Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-25


legal steps taken by its legislature,
duly and fairly elected w the people,
we have the startling PRONUNCIATION
mot at all unknown to me for have
declared its fruition for some years
past), that there were nine oligarchs in
this Union, who dominate and control
every inch Of the territory Of all the
states; and that their edicts are SUI
preme, over and above the oppressed
will of the people through their repre-
sentatives in congress assembled. And
that not only must these absolute or
ders be obeyed, but that they have
worthy co-adjator in the executive, to
supplement their deputy marshals,
CHessians who can be hired from the
dregs and outcasts of the population),
to carry out the edicts of their masters
and the whole army, navy and power
of the federal government shall be set
in motion to enforce their DEGREES. And
beyond and unprecedented is the as
sertion that this executive can embody
all the militia Of all the states in the
U. S. Army and send them under mil
itary despotism into any and all the
states to enforce the commands OF the
federal commander-in-chief. In three
short paragraphs the states are oblit-
Grated and blotted out, without use for
legislatures or governors-nay scarcely
to have representation in senate or
house, when military satraps can more
easily obey and enforce the instruc-
lions, directly communicated from the
White House. The steps taken by
Cleveland last year in throwing the
whole military force Of the army and
navy to the assistance of corporations,
and against the masses of citizens, ex-
ercising the rights they believed had
been guaranteed by the constitution,
was attentive, under the prevailing
excitement to experiment with the doc
trine now laid down by the Supreme
court, and to see how far the people
would permit it, without taking alarm;
Just as the tentative has been made
under the Golf injunction, to see
whether the people had been lulled to
sleep and supineness. Under that pro-
nunciamento Of the federal judiciary,
with all its subordinates too willing
to resort to usurpations and attack up
on the poorer and weaker classes, 1t is
perfectly feasible for the present exec
utive to perVert law by open violations
Of the constitution, and in Spanish
American style to carry the elections
as he pleases. The late force bill was
harmless and innocuous in comparison
with the force bill declared by the fed
eral court to be in existence. In the
debates in the convention preparing our
constitution, it was fully discussed why
the militia was created. 1t was en-
phatically declared that the formation
of state troops, under their own officers
and with the governor as commander
in-chief, was for the purpose Of pro-
tecting the state against the federal
power. 1t was discussed from the OPP
posite view by Alexander Hamilton
and the federalists under his lead, with
precisely the same conclusions that
the federal court has declared to-day
that all the militia should be under
the order Of the United States execu-
tive-and that was defeated by large
majority. Jefferson saw more clearly
as time rolled on what would be the
perversions by the federal judiciary;
and he wrote several letters, teaching
that the destruction of the Union would
come from that body. Go on therefore,
say, in your noble work and patriotic
efforts to enroll a body of stalwart,
brave, answering men, who may be
ready when treason and violence Is rife
to put in execution their plans-to rise
up everywhere and say to the conspira-
tors, "Your plans are abortive, unless
you can destroy US, fighting for liberty
and the support of the constitution"
And one Of the first things you should
do is to proclaim everywhere to the
honest unbought militia-"resign from
the body, which you are notified can
and will be used by any ambitious man
and traitor, to send you into collision
with your brothers, against whom you
have no i'll will; no desire to conquer or
subjugate." Let the Hessians be en-
ployed by their masters to form the