Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-10
OPINIONS OF coxEY.
Pubic Men Express . Variety Of Views OF
tho Industrial Army and 1ts
Probable Destiny

Pubic Men Expres % . Variety OF Views of
tho Industrial Army and Its
Probable Destiny.
Senator Wolcott, Colorado's junior senator,
speaking In the senate, said he was tired Of
dealing with these methods of adminIstra-
ton. The times were out Of joint, but what
made them so might be attributed TO ono
cause or another. He believed that most Of
the men In Coxey's army might be honest,
but they were led by men who were cranks,
insane or vicious. But their methods Of right
Ing wrongs could result In no good; this
could only come from the natural benefcence
Of mankind, which as the world grows better,
made men more humane and kind. There
was to-day no man who sincerely desired to
work for the support Of himself and his fam
lily who could not get work or bread to put
Into the mouths Of himself aud his little ones
until work could be found.
Senator Sherman: "Coxey is > vain but
harmless fellow who doubtless has good In
tentions and intends no wrong. In braga-
doclo he suggested q novel idea that was
taken up by the newspapers and given SO
much attention that he now considers him
self . very much more important man than
he ever supposed he would be. His plan,
when II came to the ears Of other men OF tho
same stamp as himself, encouraged them to
follow his example, and thus the other
armies have been organized. do not think
any valuable or useful citizens are In the
troop is well understood. The party is COM
posed of few tramps and fanatics and unen,-
ployed workingmen who have nothing else to
do and who are silly enough to follow such
vainglorious fool as Coxey."
Senator McMillen Of Michigan: 'It looks
to me like decidedly serious matter. Idle
men are always menace to q community,
and the larger their numbers and the better
their organization the greater the danger ID.
These men come here making demands upon
possibly be complied with, and they follow
their demands with threats. II had charge
of this city would forbid them to enter its
limits. would meet them outside In the
country somewhere and explain TO them fully
why they cannot accomplish anything here,
and that the law prohibits what they propose
to do"
Speaker Crisp: ~ think the Importance OF
and II the newspapers would quit publishing
20 much about 1t and hattering the vanity OF
Coxey and his associates they would very
soon subside. I have no doubt there are
some honest men in the party--that is entirely
poseible-but they are the misguided victims
Of Coxcy's thirst for notoriety.
"No, there will not be the slightest devia-
tion from the regular proceedings Of Congress
on account Of this invasion. We shall take
senssor poIph psGP,e qhey viii have to &c.
different set OF men in this movement before
10 amounts to anything"
Justice Harlan Of the Supreme court: "The
name these men have adopted for their or
Ranizatlon and the Inscriptions on their ban
uers they carry arc reasons enough to prevent
them from having any influence or being
treated with any respect. Such name as
the commouweal of Christ may attract lot
Of crauks, but it kills the whole movement
with sensible men and deprives It Of any in.
huepco It might otherwise have"