The Washington times., 1894-05-11
Mr.. HOAR'S RINGING SPEECH
Senate Not to Be Intimidated BY Any
Coxey Mob Demonstrations.
APPLAUSE IN THE GALLERIES
Teller Favors Aliens Resolutions, and Harris
Will Vote for an Investigation to vindicats
the Capitol Polics-stevart's Demagogism
Aroused the Massachusetts Senator.

When the Allen resolutions relative to the
Coxey incident came up yesterday in the
Senate, Senator Gordon, Of Georgia, opened
the criticism upon it, declaring that its inspi-
ration was patcrnalism. After stating that
the movement began in state wealthy, popu-
lous and Intelligent, Mr.. Gordon called at
tention to the fact that the movment seemed
except in the South.
Yet the South was still poor, and had not
recovered from the condition in which it was
left at the close of the war. The proper
remedy for the present condition Of affairs
was decentralization Of power.
Senator Teller, of Colorado who followed,
said that inasmuch as everywhere throughout
| the country the opinion seemed to prevail
that CoXey and his followers had been treated
with excessive and unnecessary severity. he
favored the appointment Ola committee OF in
vestigation. Failure to do this would have
the tendency to infiame this element OF the
people and lead other bands of a like charac-
ter to start for Washington. Coxey was q
law-abiding citizen. He and his followers had
trudged here through the rain and mud and
were entitled to respectful consideration. The
police had treated them shamefully. He did
not think the Senate could refuse to investi-
gate the police clubbing, as he himself would
furnish the names OF witnesses. The scheme
was foolish one, but not a wicked one. He
had hear.i the Senator from Ohio (AIr. Sher-
mani advocate measures not as sensible as
Mr. Coxey's and infinitely more Objectionable
and Indefensible. If the resolutions were
pigeon-holed it would increase the danger
from the present condition of affairs. Ii an
investigation were held. the people would be
satisfied
After Senator Teller. Senator Stewart got
the floor, but he was not allo wed to go very
far, for Senator Hoar soon interrupted him.
The Massachusetts Senator declared he did
not want to enter the debate. as it would be
Improbable. People out of employment un-
derstood the movement, and any attempt to
appeal to public prejudice would fall fiat.
CoNey came here to test the law When he
found court and jury against him he set up
howl.
itself from disorderly assemblies. There was
always danger from them. however peaceable
they might be.
Within ten years an attempt has been made
to blow up the houses of Parliament; within
two years another attempt to blow up the
French Assembly. Two Presidents OF the
United States have been murdered-one in a
crowd at Il depot. the other in a crowd at n
theater-by misguided and fanatical persons,
TO whom the peaceable assemblages afforded
an opportunity to escape This is why in the
provisions OF the riot law in every state, when
the magistrate reads the act. all the people
must go home. man may be there with
peaceable intentions. but il, when the riot act
is read, he refuses to go, he is liable to pun
ishment.
1T is needless for me- said Mr.. Hoar,
drawing himself up and looking about the
chamber. his eyes pausing when they reached
Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Stewart, 'to declare that /
sympgthizc with them great deal more than
some OF those who always pirate of sympathy
for the down-trodden in order to advance
their disgraceful political ambitions"
The galleries burst into ringing applause at
this utterance, aud in order to quell the
demonstration Mr.. Faulkner, who was in the
chair, was forced to use his gavel vigorously
and threaten to clear the galleries.
Mr.. Hoar closed with an impressive decla-
ration that the Senate would stand on its con-
stitutional rights. and that it would not be
frightened into doing what was not best for
the country by any mob demonstration or by
declarations, whether they came from the
camp OF Coxey or the seat OF the Senator from
Nevada.
Mr.. Harris closed the debate for the day with
q few vigorous words. He had had no SYM
pathy. he declared. with the absurdities OF
the Coxey movement. II was unworthy OF
serious consideration. Until this morning he
had opposed the idea OF appointing commit
lee to investigate the alleged outraGes on the
Capitol steps. But when Senator like Mr..
Teller. usually careful and calm in his judg-
ment, entered charges of outrageous conduct
against the police of the District OF Columbia
he thought the Senate was entitled to know
the facts. He paid high tribute to the Com
missioners and those in authority in the Dis
trict. and asserted his confidence in the po-
lice force, but. nevertheless. declared that he
should vote for an investigation.