The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-29
ANOTHER ALABAMA CLASH.
Gov. Comsr Answers q Federal
Judges Threat Of
Indictments.

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Montgomery, Ala, Aug. "a Gov
Conner, In q statement issued hers
today said he would give the railroad
companies until October / TO com
ply with the recently enacted rate
Law. It they do not comply by ths,
date, he says, he viii call q special
session Of the Legislature and urge
the enactment Of even more drastic
laws.
Governor Corners statement Was
the result Of instruction given to the
federal grand jury yesterday. Judge
Thomas G. Jones urged the indict-
ment Of any county or state officer
who interisres in any way with the
iuiunctions issued BY his court multi
Tying the cheap rate Law recently
passed by the Legislature.
Judge Jones' charge is In answer
TO the threat oil Gov. Conner that be
would order state officials to enforce
the law despite the iederalinjunction.
Judge Jones calls the situation
"abominable, uncalled for, and Diet.
rimental to the welfare Of Alabama. /"
Judge Jones told the grand jury
that II probably would be held In
session until there is Q setslsment OF
the cases, or such q letup IN the pro-
ceedings that in can safely be let 90
without fear OF discredit to the court.
He said:
"Recent events will compel the
court to detain you here some time
watching It, may be for overt acts Of
resistance to the process Of the court
which some now threaten In the near
future. The situation here Is so abom.
inal, so uncalled for, so unwise,
so detrimental to the welfare and
peace Of our people that the court
feels compelled by q high sense Of
duty to call your attention to IT,"
The law was then cited in many
ways as to the right Of the federal
cours to enioin the state until such
acts are declared to be legsl, and the
revised statutes were cited to show
that any who violate the orders Of
the court may be not only imprison-
I'd and fined for contempt, but in
dicted and given long terms In the
penitentiary.
All these things, the Judge told the
Jury, It not only had q right to sp-
ply, but 1t was the iury's duty to
apply them. He said all the power
Of the flag and nation mas, behind
them to enforce the orders Of the
court, and that officers OF the
state will not be allowed In
any sense to defy the tribunal. And
among other things he said:
care the lives Of interstate psssen.
yers to be endangered by such q
tate Of things? Are the mails Of
he country and interstate commerce
10 be delayed and the flag which
stands behind the order OF the court
nsulted by such lawless arrests?
"No one would respect the Ameri.
AN people II It's government tolerat.
ID such conditions on any foot
II American soil longer than is nee
'sary to bring its power to bear dpon
he transgressors. The jury Is chsrg-
ID to inquire ofevery ofiense brought
10 It's knowledge Of resistance to the
process OF the court or efforts to OBJ
'truct or impede the due admins.
ration Of justice in the cases nov
ip."
In a statement given to the public
ibis afternoon Governor Conner
'ecites that the demands Of the state
IRE very moderate and reasonable,
hat several lines have accepted
hem, 60 there IL no reason to stand
,ut against them longer. he thinks
hey can be tested in the courts and
yiven every show as to legality. he i
Hoses his statement with the reitera.
aon that he must enforce the Law, |
hat II is his constitutional duty to |
10 90, and says:
'Ti that statute upon the subject
II freight and passenger charges onl