedi- w.
ce 10 That techncality means the fall IN
r. 10 obey the Constitution, and that Ell
Institution declares broadly that the law NJ
the state shall De ODeycd. We'll. the Ia,
ate gives the railroads the rieht 20 t,t
crate their trains, and that IS what the w.
Iroads apparently can't DO JUST ~ H.,
sent The law about the power of the H..
'r.t % get a posse and 10 call on the ~
vernon for guns 10 arm his posse was VI
enable the employment Of those infer 81"
Ilnkerton men. And II should never uo
'e been passed. uH
tnt GOVERNORS AUTHORITY m.
The Governor, I'm my opinion need not mi
u for The sheriff. The city or county pie
but an agent OF the State. and H. the ten
hoIues I'm the city or county don't ! eve
cute the state law let the Governor an,
az once. This is no time for red tape. ON
the time 10 act And as the Gov ser
or didn't act the President had 10 | hon
And he did act. And / uphold him "a
think IL would be wise for The dis So,
ants 10 get together and arbitrate. | b.,
tnat Us not the Presidents concern" I,t
is Il somewhat singular fact that | t,
apt IN the case Of the Governor Of u. c!
lois. the executives Of the States in OF
In the railway troubles are now oc- ls'
ing are all expressing the greatest "a
i-ty o. escape the responsibility 0f i'oi
ing with the strikers by having the kaN
eral Government step in and take con- ~.
or matters for them. They dread 10 Wht
the music themselves. and would clos
very glad 10 have the Government 10"
me blunt Of the battle. OF