Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-10
rnE GREAT cOxlY fIzzLE.


General Coxey, when preparing Tor
his great march TO Washington, waH
confident that he would be able 90 lead
host a. numerous Ne grasshoppcp
into the capital aud that the mere noise
" their wings aud tho density of the
masses would induce Congress TO paea
his bills for good roadsand non.interest
bearing bonds. At least he repeatedly
expressed himself to that effect Ho
modostly calculated that nj least lO),-
900 unemployed would rally 10 bic
antastlo banner. The Thousands
counted on, however, never came aud
instead Of an imposing army, he lud
n handful Of airagglers into Washing.
ton, mere circus parade. Now he
has been In the shadow Of the Capitol
for two weeks and II Ia time tor his
sympathlEsrs to review what he has
accomplished 10 far.
ON Mayday hegave his grand parade
that was to be- the fret step towards
the salvation Of tho country, and
managed to have himself ana lieu.
tenants arrested for trampling down
the grass on the capitol grounds. That
il about the sum total Vi his practical
achievements ia two weeks, but how
that IN TO be factor Ia the work for
the amelioratlon OF the condition Of the
laboren Of tho country Il not
clear. QuiHote's gallant attack on
the wlndmills IL not more ridiculous
than Coxcy'a Washington campaign;
nor was tho siugle.handcd fight Of the
mailman Of the north with the Turk
ish army At Bender more ill.adviseJ.
True, CoKcy has managed 10 get
himself beiJro Congress, but this result
might have been obtained without all
the blusler aud staggering IN which
he has been injulging. Senator Sher-
man had already volunteered to Intro.
duoo his gooJ'road bill, but the valiant
general refused the offer for rensons
best known to himself The common
way OF reaching the ears Of the l,gis-
lalop did not suit his purpose, evident.
ly. lie was determined to raise a
storm Ia some way aud profit by the
confusion.
CoXey has demonstrated but one
thing, that ho Ia not the redeemiDg
messiah Of Americas laborois; that
his method IL not tho means Of their
salvation. People acquainted with the
man do not hesitate 10 say that he is a
broken down sport and gambler who
has taken this means Of repIonishlug
his own sinking funds. We arc fur.
Their told by Miss Mamie, the "goddtsB
Of liberty" that her father intends in-
dieting upon the country series
Of lectures, statement which prob.
ably furnishes the hey 10 the
closet In which his secret motives
are kept. II he wanted cheap uotori.
ely whereby 10 secure audiences aud
money, lac has undoubtedly gained his
object. But deoopllons OF this kind
can only succeed fora limited period.
Those men who followed him on the
weary march to Washington, suffering
hunger ani exposure while he was
riding comfortably Ia carriage aud
enjoying first class hotel acc0mmoda.
lions, may awake to the fact that they
were fooled by a skiliul will.U'thc.
wisp arrangement, and resen, H. Ger.
tain Il IL that the Invasion OF the Cox.
eyltes Of Washington Will produce us
little impression ou the Institutions ui
the country as would tho discharge %.
an Indian arrow against EusIsu Peak,
aud be equally rosulgloss us regards
tho IaDlIIn. InLnFu.Ia Of lhr nlnuIrN.