This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... purpose under the old provision of the Constitution, and I believe that it is as far as we ought to go in committing the military arm of the State to protect property. As to the question of public disaster, those instances have occurred in this State and the militia has been used and it has been used ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... purpose under the old provision of the Constitution, and I believe that it is as far as we ought to go in committing the military arm of the State to protect property. As to the question of public disaster, those instances have occurred in this State and the militia has been used and it has been used without objection. I understood the Chairman to say there is some question about the validity of the constitutionality of the appropriation to meet the militia in that character of service. There has been no question raised, when there is any public disaster in Illinois for the use of the militia, let us say, on any occasion of public disaster. I believe we are opening the door to a dangerous use of the militia of the State, not against those against whom the militia might be used, but as against the organized militia themeselves. If the State can take the members and call them into service at the mere pittance of pay they get, it would create a situation that would keep every self-respecting man out of the militia, and that will be the effect of it. Any man who reads this and who has got good judgment certainly will not enlist in the militia unless he is compelled to. I would advise a man against it. I say that frankly, if he is compelled to serve under a provision of this character. I believe it is dangerous to open a door to a situation under which no one can foresee or know. ' I think these words should be stricken out. I believe when the State of Illinois says that it will uphold the law by using the military forces if necessary, it thereby says it will give to life and property all the protection it is entitled to receive from the State, but there must be some provision in the future for the use of the militia to make necessary the...
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