Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-10

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,Ec mayer Fer tx sh--i1 cczii r..i..I;.;. 5-i-.
-T.i IL rStL CT tE1sS cfnclais should 1Sf1sS
~ apply L. tie skate Tor aid, tneJ should al
promptly d. what was necessary To restore or
der and assist the loca2 officers i'll executing the
law; Toward noon of the 9TH, the rioting hav-
day. the mayer applied for assistance. AT this
time the federal troops had t,r''r, the ground
three DAYS. The effect Of their presence, in
stead of ovcrsring tho mob and preventing
tr,';ihle, hal served As an irIitsnt- On reseiv-
iu., the nisyors dispatch five regiments VI in
fantry, two trool,s cf cavalry and two batteries
We're at once ordered to the scene. and before
they were nearly all on duty. al
though some of them had to go 10 miles, and
in thirty hours after the arrival of the state
troops al serious rioting had been Suppressed
and the destruction OF property practically
ended. except where il Wa committed stealth
i!y. IL is a matter Of sratiii.atfon L. every
patriotic citizen II Illinois who i proud OF his
state that il was cur own troops who assisted
the civic authorities aid restored law and
order IN Chicago. W hale they We're not petted
b, T.stionabie society they did deal directly
with the mob. During the trouble thousands
81 men all over the state rendered their SEW
lies 10 the executive and l am satisfied that
an army OF 1s tsD could have been mus
tered ia n lie. day II they had t-vn called f..F-
This spirit Of patriotism especially mani
Tested b., the old soldiers III the state. Ina>-
n;i, Their. WAS AT no time. according to The.
statement of the railroad managers above.
quoted. even on the worst days Of the strike.
any serious delay in the coming i'll or the going
cui VI the tHc
counsel for the government had been appointed
the next morning after the superintendent of
the railway mail service had telegraphed that
there had been practically no delay in receiv-
ing or sending out trains and as the United
States troops We're brought the ground
three days in advance Of any serious rioriug.
and at a time when the local officers believed
themselves absolutely able to control the situa-
ton, it is evident that there lad 70 be some
other pretext on the part of the federal gov
eminent for its action than the mere protec-
tion OF the mails or tine suppression of riots.
That pretext was the enforcement of the pro
the United States marshal at Chicago
had sworn in 4,iG: deputy marshals,
mostly on the recommendation Of the railroads.
still this did not answer the purpose that
apparently aimed at. that is to establishing a
precedent for using the federal army: They
ready been applied for and we're speedily asked
Icy the counsel for the government. who repre-
scnted both railroads and the government, on
the morning Of July >, and the. processes of
the courts which th.~-. troops were IN enforce.
were not the legitimate processes of the United
states courts, for il does not appear that amy
special trouble was experienced in serving amy
Process of the courts ISSUED III accordance with
the constitution and laws of the country. hi;
th,s. processes We're warrants for arrest issued
by federal Judges charging men. not with the
commission OF crime and not with the viola
ton Of a law, but with being guilty Of con
tempt of court.
Government by Injunctions.
During the last two or three years the usurp-
-
ciary, which had been steadily going on for a
long time, has assumed a form where il is de
stroying the very foundations of republican
powers of government into the legislative,
Judiciary and executive. and contemplates
in the same person. but but" during the
last two years the people OF this country have
repeatedly witnessed the operation of an en-
never before heard Of among men in either
monarchy or republic, that is. government by
Injunction whereby u federal Judge not content
with deciding controversies brought into his
court. not content with exercising the judicial
functions Of government, procetds to legislate
and then ;idministrate. He issues a ukas.
which he calls an injunction forbidding what
ever he pleases and what tn. law does not for
bid and thus legisiates for himself without
limitation and makes things penal which the
law does not make penal. makes other things
punishable by Imprisonment which at law
punishable only hy fine. and lie depriyes men of
the right Of trial 10y jury when the law guar
antocs this right. ard lac then enforces this
uEasr III Il summary and arbitrary manner by
Imprisonment. throwing men into prison not
for violating law. nrit for heirg guilty Of 4
contempt of court IN disrcgaf'ins one Of thee
iniunctions. During the last two years some
Of these JUICES actually enioinrd men from
quitting the employment of railroad. These
nlu'i'l IONS are very great convenience TO
rorl"ra'iois when they can he had for the ask
i,i:s hS "A corporation lawyer. and these We're
the processes of tn. court To enforce which the
president sent the federal troops to- Chicago.
Deputy Mar~haIs Sworn In.
During the coal and railroad strikes last sum
m.r the United States marshal for the southern
district of Illinois swore in altogether over 10
deputies. chiefly for the purpose of enforcing
injunctions Of this character issuedeby the
United states court and directed 10 the mar
shal To enforce. and about ll men were
rested at Cairo and other points in the state
and brought to Springfield in charge of officers,
a distance Of from l'b to 5Dmiies. and lodged in
Jail. Nearly all were charged with contempt Of
court and were tried not by jury but by the
court Whose dignity they were said 10 nave Of
to jail tor from thirty to ninety days. Many had
To lie set free when il came to hearing. be-
cause 1t did not appear that they had even vio-
lated injunction. Yet alone committed a
crime. and nearly all when set FREE. found them
selves on the streets from l01 To ~. miles from
their homes without money and without
friends. In very many eases the United
States marshal. prompted by the instincts Of
humanity. gave them something 10 cat and
secured transportation for their return, while
responsible for il all appeared to regard the
proceedings a a good lesson for the men. Dur
ing the railroad strike the marshal for the
northern district of Illinois. who had already
the necessary deputes.to serve the regular and
legitimate processes of the courts. swore in
I.itS deputy marshals almost for the sole pur-
pose Of enforcing some OF these inlunctions.
some of these injunctions were obtained rs
early June ~ and ID They were issued
without notice. they against all of the in
habifants Of the three states comprising that
judiciary circuit, and were not served person
ally. but i'll some cases were simply posted on
some wall and in others attempts were made to
read them to a vast mob under circumstances
that made the whole proceeding look farcical
and indicated that the mob was not expected to
obey them, but that these proceedings We're had
simply to lag the Foundation for another step
After these Injunctions had been issued the
United States marshals. according to their own
statements. arrested about 40 men. nearly all
on the mere charge of being guilty Of contempt
of court, and 50 far can be learned not
twenty men had been convicted on any charge.
These injunctons served as a sort of side door
convenience. and were used in some in
ais r.s. IN fZr a
ferent times men who could have been
found at any hour OF the lay We're arrested to-
ward evening. in some cases ON Saturday
evening. when the officers who could admit to
bail had gone home, 30 as to compel the men to
spend night Sunday in jail. George
Lovejoy. a trsinmaster at LaSale, was a mem
Der Of the A. X. T.. and when the strike began
he simply quit work but did nothing more. A
warrant was sworn ont for his arrest. He was
taken lW miles to Chicago in charge OF officers
add remained in their custody two days and
was then hailed out. and when the casa was
about to be heard it was dismissed with the
simple statement that they did not care to
prosecute. Had the machinery of justice been
left in impartial hands. ard had there been
other object in view than merely the enforce
rnent Of the law and the protection of property.
il is manifest tina: these abuses would not have
happened. The federal government had al
ready the complete machinery of justice in
Chicago. which had been found to be suf-
ncient for every and all purposes 1t had
iuterferei similar occasions in the