The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-01
TIE HAzELToN RIOTS.
A Correspondent Takes Exceptions TO the
JuItIficAtion OF sheriff Martin.


Qualification ofsheriH Martin.
To the Editor of the Intelllgencer.
sIR:-I read in the IntelliGencer the
other day piece from Harpers Week
Iy justifying Sheriff Martins conduct
at Hazleton. The article in question
mentions that our laws are human and
imperfect, but at the same time justl.
fes unfolding them, even to the com
hitting Of wholesale murder. Any law
we have on our statute books that is In
direct opposition to divine law ought
10 be nullihed, even II II includes the
whole established code, and we become,
according TO Emcrson's prediction,
annrch..tic In form and theocratlc In
fact Why do n sheriff and his depu-
ties arm themselves when they have I'M
armed men 10 deal with? Were the
miners at Hazleton the superior Of the
deputies in physical strength, In dip
lomacy and as strateglsts. that the
former felt called on to resort to fire
arms?
Is there any limit to the swearing in
Of deputies, that murdcrous weapons
should supply the lack Of numbers? Is
It possible that our officers are not
versed In the use OF sticks and stones,
and In lodging the same that they are
helpless to rctallate unless assisted by
something more effective?
What is tho alter with sending on n
lot Of school boys TO quell riots and pro-
tcct property? They may do no more
good than did the deputies. but they
would do no harm, and that Is some
thing TO be proud Of these days.
Why II 81 that when our own shcrin
takes crazy man 10 the insane asylum
or criminal to the penltentiary, he al
ways goes armed 10 the teeth and as
sisted by one or two deputies? Is II
rrco aC habit or IL the insane man OF
ih' criminal the superior In strength, In
Hlraiagcm and intellectual diplomacy to
our Installed officers? II seems TO me
with these facts in view We would do
hotter 10 20 Ia the agylums ana jails for
Eherlns and deputies. and send those In
present use back to school or to the
nursery where they could learn 10
NQueal, Kick and stamp. and throw
stones " need hc We ought by this
time to he ashamed Of giving WlnchCB-
terH and authority to men VINO ought 10
BE- M school learning 10 wrpFtlc, kick
f''.' N'flI w 'NNWN w llNN' ''AN'l
sense than TO send babies TO sublugutc
men, hahl6r that ought 10 be IN the nur.
saty welding rnttloa and gum rings,
rather than pulling triggers. not that
pulllHF triggers rs any harder work or
requires any greater mental culibor
thnn chewing gum rings, but they do
leave children fDthrrlesB and mohow
and wiynn hcrrft
Whnt h tho matter with United stated
troops that whom they are ordered "a
protect property from The devastating
hands or unarmcd HtrIlyors that They
must use IRE nrm52 why ~ II, TINT
though NJ superior numbers they must
nav" Turp2 Are the RtfIltUra 20 much
ihn hyperion or we'll drilled mon TINT II
mk"1 Hll the Ingenuity ~ Mt lSrupp.
Mr. cot ana Mr.. Winchester nnd Mr..
tniiIng aud tho whole United 9tulpH
government 10 down more handful Of
them
Who're nrc our unhNtaldcd gullIvnnr.
,orhrtta aud FltzsImmeHs. Whefe nte
VI" hnno bnll mon nnd tho foot bail
l'hmf These nru the Kind NJ mon we
want 10 quoll riots, protect property
ana uphold the mnicrty vi thn INV men
mat r"ly ON their pr0woHa rrIi md rln.
nina, men that can dodge Slide, Kick
ma lnkn The snvefcHt knocks without
Gtoah, and Mt the utmost extremity 70.