Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-28

IL the inhabitants OF single state q.
great body of them nhould oombinf.
to obstruct Interstate commerce or tlH
transportation OF tho malls. proscct,
tiona for such offcnses had In such
community would be doomed In aql
vance to failure. Aud n the certainty
OF such failure was known and ttJ
national government had no othd,
way TO enforce the freedom OF inter
state commerce and the transportgs :
tion of the mails than by prosecution
and punishment for Interference there,
with. the whole interests OF the natiolf
In these respects would be at the all d
solute mercy OF portion of the IL,
habitants OF n single state. But therh
In no such impotency In tho nationr
government. Tho entire strength u
the nation may be used In any part q
the land. the fun and free exercise FL,
all national powers and the securits,
Of all rights entrusted by the const1i'
tuition 10 tn care. Tho strong arm q B
the national government mny be put,
forth to brush away all ubatructionB VI
the freedom OF Interstate commerce Of
the transportation OF the mails. NJ.
the emergency ariseH the army OF Thu
nation and all It's militia are at thu
service " the nation TO comptl.
obedience 60 ita laws.
lnahe case before MS the right TO uit
| force does not exclude the right II
appeal to the courts for n judicial do
termination and the exercise OF aai
their powers of prevention. Indeed. 81
Is more TO the praise than 10 the blnmsa
OF the government that instead OF do,
| tcrmlnlng for itself questions OF righ
| and wrong on tho part of these petii
| TONERS and their associates and rnforc
| ing that determination by the club q.
the policeman ana the bayonet of I'M
/ soldier II submitted all those uuef
tons 10 the peaceful determination OF
| judicial tribunals and invoked thelf
| consideration ana judgment as 10 IN. 2
| measure OF It's rights and powers ans
| the oo-rolatlve obligations or thoB 4
| against whom II made complaint. Il,
| And II N equally 20 the credit Of thL'
tribunals wns by the great maJorlt 4
OF them respected ana the trouble
which threatened no much disaster teri.
minated n
Neither can II be doubted that thf
| government hns such an interest ~
| the subject matter M enables II u
appear aa party plaintiff IN this suit
| IL ia said that equity only intrrfere,I
| for the protection OF property ana thns.
| the government has no property intoii
est. A sufficient reply Ia that IN.
United States have property In TIL,
mails. The protection was ono OF tn. 7,
purposes Of this bill, That the BIZ,
filed IN this cnse disclosed special fact
calling for the exercise OF the power, t!
OF tho court Ia not open TO question:
The picture drawn IN 1t OF the vast nj
tercstH involved, not merely OF the cit
| OF Chicago and the state OF Illinois, but
OF all the states and the general coui
fusion Into which the interstate com
merce OF the country was thrown. TIL
forciblc Interference with that conn
merce: the attempted exercise by In
diyiduals Of powers belonging only q.
-.
tinuance OF such invnHion OF pubir:
right presents a condition OF thing
which called for the fullest exercise d
all the powers OF the courts. II evef
there was special exigeney presented
one which demanded that the court
should do all the courts can do, II |.
apparent on this bill, and we need mo-
turn 10 the public history OF the dnA
which only reaiilrms with emphasis a.
Its allegations.