Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-09


of enforcing some of these injunctioms.
Some of these injunctions were oh.
tanned as early as June ~ and 10. They
were issued without notice. they ran
against all of the inha bitants of the
three states comprising the Judiciary
circuit. and were not served personally
but In some cases were simply posted
on some wall and in others attempts
were made to read them to a vast mob
under circumstances that made the
whole proceeding look fnrcical ana In
dicatcd that the mob was not expected
to obey them. but that these proceed.
ings were had simply to- lay the four
la ton for another step. After these
iniunctions had been issued the United
States Marshnls. according to their
own statements. arrested about 400
men. nearly all on the mere charge of
being guilty of contempt Of court, and
40 far Ms can he learned not twenty
men have been convicted on anv
charge. These injunctiOns served as
q sort Of sidc.1OOr convenience. AMI
were used In some Instances TO terror
who could have been found at any hour
Of the day were arrested toward even.
ing. In some cases on saturday even
Ing. when the officers who could admit
to hail had gone home. 40 us to compel
the men to spend u night or n Sunday
in Jail. George 1Ovejoy. n trainmast.'r
mt I.aSnllc. was q member of the 4. II.
tail
ply quit work. hut did nothing more.
a warrant was sworn ont for his mr.
rest. He was taken 100 miles to Chi.
cago In charge of officers anu remained
In their custody two days and was
then bniled out. ana when the case was
about TO be heard II was dismissed
with the simple statement that they
did not care to prosecute. Had the
| machinery of justice been left In I'M
partial hands and had there been no
other object In view than merely the
| enforcement of the law AMI the pro.
lection of property. II IN manifest that
these abuses would not have happen
/ ed. The Federal Government had al.
ready the complete machinery of Jus.
tlcc I'm Chicago which Ind been found
to bc sufficient for every and all pur-
poses. II had never interfercd on sim.
liar occasions In the pnst. Consequent.
~ the fact that II should Interfere at
nll here was remarkable. and that II
| should step In nt such an early dntc
was still more remarkable. hut more
significant than all these things was
the selection which II made Of II rep
resentntive. There were In Chicago ut
that time thousands of able lawyers
who had 10 personal interest tn serve.
but they were not wanted. The al
mn.stritiOn clnimcd to bc Democratic
and there were hundreds of Democrats
capable Of filling any office IN the
government. hut they could not be-
trusted. \ man was selected who
was not only of opposite politics. hut
| who was one of the most prominent
corporation lawyers In the country.
who was ut that time the hired ntto;-
ncy of one Of the railroads involved
In the strike, and who was at that
time personally engaged In lighting
strikers. and therefore had nm interest
In the outcome. yet this man was
clothed with all the powers Of the
government ana he brought to the use
Of himself and his clients, without o.
pensc to them. the services of over
1900 United States marslinls. Of q spe-
clnlly picked United States grand Jury.
of several United States Judges. and
Of the United States army. Never lW.
fore were the United States govern
ment and the corporal lions OF the cOun-
try 80 completely blended. NIL the pow.
crs of the one being ut the service Of
tho other, ana never before was the
goddess of Justice made u mere hand.
maid for one Of the cOmbntants. Sure.
~, if there had not hccn u special oh.
jcct to attain, II there had been moth.
Ing wanted except to preserve order
AMI enforce the law. then common de-
cency would have suggested that the
machinery OF Justice remain In impair,
tinl hands. 1t IL evident thnt II tn,
Attorney General OF the United States
did not outline ana advise the policy
that was pursued. II received his ap
plOvnl and was carried out through his
assistance.
Referring again TO government by In
Junction: Some of the Federal judge,
. based these remarkable orders ON tn,
. Interstate commerce law. This was az
act passed by Congress some years ag'
. for the express purpose Of pr0tectlni
tho public against unjust charges %,
the part o. the railroads. ana practical
~ OF protecting the farmers ana tn,
shippers Of the country against ruiaOu
: determinations. The railroads refuse,
to obey this law aud carried II into III,
Federal courts. ana these same Feder,,
. judges proceeded to hold section afte
/, section of the law tn be uncOnstitutlOn
/. tnl, until they hGd absolutely destroyer
i. " for the purpose for which 1t wa
= enacted and had made 1t rs Harmless
rs u dead rabbit. Then. after havln
= thus nullltied IN act OF Congress IN
!. tended for the protection OF the people
!. they turned around ana made of It
club with which to break the backs q
). the men who toll with their hands
!, men whom Congress did not think q
I. leglslating. against. Others Of thes
a Judges have recently held that the
!. have the power 10 make these order
q independently of the Interstate con
Il merce law.
~ Another innovation is the OpcrTtlo
;, of railroads by courts OF chancer!