Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-09
PLACING THE BLAME.
Politicians Think the "Other Fell
lows" Responsible for Coxey.
Influence Brought to Bear against Further
Marching to washington.

results 9th Coxcy invasion and the ques.
ton whether any more Of the same sort
will get here. No other city in this coun-
try and probably none in the world feels
go secure against any danger from labor
riots, railroad troubles or anyt.- ing of the
sort as does this. The general confidence
in the government felt by the people OF
this city is really sublime. So all the gay
cites OF the season go on just as If nothing
were the matter, and yet it Is plain that
the people are sufficiently stirred up to take
very decided action la several directions
The workingmen have notified their vari-
Gus organizations that it is sheer nonsense
for any OF the unemployed to come here at
present and have urged the various broth
erhoods not to countenance any such move
ments, and apparently with some success
All sorts Of influences have been brought
to bear upon railroad officials to have them
discourage movements in this direction,
and 1t Is charged that the refusal of tho
railway officials in Iowa and beyond to
transport the industrials at cheap rates
was prompted by official action here The
general talk has been since Coxey arrived
that If the railroads and state authorities
would act in concert the foolishness might
be stopped where it now is.
A PitiabIe Spectacle.
At the same time tho Populist members
of congress have exerted themselves to re-
licve the sufferings Of the Coxeyites, but
have earnestly urged all their western sup
portcr5 to discourage such movements. The
sutferings Of CoXey' S men during their first
four days in this city We're really great, and
their camp about mile south southeast
of the capitol, was at once disgusting and
pitlable spectacle. Originally stagnant
bog, it had been filed in by the dumpinp
OF city refuse, and down to the very day of
its occupation was used as n garbage lot
OF course that portion of Coxey's men who
were, a; they said, lin it for fln" soon de-
sorted and got away from there. but the
character of the others was shown Inv the
dumb and hopeless '.cay in which they Law
around ON this r.dsorablc spot, hoping for
they knew noe what, breathing the foulest
oil AIR and awaiting tho result with the
helpless apathy of Asiatics But tho health
authorizes soon hurried them away.
Silver Prospects.
Among politicians there is of course the
usual amount of talk that the other fell
lows aro altogether to blame for it," but
on ono point there IL pretty nearly unani-
NOUS agrecment-that there has been alto.
gethcr too much Immigration. And the
opponents of the Chinese treaty are work
AnS this feeling for all it Ii worth and Gre
atinS quite II sentiment against it in the
mousse. Several members agree that IL IL
wero not for the looks of tho thing. or If
there wero any fair way to get at it, an act
iorbldding all immigration for seven wears
could be passed tbroupb hotb bo,so, b,, :,
largo majority. Nv somo strono, I,,, NJ
NINA tho silver men have also renewed
ehetr activity ON tho strength of the strikes
ana riots Messes. Bland and Stewart have
almost formed littlo congress of their
own, and ignoring such trfies as tho tar
MI, river and harbor bill and the like de-
voted their energies to organizing II new
attack on tho goldbugs. Tho Republican
senators and such Democrats as agree with
tnem nave much to say about tho hmctal-
aic conference In London and urge that all
we need do Is to keep on as we arc fora
lew months, and tho older nations will he
forced to join us in remonetizing silver at
an International ratio.
ion. elijah voorhees, Brookshiro Of In
diana wants to simplify tho currency. AS
snredly 1t needs tt. His bill to that effect
now being considered by tho banking and
currency committee provides for retiring
all grecnbacks and national bank notes of
less denomination than $40 and supplying
thclr place with coin certificates. 1t has
othcr provisions tho practical result Of
which would DO to make the coin ccrtifl-
cato tho unit of our currency but the
chances are that the bill came in rather too
late To have much Of u show in thiy con
greSs.
The Leaves and Fishes.
A member who is on rather intimate
terms with the president and ought to
know says that within two DAYS after tho
recent election of a Democratic congress
man in tho Dayton 90. } district the prcsi-
dent received 100 letters of Generalization.
and every one of them contained some kind
of hint, generally pretty strong, that now
would be II good time for him to hand out
tho offices lively and encourage the BOYS.
Several of the writer's spoke of their own
services and sacrifices in the campaign and
how much they did In contributing to the
result. In short, it would appear that
there Is enough disengaged talcnt in that
one district to fill all the Offices now at the
presidents disposal. From Missouri also
political appeals arc showorinr uoon mem