The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Gov. AtSeld OBJ cots to Federal Troops In
Chicago.

Chicago.
WASHINGTON, July 5.--The Presi-
dent. Secretary Lamont, Postmaster
remained at the White House tonight
until nearly IL o'clock. Many tele.
grams were received and sent during
the course of the evening; General Ru-
giles bringing one over to General Scho-
field from General Miles. When the
conference broke up Secretary Lamont,
acting as spokesman for the President,
announced there was nothing to make
public, except the telegram from Gov
ernOr Atgold Of Illinois and the Presi.
dents response thereto. Governor At
geld protests against the presence of
United States troops in Chicago. To
this the President responds:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, d. g., July 5, 1894,
Hon. John L. Atgeld, Governor Of Hi,
nois, Springfield, Ill.
Federal troops were sent to Chicago
in strict accordance with the COnstttu.
tion and laws Of the United States, up.
on the demand Of the Postoflice De-
partment that the distractions to the
mails should be removed and upon the
representations Of the judicial officers
Of the United States that the process
Of the Federal courts could not be ex.
ecuted through the ordinary means and
upon abundant proof that cOnspiracies
existed against commerce between the
States. 70 meet these condition =
which are clearly within the province
Of Federal authority, the presence Of
Federal troops in Chicago was deemed
not only proper, but necessary, and
there has been ne intention of thereby
interfering with the plain duty Of the
local authorities to preserve the peace
of the city.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Governor Atgeld says that waving
all questions Of courtesy the State of
Illinois is not only able to take care Of
itself, but it s5ands ready to furnish
tho Federal government any assist
ance 1T may need elsewhere. The State
troops have not been ordered out be
cause nobody in Cook County, Official
or private citizen, has asked for theil
assistance or intimatedthat it was
needed.
The railroads aie paralyZed, he says
not by reason OF obstruction, but be
cause they cannot got men tc worl
them; that such was the case whel
State troops had been recently calle
out at the request OF the Railroads e!se
where than III Chicago. Atgeld, say
|, the conditions do not exist in Chicag
which bring the case within the FEEDER
al statutes and that ho (the President
/; ;; has Dten imposed upon for politicf
ends.
The folio wing is tho concluding par
: agraphs Of Governor Atgeld's telt
, gram: no absolutely ignore q loci
. . government in matters Of this Eint
y when the local government is ready
. furnish any assistance needed and !
amply able to enfore the law, not onl
insults the people OF the State L
fmputing to them an inabilit
to govern themselves or unwil
ingness to enforce the law, bu
Is in violation Of Il basic principl
Of our institutions. The question O
Federal supremacy Is in no way in
volved. No one disputed it for a mo
ment, but under our Constitution Fed
eral supremacy and local self govern
ment must go hand In hand and to ig
more tho latter is to do violence to tn
Constitution. AS Governor Of tn
State Of Illinois L protest against thi
and ask the immediate withdrawal o
the Federal troops from active duty II
this State. Should the situation at an,
time get 80 serious that we cannot con
troll 1t with the State forces we vii
promptly and freely ask for Federal as
sistanco. but until such time protes
with all due Difference against this un
called for reelection upon our people
and again ask the Immediate with
drawal Of these troops. l. have tn,
honor to be,
Yours respectfully,
JOHN Il. ATdELD,
Governor of Illinois.