The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-05
SENATORS ON coxeYlsM.
Some Declare That the Industrial Arm.
slust Be Firmly Dealt with.


s,ust Bc FIRMLY Dealt with.
WAsmINGroS, April IS. Immediately
after the reading of the journal in the
senate Thursday Mr. Jarvis. recently
appointed from North Carolina to sue
cccd the late Senator Vance, was sworn
in.
Senator Aliens Coxey resolution
came up, and Senator Allen stated that
there would be no opposition on the
democratic side to its passage
Senator Vest dem, Mo- however
opposed the resolution. In brief, his
remarks were us follows:
He said those people should he treated the
same as all other citizens OF the United States !
II they did not violate any laws they would no,
be molested, but he deprecated the inlroduc
tion OF such resolution, because II intimateo
. want OF confidence in the institutions and the
laws of the land. Their right 10 come here and
visit the capitol was so plain so evident that
any resolution about it was q reflection on the
intelligence of the country.
He was opposed to the preamble, however,
II IL meant 10 include those men who had
tramped on the laws, injured private property
and undertaken TO secure transportation tc
this city by force of arms for then he en-
phutically dissented from It, He declared that
the men who were marching to Washington
would be protected in their rights, but they
would have to learn to abide by the laws OF the
land, and II congress, for one instant, com
promised with them il would open II ere
vase which would end In flood and
final destruction If anyone wanted to come
here. whether employed or unemployed to in.
spect the public buildings and visit congress,
their rights would be respected, but when they
seized 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 rep, COLI entered q vgor
| Gus protest against passing the resolution. he
was at loss to unders tand the purpose Of the
| resolution which did not change the law in
any respect, but simply extended cringing
| invitation to those men calling themselves un.
employed, some OF whom were coming by beg
Eing, some by their overpowering force and
some on stolen trains.
! The only excuse for such lawless action as
| had been recently enacted had been the utter
ances of men in high places holding Office. Ii
! was to be regretted that the governors of GER
| tain states had been so unwise as to urge these
men to make q descent on the capital OF the
United States. His own state Of Colorado had
the misfortune to have one OF these governors,
whose antics had brought discredit and dis,
honor on his commonwealth and sulied her
| fair name.
He believed that most of the men in Coxey' .
army might be honest, but they were led by
men who were cranks, insane or vicious. But
their methods of righting the wrongs of the
time could result in no good this could only
come from the natural bencfcence OF mankind,
which, as 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 10 work. There
was to-day no man who sincerely desired tc
work for the support of himself and his family
who could not get work bread to put into
the mouths of himself and his little ones until
work could be found. The senator continued:
us who are in public life ought 10 begin TO cul-
tivate more regard for the perpetuty of repub.
lican ms tn tionS and to pander less to that
miscaled portion of the labor vote, whose la.
bor is with their throats and never with
iheir hands 1t is time that we stood for
american ma nhood, for the right of every mar
10 work If he wants 20, If it takes the whole
| army of the United States to enable him 10 dc
yo The right of every man is 20 enjoy equal
liberty with every other man, and that means
that he shall have such liberties if not incon
sistent with equal rights Of his neighbor-the
right 10 hold ana enjoy the property which the
laws of the country have enabled him TO Sc
cure.
1T is time that we had the courage to stand
| together against this socialism, populsm auo
paternalism which is running riot in this coun
try and which must end if not crushed) in the
destruction of the liberties which the laws give
rs, liberties whicn should be dearer to Us than
life ITSELF
Senators Dolph rep, Ore and Gray dem
Del.) also condemned the preamble to the reso
luton.
Senator Allen defended his action in intro
Gucing the resolution, and spoke for some
time In the course of his speech he called
these gatherings the Spontaneous uprising o
American citizens against wrong and oppres
sion." He denied that it was u socalstic
movement. Whether il was populstc he did
not know because he did not know whether
any popuis,s were enlisted in it. 1t was he
said, peaceable gathering OF men engaged il
peaceabe project"
''Docs the senator apply that TO the army O.
the commonweal which stole u train al Butte
killed two deputy marshals and whom III,
troops OF the United States are now trying Il
capture!" asked Senator Wocott.
Senator Allen refused to be drawn on TO thi:
ground. He declared that he was us warm al
advocate of peace and lawfllness as any othe
man He criticised the action of the commits
sioners of the District of Columbia in issuir.
Il proclamation warning CoXey's army agalnS
entering the district
AT li5 o'clock, before any action had beei
taken on the resolution, Senator Harris dem
TENN moved to take up resolution providin!
that 'tomorrow and until otherwise ordere,
the senate shall meet at II O'Clock Il IN" Sen
ators PETER and Allen objected TO the pendin
resolution being displaced and demanded
yea and nay vote. The vote (Which also show e,
the attitude of the senate on Senator Allen
resolution resulted: Yeas, 54 nays, T. Thos
voting in the negative were Senators Allen
Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Kyle and PETER Tn,
senate without division Then agreed to the res
olution, and Senator Harris moved to take VI
the tariff bill, and Senator Higgins rtp., Del
took the floor in opposition TO the bill. He Wa
followed by Senator Dolph, who spoke until tn,
senate adjourned nj $40 p IN