Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-11


The Coxey Movement.
Baltimore Herald: 1t is not surpris.
ing to hear that the Senate is taking
more serious view of the Coxeyite
gathering" Indeed, as there has been
cause for merriment, there is now
cause for seriousness.
Kansas City Journal; The fact that
the Senate seems disposed to take the
Ccxey movement seriously will do
more to swell the forces of the "army"
than anything else. Many have been
deferred from joining because they
feared the undertaking would be
laughed out of existence, but ii
there is any prospect of Congress
getting worked up over it they will fall
into the ranks and take the road.
Cincinnati Tmes-Star: 1t is aston
ishing that the Iowa authorities, from
the Governor down, seem to be using
every endeavor to get Kelly's army out
OF the State. They think only of rid
ring Iowa of this crowd and have no
care whatever for the welfare of the
other States into which the mob will
be thrown.
Indianapolis News: II the Coxeyites
can take care of themselves, we'll and
good. There is no reason Why they
should not 60 to Washington, or any
where else, if they wish to do so and
can pay their way. But if any OF them
cannot take care of themselves and
are in need of help, they should be
treated as are other impecunious wan.
derers, and made to work for what
they get. Let US have no nonsense
about this business. .... ...-.
Boston Journal: If the railroads
guarantee transportation and the
towns and cities along the route sup
ply food, there will he no difficulty in
mastering Coxey's vaunted host OF
100000 "Commonwealers" in Wash
ington. Then Congress and the coun-
try would indeed be brought face to
face with a very grave emergency.
The real responsibility for precipitat-
ing the crisis would rest with the
weak, short-sighted, cowardly railway
managers and town and city officers
who, to relieve themselves, had turned
the whole motley horde into the Ma
tional capital.
Boston Adaertiser:: The way to treat
the army of the Commonweal in Wash.
ington is to regard the members like
any other visitors, to be respectfully
treated if they behave respectfully, to
be punished for vagrancy if they dis
obey the laws of the community in
which they are staying. II the men,
bers OF the army become public nui.
sance and sink to vagrancy, the Wash.
ington police and the courts OF that
city can attend to the problem without
much trouble.
Philadelphia Enquirer: The Coxey
army is not looking for work, and had
rather live upon the country at the
expense of the real workingmen than
earn a days wages. They are made
up of tramps and professional beggars
for the most part, and they have no
ideas of their own beyond the crazy
notions of their leader, and it is very
doubtful if they are intelligent enough
to understand even what Coxey is
driving at.
Kansas City Times: The enterprise
has nothing to commend it to favor in
the minds of sensible people. But it
has made such headway and attained
such proportions now as to make it q
difficult subject to manage. As it in
creases in volume and tends to concen-
trate, the danger multiplies.
Rochester Democrat: There is no
sense in fooling with the bands OF
loafers and tramps who go about on
plundering and bulldozing expedi-
tions. If every community were to do
its duty these armies would be dis.
persed and the country relieved Of q
great nuisance.
Louisville Courier The go
ing of thousands Of people to Wash
ington to influence legislation ignores
the structure Of our government.
When it is not prompted by ignorance
it is q sort OF treason to republican
principles. It is overworking the lobby
enormously. It is, in point Of fact,
converting the lobby from q chronic
nuisance into an insurrection.