The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-09
LETTER.
WASHINGTON, May I, l8

Christopher Columbus Jones were arrested
for violating the law by attempting to speak
on the Capitol steps, they found sentimental
women and men in search of Dotorie,y ready
to furnish bail for them, aod when their cases
were called for trial in the police court they
found among their volunteer counsel one q.
S.. Senator and half a dozen Representatives
all populists. Aud if the trial, now in its third
day, results in conviction, they will donbt-
less have their fines paid for them by people
who will imagine themselves philnn,bropists
for contributing money to such a purpose.
So much for the leaders, who stop at hotels
and enjoy their notoriety.
About one nile south of the Capitol build
ing is AIN enclosure which has for years been
used as a dumping ground for miscellaneous
city 6lth. In that enclosure are nearly 500
men, four-ffths of whom are professional
tramps. An admission fee of IS cents is
charged to go in And look over the collection.
So far this has brought in enough money to
feed the tramps and they have made DO
trouble, but the public curiosity has now
been pretty we'll stated and, unless the imagi-
nary philanthropists shall contribute to feed
the gang the army will 5000 begin to desert
by wholesale. That they will not work was
proven BY Coxey's refusal Of an offer of a
camping ground of 60 acres in u healthy
locatisnsjust ont Of town,Hs long as his men
wanted 10 use it and $500 IN cash for Clean
ing the underbush from same. BE preferred
TO keep the men in their present unhealthy
location, because be thought be could get
more money out of the admission fees than he
could if the camp was removed 10 the country.
He thinks more, however, of bis blooded
borses, az be removed them from the camp 10
which the health officer says be would not be
surprised at any lime to see several conta-
gious. diseases make their appearances, and
from which men are every day Cal Led to
hospitals.
Coxey has 80 far been very peaceful and
law-abiding, with the exception of his mild
break at the Capitol, but it is because bis
force has not been strong enough for him TO
be otherwise. His intention is in the end to
make trouble, if he can &c, a sufficient force
of men gathered in Washington to do 80.
He still talks about eventually having 200, 900
men here and other rot of the same sort. His
coming here was a FOOLS erraud, and be has
been entirely too l~eniently dealt with by the
authorities.
This Coxey foolisnness is also cost
ing considerable money. Attorney General
! Olney has requested Congress to make an
appropriation Of $50, 900 to meet the expense
Of empIoying extra deputy marshsls to deal
with the gang Of lawless Coxeyites in the
northwest, and the bill for extra police pro-
lection which the District of Columbus has
been paying for a week past and will continue
to pay until the Coxeyite craze has passed
over amounts to not less than $500 a day.
Senator Harris SAYS that after the amend
ments to the tariff bill are reported to the
| Senate, which will be it is expected early this
week, he proposes to Immediately force a,
frightening of the daily sitting Of the Senate,
unless the republicans will agree to set a.time
for closing debate. A little furry has been
created here by a rumor that the Louisiana
legislature that meets on the 18th, inst. would
demand that a duty of two cents Il pound be
put on sugar and that failing to get it they
will elect successors to Senator Caffery and
Blanchard who will be instructed to vote
against the tariff bill. Few democrats be-
lieve the rumor. 1t is of too extraordinary
a nature to be believed, and PROBABLY WI its
origin to the fact that this legislature will
elect successors to the Senators named who
are both filling unexpired terms By appoint
ment of the governor.
Judge B. F. Ravens, of Terre Haute, Ind,
who is at present in Washington, throws con-
siderable needed light upon the carrying OF
80 many municipal elections in bis state by
the republicans. ''Tne truth it," said
Judge Ravens, "that the democrats were not
organized anywhere at let the things so by
default. / don't think the A. A., cut any
great figure in the result, though hat organ
ization helped to organize and solidify the
republicans. There are just as many demo-
Gratis in Hoosierdom as ever, but some of
them are growing restless at the long delay
iu passing a tariff law. AS soon as that's done
democratic stock will take a strong upward
turn in the political market"
A large and distinguished party will go
from Washington to attend the unwilling of
the Mary Washington monument at Freder-
icksburg, Va, next Thursday. President
Cleveland has promised to go and it is ex-
pec,ed that Mrs. Cleveland will accompany
him.
Public Printer Benedict expects to assume
charge of the Government Printing Office
this week. He will find a very queer state of
affairs, caused by Mr.. Palmer's carrying
hundreds Of people on the roll more than
were needed to perform the work of the Office.
A big discharge is therefore Que of the
certaiuties of the near future.