| Show TROOPS IN CITIES chicago herald has the following to say in regard to a proposition sustained by some papers of f that centre of socialism and to establish a garrison there for the riots considered probable because of the texi existence stence of plots of secret societies the appeal tor for a garrison as a menace of the people is the appeal not of cowardice alone but of treason to the fundamental ideas of american freedom it is worse than silly for it would raise a power which actively exerted in municipal affairs would speedily divest cities of all autonomy and of MI all liberty this country has had more than enough of the abe bayonet at the ballot box there never has been a riot in chicago which might not easily have been mastered by a coot cool and intelligent head of the municipality ci acting through the conserva tors or of the abe peace there never was a tumult in the streets of chicago so serious as to call for the intervention of a 4 at standing anding army arav sensational newspapers have at times streaked the pale air with blood but there never has been and there is no reason lor for any b but tit timorous and cowardly citizens to fear that there ever will vill be in chic chicago ago legitimate food for the bullets ballets of a garrison of the regular army the man who proposes keep united stal stamps eg troops within call in order to lu prepare chicago for far what he may regard as a riot is a public enemy if he be cannot trust the people of this country and their institutions which he appears to be incapable of appreciating cia ting lie be had better instantly emigrate to some healthy despot despotism ism and in d take up his residence in some garrison town say of ireland or of india substitute salt lake city fur for chicago in the foregoing and it would be more strictly correct than it is as it stands the only riot of importance that has ever occurred in this city was the tumult that occurred when city marshal burt bart of hoa honorable drable memory was killed by a brutal negro in the street and that was not an uprising athe that menaced the general peace or e either r public or private proxy property it was simply a lawless outburst of vengeance against the murderer and it was quelled as soon as mayor william jenings ap peare douthe on the scene and commanded the peace the moh mob ceased its violence the he body boa ol of the negro which was be being I 1 a d dragged rag el away was left untouched and the crowd wd dispersed without further violence every word of the chicago herald which we have quoted has special application to the persons who moved for the location of troops in this city and to the situation here but we have seen no cause tor for complaint against the soldiers themselves we have never said anything against them or theirs their presence here which would reflect on the army its officers or men in the ranks it is the principle denounced in the above excerpt to which we object aud and the misrepresentations and dastardly means winch which were used to accomplish a sinister puE purpose pose we commend the strictures of the herald to fo the perusal and personal application of the parties whose era cra mums the cap will fit to a nicety |
