The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

COXeylSm is rampant Ill NdSniuSloh, al"
20 wonder When Coxey, Browne aud
Christopher Columbus Jones were arrested
for violating the law by attempting to speak
OF the Cap tol steps, they found sentimental
women and men IN search of noteriety ready
TO furnish bail for them, and when their cases
were called for trial in the police court they
found among their volunteer counsel one u.
S. Senator and half dozen representatives.
all popul SITS. And if the trial, now in
its third day, result in conviction, they will
doubtless have their fines paid for them by
people who will imagine themselves philan-
throp;sts for contributing money to such
purpose. SO much for the 'aders. who stop
at hotels and enj,y their notorety.
About one mile south of the Capitol bull
ing is an enclo: ure which has for years been
used as a dumping ground for misoe l,neous
city filth. In that enclosure are nearly 800
men, four tfths of whom are professional
tramps. An admission fee of % cents is charge
to 90 in ard look over the collection. SO far
this has brought in enough money to feed the
tramps and they have made no ouble, but
the public curiosity has now been pretty well
sat ID ard, unless the imaginary philan-
thropist shall contribute to feed the gang the
army " i'll soon begin to desert by Who'll 4sale.
That they will net work was proven by Coxey
refusal of all off,r of a camping glound of 90
acres in healthy location Just out of town, as
long as his men wanted to use it and $500 in
cash for cleaning the underbrush from same.
He preferred to keep the men in their present
unhealthy location, because he thoug lie
could get more money out of the admission
fees than he could if the camp was removed
to the country. He thinks more, however OF
his bl)oded horses, as he removed them from
the camp in which the health officers says he
woul not be surprised at any time t. see
several cont aglous diseases make their ap
pesIance, and from which men are every day
carried to hospitals.
Coxey has so far been very peaceful and
law-abiding, with the exception of his mill
break at the Capitol, but ii is because his
force has net been strong enough for HIM to
be otherwise. His intention is in the end to
make trouble, if he can get a sufficient force
of men gathered in Washington to do So He
still talks about eventually having 100000
men here and other rot of the same sort His
coming here was FOOLS errand, and he has
been entirely too lenently dealt with by the
authorities.
This Coxey foolishness is also costing con-
siderable money. Attorney General Olney
has requested Congress to make an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to meet the expense of employ
ing extra deputy marshals to deal with the
lawless Coke, ties in the northwest, and the
bill for extra police protection which the Dis
trict Of Columbia has been paying for a wee k
past and will continue TO pay until the Coxey-
tie craze has passed over, amounts to not less
than $500 day.
Senator ii arris says that after the amend
ments to the tariff bills are reported to the Sen
ate. which viii be, it is expected, early this
week, he proposes t. Immediately force a
lengthenlng of the daily sittings of the Senate'
unless the republicans will set time for clos
ing debJt,. a ii tie furry has been created
here by rumor that the Louisiana legislature
a duty of two cent? pound be put on sugar
and that failing to get it they will elect sue
cessors 10 Senator Gallery and Blanchard who
will be instructed to vote against the tariff
bill. Few democrats believe the rumor 1t is
of to extraordinary nature to be believed,
and probably owes its origin to the fact that
this legislature will elect successors to the
Senators named who are both filling I'M
expired terms by appointment of the governor.
Judge B. F. Ravens, of Terre Uaute, Ind,
who is at present in Washington, throws con-
sideribl, needed light Upon the carrying of
so many municipal elections in his state by
the republicans. TIE truth is said Judge
Ravens, that the democrats wer. ne organized
anywhere and let the things 60 by default.
don't think the A. F. A. cut any great figure
in the result, though that organic llion helped
to organize and sol dify the republ cans.
There are ust as many democrats in Hoosier-
dom as ever, but some of them are growing
restless at the long delay in passing .rif
will take strong upward turn in the political
| market.
A large aud distinguished party will 60
from Washington to attend the unwilling of
the Mary Washington monument at EIDE
| rcksburgs, Va. next Thursday President
Cleveland has promised to go and it is ex-
pectedthat Mrs. Cleveland will accompany
him
Public Printer Benedict assumes charge of
Government Printing Office to- day. lie will
find very queer state of affairs, caused by
Mr.. falner's carrying hundreds of people on
the roll more than were needed to perform
the work of the Office. A big discharge is
therefore one of the certainties of the near
FIXTURE.