The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27
oeNuNclATloN OF VIOLENCE.
Senator Wcleott Says No Man Need
Go Hungry in his Land.
He Condemns Popuiist Govsrnors for
Encouraging LawiesXness - senator
Higgins on the Hawaiian Policy of
Infamy In the Tarin Biii.

and Allen sisted that there would be no
objection on the Democratic side TO its
passage. Vest. however. opposed IL lie
said these people should be treated as all
other citizens Of the United States. II
they did not violate any laws they would
not be molested. but he deprecated the
introduction Of such a resolution, because
il intimated . want of confidence in the
institutions and laws Of the land. The
right TO come and visit the city was so
plain, so evident, that any suspicion about
IL was reflection on the intelligence of
the country. He was opposed TO the
preamble. IL it was meant 10 include
those men who had trampied on the laws
and undertaken TO secure transportation
70 this city by force of arms. He declared
the men who were marching to Washing
ton City would be protected in their rights,
but they would have 70 learn to abide by
the laws of the land. and if congress for
one instant compromised with them it
would open crevasss which would end
in a dood Of final destruction. III any one
wanted to come here. whether he was en-
pioyed or unemployed. TO inspect the pub
lie buildings and visit congress his rights
would be respected. but when persons
seized trains to come on. when they vio-
lated the laws of the country and trampled
on the rights Of the people. congress ought
not to treat with them.
Noicott entered q vigorous protest
against the passage Of the resolution. He
vas at loss to understand the purpose of
the resolution, which did not change the
law in any respect, but simply extended
cringlng invitation to those men calling
themselves unemployed. some Of whom
were coming by begging, some by their
overpowering force. ana Some on stolen
trains. The only excuse for such lawless
action as had been recently enacted had
been the utteranees of men in high places,
holding office. Members of the senate
who had spoken of serYile police force
AID a paid soldiery seemed TO think
it proper to denounce in the SEN
ate men sworn TO do their duty.
Ii was to be regretted that
the governors of certain states had been so
unwise as to urge these men TO make de-
scent on the capitol of the United States.
His own state had the misfortune to have
one OF these governors. whose antics had
brought discredit and dishonor to his COM
inonweaith and suf.sA her fair name.
these methods Of administration. The
times were out of joint, but what made
them so might be attributed to one cause
or another. He believed most of the men
in Coxey's army might be honest. but
they were led by men who were
cranks. insane or vicious. Their meth
DDS of righiing wrongs could result
in no good this could only come from the
natural beneficence OF mankind, which, as
the world grew better, made men more
humane and kind. There should be no
map suffering for bread in this broad
domain OF the United States who was
willing to work. There was today no man
who sincerely desired TO work for the sup
port of himself and his family who could
not get work or bread TO put into the
mouths of himself and his little ones until
work could be found. Wolcott continued:
Il am tired of this talk of q national
demonstration. In Colorado today,
crushed and Inundated as she is by the
action of congress, | venture 10 say no
lpan is suffering because he cannot find
work or willing hands to assist in helping
hum until work can be found for Kim. /
believe the time has come when those of
US who are in public iite ought TO begin to
cultivate more regard for the perpetuity
of republican institutions aud 10 pander
less 10 that misied portion of the labor
vote whose labor is with their throats and
never with their hands. IL is time
We stood up for American manhood; for
the right OF every man 10 work
II he wants to: II II takes the
whole army of the United TO enable him
to do so. The right of every man is to
enjoy equal liberty with every other man.
and that meaus that he shall have such
liberty as Is not inconsistent with the
equal rights OF his neigh oors. the right to
work aud enjoy the property which the
laws Of the country have enabled him 10
secure. IL is time ~e had the courage to
stand together against this socialism,
Populism and paternalism which is run
ming riot in this country. and which must
end in the destruction OF the liberty which
the law gives US -iiberty which should be
dearer 10 us than life Itself.
Doph stated that he fully agreed with
what the senator from Missouri (Vest1
had said. but he called attention to other
objection able features of the preamble of
the resolution. No one denied the right
of citizens o, the United States TO peace
ably assemble to petition congress or TO
visit the capital His objection 10 the
resolution lay in the fact that il was
HStbiA FahteA " q - Ai'5 PA""'AAp'Ss "h'Sh
was IN effect a censure of the authorities
of the District of Columbia
Gray also condemned the resolution.
even while he would vote for il If the pre-
amble we're omitted. lie admitted that he
had a kindly sympathy for the bondage
which made our roads 50 picturesque in
summer.
Alien defended his action in introducing z
the resolution. and spoke for some time.
In the course of his speech he spoke of
these ugtterings OF spontaneous upr.s-
ing 0l American cisizens against wrong
and OPPRESSION" Il Vas. lie said, peace
able gathering of men engaged IN a peace
abe project.
Does the senator apply that to the
Army Of the CommonNea. who stole a
train At Butte. killed two deputy marsba!s
and hom the troops OF the United States
arc trying n capture >" askei WoicoIL
L! ea refused 70 be drawn onto this
ground. HE declared he was a warm ad-
yocate o! peaee and lawgalness lie crlti-
c.sesl the commissioners Of the Dls.rlc; of
Co.umui ia issuing Proclamation warn
ing Coxey's army against entering the
district.
\, las p. m. before any action had
teen taken on tee resolution, Harris
moved to take up a resolution proviclug Z
that ''toa0rros and unti otherwise or
1eFea the senate shall meet a. II o'clock
J. n"
PETER and Allen objected 20 the pend
ing resolution being displaced. and de-