The Delta independent., 1894-05-09
OPINIONS OF COxEY.
Public Men EHprsss Variety Of Views a.
the Industrial Army and Its
Probable Dsstiny

| the Industrial Army and Its
| Probable Destiny.
| Senator Wolcot,, Colorados junior senator,
| speaking IN the senate, said he was tired Of
dealing with these methods Of adminIstra-
| ton. The times were out of joint but what
| made them might be attributed to one
cause or another. He believed thA, most OF
the men In CoHey's army Nigh, be honest
but they were led by men who were cranks,
| insane or vicious But their methods OF right
ing wrongs could result in no good; this
| could only como from the natural benefcence
of mankind, which as the world grows better,
made men more humane and kind. There
wAs to-day no man who sincerely desired TO
work for the support of himself aud his fam
| fly who could not get work or bread 10 put
into the mouths OF himself and his little ones
until work could be found.
| Senator Sherman: "Coxcy Is a vain but
| harmless fellow who doubtless has good in
| tcniions and intends wrong. In braEs-
| docio he suggested a novel idea that was
taken up by the newspapers and given so
| much attention that be now considers him
| self very much more important man than
| he ever supposed he would be. His plan.
| when Il came to the ears OF other men of the
same stamp as himself, encouraged them to
| follow his example, and thus the other
armies have bceu organized. l do not think
| any valuable or useful citizens are in the
| ranks Of the army and that the character of
| troop is we'll understood The party is COM
posed of few trnmps aud fanatics and unem-
ploycd workingmen who have nothing else to
do and who arc eilly enough 10 follow such
| vainglorious fool as Coxeyn
| Senator McMillen OF Michigan: at looks
| to me like decidedly serious matter. Idle
| men arc always menace to a community,
and the larger their numbers and the better
| their organization the greater the danger Is.
| These men come here making demands upon
| Congress which sensible people know cannot
| possibly be complied with, and they follow
| their demands with threats. II had charge
| of this city would forbid them 10 enter its
limits. / would meet them outside in the
| country somewhere and explain to them fully
why they cannot accomplish anything here,
and that the law prohibits what they propose
| to do"
Speaker Crisp: "I think the Importance OF
this movement has been very much magniiled
80 much about it and hat,ering the vanity OF
| Coxcy and his associates they would very
| soon subsidc. have no doubt there are
some honest men in the party-tha, is entirely
possible--but they arc the misguided victims
| Of Coxey's thirst for no,oroty.
mo, there will not be the slightest dcvia-
top from the regular proceedings OF Congress
i on account of this invasion. We shall take
| no notice OF these people whatever"
| Senator Dolph: "They will have to get a
| different set OF men In this movement before
| 10 amounts to anything"
| Justice Harlan OF the Supreme court: ''rhe
name these men have adopted for their or
| ganization and the inscriptions on their ban
| ncrs they carry arc reasons enough to prevent
/ them from having any influence or being
| treated with any respect Such name
| the commonwcal of Christ may attract a lot
| OF cranks, but IL kills the whole movement
with sensible men aud dcprivcs |, of any iu-
| flucncc II might otherwise have