The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-30
BEAUMONT MASS MEETING.
Strong Resolutions Aoslast Govern
meat BY Injuaction.
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN COOPER
Was 60 the Point and the CentlcAan
wss Elected = Delegate 20 tho
st. Louis Conferences.

meeting held at the court house last niSnt
for tho purpose OF making public express
sion on the latter day government by M
junction as practiccd In some OF the North
ern States was not 80 largely attended as
was expected but the attendance WINS fair
~ representative. Tho meeting was or
ganlxed by the election OF Hon, Macunc
chairman, and s. II. McGary secretary. In
stating the object the chairman took oc-
CASTOR to comment on the small number
present. saying It evidenced lack OF In
terest In tho affairs OF State that bordered
on criminal neglect.
"'rhe ,ahoring men OF Beaumont have yet
to feel the tyrants heel athwart their
necks." exclaimed the chairman. but II
Is unsafe for them to assume that they Will
forever remain unmolested. This meet
Ing is a response to proclamation re-
Gently issued by the labor leaders who are
managing the destinies Of the striking coal
miners and was called for the purpose or
publicly protesting against heterogeneous
OF tho Judiciary on the rights OF the peo-
pie. and believe the sympathy OF the en-.
tire community is with any movement
that has for It's purpose the perpctuation
OF q republican form OF government In
theso United States
The meeting being ready for business.
Mr. w, n. Crawford announced that Hon.
s. II Cooper. congressman from this dis.
trot. had been invited TO address the
meeting. Mr., Cooper could not respond
In person to the invitation hut had sent
the following letter. which on motion. was
read
MIR. w II. Crawford, beaumont, Texas.
Woodvillc, Texas. August Is. Dear sir,
regret very much that I will be unable
10 accept the kind Invitation contained in
your letter OF Yesterday TO joiu in person
with the good people OF your city In pub
licly protesting against the arbitrary. mar
tlal aud | might add Splawfui granting
of injuuctipns by Federal Judges, abrldg-
ing the right of peaccablo assembly aud
FREQ speech by the psoplo OF ,bis country,
/ yield precedence 10 no one In my re-
spect honor and reverence for our tud,-
einl tribunals and before I would Grid.
else or condemn their decisions / would
resolve every doubt In favor OF tho fair
ness equity and iustness of their writs
orders and Judgments, but when their de-
cislons not only 10 beyond their long rcc-
ognlzed jurisdiction but become partial,
arbitrary and Impressive. and tend TO Sap
Tho very foundatton az our iustvutions aud
subyert and destroy tho principles upon
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