The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-03
MENACE TO LIBERTY
The Senate Frowns Upon the Com
monweal Movement.
THEY MUST OBEY THE LAW
,rhev Have a Right to visit the Capitol
and Would Not lie Moiested II rhey
Come In Good Faith.

WAsu1NaToN, April 27.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal in the
senate, Senator Jarvis, recently APP
,ointed from North Carolina to succeed
Senator Vance, was sworn in. Senator
Aliens Coxey resolution came up and
The senator stated that there would be
M objection on the democratic side to
Its passage. Senator Vest, however,
opposed it. These people should be
treated as all citizens of the United
states. If they did not violate any
laws they would not be molested' but
he deprecated the introdu ,tion OF such
= resolution, because it intimated want
of confidence in the institutions and
laws of the land; their right to come
here and visit the capitol was so plain,
so evident, that any suspicion about II
was a reflection on the intelligence OF
the country. He was opposed to the
preamble, however, If 1t meant to IN
clude these men who had trampled on
the laws, injured private property and
undertaken to secure transportation TO
this CITY by force of arms, for then
he emphatically dissented from 1t.
He declared that the men who were
marching to Washington would be pro-
tected in their rights, but they would
have to learn to abide by the laws OF
the land, and if congress for one in
slant compromised with them, it would
open a crevasse which would end In
flood of final destruction. If people
wanted to come here, whether they
were employed or unemployed, to In
spect the public buildings and visit
congress, their rights would be re-
=. spected, but when they seize trains to
come on, when they violated the laws
of the country and trampled on the
rights Of the people, congress ought
not to treat with them.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado entered
"a vigorous protest against the passing
of the resolution. He was at loss TO
understand the purpose of the rosolu-
tion, which did not change the law In
any respect, but simply extended
crlnging invitation 10 those men calling
themselves unemployed, some OF whom
are coming by begging, so ne by their
overpowerirg forces and some on
stolen trains. The only excuse for
such lawless action as has been recently
enacted had been the utterances of
men In high places holding onices.
Members of the senate who had spoken
of the servile police force and PAID
soldiery seemed to think 1t proper 10
denounce in the senate men sworn to
do their duty. 1t was 10 be regretted
that the governors of certain states
mad been so unwise as TO urge these
men to make descent on the capitol
of the United States. His own stare
had the misfortune to have one of these
governors, whose antics bad brought
discredit and dshonor to her common
wealth and sullied her name.
Senator Wolcott said he was tired OF
dealing with these methods of admins
tration. Times were out of joint, but
what made them so might be attributed
10 one cause or another. He believed
most OF the men of Coxey's army might
be honest, but they were led by men
who we're cranlSs, insane and vicious.
Their method of righting wrongs could
result 10 no good. There should be no
man suffering for brerd in this broad
domain of the United States who was
willing to work. There was no mar
who surely 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 hi'
little ones until work could be found.
al am tired of this talk of nationa
dem onsti alton" he said Gin Colorado
today, crushed and Inundated as she Il
nv the action of congress, | venture t
say no man is suffering because he car
ind no work, or no willing hands u
assist in supporting him until work car
be found. ! believe the time has COM
when those in public life ought to be
gin to cultivate more regard for tn
perpetuity of republican institution
and pander less to that mlsled portio
of the labor vote. whose labor is wit
their throats and never with thei
hands. 1t Is time that we stood up 10
American manhood, for the right TO
eyery man to work, If he wants to,
it takes the whole army of the Unite
States to enable him to do so. Th
rights of every man is to enjoy ecu;
liberty with every other man, and tina
means that he shall have such libert
as is>not inconsistent with the equ;
rights of his neighbors. the right
hold and enjoy property, which tn
laws of the country enabled him
secure. 1t is time that we had courae
TO stand together against this socia
ism, populism and paternalism, whie
is running riot in this country ar
which must end, If not crushed. in II
destruction of the liberties which II
laws give US, liberties which should
dearer to us than life itself"
Anumber of senators took the pal
TO 20 to Senator Wolcott after he co
cluded and express appreciation of VIII