The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-03

hhSi o'liooiS' 'luItltS, anu All otIltI
branches of civilization, their people
are not behind the average of the
states, and that if let alone they will
become a credit to the union.
THE CoNEY ARMY.
The movement of the various
divisions of ''the army of the unem-
1 ployed' towards Washington has
attracted much attention.
One division captured a northern
Pacific train at Billings, Montana.
The Northern Pacific is in the hands
of a government receiver. United
States troops were ordered out and
captured about II hundred of the
"commonwealers." The ng-leaders
were placed in Jail and will be vigor-
ously prosecuted.
In the senate, Allen (pop., Neb.)
/ offered a resolution with a preamble
inviting the "commonwealers" to
| visit Washington, condemning the
authorities of the District of Columbia
for issuing a proclamation against
them and finally declaring that all
citizens had a right to visit the
national capitol. The preamble wa,
opposed by various senators and wa
finally side tracked by an over.
whelming majority.
Senator Vest (dem., MOI said
These people should be treated the
same as other citizens of the United
States. If they did not violate any laws
they would not be molested, but he
deprecated the introduction OF such
a resolution, because ii minated "A
want of confidence in the institutions
and the laws of the land. Their
right to come here and visit the
capital was so plain, 50 evident, that
any suspicion about it was a reilec-
ton on the intelligence of the
country. He was opposed to the
preamble, however, if it meant to
include these men who had tramplcd
on the laws, injured private property
and undertaken to secure transporta-
ton to this city by force of arms, for
then he emphatically dissented from
4 If He lAnlnr.l tInt tla . -
were marching to Washington would
be protected in their rights, but
they would have to learn TO abide by
The laws OF the land, and if
for II instant compromised with
them, it would open n crevasse
which would end in II flood and final
destruction. If any one wanted to
come here, whether they were
employed or unemployed, to inspect
| the public buildings and visit con-
gress, their rights would be respected,
but when they seize trains to ONE
on, when they violate the laws of
the country and trampled on the
rights OF the people, congress ought
not to treat with them.
Senator Wolcott rep, Colo.)
entered a vigorous protest against
passing the resolution. He was at q
loss to understand the purpose of the
resolution, which did not change the
law in any respect, but simply
extended a cringing invitation to
those men calling themselves unem-
h ployed, some of whom were coming
by begging, some by their overpow-
ering force and some on stolen
trains. ''In Colorado to-day,
crushed and Inundated as she is by
the action of congress, | venture to
say that no man is suffering because
no can find no work, or no willing
hands to assist in supporting him
until work can be found for him.
believe the time has come when
those OF us who are in public life
ought to begin to cultivate more
regard for the perpetuity of republi
can institutions and to ponder less to
that miscalled portion Of the labor
vote whose labor il with thei,
threats, and never with their hands
1t is time that we stood up fol
American manhood, for the right O.
every man to work il he wants to, il
IL takes the whole army of the United
States to enable him to do so. The
right Of every man is to enjoy equa
liberty with every other man, ant
that means that he shall have suct