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


friends appointed on It. and no matter
what 1t did II would soon lose the con-
fidence of the workers and of the pub
lie. and with this It's usefulness would
he gone. Again. nearly all the great
interests Of this country. except farm.
Ing. are controlled by combinations.
Often one of these combinations col
lects together thousands of laborers.
representing many thousand people.
ut point where 1t IL almost the only
employer and where they would other
wise not have settled. These are ab-
solutely at It's mercy. If for any rea-
son II turns them out they become n
charge upon the State. that IL. upon
the public: the corporation ut once
washing Its hands Of all rcsronsi-
bility. The public. being the state,
has the same right to protect itself that
individuals have. AMI these evils must.
In some way. be met. for government
That cannot deal with new problems ~
they arise IL unworthy of a free people.
There should he some legislation to pre-.
vent lnhOrers being brought into the
State by squads. for they generally
have to displacc IN equal number. who.
being suddenly thrown out. become n
charge upon the public. Some years
ago n number of nonresident capital.
lists bought lnrge tracts of coal lands ~
Spring Valley. In this State. nnd open.
cd number Of mines. Several thou.
sand miners were induced to move
there. very large per cent. of whom
were Americans. many Of whom were
Induced 10 buy lots Of the COMPANY.
The company then pursued NO greedy
and uncomfortable q course toward
Its employees, through truck stores AM
other devices. that the men Mc,n r
restless. Thereupon II displaced almost
every American labOrer with foreign.
ers, who had been brought or induced
to come there. This left the former
employees out of work In u locality
where none was to lie Ind. and natural.
~ led to disturbances. by degrees thu
new men. finding themselves reduced
to Intense poverty by the exactiOns and
greed or the company. became sullen
ana discontinued. and last summer tn,
public heard much about the danger.
Gus Foreigners mt Spring Valley. Last
year the company employed large
number Of negroes. who nre tllsplnci ling
tint many Of the former employees, who
now find themselves without work auni
without bread. for no matter how hard
they worked they could barely keep
their families alive ana could save
nothing. This company Inns been y
curse and bill of expense to the State
from the time II commenced opera.
tons. Almost every administration
for number Of years has had to send
n military force there to preserve order
and protect the property of this con.
Germ TINT was really causing the trou.
bic. Although II has nearly 10000
acres Of coal lands and It's property II
estimated ut over s3.OOO.OCO. II IL ~.
ncsscd at only $l3G.0S4. and pays taxes
on this sum. While We welcome every
honest enterprise and industry. we can.
not allow our State to become merely %
fO,Tglng ground for wOllish greed. We
want no more enterprises of this char.
uctcr.
Government bv Injuuctian.
During the last two or three years the
us,,rpation Of power on the part of the
Federal judiciary. which had been
steadily going on for long time. has
assumed u form where II IN destroying
the very foundations of republican
government. The Constitution divides
the powers OF government into tho leg.
islatlve. judiciary and executive. nn,l
cOntcmplates that no two of these shall
: be lodged In the same person. but dur.
Ing the last two years the people Of this
: country have repeatedly witnessed the
operation OF an entirely new form Oi
: government. which was never before
heard OF among men In either mon
nrchy or republic: that IL, government,
, by injunction. whereby u Federal
: judge not content with deciding con
trOversies brought into his count. moi
content with exercising the judicla
functions of government, proceeds Il
! legislate and then adminlstratc. II,
issues u uknse which he calls m In
junction. fOrbklding whatever h,
plcases nnd what the law does not for
q bid and thus lcgislates for himself
I without limitation ana makes things
@ penal which the law does not maxi
!, penal. makes other things punishable
!. by Imprisonment which ut law ar
:. punishable only by fine, and he dc
n prives men of the right of trial by jur.
}. when the law guarantees this RICH,
n nnd he then cnfOrces this ukase In
q summary ana arbitrary manner by I'm
d prlsOnmcnt. throwing men into prisOl
n not for violating II law. but for helm
q guilty OF Il contempt of court In disre
IT. garding one OF these injunctions. Dun
}. ing the last two years some of thcs
d judges actually enjOined men frOi
!. quitting the employment Of u i1ilrOa'
@ These injunctiOns are u very great col
Y. venience to corporations when the
r. can be had fOrthe asking by II corpora
- tiOn In wyer. ana These were the prOcesse
d of the court to enforce which the Pres
h ident sent the Federal troops to Oh
!. cagO.
a During the coal and railroad strike
n last summer the United States Marsh
al for the Southern District of lllin0
70 swOrc In altogether over 800 deputie
10 chiefly for the purpose Of enforcing u
ut functions of this character issued !
Dr the United States Court ana dlrecte
as to the Marshal to enforce, and abO;
~ 1S1 ,non xvnrn nrrnstpl nj ('niro m