The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-18
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iati,n TO the Arrest al Coxcy. Hrowas
aud Jones on tho National CAPITOL
Groand..
wA~HiNGroN Nay ? Mr. Allen, in SEP
porilng his resolui4oa Ter inyeS tsgAiing the 30
lige assault 90 coxey aid hc had expected
that Tho senior senator from Chio (Mr Shar.
man, would have introduced a resolution iook.
in- % the Investigation ~ tina, outrage"
1901 a. the senator from thio had t1senno such
siei ~ Mr. Allen hat been moved 10 do 50
Mr. Alien had not the slightest sympathy with
tho 20 xc, movement. lie lid not clcve tha.
IL would e wise Tor congress H. appropriate
money for the construction OF h'ghw1y, ia The
states liut neNai 10 deal with him ana with
the unfortunate and perhaps MISGUIDED men
who acc ,mran'ei him. simply IN Tho lisht OF
Aiacr can citizens coming 70 the sariiol ~ thu
nation foT the purpose ~ paacea iy peiitioninr
cOngre - Cor redress, 90 grievances
Mr. Allen went on 10 rcal the alGrcss which
CoNeN hal tried 70 read from the capitol steps
and Which he NAH been prevented from coiag
by The police who laid violent hands upcn
him ana drove him from the capitol grounds"
Are sou not the counsel OF Coxey.H Mr.
Daniel asked
40 sir Mr. Allcn answered
Has not, Mr. Daniel further asked Nr.
Coxey FUN legal remedies for any wrong which
h. may have sufrredt'
~ hope Mr. Allen said that the senator
from Virginia will not an lrrtANe 10 divert me
"A 90 not desire 70 divert the senator Mr..
Daniel said nut want TO JUDGE rs 10 the pro-
prety OF the senate acting in this case. III the
man has been injured and II he had legal
remedy for the injury
Mr. Allen went on 10 say that IL was not true
that he or ever had been counsel for
Coxey lie had been called In consultation
with two representatives, Mr. Hudson. OF Kan
sas and Mr. Pence. of Colorado rs 10 Coxcys
right AMI he had gone 70 the police court IN
connection with the matter He wanted TO
say TO the senator from Virginia that IL was
rule of his life 10 20 wherever his duty re-
quired MIN. ana he should DO SO regardless ~
whether IL plea sed or di~pleased the senator
from VIRGINIA But the rough hands that had
been lati upon Coxey hal been laid on the
rights OF s0Otc.oO) OF American citizens The
policemen CLUES which had been aimed AT the
devoted heads OF these three men had been
aimed AT the head of every American citizen
who TT to raise his voice ip defense OF hts
constitutional right The blow ainel AZ them
was blow al free speech. az the right ~ free
as,emtiGse. aaN il was for those great rights
that he stood IKE desert ned The occurrence ~
The caniiol grounds ga the l>t Of Mag as a
scene worthy 81 having taken place In ~.
Pctrr~nlr- or DO TIE capitol 81 some eastern
monarchy. ana entirely out of place In q repre-
sentative repshhs These men hal not come
armed They had not rern backed nv q moo
and ha made no shownf military force. lhfy
had come simply a. law-ahdin-, peaceaAlc
bat perhaps misguided citizens. tor lawful
purpose
Nh Allen riaicnied the charges on which
Coyey Browne and Jones hal been convicted
ir TIE police court-,realins GA AMI inlurlns
the turf az the capitol grounds and spoke with
ders on ~ the sacred soil u those grounds he-
iag trolien "a hy the vulgar feet 81 people
VINO wrre not residents OK Washington. Bu.
there was not he said. senator or an Ameri-
can citizen who did not Anow thar the real
charge AGAINST those men was their ait mpt %
exerci 50 their eonstitlt nal right o. pcaceahle
semnla.e AMI ~ free speech on tac capitol
grounds y, the nation
Mr.. sherman expressed his great regret that
when important business was pressing thss
resolution should he brought before the sen
ate and occupy is time The whole thing. ne
asserted was sham and rretcnse, without a
shadow ~ foundation Nobody Mr.. Sher
maa said hat ever denied tae right OF petit
+. tion. Coxey knew that any member OF the
Z senate or the house would present his
petition and the petition OF the mer
e who were with him leading either
T OF Ohio had called upon HIM (ir. sherman
+: and asked him II he would present Coxey' ;
b petition. and be had promptly answered. Yes
( II couched In proper language. He had also
offered 10 Introduce any OF Coxcys bisls-al
though he did not believe IN one word OF them
r That message had been carried 20 Mr. Coxcy
and he had replied that he did not desire Z
r have his petition presented In that way-bu
t. that he intended to present II on the steps o
y the capitol He Mr.. sherman) had no doub
|: that his colleague Mr. Bricr) would also In
troducc Mr.. Coxev's Hills. He deeply regrette
: the error which had led Coxey TO Washington
a and his wild deluson that congress couls
a step into the arena and huild up roa Is IN al
i the townships counties and states In tn
United States There could be no wilder 0
n more extravagant proposition presented IN
IL The senator from Nebraska Mr. Allen h1
a. tried TO make a hero on. OF Coxey. For what
n Not for what he propos "a. because the senate
himself although his views were extreme
. dared not indorse the good roads BILL an
Is dared not indorse the assembling OF men aroun
the capitol The object o. the founders VI "a
~ government in having an exclusively feeders
district was 10 protect the government fro
y any such foray az that Of Coxey and his 70
"A lowers, II had been done wisely IA the llgh
OF experience In England and France,
IS Coxey has the right to make harangue fro
er the capitol steps. every other man would hay
the same right, and vet neither he-a senate
= az the United States nor the vice presdel
!. OF the United states had any such RICH
- coxcv had been allowed every rig
ar which anyholy could have exercised !
or tMr sherman believed that coxcy was,
OF the whole knd good man Ia many respect
hut h. thought ne was little Eighty Laug
ter lie would not say anything unknd
him because he was a constituent, and ne Y
r. bound 10 protect him II he were unduly
inreu. But Coxey hal come TO the capitol wi
re- the deliberate and determined purpose 70 ~
late the law. which had been 80 wisely franz
~ by the ex-senator from vermont
~ Mr. Builer-And he ala 10 IL
Mr. SAerman--Iie had the purpose. acknoy
~ ed ana declared 70 come here ANA violate Ia
vi Law. and be brought with him some three I
" four OF nya hundred men who synpainiz'
:. with him III Is trnc he did not bring them
Ia the grounds tut there We're crowds OF peoi
assembled to see this extraordinary spectac
~ OF what Is called an army OF men. led he
rk 10 get congress 10 pass bill 70 make
L.. the roads OF the country good. 50 th
ea every man can ride his bicycle or In
a carriage or on foot, II.aughterl Wheh
Coyey or Browne. Jones violated the la
Iuetther know nor care. They certainly car
here with the intention 81 violating IL. Tho
that Coxey will 20 home to ohio and take ca
lct OF mis- wife and family. ana that II others wi
him came from that state. they will also
home and rather suffer the ills they have III
" seek the ills that may come from oth
err sources
:, There is no occasion for excitement AT
~ events the senate OF the United states ou1
OF calmly To await events aud 20 on IN the q
T., charge OF its hivh dutieS-treating their fell
" citizens whether wlSe or uawlSe. with 10
ed bearancc and kindness Let us perform
;,y4 duty 10 the country: and our countrymcn "
sustain us These people who say that IN
led speak for 1000 90 people Will md that they
MI not speak for $1,000 They Will find that
majority OF our people are sound and Stronp
irc favor OF lawful means and lawful ends. =
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