Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-10
WHATALTGELD SAYS
40 JUSTICE IN CHICAGO CITY
Labor Troubles-The Republic Threat.
Cncd by Dcspoiism-Nob Anarchy
Not NO dangerous Us Wealth.

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CmCAGO, Jan. lO.-Thc biennial
mostugu u Governor Aligoid to the
lhirly-ninth assembly Of the Illinois
legislature ~ a lengthy document Of
nearly 10000 words. In beginning
the governor devo,es space to % review
o. thu condition Of the various state iu-
sillutionB aud makes numerous recon-.
meudations.
Among other things ho takes up the
que tlon Of capital punishment and
asks whether the dca,h penalty does
any substantial good; "whu,hcr we are
any better Oh than they arc iu those
states where % was long ago abolished;
wethcT or not 70 De- not barUaf0us anu
degrading Ia g. ufltCis, ana WhJlhur 10
would not be better to have u more
rational system Of managing our
prisOne anu nJolishiug capital puu,uu-
mrnt cutircly.n
On the question OF civil service, the
governor tnyH there II urgent need q
Liquidation thnt will relieve executive
5illctts, both state aud muuigifali Ji
the constant and overwhelming 0ppur'
tunity Tor place.
Tho governor, speaking Of the ad.
Intimidation Of Justice In large elites,
Gays tho business In the courts Of CuI-
cngD ulmuBt amounts 10 "a duuiGl ui
Jusuce. the governor alec calls
attentions to the conditions
surrounding police and Justice
courts In Chicago, which hu declares a
al D..
ttatois declared, ia iis practical work.
inEg, % be giant VI iuiuslicu. The
governor speaks AZ luugth Of the maui
ner ia which ihu rich escape proper
taxation AM uTguB Legislation CHpuC.
tally looking 10 tue proper taxation Of
corporations.
Coming T. the settlement n lau0r
troubles the governor says the quottlon
Of dealing with them Is difficult
ore.
no practical method Of enforcing a
decree u compulsory arbitration has
been found, but there H. no difficulty be-
tie way ct making compulsory it,
vestgAuOn in every case, anu this
alone would bca great preventive as
well as corrective. Promptly nsUcT-
tanning and making pubic tnu go.uul
| conditions Ia eguu case aTlutoI tho
| moral sentiment that often forces
settlement. The governor strongly
urge legislation on this subject aud
also 20 prevent lab1rlFs being brought
| ntl thc .hie hy fq4ada as they gou-
orally have 10 dlspIace an equal mum.
! Der, who being Huddonly thrown cut,
become apubuc ousrgg.
Governor AilgeId speaks Ia terms OF
| highest commentator % the wOTa OF
| the Illinois national guard during the
] troubles Of tue past year.
Taking up the question Of the great
| BtriEes, no reviews the many reports
which have been made, and says the
| placing OF the United States tT0Ips ON
| duty In Chicago under the conditions
that existed prgruuls question VI the
m % fsr-reaChing importance. The ola
doctrine Of state Tightt, says the COVER.
nor, IL IN no way Involved, Nobody
for moment questions the supremacy
OF tie Union. The great clvll war
settled that we should not have uu3I-
Chy. II remains 10 be settled whether
we shall be- destroyed by uesp1tsm. ~!
tho President can, nj his pleasure,
ga tue iIst instance, Eeuu troops
into our city, town or hamlet
under pFuteusu VI enforcing some law,
his judgment being the sIle criterion,
! there can be 40 lIllrEeuC5 whatever iu
this respect between tIu powers OF tue
President and those Of Emperor VII
| liam aud the CElt OF Russia. ~ the
acts Of the President are TO stand uu-
challenged and thus form precedent,
then We have undergone a complete
! change IN our form Of government,
And Whatever sumblanCe We may keep
uD iu the future, our career AZ re-
public 10 over. We Will have rapidly
Increasing central power controlled
anu dominated by class snd corporate
interests,
Governor Altguld speaks of the
numerous arrests Tor contempt Of
court" made under 10 functions, and OF
the fact that the Fuduul government,
In spite OF Having 40 hand in Chicago
the complete machine Of lua.lcB found
II necessary to retain another attorney
aud he Rn emplUye Of one VI the Fuil-
rUads Involved ia the strike, and sdl,:
"NnvUT before were tho UniIul
Slaltu government aud the corporations
Of the country 30 completely blended,
and never before WAS the goddess u
Justice made a mere handmade Tor ono
oil the OOmbnlHntb 10 Is evident that
~ AAAN NNHNAAANg kNAANAAA HA AAAN - AAhi "a
staIos dii not outline anu advise tho
policy thgt was pursued, Il received hls
approval aud was carried out through
hlH assistance.
"When thU interstate commerce law
was taken into court by the railroads
few days ago, those same tederal Judges
proceeded 10 hold section after fecllOn
10 be unconstitutional until thoy had
made the law as harmless as dead
rabbit. Iltu alter having nuliifled an
act OF C0lglCss intended Tor the pro-
lection OF tue people, they turned
around aud made II a CluD win which
to bIo0k the backs OF tho men who toll
with their hauls. ~ both the C0nBti.
tuition and our past experience are %
be- IIsTUguTued anu the Federal courts
permitted to sut upaud iOrm new gov.
oTnmont, IL wuulu 90 equally proper
for tue state courts 10 doc anu we shall
soon have u government 10y Injunction
from head 10 TOO. All nilAifs Will be
regulated, not ny iaw, but 10y the per-
sonnl pleasure prejudice or caprice Of
the multitude OF Judges"
The marked feature OF the age, says
he, has been consolidation. AS they
grow mole powerful these tTusts get
beyond the Olur ! VI the government.
In recent years the Constitution seems
10 have become an surmOuntable
barrier TO every measure Intended
TOT the protection OF tho public, while
ia most plainly expressed provisions