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May 5, 1894
The Bessemer Indicator
Pueblo, Bessemer, Pueblo County, Colorado
What is this article about?
Report defending Senator Wolcott's April 27 Senate speech on the Coxey movement, clarifying he advocated for state support of the unemployed in Colorado, where no one starves due to lack of work opportunities.
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What Senator Wolcott Said.
The much abused and ill-used speech
of Senator Wolcott delivered in the
senate April 27 on the Coxey move-
ment has been garbled by his enemies
in Colorado to suit a selfish end. He
is quoted as having said that any man
in Colorado who wants it can get work
making his speech direct and cold with-
out a spark of charity for the unem-
ployed. The senator did not make
such a statement but he did use the
following language, which is a plea for
his state and the worthy people of his
state:
"I am tired, Mr. President, of this
talk of a national demonstration. The
states wherein these men reside owe
them the charity of their support until
work can be found for those who are
willing to work. In Colorado to-day,
crushed and humiliated as she is by the
action of congress, I venture to say
that no man is starving because he can-
not find work or willing hands to help
him or willing friends to assist him in
supporting him until work can be found
for him."
The much abused and ill-used speech
of Senator Wolcott delivered in the
senate April 27 on the Coxey move-
ment has been garbled by his enemies
in Colorado to suit a selfish end. He
is quoted as having said that any man
in Colorado who wants it can get work
making his speech direct and cold with-
out a spark of charity for the unem-
ployed. The senator did not make
such a statement but he did use the
following language, which is a plea for
his state and the worthy people of his
state:
"I am tired, Mr. President, of this
talk of a national demonstration. The
states wherein these men reside owe
them the charity of their support until
work can be found for those who are
willing to work. In Colorado to-day,
crushed and humiliated as she is by the
action of congress, I venture to say
that no man is starving because he can-
not find work or willing hands to help
him or willing friends to assist him in
supporting him until work can be found
for him."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Senator Wolcott
Coxey Movement
Unemployment
Colorado
Senate Speech
What entities or persons were involved?
Senator Wolcott
Where did it happen?
Colorado
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Colorado
Event Date
April 27
Key Persons
Senator Wolcott
Event Details
Senator Wolcott's Senate speech on the Coxey movement was misrepresented by enemies in Colorado as lacking charity for the unemployed. He actually pleaded for state support, stating that in Colorado, no man starves without work or help available.