Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-20
To the Nebraska Populist's Speech
Made Yesterday.
len. ORDWAY WARMLY DEFENDED
The Bacteria and Bacilli of An
archy in Mr.. Aliens Utterances.
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE


table today In the Senate and for ten min
utes Senator Hawley of Connecticut made a
speech in answer to the propositions Of Mr..
Allen yesterday. Mr.. Hawley said: II
should prefer that a representative Of the
dominant party should make some observa-
tions upon this matter, but the Senator from
Missouri yields to me. / am sure that the
remarkable speech of the Senator from
Nebraska CIr. Allen) ought not to go forth
to the country as in any degree representa-
tive of the views of the Senate, and 1t ought
not to pass without some conservative COM
ment and dissent. / confess that 1t panied
and surprised me very much.
81 think that there is not a Senator, that
there is not a sensible citizen in the United
States who does not profoundly sympathfze
with the tens and hundreds of thousands,
and may millions of people, in the present
extraordinary business and financial crisis,
with expressions of impatience and resent
ment every kind and thoughtful man will
be very patient. indeed. nor does any man
In the world think In any way of restrain
ing or controlling the right of the people to
peaceably assemble and petition for re-
dress Of grievances. But there have been
circumstances arising in the last month or
two that do not come precisely within that
category.
The Bodies Coming Here.
"AI the world is informed from day to day
that bodies of men are assembling as by
concert in widely separated sections Of the
country. and n narching toward the capital
Of the United States, with the purpose Of
assembling here on or about the LIST Of May,
to make some sort Of political demonstra-
ton, by gathering. as they threaten. in
front of the Capitol building In a multitude,
to be addressed by their orators, and de-
manding also that they shall by their rep
resentatives march bodily into this cham
II
an extraordinary course of proceeding.
which Is without precedent in the United
| States anywhere. unless 1t be found in the
colonial days in New Hampshire, when q
body of men took possession of the legisla-
ture. or. to go farther back. when the Gauls
marched into the Roman senate and shook
the venerable boards OF the senators.
The right OF the people to assemble, the
right. If you choose, however mistudged
the movement may be, to come here and as
semble, l am not questioning. but / wish
Senate of the United States owes something
to its own traditions and dignity-the House
of Representatives will take care of itself
and what we say or do in this matter in
this chamber Is the first precedent which
may possibly be followed, should be done
thoughtfully and carefully. 1t is quite
possible to manage this business gently and
firmly and have II pass away and 1t is
quite possible to so manage II that II may
become habit to make pilgrimages an
nually to Congress and sndeavor to domi-
nate Congress by the physical presence Of
the people.
The Rights of. the People.
'"They say they are the people, and the
Senator from Nebraska speaks of them as
the people. He says the people want this
the people want to do this; the people have
right to come here and have a right to
fill the galleries, and all that. They may
and they may not, sir We have more au-
/ a in nf he
| United States than Mr.. Coxey can possibly
| bring. We have had our advice given us
| for q hundred years In the Constitution, In
| the statutes of the states in the laws of the
District of Columbia, and in the traditions
and rules of the Senate. The will of the
people is here carefully sifted out by a
most complex and universal system of Sc
| lection, by the votes of the people, by the
action Of their representatives, by the ac-
ton of the men, who from personal inter-
ests, as well as motives of patriotism, are
extremely desirous to do just what the peo-
pie think ought to be done.
| Now, sir, ii Is matter of common
sense. and not Infamous. as the Senator
| from Nebraska said, that the behavior of
multitudes around this Capitol and these
/ squares here should be carefully regulated
| by law and rules. and that a sufficient
body Of policemen, and. in the case of riot,
a body OF military, should be here to the
end at the Constitution and the laws
and the rules Of this Senate shall be obeyed
on every inch of ground. and In every
second Of time. and II there be any patriot
ism In this misguided company of men, or
the others who are coming here, there are
men in this Senate who could address
them, and satisfy them, / am sure II they
are Americans, and have any respect for
| their country.
| The District Militia Defended.
II was pained to hear the Senator from
Nebraska refer to the organized militia in
this District In the style and manner he
did. 1t Is credit to the government, sir.
1t was thought wise by the best men that.
instead Of being obliged to call for a regi-
ment of regulars, there should be, after
the analogy In our states body Of the
people themselves, practically a posse comi-
tatus, ready here at the command of the
civil arm to maintain order. Such a body
/ has been organized.
THE Senator speaks of a man named
Ordway. 1 have the great pleasure of
being able to personally testify--for he was
urder my command for a time, and knew
him during the war-to his gallantry. to
his courage, to his common sense, and to
his high personal character. He Is briga-
der general of the militia here It is quite
ridiculous, to use no stronger term in char
| acterizing such a sla 1der or abuse, to rep
resent him as mobilizing the militia with a
| view to beating anybody over the head
with the butt end Of q musket or thrusting
| bayonet through them when they are
coming into this District
| lney come mere with a proposition that
| they will not PROSTATE themselves at the
| feet OF Congress, but will make an i'm.
preston upon 1t by mere physical pres
| cree. We read in one of The old romances
| of some oppressed citizen who managed
to get In the way of the authorities of his
country and thrust himself PROSTATE in the
| dust under the feet of the horse which
bore the emperor and preferred his humble
| petition. No American citizen comes to dc
that; no American prefers a petition ir
| that way.
Il am sorry to say II, but feel constrained
to say 1t. that the speech of the Senator from
| Nebraska was one that would have beer
received with tumultuous applause in q
! meeting Of anarchists. 1t had in It, not
| requiring a microscope, but visible to the
naked eye, the bacteria and baclli OF
| anarchy"
| This remarkable utterance sent a culver
| of excitement through the Senate and after
a brief pause. during which Gen. Haw
ley resumed his seat, Mr.. Allen partly
arose as If to reply. His face was white
| as paper his fingers trembled nervously
| with a book on his desk. Just as he open.
| ed his lips. however. to secure recognition
| the Vice President raped for order and
| announced that the hour Of 1 o'clock had
arrived, and laid the tariff bill before the
| Senate.
FOurth-Class POstmasters.