Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-10

RECALLS The JOHN BROWN RAID,
yirriuia,s Executive Cites This ~ Pre-
ccdent aud Discusses the Great strike
in n General Way.

10 interfere, the general verdict was one
NJ commendation, and the consensus OF
on,r,on was that the trouble was practi-
caly ended.
THE GOVERNORS ENDORSEMENT.
When Governor OFerrall was seen by
Dispatch representative and asked what
he thought OF the situation and the
Presidents proclamation, he said:
.I regard the situation as critical In the
extreme. and I heartily approved OF the
Presidents course. His proclamation Is
an admirable one. and think ne mas
kept entirely within the Constitution ana
the laws II you will recall the circum-
stances of the John Brown raid, you VIII
remember that John Brown took posses
sion of the government property at Har-
per's Ferry. This was when the doctrine
of States rights Was fully recognized
and was under the Democratic admins
tration of Mr. Buchanan. Yet United
States marines were sent there unier
Colonel afterwards .GeneraD Il. Il. Lee
Brown and his gangl had been driven into
the engine-house by the State troops De-
fore the marines arrived but the United
States forces captured his stronghold. In
the John Brown matter Mr.. Cleveland h"s
q good precedent for his action
THE LAST TO COUNTENANCE H.
81 would be the last TO countenance the
interference Of Federal troops in a trouble
that was purely a State matter until all
the power of the State had been ex-
hausted, and It was demonstrated tha'
the situation had passed beyond the
ability of the State authorities to cope
with IL. But the Federal Government mas
n perfect right to protect United States
property. The situation out west mas
resolved itself into u contest between Ia"
and order on the one side and anarchy On
the other. 1t calls for decisive measures.
As much as l deprecate bloodshed'
nrefer war to anarchy. One benehciai
result of this whole thing Will, i believe
be TO cause our people to scrutinize more
closeiv the class OF immigrants who come
into this country. Virginia wants
good class OF immigrants, but none OF the
mongrel. proletariat element, which De
lleye are the real cause Of the trouble IN
the West.
OUR OWN PEOPLE.
Continuing. Governor OFerrali sald'
the state of Virginia was indeed happy
I'm being free from the disturbing elements
that throng such cities as Chicago. we
have" he said, none Of that class here
and ali honor should be awarded our wage
workers. Than these we have no bS'ter
citizens. They are peacable, law-aoiEing'
God-fearing, indeeeHdent and seis-re-
specting. They are our bone and snew
IN trulh. This applies to our foreign-born
AS we'll as to our native working people
aud Virginia has nothing to fear SO long
AS the rift-raff Of Southern Europe shall
be kept without her gates"
Occurring 10 the situation in Chicago
,be Governor said: Il sympathize with
| succ OF the men out West as may be
honestly misguided, but think the leaders
| and agitators, who are fattenins on the
sulferings of others, should be taken hold
of with strong hand. Every man has
! a r,eht under our institutions to say
| whether he will or will not work for
SUCH wages as may be offered him, but
he has no right to deny others the same
privilege.
| Views of Judge Elect Cardwell.
| Hon. Il. H. CaTlweli, Judge-elect OF the
| Supreme Court of Appeals, said he had
| NOT looked carefully into the constitu-
| tIonal question involved In Federal inter
ference in this question. But" he added.
| "there Is this about II: the government
! had either 10 go up or down hill"
| one Of the most influential and conserva-
| tive working men in the city said: Il
| have no doubt the President did exactly
| what he believed 10 be right
| Talks with numerous persons in positions
| 10 know whereof they speak. confirm the
| impression that there is no sympathetio
| unrest here, and there is not likely to De
! any. II Debs's committee. who were
| said 10 be working their way in this direc-
ton from Atlanta, are here they are Keep
| ing very quiet. As far as the Dlspatch
| can learn all the workingmen OF Rich
| mond ask is to be let alone to manage
their own affairs.
In First-Rate Shape.
"Fyerythng is in frst-rate shape" said
Mr. Akers chief clerk TO General-Man-
|
when asked yesterday afternoon as &c
| affairs on the system What do you
| think of that?' he asked. handing the
| Disnatch man a letter. The letter was
| IN an official of the road from the master
of a lodge OF the brotherhood OF Railway
| rrainmen. and read: 1.-The trainmen o
the Lexington Division wish to inform
YOU, and through you the other divisions
and general officers Of the CHESAPEAKE
and Ohio. that the Brotherhood OF Kan
wav Trainmen do not affiliate with tn
American Railway Union; that we nav
no feeling or sympathy with the suihe'
now current in the West and Northwest
and further, that we deplore their All
archical tendencies.
THE chesapeake and Ohio received TWEEN
tv-seven carloads of freight from tbs
Big Four yesterday and delivered theh
AT Clifton Forge Swift Brothers expected
n supply of meat I'm last night. Armour
agents said they did not expect any con
signments this week. So far. however
there has been no appreciable advance In
retail prices.
Unions and Soldiers.
Colonel III. c. Jones, when told yester
day that there was rumor that mem
her OF a trades union had applied to hin
for a discharge from the regiment, ant
he had refused 1t. in order to make
test case. said: mo man has made an,
such application to me. nor could / hav'
the power myself to grant the discharge
The men are enlisted under State regu
lations of which they are fully awar'
when they enlist. / have heard a goo'
deal OF talk about this matter. but know
nothing of II personally. OF course. II {
volunteer who has enlisted wishes to ge
his discharge for any reason. 1t Is no
generally hard matter for him to d.
so. i suppose that the idea in this objec
,ion of the unions TO men being militia
men is that they do not wish their feel
ings and duty to call them two ways II
case of a conflict between the labor or
ganizations and military"
COMMITTEES ELECT CHAlRMEN.