There was a notable illustration of
this point during the time of the Chicago riots, in July, 1894.
[Footnote 49: Article IV, Section 4. _The United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of
government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on
application of the legislature, or the executive (when the
legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence._]
President Cleveland _vs_. The Governor of Illinois.--In
addition to destroying property belonging to the railways centering
in Chicago, the striking employees prevented the free movement of
the trains. Mr. Altgeld, then governor of Illinois, did not provide
against these abuses, and President Cleveland ordered the United
States troops under General Miles to suppress the rioting. The
President, who was severely criticized by Mr. Altgeld, justified
his sending the troops on the following grounds: (1) that the
processes of the Federal courts could not be executed; (2) that the
transportation of the United States mails was obstructed; and (3)
that the laws on interstate commerce were not enforced.
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