The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
STRIKES AND RIOTS
Are the Sole Subject of Con-
verSatiOn
Among Politicians and People
at Washington.
A PITIABLE SIGHT.
COxey Men Had Terrible Time
at First.
A PITIABLE SIGHT.

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results of the Coxey 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
SO secure against any danger from labor
| riots, railroad troubles or anything 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 Just as if nothing
were the matter, and yet it is plain that
the people are sufficiently stirred up to take
very decided action in several directions.
The workingmen have notified their vari-
Gus organizations that it is sheer nonsense
for any of the unemployed to como 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 broug ht
to bear upon railroad officials to have them
discourage movements in this direction,
and it is charged that the refusal of the
railway officials in Iowa and beyond to
transport the industrials at cheap rates
was prompted by official action here Tho
general talk has been since Coxey arrived
that if the railroads and state authorities
would act in concert tho foolishness might
be stopped where it now is.
A PitiabIe Spectacle.
At the same time the Populist members
of congress have cxcrecd themselves to re-
heve the ,sufferings of the Coxeyites, but
have earnestly urged ell their western sup
porters to discourage such movements. Tho
sufferings of Coxey' men during their first
four days in this city were really great, and
their camp, about mile south southeast
of the capitol, wss5 at once a disgusting and
pitiable spectacle. Originally a stagnant
bog, it had been filed in by the dumping
of city refuse and down to the very day of
it's occupation was used rs a garbage lot.
OF course that portion of COxey' $ men who
were, they said, in it for fun soon de-
serted and got away from there, but the
character,O of the others was shown by the
dumb and hopeless way in which they lay
around on this miserable spot, hoping for
they knew not what, breathing tho fOulest
of air and awaiting the result with the
helpless apathy of Asiatics. But the health
authorities soon hurried thcTn away
Silver Prospects.
Among politicians there is Of course the
usual amount of talk that 1.-THE other fell
lows are altogether to blamo for it, but
on one point there is pretty nearly unani-
nous agreenent-that there has been alto
gether too much immigration. And the
opponents of tho Chinese treaty are work
ing this feeling for all it IS worth and ere
ating quite u sentiment against it in tire
house. Several melnb ers agree that if it
were not for the looks of tho thing, or if
there were any fair way to get at it, act
fOrbidding all immigration for seven years
could be passed through both houses by
mind the silver men have also renewed
their activity the strength of the strikes
and riots. Mc5sr5. Bland and Stewart
have almost formed little congress of
their own, and ignoring such trifies the
tariff, river and harbor bill and the like
devoted their energies to organizing a new
attack on the goldbugs. The Republican
senators and such Democrats as agree with
them have much to say about the bi,netal-
lie conference in London and urge that all
we need do is to keep are for a
few months, and the older nations will be
forced to join US in remonetizing silver at
an international ratio.
Hon. Elijah Voorhees, Brookshire of In
diana wants to simplify tho currency. AS
suredly it needs it, His bill to that effect
now being considered by the banking and
currency committee provides for retiring
all fyreenbecxs and national bank notes of
less denomination than SO and supplying
their place with coin certificates. 1t has
other provisions the practical result of
which would be to make the coin certi1-
cate the unit of our currency but the
chances are that the bill came in rather
too late to have much of a show in this
congress.
The Lozves and Fishes.
A member who is on rather intimate