Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-04
Where Anarchy is Found.

The Democratic party says that the laws Of the I
United States shall not be enforced without the con
sent and request Of the Governors OF the States
thus inviting rebellion and anarchy Ia States where
Altgelds AND Pehnoyers are in the gubernatorial
Office oregonian.
The Spokane Chronicle asks, "Isnt that Just awfui7
Calculated TO make take TO Europe or 20 up
into the garnet TO hide. One almost the red
flags and the torches and hear the flames cracking
and bombs bursting and fancy the pale wreaths Of
revolutionary smoke curling up around the brown
stone front OF the oregonian building while the red
tongues Of fire lick the mortgage off the roof. Ugh
1t makes shudder and wonder II Siberia doesn't
have good strong central government and isn't
pretty nice place to emigrate after ALL
Must be something terribly out Of joint somewhere
make the slow old oregonian newspaper take on in
that fashion What it be that the Democratic
platform SAYS about federal interference anyway
"we denounce the arbitrary interference Of the
federal authorities In local affairs a violation Of the
constitution Of the United States aud crime against
free institutions and especially object to govern
ment interference by injunction a and highly
dangerous form OF oppression hy which the federal
judges in contempt Of the laws OF the States and
rights of citizens become at legislators Judges
and exeeltioners; and approve the hill passed at
the last session OF the United Senate and now
pending in the House Of Representatives relative TO
contempt in federal courts and providing for trial by
jury IN certain cases OF contempt"
That can't be the Of all this demonstration
that Just goes back to the constitution Of the United
States and another document dated July T. l776
which roasted King Georges administration FOR de.
priving in many OF trial by jury" and 'af-
fecting To render the military independent of and SUI.
perior to the civil power" Must be something else
that's scared the oregonian- something Bryan said,
maybe. Let's now what did Bryan say
mo citizen fails to recognize at all times and under
all circumstances the absolute necessity for the
prompt and vigorous enforcement OF law and the
| preservation OF the public peace Without o5edi-
ence to law government is impossible. The Demo
cratic party is pedgei to defend the constitution and
enforce the laws tile United States and IL il also
pie ged respect ard preserve the dual scheme OF
government instituted by the founders OF the repub.
lie. 1t will be noticed that while the United States
guarantees to every State republican form OF gov
eminent and IL empowered to protect each State
against INVASION 1t Ia not authorized TO interfere in
the domestic affairs of any state except upon the APP
pcation Of the executive when the legislature can
not be convened
No anarchy there. Bryan goes back to the const
tuition just straight as the platform makers did;
and-but hold on! May be it's the constitution itse
that's at fault! Sure enough 1t Is:
1.-THE United States shall guarantee to every Stat,
In this union republican form OF government and
shall protect each Of them against nvasipn and oi
application of the iegislture-or OF the exeeutiv,
when the legislature not be eonyened-agains
domestic Vi llence. "-Constitution OF the United
States, Art. ", Sec. l.
That's It. There's your anarchy there's you
'invitation to rebellion and all that sort OF thing
It's wonder the nation has struggled along for owe
a century without discovering it-a woaier why,
it's miracle that the country wasn't dynamitel t,
mthareens,
Now that ought to be fixed. 1t ought to be amende
right away. How'll this do for amenment-sub
iect Of to the approval of the aeKinleyites
Art ". See. 4.-The United States shall guarante,
to every railroad in this nation employees at its owl
figures and shall protect each trust AMI corporation
against Inconvenience by strikes; and apple .t1r
al the president OF said corporation OF the
ger foreman when the president is in Europe
snail furnish sol Tiers to ran trains, handle ffeigh
and ill vacancies In ronworks and all kinds OF ,cto
ries free OF harge-together with many blank in
corporation shall desire