The morning news., 1894-04-14
Difficulties Beset the ooxeyites.

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Difficulties Beset the Coxeyites.
The Coxey army has struck a hard
road in both literal and a figurative
sense. For the past several days the
aggregation has been in pitiable plight,
plodding in insufficient clothing through
snow and slush in the steep Pennsylvania
hills. The suffering of the soldiers
must have been considerable, uotwith-
standing the efforts of kind hearted peo-
pie along the route to do something for
their comfort. An eighty mile march
over mountain roads is a pretty big un-
dertaking in good weather and with am
pie food and clothing. A similar under
taking in winter weather under circum-
stances adverse from beginning to end is a
great hardship, as the men are
finding out. And that they are begin
ming to resent the hardship is evidenced
by the fact that the army" lost nearly
100 men in three days. If there was any
substantial benefit TO be looked forward
to at the end of the march there would be
reason in sticking to Coxey's programme,
and his followers might be regarded as
little less than heroic fellows. But there
is nothing in the future for them from
this movement; they are merely putting
life into the visionary scheme of crank,
and are therefore ridiculous, even in
their misfortunes. They are the plodding
representatives of crazy mans freak.
The figurative hard road the Coxeyites
have struck results from the obstacle of
counter demons trations, placed in their
way by their own ex-comrades, Cyclone
kirkland, Weary Her and Jasper
Johnson These worthless. who have
been communicated, 50 to speak. for
presuming to differ with Coxey, Browne
and The Unknown, have set up a rival or
ganizatiOn and may draw a good many
followers from the ranks of the original
commonweal. Weary Her denounces
Browne as an unmitigated fraud, In that
he proclaims that he lis the only God on
earth in the shape of man" Her says,
and with some reason, too, it must be ad-
mitted, that he is as much god as
Browne, and he means to assert his au-
thority.
There are, therefore, rival armies in the
same territory, and the competition will
be pretty sure to make it rough for one
party, or both
The newspapers of Mexico are reported
| to be opposed TO Senator Wolcotts propo-
sition that the government of the United
States enter into an agreement with the
| government of Mexico for the coinage by
American mints of Mexican dollars. They
say the scheme is impracticable and that
negotiations with Mexico would result in
| failure, and ado that it is the unequivocal
| right of the federal government to coin
money. and that this right cannot be
| transferred to any other government or
! corporation. These views, it is safe
| to say, are those of the Mexican gov
! ernment. The papers there are pretty
| sure to get correct information as to the
| governments attitude before they have a
great deal to say on matters of govern
mental policy. The knowledge that the
scheme must fail, however, may serve
the silver politicians at Washington
good purpose. They can make big
| racket about their efforts in behalf of
silver, and possibly push the proposition
through both houses, at the same time
being practically assured that it will not
AMOUNT TO row of pins.
Col. Breckenridge is not penniless, al
though he is not rich. 1t is said he owns
lands in Kentucky that would bring at
least S25, 900 under forced sale. Miss Pol
lard lawyers know of these lands, and
are reported to be ready to seize upon
them Immediately in the event of a YER
dict awarding the woman damages
Should the jury give her S25, 900, the law
yers would get $4,000 and the plaintiff
$4,000, according to Washington corre-
spondent. The general opinion is, how
ever, that if she gets a verdict the dam
ages will be only nominal; that she will
not get rich from the amount received.
a contingent of the Coxey army has
been developed in Boston, and is scheduled
to leave that city for Washington next
Tuesday. The major general in charge is
trying to get ship TO take the soldiers
In the event of failure in that direction,
he says he may strike the bicycle manu-
facturers for wheels to ride on. He thinks
they would be willing to furnish wheels
for advertising purposes.
Ex-President Harrison told the Union
League Club of San Francisco the other
evening that distress was un-American
and should be repudiated by the people
The lesson of the reputation of the Re.
I publican party in 1890 and again in 1892
seems to have been lost on the poor dear
man.