The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-23
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When the purist asked the man OF
common sense (which do you say. ither
or nither," he got the sensible answer
neither" Judge Miller of Washington,
was just as laconic and sensible in his
reply 10 Populist Hudson when asked by
him ION one side you have the money
power, on the other the poor and strus-
Cling masses; by which will your Honor
be innuenced?" Neither" said the
Judge. What has a judge sitting on the
bench TO administer the laws Of the land
got TO do with money powers or
STRUGGLING masses?" He sits there to en-
force the laws which are made to apply
TO money powers and "strug-
cling masses" or what not. that
violates them. This is a land Of law, and
ell men from the highest to the lowest
must obey the laws or take the penalties
that they impose.
In the course Of the same coloquy
between Hudson and Judge Miller. the
Populst gave us new view Of the
oppressors OF mankind. After telling
Judge Miller that It was not the custo-
dams OF the laws majesty who were
calling Coxey and Browne to account for
their violations Of that law, but secret
and unseen power that dominated all tire
controlling elements of society. he replied
on being asked by Judge Miller who
these myths. these ghosts were"
"those in favor Of a gold standard"
Now heretofore the talk has all been
about "plutocrats." 1t has been the
Struggling masses" upon one side and
the money power''-the "plutocrats''-
upon the other. We never undo TODD be-
fore that a man who believed that ii
was impossible to maintain two standards
Of value was necessarily, on account Of
that belief. to be ranked as an "op-
pressor Of the struggling masses" This
is both new and surprising, for II Is
probable that there are as many poor
men who believe two standards TO be
impossible as there are rich men who
hold this opinion. Hudson, therefore,
would make the struggling masses"
oppressors OF the struggling masses,
which is about as sensible as anything
else that Hudson is likely TO do but
will be quite surprising to that part
OF the struggling masses that he has
IN his mind. This was not the only
notable incident Of the scene. Field
Marshal Browne on being called mp for
sentence. said: II do not believe that the
people of the United States believe that
such q lot of filth and stagnation exists
as I'm the courts here"
The field marshal is not master Of the
most perspicuous style. but It can proba-
bly, be gathered from what he said that
he intended 10 let 1t be known his
opinion OF the tribunal which had tried
him was none too favorable to it. and
this recalls a very much quoted, but
none the less fitting remark that
''No thief e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion Of the law"
The conclusion Of this whole business
was Just what II ought TO have been
Coxey supposed that he was going to be
taken 10 Jail in an elegant carriage,
where he would be given a nice room.
handsomely upholstered. and that he
would be fed on the best bought from a
private restaurant On the contrary he
was handcuffed to his friends. Browne
and Jones. placed in the "Black Maria"
with a dozen white and negro work
house prisoners, and taken to prison like
any other common offender against the
laws OF the land. This is the way 20
treat gentlemen who think they can
defy the laws at their pleasure, because
hey choose TO declare that they repre-
sent the struggling masses" This is
country governed by laws, and the
struggling masses" and their represen-
tafiyes. coxey and Browne, and all others
nave got TO obey those laws, and when
any OF them attempt to defy them tbev
are TO be taught that they do IL M their
proper peril.
The spectacle Of Coxey. handcuned |