Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-05-05

Democ rats Smoked Oet.-An Import.
ant Suit.-NOt Ready to Retire.
COxey's Army.

From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1S94.-Sena-
tor Hale very cleverly smoked the dem
ocrats out and compelled Senator Har-
ris, OF Tenn, who is in charge of the
democratic side of the Senate, to &C
knowledge that he and the rest of the
democrats, except those who are dicRer-
ing with the democratic "Kickers." were
ignorant of what concession had been
or would be made, but were prepared to
go it blind on the reconstructed tariff
bill, whether it agreed with their senti-
ments or not. Was not that a remark
able confession to be made by the Will
Dam leader of the majority side of the
Senate Commenting on the statement
published that the democratic leaders
wase becoming more cheerful over the
out fox, MIR. Hale said 4: Cheerful, Mr..
President, cheerful when bargaining and
selling is going on instead of honest
tariff legislation Cheerful when jugglery
and skullduggery take the place of open
discussion, cheerful when it is the cheer
fulness of a dying man, when decomposi-
ton has already set in aud numbed his
faculties.
No description could possibly do JUS
tice to the present disgraceful attitude
OF the democratic Senators. They have
refused TO grant hearing to honeso
working men and women who have
come here to protest against the bread
being taken from their mouths by vici-
Gus legislation, and they are today on
their knees, not granting hearings, but
taking and obeying absolutely without
question the orders of the millionaire
trusts, as to changes to be made in the
tariff bill. Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle are no to their necks in this
filth, while those democratic Senators
who are always ready to obey the crack
OF the party whip are being kept in igno-
rance of what is going on f; they have
only to be told that a bill is a party
measure to support it, no matter what
its nature may be. Surely the working
men will have a long score to settle with
the democratic party.
warning TO newspaper publishers
against lending their names and influ-
ence to be used in q business of which
they know nothing and which they can
not control, is contained in a bill filed in
court by William r. Hearst, publisher OF
the San Francisco Examiner" against
John Wedderburn, manager of the" Press
Claims Company" and the Examiner
Claims Bureau" of Washington, asking
Tor the appointment of a receiver. Mr..
Hearst says he was partner of Wed
derburn's in the Examiner Claims Blu.
reau" and that Wedderburn was under
their contract to furnish the capital
and manage the business. He charges
Wedderburn with organizing and main
tanning the "Press Claims Company,
with money belonging to the "Examf
ner Bureau :" with other misappropri-
alton of funds, including the proceeds o.
a note for $4,000 signed by the firm
name without authority with creating
large indebtedness with refusing tC
return money In accordance with con
tracts with certain subscribers of the st
Paul Pioneer Press and the Omaha Bee
and with injuring the reputation of tn,
San Francisco Examiner by general mis-
management and by advertising to Civ,
prizes for inventions.
Some Observation-Disclosures an appli
cant for his office-started a story tina
Gen. James a. Dumont, who has 70
many years been chief governor inspec
tor OF steamboats,, was contemplating
retirement because of feebleness cause'
by old age. 1t was cruel lie. Gen
Dumont in denying it said al am JUS
as lively and energetic as l was twent,
years ago." There is only one thin)
the matter with Gen. Dumont. BE is
republican.
Senator Quay's friends are uneas
about his condition. His health ha
not been good for year or two, but
was not until recently that he began t
show signs OF a permanent break down
His absence just at this time is muc
felt by his republican colleagues in tn
Senate, aside iron the feeling of esteer
- him which makes his absence at an.
B nj zf1Ef OF geneFaf regret.
ss<ey's so-calIed army is in the Biz
s trict of Columbia, and barring some e.
pected happening, they will tomorro'
march through the streets of Washing
ton, but they will not be allowed to z
upon the Capitol grounds as an orgs
nized body. Their camp was visite
yesterday by a large number OF curioui
Il Inclined Washingtonians, and grea
was the surprise of many to find such a
insignilcant collection of filthy and wo
begone humanity, dubbed an army.
is doubtful if ten per cent of the sever:
hundred men composing the arm
4 could be prevailed upon, no matter no
great the inducement offered, to take