Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER!
WASHINGTON, May 6, 1894 :

gether under the name of al
army" and threatening openl,
to remain until ioined by n sulli
clent number of men to intlmidat,
congr ess into granting the ridicu
lous demands of it's self-sppoint
ed leader, and the circumstance
attendant upon their coming enC
their stay here presents quite as
Impressive ap object lesson" at
the financial "object lesson" in.
augurated by the Cleveland ad.
ministration about this time last
year. and unless the difference
between liberty and license is
more sharply defined may lead to
quite as much misery. That q
majority of the men that this mau
Coxey has enticed into Wpshing
ton and qusrtered in pest hole
from which he has moved his val
liable horses for fear of their dy-
ing from the foul and malaria Ia
den atmosphere are lazy, good
natured tramps, only intent upon
avoiding work and being fed, is
apparent by their refusal to work
when offered them, but it is
equally apparent that this man
Coxey means mischief should his
force grow strong enough to make
1t, and the populist senators and
representative are doing all they
can to encourage it. When this
man Coxey and two of his follow
ers were arrested for violating
law In their absurd attempt to
speak from the steps of the Capi-
toI, every populist in Congress
who could make any claim to be-
Ing a lawyer appeared in the po-
lice court, nomlnally as their vol
unteer defenders, but in reality to
intimidate that court. This is the
third day of their trial, which
ought not to have lasted more
than an hour.
The manner in which the old
law, docking the pey of members
of the House absent without leave
except on account of sickness, is
being enforced is extremely far
,lal. The members are allowed
o certify their own absence and
he highest number of dsys that
Inv member has ownec up to be-
ng absent was six, while any
lumber of them who were absent
1t times during the month of April
eturned no certificate Of absence
md drew their full months paw.
Ihe Speaker of the House, who
lnderthis law is required to OK
he certificates of the mem bers
before. they are paid by the Sar-
,eant at Arms. declines to 60 be-
lind the returns made by the
members, even if he has actual
knowledge of their incorrectness.
hus leaving the matter entirely
With the conscle noes which are
much like rubber when questions
rise affecting their pocketbooks.
Sugar has certainly played a
tar part in the tariff-tlnkeripg
arce comedy that has been going
IN in the Senate for five weeks.
nd unless information that has
'een received from Louisiana is
Incorrect sugar is either going to
ret all of the flowers in the last
ct or it is going to break up the
how. Demands have been made
pom Senators Gallery & BIan-
hard, of La, by the sugar plan
ers OF that state, that they repud-
ate the forty per cent ad valorem
Iuty put on sugar by the present
ill and demand a straight duty of
wo cents ponnd--forty per cent
5 a fraction less than one cent a
'oupd-and vote against the en-
Ire bill If the two cent duty is not
'ut upon sugar. This is very en-
arrsssing to th. Senators named,
Tho have already in caucss agreed
D support the bill as it stands.
They are, it is Grid, given their
hoice of obeying the demand of
he sugar planters or retiring from
be Senate. They both hold GU
ernatorial appointments, and the
that will meet on the {
9Th inst, will elect Senators to {
i'll both of the unexpired terms,
8 well as one for full term.
10 fully understand the situa- ,
on 1t must he remem bered that |
le Louisiana legislature IS said '