The herald., 1894-04-27
COXEYS ARMY The TEXT.
Senator Aliens Resolution
Under Fire in the Senate.
Its Preamble Causes Vigorous
Protests to Be Entered.
But It Is Finally Carried After Much
Talk.
Mr. Higgins Speaks Nearly EOur Hsurs
Against the Tariff Bill-SsnatsR
Jarvis OF North OarO-a
lima Takes the Oath.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Immediately
after the reading Of the journal in the
senate Mr.. Jarvis, recently appointed
from North Carolina to succeed the late
Senator Vance, was sworn in.
Senator Aliens Ooxey resolution
came up, and Allen stated there would
be no objection on the Democratic side
to ita passage. Vest, however, oppos ed
it.
These people, he said, should be
treated as all other citizens OF the
United States. II thoy did not violate
any laws they would not be molested,
but he deprecated the Introduction OF
such revolution because it intinnsted q
want of confidence in the institutions
and laws of the land. Their right to
come here and visit the capital was so
plain, 30 evident, that any suspicion
about it was reflection on the intelli-
gence of the country.
He was opposed to the preamble, how
ever, If it meant to include men who
had trampled on the laws, injured pri-
vate property and undertaken to seczre
transportation to this city by force Of
arms, for then he mphatically dissented
from it.
He declared the men who were march
ing to Washington would be protected
in their rigbts. but they would have to
learn to abide by the laws OF the land,
and il congress for one instance compro-
mised with them it would open a crew
asse which would end in food OF final
destruction.
If any one wanted to come here,
| l. - ar1lA Cd ~ an am
ployed, to inspect the public buildings
and visit congress, their rights would be
respected, bat when they seized trains
to come on, whom they violated the laws
OF the country and trampled on the
SLT. WU1Cuts oI OOIUrKuo euUered
vigorous protest against passing the res
olution. He was at loss to understand
the purpose Of the resolution whict
should not change the law In any re-
Hpect, but simply extended q cringinf
invitation to those men calling them.
selves unemployed, some of whom were
coming by begging, some by their over
powering force and some on stolen
trains.
The only excuse for such lawless
deeds as had been recently enacted had
been the utterRnces of men in high
places, holding Offices. Members of the
senate who had spoken of servile
police force and paid soldiery, seem to
think it proper to denounce in the sen.
ate rnen sworn to do their duty. 1t was
TO be regretted the governors of certain
states had been so unwiee as to urge
these men to make descent on the cap
itai OF the United States. His own
state had the misfortune to have one of
these governors, whose antics had
brought discredit and dishenor to his
commonwealth and sullied her fair
name.
Mr.. Wolcott said he was tired of deal.
ing with these methods of administrs-
ton. The times were out of Joint, but
what made them 30, might be attributed
to one cause or another. He believed
most oi the men in Coxey's army might
| be honest, but they were led by men
who were cranke, insane or vicious.
Their methods of righting wrongs could
result in NO coed; they could only come
from the natural benefcence of man.
kind, which, aa the world grew better,
made men more humane and kind,
There should be no man suffering for
bread in this broad domain OF the United
States who was willing to work. There
was today 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 his little onos until work could be
found.
81 am tired of this talk of national
denomination, he said; 'In Colo
RADIO today, crushed and humilisted as
ahe is by the action of congress, VEN
ture to say no man 10 suffering because
he can find no work or no willing hauds
to assiet in supporting him until work
can be found for him. l 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 re-
publican institutions, and the pander
less to that misled portion OF to labor
vote, whose labor 10 with their threats
and never with their hands.
ut is time we stood up for American
manhood, for the right for every man to
work if he wants to, If it takes the whole
army of the United States to enable him
to do 30. The right of every man 10 to
, enjoy equal liberty with every other
naRR, and that means he shall have such
liberty as is not inconsistent with equal
rights of his neighbors. the right to hold
and enjoy the property which the laws
OF the country have enabled him to ee-
cure
ut is time We had the courage to stand
together against this socialism. popu-
lism and paternalism which is running
riot In this country and which must end
in the destruction of liberties which the
laws give US, liberties which ahould be
desrer to us than life ITSELF"
A number of senators took the pains
to go to Senator Wolcott, sfter he had
concluded his remarks, and expresa their
appreciation of what he had said.
Mr.. Dolph (Rep., Oregon) stated that
he fully agreed with what the senator
from Missouri (Vest) had said, but he
called attention to other Objectionable
features OF the preamble to the resolu-
tien. No one denied the right Of citi-
zens of the United States TO peacsably
assemble to petition congress or to visit