Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-06-08
SIGNED BY ALTCELD
Statement From Illinois Gov
ernor on Debs De :ision.
A GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION
He Accuses the supreme Court of HaV-
ing Trampled Upon Rights of
the People.

Springfield, Ills, June i. -Govelnor
Altgeld is of the belief that the su-
preme court has established danger
Gus precedent in demanding Eugene '.
DebS and his American Railway Union
associates to Jail. He expressed him
self in very caustic manner today
regarding the decision, and accuses the
court of trampeling on the rights OF
the people, and being the tool OF a
monopoly. He gives his views for pub
lcation III signed statement, III
which he says in part:
"This decision marks a turning
point in our history, for it establishes
a new form of government-that Is,
government by injunction
1.-The provision Of the constitution
that no man shall be deprived Of his
liberty without 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 sub
ject to any within or caprice which any
federal Judge may promulgate. Ana
if federal Judges can do this, then II
will not be long until state Judges Will
follow this example. For over cen
fury our government moved along the
lines of the constitution, and we be-
came great and powerful; life and
property were protected, and the law
was enforced. Now we have made IL
departure; the bulwark OF liberty has
been undermined; trial by jury has
been stricken down.
For number of years 1t has been
remarked that the decisions OF the
United States court were nearly always
i'll favor of the corporations Then 1t
was noticed that no man could be APP
pointed to federal judgeship unless
he was satisfactory to those interests.
cover a 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 A 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 coun-
try. Now it has stricken down trial by
Jury, and has established government
by injunction.
"a Forty years ago the slave power
predominated; today it is that OF cap
italists. The American people crushed
the slave power and saved our institu-
tions. Can they rescue them again!
Many say yes, but they have not re-
fiected that the crushing force which
now confronts them is greater than
was ever the slave power Capital sits
in the White House and legislates III
the capitol. The courts of justice are
its ministers and Legislators are its
lackevs The whole machinery of
fashionable society is its handmade.
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 paralyzing industry; second, the
growing of that corrupt use OF wealth
which is undermining our institutions,
debauching public officials, shaping
legislation and creating judges who do
it's bidding; third, the exemption of
the rich from taxation; fourth, the sub
stitution of government by injunction
for government by the constitution;
fifth, the striking down of trial by
jury.
Never has there been SO much pa
triotic talk as in the last twenty five
years, and never was there so many
influences at work strangling republic
can institutions
Disciplining the HaMaiian ARMY.