The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-11
PETER BREWS 4 STORM.
II Is a WhirlWind Of Denun-
citation from Fellow
Senators.
DAVIS AND GORDON ATTACK HIN,
The Kansas Man EXCiteS the Senate by
an In0ammatory Speech on The
Western Strike
TO lNDORSE THE PRESIDENTS COURSE.
Mr.. Daniel Offers a Resolution. Which Coos
Over on Objection, in Spite Of
Demands fer Vote.

arose to-day over MI. IeHef s tOpulStlc
resolution providing for Government
control of railways and coal mines and
the adoption OF the single-taN system;
and rarely has a senator heard from
fellow Senators such severe and per-
sonnl remarks as fell upon the cara of
the Kansas Senator.
When the PETER resolution came up
This morning MIR. Blackburn sought to
tiaplace IT with the Post-Ofice Appro-
priation bill. but Mr., PETER declined to
yield.
"Nery WELL" said Mn Blackburn. iii
the Senator thinks his speech Is more
| important to the people than this appro-
priatiop bill l will withdraw my re-
quest"
| Il do think" replied Mr.. PETER. that
my resolution is more important than
any appropriation bill"
| PEFTERS SPEECH.
Mr.. Potter then appealed to the Sena-
| tors to listen, for, while he was not
prophet, nor the son OF a prophet. nor
an alarmist, he said, yet he had time ana
| time again called the attention OF the
country to what seemed to him to be
within .bc range of an ordinary mans
horiaon-the public danger. All his prop
ositions related to one fundamental
error which the country had fallen
into-the danger of allowing a few men
here and few men there TO usurp
governmental functions. All public
functions should be exercised by Gov
| crnment officers.
| lie referred to Debs as man OF
whom the country had heard a great
| Of IL kel
to hear very much more before long.
Mr.. PETER said that when the Pullman
Company established what the people OF
the world believed to be an ideal COM
munity. in which all should have equal
rights and none special privileges, every
| one commended II for It's philanthropy
necessaries Of life were deducted from
the mems monthly pay. and when their
wages were reduced the men submitted,
asked that Their rs ,Mst a hv Wsre e
the power of corporation without Il
soul, and finally they came to the con
c.us!on that they might as vel e,,,s saar rye
Golfers OF Pullman.
He referred to the arrogant attitude
of Pullman and Of the Pullman officials
and read from this morning despa tches
or the interview of the Chicago Alder
men with Vice-President Wickes during
which the latter iterated and reiterated
'"rhe Pullman Company has nothing Ia
arbitrate." Whether 1t was right ioi
the A. X. L. to strike III sympathy aud
refuse to haul Pullman cars II was not
situation confronted the country, ana II
was our duty to deal with II.
MI. Hawley inquired whether Ar.
PETER did not know thut the railroads
were under obligations to haul the cars.
WOULD ESTABLISH A DIRECTORY
Mr.. PETER replied that the railway
| companies were under no more obliga-
ton to Pullman than Pullman was 10
the railways, but this was no time 10
talk OF contracts between Pullman and
the railway companies, and he was sur
prised that II Senator who had SO often
championed the cause OF the working
men should talk Of such things ION,
such friends of labor he exclaimed
The relations between Pullman and
his men have nothing in Gods world
to do with the condition In Chicago" as
serted Mr.. Hawley.
MIR. PETER did not reply directly to this
and proceeded to arraisn the Congress
stand against the people. He said he
did not wonder sometimes that there
was a growing feeling against the Con
gress at Washingt31 and ne did not not
Senate. He would go step further
however, and beside seconding an effort
to abolish the Senate he would also
abolish the House of Representative
and have the country governed by one
man from each State.
He then delivered a TRADE, against
|
Rev. DR.. Hamlin, OF Washington who
had recently preached against Popuiisn
and Coxeyism. He asserted that II
these ministers knew ne, more, Of IN,
divinity or Christ than they did of In,
doctrine of the listic party they
would find some difficulty in passing
though the eye Of a needle ,
Mr. Davis Of MINNESOTA. replying &c
Mr. PETER. said: II have listened to tht
remarks OF the Senator from Kansas
with amazement and pain. had sup,
appeared to be the best course in thesr
troublous times not to inname the stu
alton by speeches on either side. The
times in which we are living. might bg
readily interpreted into intemperanCt
of expression and yet fan to, do justir'
to the subject. AZ time when IN TIE
fourth or NTH city In the civilized work
order Is suspended, law IL powerle&s
laUlessness Is supreme, life Is in dan
ger and property In the very arms o.
destruction, | am amazed 10 hear The
! trumpet OF sedition blown III this cham
Der to marshal hosts or n!srule TO fur
ther devastation.
"This question does not concern the
question at issue between the Pullman
Company and It's employees; 1t has 60
beyond that. II does not concern III,
, American Railway Union; 1t has 60
: beyond that 1t does not concern any
strike which may have occurred; II ha'
I got far beyond thAt. simple Stflkt
: grows into another strike OF Tar NOR
Comprehensive. proportions. that srceN
into a boycott which Is grasping TIN
American people by the throat. tina
grew into a riot and the riot into ~
nsurrection which conrronts the people
. with a latent resolution ana speaks by
: It's muuthpiece OF the disruption Of tn,
executive and legislative departments.
MIR. President, I speak OF, this 9cca
sion with great reluctance. ! would no
say word. a single word. TO imam
tne situation, hut @ome things have beef
: said on this floor to-day Whl,u demau
= rcply--s r. PLY which, 10 he cfflcs"iuus
must ho hmnciisic, | Nill speak on tn
subject ia regard 20 the Inrn more i'm
mcdiatcly cngascI IN these !imculi"
" th tho utmost moderation Of ta'rres-
, They arc msled ard misguided m'u
Fl do not ntapi here affecting to speak 'o
any branch ~ the people, but ! tell YOU
Mr President that the words I shat
? utter six months from nov viii be re
, cciyed as better words Of the friend O
the lsboring men than the words OF TN
Senator from Kansas.
; NOT THE PEOPLE "A MOB.
They are not the entire people. Tb
Senator from Kansas eSsets to speal