The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-28


lima, to succeed the late Senator
Vance, was sworn in.
Senator Aliens Coxey resolution
came up, and Mr.. Allen stated there
would be no opposition on the Demo
cratic side to its passage.
Mr.. Vest, however, opposed IL.
These people should be treated the
same 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 resolution, because it intimated
want of confidence in the institu-
tions and the laws of the land; their
right to come here and visit the cap
itol was so plain, SO evident, that any
suspicion about il was reflection
on the intelligence of the country.
He was opposed to the preamble,
however, If it meant To INCLUDE these
men who had trampled ON the laws,
injured private property and under
taken To secure transportation to this
city by force of arms, for then he EN-
phatically dissentcd from it. lie de-
clared the men who 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 congress- for one instant, com
promised with them, it would open
crevasse which would end in a flood
and final destruction. II any one
wanted to come here, whether they
were employed or unemployed, to in
spect the public buildings and visit
congress their rights would be re-
spected, but when they seized trains
TO come on, when they violated the
laws of the country and trampled on
the rights of the people. congress
ought not to treat with them.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado entered
vigorous protest against passing the
resolution. There was to-day no man
who sincerely desired To work for the
support of himself and his family, who
could not get work, or bread to put
into the mouths of himself and little
ones until work could be found.
II am tired of this talk of national
demonstration, he said. "In Colo.
RADIO to-day, crushed and humiliated
as she is by the action of congress,
venture 20 say no man is suffering be-
cause he can find no work or no will
ling 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 republican institutions
and TO pander less to that miscalled
portion of the labor vote, whose labor
is with their throats and never with
their hands. 1t is time we stood up
To- A inar N hn ria hf
of every man to work if he wants to,
II it takes the whole army OF the
United States to enable him. to do So
The right of every man is to enable
him TO enjoy equal liberty with every
other man and that means he shall
have such liberty as is not inconsist-
ent with equal rights of his neighbour;
the right to hold and enjoy the prop
erty which the laws of the country
have enabled him to secure. 1t is
time we had the courage to stand to-
gether against this socialism, popu.
lism and paternalism which is running
riot in this country and which must
end Gf not crushed) in the destruc-
tion of liberties which the laws give
US, liberties which should be dearer
to us than life itself"
A number of senators took the pains
10 go TO Senator Wolcott, after he had
concluded his remarks, and express
theirapprobation of what he had said.
Mr.. Dolph, Republican of Oregon,
tated that he agreed with what the
senator from Missouri (Vest) had said.
but he called attention to other OBJ
jectionable features of the preamble
to the resolution. No one denied the
right of citizens of the United States
to peaceably assemble to petition con-
gress or to visit the capitol. His OBJ
lection to the resolution lay in the
fact that it was accompanied by ly-
ing preamble, which was in effect a
censure of the authorities of the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. GRAY OF Delaware, also con.
demned the resolution, even while he
said he would vote for it If the pre-
amble was omitted. He admitted he
had a kindly sympathy for the vaga-
bonds who made our roads SO pictur-
esque in summer.
Mr.. Allen defended his action in
introducing the resolution and spoke
for some time. In the course of his
speech he called these gatherings
Spontaneous uprising of American cit
izens against wrong and oppression. v
lie denied il was n socialistic move
ment Whether it was PopulistiC
he did not know, because he did not
know whether any Populists were en-
gagged in it. 1t was, he said, peace
able gathering of men engaged in a
peaceable project.
AT LAS o'clock, before any action
had been taken on the resolution, Mr.
Harris moved to take up resolution
providing that tomorrow and until
otherwise ordered, the senate shall
meet at II o'clock u. m"
Senators PETER and Allen objected
TO the pending resolution being dis
placed and demanded yea and ma!
vote. The vote (Which also showed
the attitude of the senate on Mr.
Aliens resolution was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bate, Berry
blackburn, Blanchard, Brice, Catfery
Call, Camden, Coke, Cullom, Dubois
Faulkner, George, Gibson, German
GRAY, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw
lev. Higgins, Hunton, Jarvis, Jone
OF Arkansas, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
MILAN. MCPHERSON, Manderson, Mai
tin. Mills, Mi'ahell OF Wisconsin
Esrriil, Palmer, Pascoe, Perkins
Platt, Power, Proctor, Pugh, Roach
Sherman, Shoup, Teller, Turpie, Vest
Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh, Washbnrn
White, Wolcott-54,
Nays-Allen. Dolph, Frye, Gallin
ger, Kyle, PETERS,.
The senate, without division, theI
agreed to the resolution and Mr.. har
ris moved to take up the tariff bill
and Mr.. Higgins, Republican OF Della
ware, took the floor in opposition 4
the bill and was followed by MIR
Dolph, after which the senate ad