The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-03
COxEY IN THE SENATE.
Senators Vest and wolcott Mako Some
 ForcibIe Rem,rks.


 The resolution of Senator Allen, of | Nebraska, asserting the right ot the Coxey army to visit Washington ana enter the capitol grounds or capitol 1T they desired and should not be dis | turbed, so long as they did not disturb or hinder the transactions of congress, | came up in the senate on the 2oth ana Mr Vest, of Missouri, opposed it. He said these people should be treated the same as all other citizens of the United States. If they did not violate any laws they would not be molested, but he deprecated the introduction of such resolution, because it intimated want of confidence in the institutions and the laws of the land; their right to come here and visit the capitol was so plain, so evident, that any suspicion about it was reflection on the intelll- gence of the country. He was op- posed to the preamble, however, Ii lt | meant to include those men who had trampled on the laws, injured prl- vate property and undertaken to secure transportation to the city by force or arms, for then he emphatically dis | SenIeu IFOUl IL. Ilt uCSldiC" NhS h'SA@ 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 if congress for one instant, compromised with them, it would open a crevasse which would end in flood and final destruc- tion. If anyone wanted to come here, whether they were employed or unem- ployed, to inspect 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.
 woLCoTT PROTESTS.
 Mr Wolcott of Colorado, entered vigorous protest against passing the resolution. He was at loss to under stand the purpose of the resolution, which did not change the law in any respect, but simply extended cring- ing invitation to those men calling themselves unemployed, some of whom were coming by begging, some by their overpowering force, and some on stolen trains The only excuse for such lawless action as had been recent ly enacted had been the utter holding office. Members of the senate who had spoken of a servile police force and paid soldiery seemed to think it proper to denounce in the senate men sworn to do their duty. It was to be regretted the gov ernors of certain states had been so un- wise as to urge these men to make 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 dishonor to his common wealth and sullied her fair name.
 Mir. Wolcott said he was tired of deal ing with these methods of administra- tion. The times were out of joint, but what made them so might be attributed to one cause or another He believed most of the men in CoXey's army might be honest, but they were led by men who were cranks, insane or vicious. But their methods of fighting wrongs could result in no good; this could only come from the natural benefcence 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 to work. , There was to-day no man who sincere lv 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 little ones until work could be found.
 'I am tired of this talk of national demonstration" he said. Tn Colorado to-day, crushed and humiliated as she is by the action of congress, venture to say no man is suffering because he can find no work, or no willing hands to assist in supporting him until work can be found for him. I believe the time has come when those of us who are in public life ought to begin to cultivate more regar1 for the perpetuity of republican institutions and to pander less to tkat miscalled portion of the labor vote, whose labor is with throats and never with their hands. It is time we stood up for American manhood, for the right of every man to work if he wants to, if it takes the whole army of the United States to enable him to do SO
 The right of every man is to enjoy equal liberty with every other man, and that means he shall have such liberty as is a not inconsistent with equal rights ot f his neighbor; the right to hold and en f joy the property which the laws of tht [, country have enabled him to secure It is time we had the courage to stand f together against this socialism, popu lism and paternalism which is running riot in this country and which must n end if not crushet) in the destruction
 of liberties which the laws give us l. liberties which should be dearer to u o than life itself"
 !, MT. Allen defended his action in in f troducing the resolution and spoke fo P some time. In the course of his speecl