Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-04
ALTGELD IS RILED.
He Talks Of Debs. the supreme COuft
and some Other Topics OF
the Day.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 4.-Governo'
John P. Atgeld is one of the belief thai
the supreme courts of the United States
has established dangerous precedent in
remanding Eugene V. Debs and his A. R
U. associates to Jail. He gives his views
for publication in signed article, In
which he says, IN part:
"This decision marks a turning point
in our history, for it establishes new
form of government that is, government
by injunction. The provision of the
constitution that no man shall be de-
prived of his liberty without a trial by an
impartial jury is practically wiped out
by this decision of the supreme court of
the United States, and the theory that
ours is government of law is now at an
end, for every community is now subject
to any whim or caprice which any federal
Judge may promulgate. And if federal
Judges can do this then 1t will not be
long until states judges will follow this
example. For over century our gov
eminent moved along the lines of the
constitution and we became great and
powerful, life and property were pro-
tectel, and the law was enforced. Now
we have made departure; the bulwark
of liberty has been undermined; trial by
jury has been stricken down.
"For number of years it has been re-
marked that the decisions of the United
States courts we're nearly always in favor
of the corporations. Then it was noticed
that no man could be appointed to a
federal judgeship unless he was satisfact-
ory to those interests. Over year ago
the New York World talked about a
packed supreme court, and that court has
within few days rendered two decisions
which unfortunately tend to confirm this
charge. week ago it did violence to
the constitution and laws of the land by
holding that the government had no
power to tax the riches of this country.
Now it has stricken down trial by jury
and has established government by in
junction.
"Forty years ago the slave power pre-
dominated; to-day it is capitalists. The
American psople crushed the slave power
and saved our institutions. Can they
rescue them again! Many say yes, but
they have not reflected that the crushing
IOTCo WlllCu uOW OoAlAoAoo pioLi 40 6 iSe'SA
than was ever the slave power.
"Capital legislates In the capitol. The
courts of justice are it's ministers and
legislators are its lackeys. The whole
machinery of fashionable society is its
handmaid.
"Just see what a brood of evils have
sprung from the power of capitalism
since 1890. First, the striking down Of
over one-third of the money of the world
thus crushing the debtor class and par
alyzing industry.
"Second, the growth of that corrupt
use Of wealth which is undermining oul
institutions, debauching public officials
shaping legislation and creating judges
who do its bidding
"Third, the exemption of the rich from
taxation.
"Fourth, the substitution of govern
ment by injunction for government b!
the constitution as law.
"Fifth, the striking down of trial b.
jury.
"Never has there been 30 much pa
triotic talk as in the last twenty-five
years, and never we're there 50 many in
Auences at work strangling Republican
institutions"