The Delta independent., 1894-03-28


Washington, d. c. March 23.-There ie
ono circumstance which may interfere
with the general features Of General
Coxey's marching programme at Wash
ington. 1t has been stated the object of
bringing his army here is to assemble
1stsof May for the purpose OF impressing
its views upon Congress. To do this it
will be necessary to first secure authority
from Congress, az there are specific acts
upon the statute books forbidding the
assembling OF crowds in the capitol or in
the capitol grounds for the holding OF
any sort OF public meeting except the
sessions OF Congress and the asscmblages
which are incidents to tho Inauguration
OF president. These laws go to the OK
tent Of forbidding organized parades
through the capitol grounds. The law Is
also very strict in regard to the invasion
Of tho grounds. and when the societies
are given permission to march through
them, they are required to keep strictly
upon the walks and drivoways. Only OF
the occasion of an inauguration are peo-
pie permitted to overrun the grounds.
There is no place near the capitol avail
able for MIR. Coxey's purpose, and if he
should be refused permission for the
assembling OF his followers on the capitol
steps (Which permission can be granted
only by special act Of Congress), the pro
ceedings would probably not make so
great an imression upon Congress as they
are intended to do.
That the necessary consent for the uss
OF the capitol grounds could be obtained
for this purpose is considered extremely
doubtful. Congress has always shown il
self very jealous Of the general use OF tie
capitol building and grounds, and depar-
ture in favor OF Coxey's brigade is most
unlikely. The commissioners Of the
District of Columbia have not consider
cd, as board, the impending invasion OF
Coxey's army. Commissioner Ross was
asked what the plan OF the reception
would be. He Is not inclined to look
fayorably upon the matter, and said: Its
hard to believe that sensible people will
enter into such move. II it is body
that threatens the peace, it is sup
posed that the governors OF the states
will arrest its progress. We will probably
not take any action until we hear that
the body has started. When we hear
that it has actually started and is moving
on Washington, instructions will be given
to the police to properly deal with them
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Tho death OF Louis Kossuth at Turin
brings up old memories. Before mo It Of
us we're born he had passed the zenith OF
his career. The older men may remem-
ber the Kossuth crazo that swept over
this country early in 1852, when men wore
Kossuth hats,a women Kossuth badges.
tor in Hungary, leading the revolution
that but for Russian support might alter
ed permanently the aspect of European
politics. AS it was, although defeated
and imprisoned, his labors were not in
vain, and Hungary has ever since enjoyed
equal political rights with Austria.
Kossuth was born during Jeirerson's first
administration, before Napoleon had be
gun his list Of great victor,eg; before
Wellington was known as great Goner-
al; before Maine or Indiana was admitted
as State; when Louisiana and all the
country west of the Mississippi river be-
longed to France and Spain, and nearly
all Of it was a hunting ground for savage
tribes. One mans life, in the nineteenth
century, has spanned a period more
crowded with incidents than any other
in the worlds history.
Denver, March 23.-To-day Attorney
Ward, who yesterday challenged jury
in tho criminal court on the grounds that