The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-11
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. ~. ~, May IL, ~.
Coxeyism is rampant in Wash
ington, and no wonder. When
Coxey, Browne and Christopher
Columbus Jones were arrested for
violating the law by attempting to
speak on the Capitol steps. they
found sentimental women and men
in search of notoriety ready to fur
nish bail for them, and when their
cases were called for trial in the
Police court they found among
their volunteer counsel one L. :.
Senator and a half a dozen Repre-
sentatives-all populists. And il
the trial, now in its third day, re-
suits in conviction, they will doubt
less have their fines paid for them
by people who will imagine them
selves philanthropists for contrlbu-
ting money for such purpose. Sc
much for the leaders, who stop a,
hotels and enjoy their notoriety.
About one mile south of the Cap
itol building is an enclosure which
has for years been used as dump
ing ground for miscellaneous city
filth. In that enclosure are nearl,
500 men. An admission fee of %
cents is charged to 60 in and lool
over the collection. So far this ha.
brought in enough money to feec
them and they have made nj
trouble, but the public curiosit,
has now been pretty well stated and
unless the imaginary philanthropist
shall contribute to feed the gang tn
army will soon begin to desert b.
the wholesale.
/ Coxey has so far been very peace
full and law-abiding, with the excep
ltion Of his very mild break at tn
Capitol, but it is because his +, re-
has not been strong enough for hin
to be otherwise. His intention j
lin the end to make trouble, if h
can get sufficient force Of mel
gathered in Washington to do SO
He still talks about eventually hay
ing 200. 600 men here.
This Coxey foolishness is ais
costing considerable money. AT
torney General Olney has requested
Congress to make an appropriated
Of 100000 to meet the eS
, pense Of employing extra dcput
J marshals to deal with the gang ,
Coxeyites in the northwest, and tn
! bill for extra police protection whic
: the District Of Columbia has bee
paying for week past, and wi
! continue to pay until the Coxeyit
r craze has passed over, amounts I
e not less than $500 day.
Judge b. +. Ravens, Of TER
2 Hautc, Ind, who is at present !
Washington, throws considerable
/, needed light upon the carrying {
. so many municipal elections in hi
D state by the republicans. 9Th
DItruth is, said Judge Havcns, "tha
(, the democrats were not organize
D anywhere and let things 60 by d,
D fault. | don't think the a. p. \
r cut any great figure in the result
: though that organization helped
: organize and solidify the rcpubl
| cans. There are Just as man
\ democrats in lIoosicrdom as eve
1 but some Of them are growing res
I less at the long delay in passing
Z tariff law. a. soon rs that is don
"A democratic stock will take Stron
0 upward turn in the political ma
: kct.
}, A large and distinguished part
G will 10 from Washington to attcn
the unwilling Of the Mary Wasl
!, ington monument at Frederick
y burg, Va, next Thursday. Pres
I. dent Cleveland has promised to z,
4 and it is expected that Mrs. Clev,
: land will accompany him.
/, Pubic Printer Benedict expcc
= to assume charge Of the Governmel
} Printing Office this week. lie wi
!, find very queer state Of affair
/ caused by Mr.. Palmcr's carryir
hundreds Of people on the roll MOI
than were needed to perform II
e work Of the office. A big discharl
/ is therefore one Of the ccrtainties I
n the near future. If the discharl
/ would include thousands Of Rcpul
G lican officers in the other Depar
y ments, some Of whom have hcl
z their mouths to the public tcat I,
. over quarter Of century, il woul
'tbc a healthful Democratic sign.
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