The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-04
(rrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.


the gang now campcd in the suburbs
of Washington known AS Coxey's
|army before its arrival, and since rs
|"Coxey's tizzlc." While a few OF
these men are what they represent
themselves to bc-bona tide work
|ingmen out of cmployment-they
have so far proven themselves to bel
peaceable and law abiding, thus
| differing from the so-called "indus-
trial armies in the northwest, the
unlawful acts Of which have been
the principal subjects under discus
sion at several cabinet meetings.
Some of the governors OF states
would not have felt tlattered If they
Icould have heard some Of the com
Iments made at these cabinet meet
|ings upon the manner they have
Id al with. or rather, failed to deal
with. recent mob lawlessness in
their states. The President and
Icabinet are unit in the determine
|tion to maintain the constitutional
power of the government with Fed
eral troops wherever it may be nee
lessary.
.Coxey's fizzlc, now encamped
as a freak show at Brightwood race
track. lust outside of the city limits,
will, unless the programme OF
ICoxev, the chief fakir, be changed,
march into the city Tomorrow.
The gang is not numerous enough
to make any trouble, even II they
were so disposed. If there were
ten times as many of them as there
are. there would be no apprehen-
. sion of trouble in Washington, as
every precaution has been taken to
: deal with any infraction of the law.
There are about three hundred men
|ih the camp and the kind Of men
they are may be Judged from the
: remarks of one of the thousands who
r visited the camp yesterday: II the
4 authorities would issue an order
stating that every man in camp
would be given bath, dressed II
: clean clothes and put to work TO-
morrow, would wager ten to one
I that nine -tenths of them would b'
Z, gone by morning. He sized then
G up correctly. At least nine-tenth'
of them are professional tramps
j here only to be fed.
: Secretary Hoke Smith rejoices II
= the possession Of a backbone OF tn
. Cleveland brand, as Mr.. Spencer
:. u. 5. Pension agent for Indiana
= has discovered. Mr.. Spencer latel.
= removed one Of his clerks and az
= pointed his sister to the vacancy
I" As soon as the attention OF the dt
~ partment was called to the matte
i" the friends Of the discharged cler
made sure that it didn't take long
r. Mr.. Spencer was notified that =
ST must revoke the appointment OF n
~ sister, rs it was a rule OF the a.
q partment that no pension age'
y shall appoint a relative to offlc
nj Mr.. Spencer came to Washlngte
m and backed by Senators Noorhe
j and Turpie and the Representatl'
10 from his district called on Se
,lv Smith. but it was useless. II
az Secretary told them he did not
ne tend to countenance nepotlsm
NOR anv form; that the democrats hi
10 for wears been abusing the rcpub
n, cans for being guilty Of it, and tn
M he was really surprised that a
~. democrat should desire to foll'
elf the practice. Mr.. Spencer and J
friends saw the point Of the arg
ment.
or The republican Senators M
on been badly demoralized since IN
err learned that it was practically $
,all tied that democratic opposition
ire the tariff bill would be overcome
me friendly concessions. 1t destroy
led their last hope Of defeatinga DE
lee Iocratic protective tariff Sena
tier Harris, who is in charge OF the .
fuls made some very sensible rema
by in reply to tannts from sena
one Hale, concerning the proposed G
ccssions. He said: 81 undert
II y to assert, with absolute confider
nee that there never was in the hist
Il . of this government tarff
par framed by either party, there ne ne
hclwill be tariff bill framed by cit
.ked party, which has not been and
re- not be compromise between
r. conflicting parties. shall not
tate to entertain any prnposit'
and if It makes a reduction from
veal Mckinley law, however oblcctl'
City bic il might be to my own views
'mf- would seize on it. The cru
'crat question is, shall We continue
IL infamv Of the Mckinley law
Sc adopt a new bill which is not
who tirely agreeable to me or to Q
and Senator's" The National platf
asses pledges are no more thought Of