New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-11-18

place inzC Chicago early IL July 81 that
year could not and would net have been
suppressed but for the employment of
United States Regulars. Yet, il there is
any reliance to be placed upon the docu-
Iments before me, there IS not q single
scintilla oftruth in that charge.
On the contrary the facts are that arms
were promptly sent to all civil officers
who applied forthem. and on application
of the proper authorities troops were dis
patched at once toevery point where de-
manded. In several instances, indeed,
where troops were sent the soldiers
themselves were obliged to act as engii-
neers and brakemen because the railroad
men were unwilling to assist in their
transportation
On the 10Th Of June the attorney gen.
eral OF the Uniled States in response to a
letter in relation to the employment Of
United States troops to assist the mar
shall IN the service Of process, telegraphed
to the United States district judge for
the southern district Of Illinois: "Please
advise receivers to take proper steps to
procure protection by civil authorities Of
the state. If such protection proves in
adequate the governor should be applied
to for military assistance" Immediate
ly thereafter and on several subsequent
occasions the marshal, finding the local
authorities could not furnish the required
assistance, applied to the governor for
military aid and in every instance state
troops we've promptly sent to his assist
ance. -
On the first of July trouble became
imminent in Chicago. The sheriff of the
county applied for arms, which were i'm
mediately sent to him, and he at once
swore in large number of deputies,
while the mayor of the city greatly IN
creased the police force, but the former
never at any time applied for military
aid, nor did the latter until July 6. In
the meantime the United States marshal
had appointed over 1000 deputies and
cn the 3rd the United Troops we're OF
deyed inte the city under the pretext that
they were necessary to aid the marshal
and his army Of deputies in ahe service
of process to protect the mails and that
'conspiraciesr existed against commerce
between the states This was dome with
out any appaicaSien to any Of the local
authorities fer assistance or a. word Of
notification co. the governor, notwith
standing he had, manifested in several in
the. proceeding twe'weeks
not only his Willingness but his ability
to render ample aid: sor all purposes for
which l., was pretended that the federal
troops were Required
j Tpe presence Of these troops had Do
effect toward allaEing the existing trou-
Die, if, indeed, it did not tend to asgra-
waite it. as it constituted without :sbate-
meDt unt5s' near room om the 9th, when
it became 30 SERIOUS that the mayor for
the first time intimatees to the governor
tia, the assistance of the state was nee
eessary by pAing him for troops.
On receiving the mayors dispatch five
regiments cAinfantry, tive troops ofeav
airy and3two, batteries of artillery were
Instantly osdered to- the scene, aaeb in
hess than twelve hGurs he entire force
was on duty in Chicago, although Some
Of them had, to travel $50 miles, and
within thirty hours after their arrival all
serious, rioting was suppressed and the
destruction efpropesty practically ended.
Such ale the facts as briefly as, can
state them. which have been tortured in-
to:a pretexs for charging an honorable
gentleman. the governor of one OF the
greatest states in the union, with being
an .anarclnst charge which implies a
willingness, if not an actual intent, not
only to overthrow the existing govern
nlent, state and federal, but to- destroy
all government whatsoever--to overthrow
everything like social order and lesa! re-
straint-to cuuntenance and encourage
if not actually engage in the perpetra-
ton of every possible crimt known to
the calender, from high treason to petit
larceny. It Is scarcely necessary fcr
me to add that a charge SO damning in
its character, when applied to any one
with the slightest claim to responsibility,
carries its own refutation ON its face.
But again: Thousands Of well-mean-
ing people have been persuaded to believe