The Washington times., 1894-04-22
CHANGED AS TO coxEY.
Another Comparison with Certain incidents
of French History.

Another Comparison with Certain Incidents
of French History.
II went to the Office of local morning
paper few weeks ago." said man at the
corner of Seventh and the Avenue last night,
could procure the particulars of a sensation
that would soon shake the land. Might
write it up for his columns?
"'What's tho character Of this sensationT
he questioned.
".Well, an army OF the unemployed is pre-
pairing to march on Washington, and
Fudge! That's all wind. you know -
can't afford to waste Its space by mentioning
the matter
81 left his presence, and two days later
brief squlbs began to appear IN that local
morning paper concerning the Coxey move
ment. As the days rolled on they began to
devote more and more OF its space to the up
risngs, until now its news and editorial col
umns make Coxey and the commonweal the
great central subjects of its attention. Yes;
and though its treatment OF these subjects
was particularly insolent at first, 1t began to
temper its remarks as the days went on, and
it slowly began to realize that it couldn't
whistle down u cyclone or frighten of a tor
nado with blast from ten-penny tin trum-
pet. All OF which," went on the gentleman,
laughingly, ''puts me very much In mind Of q
certain Partisan paper that was published in
France during the Napoleonic era. 1t hated
the little Corsican as il hated snakes, but as
the little Corsican had been temporarily upset
and sent to Elba it didn't consider him in any
other light than that Of a dead issue. But
one day it received tidings that the fallen
monarch had escaped and would seek to re-
cover his old empire and restore himself
upon his old imperial throne.
This news made the Partisan editor I
Ta.l I nx.I s-Ata atVarv hrd
pen he wrote the following salty squib:
1--WE learn that our old friend Nappy has
broken loose from his keepers at Elba, Is en-
route to France, and will seek to recover his old
rule over our people. Ii the bloody brute VIII
take the advice of this admiring writer he VIII
reconsider his Don Quixotean scheme before 1t
is too late for the healthfulness of his whole
some, for ii he lands on our shores he and his
tramp contingent will be rudely knocked down
by the formidable clubs of our police, backed by
a sufficient military force, and dragged off TO
place where the dogs can't bite 'em for the
balance OF their lives
'.Strange to say, 'Nappy' and his men paid
no attention to this treasonical threat, but
made a successful landing; the former SOL
diers of the Little Corsican began focking to
his standard by the thousands, and the march
on Paris began. Then the editor from whom
Ihave just quoted took a reef in his sails and
remarked in his columns;
ave understand that Napoleon Bonaparte IS
actually in France; that majority of his old
army has joined him, and that he will soon ap-
pear In Paris. We trust there will be no clash
of arms in consequence of his coming, and that
he and his great concourse of upholders will be
treated with all civility by the government
''The Little Corsican reached Paris few
days later and the same paper said:
Napoleon 1.-the great commander and wisest
warrior the world has ever known flied in
through the gates of our city yesterday with
mighty host of the old friends and defenders of
France. His cause has conquered; he will be re-
crowned at once, and Will at once restore the old
imperial order of things that lent imperishable
renown TO our beloved land. Napoleon, our
people, a unit, welcome thee back TO thy
kingdomi All honor and all hail9"
Wonder if the Post and other organs OF
plutocracy are preparing to repeat history
by turning abuse into fulsome adulation? 1t
begins to look that way But we will see
what we will see.