The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL VEVS
CROSSES SLOWLY R a X PRO.

'N0WLV BACKWAPNO
Senators Call Each Other
nlIed Way--The House Do;a IN a Dig.
School Boy Business-~coDolng Son.
Especial Cor. P~noaRnssrvr F.es,. Army,
WASHINGTON, D. G., Anrroo
IT. The tariff debate, the most 10 5bs 81,
pare, embarrassing and value Unread,
the many discussions on the aslsss Of
Ject' goes On slowly in the seno touS sub
the unemployed find time only
listen to the champions and lough to
OF the most fraudulent piece Of ffpone9ts
ton ever proposed in this sslsIa'
PIutocracy once believed tbot pFy'
might appease the American 'aey
for reform, and, at the same try p''''e
their dishonest hands a little get
into our pockets. That is the t,o ao0per
Democratic party went in ~ IUae
Wilson bill was built to furtbor Ine
out the deception. 1t containod larry
semblance to reform as it passed IO tIe
House, but since the Senate oct we
at it Mckinley would be MOI.
tremble at what it contains T.
protection measure. ~
Grave, long faced Senators stona
and advocate the bill, however,
pretend to declare that it is a good S %Iu
though not as far-reaching 90
would wish" Grave Senators m H We
Republican side stand up and deno,n WIG
the bill, though, they ale Laughing "
their sleeves. They know it is the bo.t
protection measure the country has ro'
had. 1t is tariff reform for those wba
reap gain out of the tariff. The Amo-;
can people have been fooled bv tbn,o
tariff thinkers many times, but it cant
be done this time. The reform nroo.
will take the fraud to pieces and show
every side of it. The old party press
is as silent as the tomb, and will remain
so, but wait: The thousands Of reform
papers will turn loose on the weak and
coWardly makeshift the moment # i.
passed,
During a long colloquy about the
tariff yesterday in the Senate, Senator
Aldrich asserted that he had been in.
formed upon good authority that the
finance committee had agreed to about
three hundred amendments to thetarif
bill the night before. Chairman Voor.
bees denied the report, saying, The
statement of the Senator from Rhode
Island is untrue" and this he repeated
several times.
One would think that the near ap,
proach of Coxey's army with more
than 1000 men would get a move on
Congress and cause the members to
apparently favorsome reform measure.
But it makes no impression. That
august body, the House, has been
dabbling with some little private pen.
sion bills and other things hardly
worthy Of the attention Of a State
Legislature or primary political con
vention.
Coxey is coming and thousands will
come with him. At first his crowd
was very small, but it has gathered
material on the way as a rolling snow
ball. Bodies of men are marching on
Washington from every section. 10
the past week more than 1870, 900 miners
were thrown out of employment. Num-
erous mills have stopped recently and
this has swelled the already immense
army Of unemployed. They are rally
ing around Coxey. The situation Is
serious. 1t is feared that the unem'
ployed of New York, Philadelphia ana
may rush down to Wash
ington at any time should CoxeyS men
havea any difficulty with the authorizes
In that event the battle between LABOR
and capital would be on indefinitely
DAvY CROCKETT.