Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-25
THE RULE OF COHEN.
What is Thought of 1t I'm Other Cities
New Yolk Times ]

New Yoik Times
The mob actually called upon
supplies, adding that they would make no
trouble if the goods were peaceably banded
over. Otherwise. they must help themselves
by force. Evidently, the local government in
manner. We hear of no arrests being made
among these threatening robbers. On the
contrary, e the merchants asked for one days
the leaders of the gang that they have openly
notified their followers that thev must help
themselves to what they need, II they can
without money. they must break into the Treas.
ury and get the money required by the un-
reasonable and blOated stOrekeepers.
these fellows are told by Cohen that they must
seize upon the public funds. Perhaps tlis
pestflent fellow really fancies that he may
make Violent demRonstration me trait M and Sst that he he
will thus become hero: He has right to
feel encouraged; The leaders OF his gang have
department. when they have called there to
threaten the officials. And the police of
Washington have calmly listened to public
glary and robbery. We sometimes complain
OF the lax administration of law in this city,
but mob leader who should openly advise
the commission OF crimes or should threaten
merchants with Dlundering their shops would
not remain at large here an hour. The easy
going authorities at Washington are nursing
New York Tribune
As for Cohen, he is we'll pleased
enough. He never makes bricks; he never
lays payementS. He has higher miSSion-to
emancipate or to deude into crime those who
DO Nor Is it likely that they would let their
full, however hungry they may be, and pocket
full, however moneyleSS his disciples. The
matter is simple. Workingmen, if they would
but exercise their common sense would know
professional ppftar-IIn t1 @
thoroughly distrusted. If anybody else inter
fered with them and their contracts in such a
way, he would be Indignantly told to mind
his own business. But when a volube stirrer
up of Sediton like Cohen tells the laborer that
bis wages are altogether too low, he touches
sensitive chord and is listened to orespectfu!ly
He improves the opportunity, and may soon
empty factories, mines, bEickyardS-places
which Just before were hives of cheerful and
not altogether Improbable industry. One
who Systematically pursues this calling of
making men discontented and turbulent and
reckless. is as bad as peStileuce. Often he is
shTewd enough to keep out of the hands of the
law; but too often the law Is afraid of him, or,
rather, those are to whom its execution is
committed. When murders come, as in the
pennsylvania coilieries, we begin to hang.
Perhaps ii we had some way Of suppressing
the Cohens and KearneyS at the start, we need
not hang at 2li
baltimore SUM-
lt seems almost inconceivable folly on the
part OF the Washington public authorities that
that insO.ent brawler, Cohen, should have
been permitted to make all the disturbance
of the United States, in the capitol OF the coun-
try, has put itself to the expense and incon-
venlence OF moving two companies of artillery
forty milcs because the authorities had, at
least until Saturday afternoon, been SO dere-
fct in the conception of their duties as to per-
nit this professional diSturber of the peace
drums, ringing big bells, making foolish but
lncendIaTy speeches from the pOrticOeS of
public buildings, and avoWing his intention to
drive honest men Off from their work unless
they strike for the wages which he-who
doesn't propose to work himself at any price
thinks they ought to demand. The spectacle
would be farce were it not SO utterly humili-
atlng, and were it Dot dangerous ID permit
mlsch1eVous braWlers to comprehend the full
extent of the impOtency OF a government
which allows such things to go on under its
eyes.
lChicago Times.J
Apestilent nuisance named Cohen, with a
mob of several hundred negroes, keeps the
police of Washington in state of unwonted
activity. Cohen commands the party of
labor reformers" who have proposed to cure
the simple process Of Selling the Treasury OF OF
the Uri.ed States and distributing its CON
tents among themselves. He and his army
phraded the streets Of the national capital the
They were followed by detachments of
nounteu polIce, duu tne treasury was placed
under strong guard; but no officer ventured
TO arrest the impudent ruffans who are keep
ing the city in turmoil. 1t is question
whether the audacity Of the Cohen gang or
who permit the sedition to gather head un-
checked, is the more disgraceful.
lPhiladelphia Bulletin.l
IT the city government Of Washington were
good for anything, which it evidently is not.
it would have ended Mr.. Cohen's little cam
Rhgn Thg days Ss this city
would find himself suddenly in prison or in
the house OF correction for breach of the pub
nc nc peace; II @ IS @dissracef9i ia that the capital Of
the terrOrS born Of the supremacy of the mob
which follows at the heels of this vagabOnd.
'lBaltimore Gazette
1t is strange, indeed, that vicious, igno.
rant, III conditioned tramp like Cohen issoer-
mltted to range about the streets of Washing
tramps. threatening Workfngmen, disturbing
property owners and putting the government
TO me expense OF moving its troops. Cohen is
undoubtedly rloter and diSturber of the
peace: That no legal means can be found in
Washington to suppress and punish such
knaVe, DespeakS an anomalous condition such
as entities the town to the earnest sympathy
OF the country.
New York Herald
Cohen. the laborer agitator in Washington,
ment OF melting riot and insurrectiOn at the
capital That city appears to have a very
curious KIND OF government. In any other
part OF the country he would have been in the
penitentiary long ago.
Philadelphia North American.
Cohen seems to be nuisance of the Kearnev
type that it ought not to be very difficuit to
suppress. The idea of keeping a force of
police and detachment of militia to escort
this ag1tator over the capital of the nation is a
little too absurd.
The Death Roll.
SPREAD OF THE FEVER IN LOUISIANA,
In New Orleans yesterday it was officially
announced at the Office of the board of health
Tuesday morning that DR.. Kibbe died at the
Hotel Dieu at II O'Clock on Monday night. DR..
Morley, yellow fever specialist, Is said to be
quite low with the fever. Reports during the
morning indicated that the fever continues
spre aiding in the direction of Carrollton and in
the rear OF the third district The deaths in
cluoe " under Seyen years: Among the new
cases are II. g. Miller and Thomas j. Rogers
!feegEaph, tee ,e operators Mrs Barnes is imProv
and not expected to live through the daY TWO