Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-02

ious migration FROM the old world,
government would eventually become q
thing of shreds aud patches, queer
condition in the "Uuited States" \
division Of the labors of the executive
is conducive to thorough performance
giving excellent government, when the
magistrate Of each state is honest, aud |
also capable of securing to each citizen
electing him to office their rights under |
the Constitution. This calls for rare |
honesty and rare ability. When we see
instead an ignoble prejudice, and evil
dence of limited perception, causing
undue harshness, the chief magistrate
should be in a position to intervene
before the trouble reaches an acute
stage. A violation of the Constitution
suffered by one citizen constitutes
reason for action. As to Estates rights
The results of an evil of such magnitude
as obtains at Cripple Creek cannot be
confined to the state in which it has
been bred, but helps to poison the at
mosphere of the whole union; hence the
necessity of federal interference. The
Boston Herald advances well supported
argument favoring the action of ex
president Cleveland under circumstances
which the Herald considers similar. But
in the case of the Chicago riot large
majority of disinterested citizens were
seriously affected, while the population
of Cripple Creek seems to be divided into
two sets of lawless belligerents, including
the governing force. Perhaps the Presi-
dent rightly thinks that the union as a
whole would be none the worse if these
belligerents utterly extermiHated each
other. Home rule in such conditions
would not be at all bad thing, provided
there were none but belligerents, and if
neither side had any special advantage.
But of course there must be few limo.
C mt pers, NJ there; these have their
rights to maintain, and may also have a
natural objection to subscribing toward
the support of the helpless families OF
the deported bread winners.
The constitutional fathers each and
all greatly feared intrusting the pow Ell
, in the franchise to the masses at first
this was not the intention of any one Of
them. Such men as have come into
/ power in some parts of this country
certainly discredit the judgment of the
, white electors, many of whom are as
: much to be distrusted as the coloreC
, citizen. To think lightly, or not at all
of the Importance of the responsibility
vested in each voter is criminal, but the
results bring suitable punishment
/, Popular government has in it IA source o
2 danger; for the sake of those who ar,
1 ! come after us let each one do his bes
+ to guard against this.
e Of this we may be certain-shoulC
S President Roosevelt be moved to actor
t protecting the men who are being un
C lawfully deported, we may expect SOM
+ caustic criticism from the Influential
: partisan organs who have been SO ASST
e duously booming Judge Parker. On
e of these, surely the most influential, is
S relentless enemy of up to date ''union
}, ISM" So far the President has neve
: pandered to any one class. His popu
C larity is based upon this incontrovertibl
e fact. AS to his "silence" Just now
t he reads the criticisms published i
IL newspapers in divers directions, am
:. takes this seriously, he is upon the horn
o Of dilemma, too badly ratified TO
il speech. But we opine he is gettin
S inspiration elsewhere.