The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-23

were doing no good there. On the morn
ing Of the 9Th of July the president OF the
Illinois Central railroad telegraphed me
that the property of his road was being
destroyed by a mob and that he could
rot get protection. 1 wired him at once TO
get some one OF the local authorities who
are authorized to ask for troops TO do so,
and that ii all should refuse, to Wire me
that fact, and that we would furnish pro-
lection promptly. ! took the position as
a matter of law that II the local autnorl-
ties failed TO protect property and enforce
the law and refused 10 apply for state aid
while property Is actually being destroyed
and the peace is being disturbed, that then
the governor Of the state not only has the
right, but 1t is his duty to see that order ts
restored and the law enforced, and there
fore sent that telegram. At the same time
i sent a telegram to a friend in Chicago
requesting him to at once see Mayor Hop
kins and tell him that IL seemed to me
the situation was serious, and that he
had better apply TO the state for aid. This
message was at once communicated to
Mayor Hopkins, and about noon on that
day. being the 9Th of July. the day on
which the property was destroyed, the
mayor telegraphed for troops and by sun
down on that day we had put over 5000
state troops on duty in Chicago, although
some of them had to be transported $50
miles to reach the city. Never were troops
moved with create CELEBRITY. They at once
got the situation under control and stopped
the riOting and they found that one of
the railroad yards I'm which a fire had
broken out was far out on the prairie and
had an insufficient supply of water. that
the fire department was unable TO put
out the fire and thus prevent the destruc-
tion OF some cars that took fire from
others that were burning. Within "a hours
after the state troops arrived on the ground
the rioting was suppressed. There were
still 4 few cases during the following days.
or Stealthv incendiarism. but no more
the It'll Of July one Of the companies OF
state troons was attacked by a large mob
and opened fire on it and several men were
killed
s.I'n to this time the United states mar
shall at Chicago. instead Of calling on the
state for assistance, as the marshal for
southern Illinois had done. had sworn I'm
an army Of over 4eea deputy raarshals to
assist him in carrying ont the IN functions
which had been issued bv the courts. There
was no trouble about enforcing the usual
and regular processes OF the United States
courts The administratio ton Of Justice was
in no way interfered with. but this army
OF deputies was sworn I'm 10 carry out this
rev system of government known 3 gov
eminent by injunction; but notwithstand-
ing their number they did not seem able
to accomplish anything. The disturbances
kept growing and spreading. They were
sent along lines of railroads which the
federal courts had taken under their wing.
but as already shown IL devolved in the
end on the police and state troops. the prop
erly and regularly-constituted authorities.
to restore order"
Gov. Altgeld gives detailed history OF
his protest TO President Cleveland against
the presence of federal troops in Chicago
and his request for their withdrawal He
concluded this protest with the assurance
TO the president that, should the situation
at any time get SO serious that We cannot
control il with the state forces we will
promptly ask for federal assistance. but
until such time | protest. with all due
Election upon our people and again ask the
immediate withdrawal OF these troops"
The speaker then gave President Cleve-
lands reply and his second telegram to
the president. in which he again expressed
his belief that the ordering out OF the
federal troops was unwarranted. and again
asked their withdrawal.
Condemned by the Republican Party.
'If it Is proper to have the United States
courts interfere by means of Injunction and
other orders issued by them to carry out
acts of congress, and If II is proper TO use
the United States troops to enforce these
orders of the United States courts, as Is
now commended for by the managers OF
the Mckinley campaign, then II was proper
for the United States courts prior to 1860
TO make such orders and to use the
United States troops to enforce those or
ders. After the bred Scott decision there
were several fragrant cases of federal in
reference at different places growing out
of this question. and when the republican
national convention met at Chicago in
1850. on the 18th Of May, IL adopted plat
form which contained the following reso-
luton:
" Section e. That the maintenance in
violate of the rights Of the states. and es-
pecially the right of each state to order
and control its domestic institutions &C
cording to it's own judgme nt exclusively
is essential to that balance of power on
which the perfection and endurance of our
political fabric depends, and we denounce
the lawlcss invasion by armed forces of
the soil of any state or territory, no matter
under what pretext, as among the gravest
of errors
The armed forces here referred to were
federal forces sent TO execute the acts of
congress and the orders of federal courts.
The Policy of jefferson.
II have not the time to enter upon gen
eral discussion of the principles involved.
The constitution of the United States speci-
fed the conditions under which the federal
government can interfere in cases of do
mestic violence in any state. 1t provides II
can be done only on the application of the
legislature or of the state executive when
the legislature is not in session. Now, even
If 1t were true, which it is not, that the
acts of congress have attempted to enlarge
the powers of the president in this regard,
they would be void, becau use congress could
not, under any pretense, invest the presi-
dent with greater power than 1t has itself
under the constitution. The plank of the
republican platform OF 1860. which l have
just read, was intended as condemnation
of the use of the federal authority in the
affairs of the states. under the fugitive
slave act of congress. The old federalist
party VI which lllt itRuDlltdI party was
the successor. had always leaned toward
concentrating power in the federal govern
ment, but this plank I'm the republican plat
form followed the doctrines OF Jefferson.
who said
1t is by dividing and subdividing these
republics from the great national one down
through all its subordinations, until it
ends In the administration of every man
farm by himself; by placing under every
one what his own eye may sUpcrintend.
that all will be done for the best. What has
destroyed liberty and the rights of man
in every government which has ever ex-
listed under the SUM- The generalization
and concentrating all cares and powers
into one body, no matter whether OF the
autocrats OF Russia or France or the
aristoerats Of a Venetian senate. And 7
do believe that If the Almighty has not
decreed that man shall never be free land
II is a hlasphemy to believe ~. that the
secret Will be found TO be in the making
himself the depository Of all powers re-
specting himself. so far 90 he is compe-
tent 70 them. and delegating only what is
beyond his competence, by a synthetical
process. to higher and higher orders OF
functtonaries 80 as 10 trust fewer and
fewer powers in proportion as the trustees
become more and more remote.
The democratic national convention in
Cleveland for president. contained the fol-
lowing;
We believe that the public welfare de-
mands that these (Jeffersonian PRINCIPLES
be applied to the conduct Of the federal
government through the accession to
power Of the party that advocates them.
and we SolemnlV declare that the need