The evening world., 1894-04-23
GEN. COxEy'S "DEFL."
mo Presidential or Congressional
Frown Shall Stop Us"
Hopes to Secure Cheap Transpor-
tation from the Trunk Lines.
Incidentally He Sells q Few Horses
and Makes q Speech Tonight.

When Gen. Coxey rose at Q o'clock TIL.
morning the first thing he did was &c
read a Newspaper to learn how hi,
troops" were getting along.
One Of the references to his scattered
forces came from Washington in the
shape Of an announcement that Presi-
dent Cleveland was about to launch q
proclamation that II the Commonwealth
took any undue liberties with the prop
erty or the peace of the commonwealth
at washir ston during their impending
visit, he would make the climate toe
torrid for their further s~ojourn there.
This nettled Gen. Coxey.
"Wha right" he exclaimed, has
Grover to assume that we are going to
behave In any but the most orderly
wayl His proclamation il entirely un
called for.
THE idea OF a man who %connives at
the issuing Of 100000 of nterest-bear
Ing bonds talk of abiding by the law!
why. the man that a 30 violate
the law has no right to question the
Intentions Of other people,"
BY this time Coxey was dressed and
sailed forth to vent his anger in open
At Q o'clock he returned to the Sturte-
yant House and ordered breakfast 1t
was with a good, capacious appetite that
he alternately discussed his chops and
b movements OF his army; ,,.
We are all men Of intelligence" he
said, There are no tramps living who
could LAY marched from Massilon. o.,
to Frederick, Md, suffering such untold
priyations without committing n dep
"Our cohorts are made I'D of the
brains as well as the Drawn Of the COM
munity. We are producers, and produc-
social problems than merchants. whose
minds are too preoccupied with a thou
sand other cares"
What do you think Of the mobbing
OF the Massachusetts, contingent yester-
day by the Boston people?"
"sheer enthusiasm" was the answer,
why. the people were. carried away
e wI'f BY ;he sh sra speaker 81 ne fh ,dras ad HmlnG,es,
had to give vent In action.
Each bosom swelled with anticipated
pleasure at the new era that Is dawn
oms swell there must be a little jostling:
That's ALL" and the. General settled
down TO his chops again.
that there Would be b~loodshed!@
owe do not look for fight" was Gen.
Coxey's answer. but II we happen to
find ourselves in the midst OF It, why,
tiAtip. we u pchi ~ INT IL dhg piOOu
- spilled It will De under compulsion and
In defense of our lives and liberties.
when we get to Washington we do
10 propose to be repulsed by a Presl-
shall set down there and wait until the
people awake and discover that our de-
mands are just"
After breakfast Gen. Coxey called on
Commissioned l.. p. Farmer. OF the
trunk line railroads, and obtained the
latter's promise that he would endeavor
to gain the consent of the Presidents
of the various roads In that system at
their meeting next Wednesday to carry
> CommonweaIers to Washington at great
ly reduced rates Of fare:
From Mr.. Farmers office Coxey hur-
ried around to Madison Square Garden.
where he has eight horses for sale.
While waiting for his lot to be sold
pointing out the excellencies of his
A Mr.. Rogers asked Coxey for his au-
tograph on behalf of a lady.
cls her name Miss Dana!' asked
Eyes. SIR" was the answer.
".Oh. I shall write her a letter, then"
said Coxey. She has written me for
my signature"
Tonight Gen. Coxey will be given a
reception by the Peoples Mutual In
dustrial Legion. so East Tenth street.
He says that beyond making a speech
at this reception he will do nothing
Gen. Coxey was indignant about the
statement that he contemplated going on
Q lecture tour for a dime museum.
Asked what his favorite literature was.
he said:
works relating to political economy.
I v no time for n other reading.
There are no authors whom I have
made my favorttes. l read as many as
I can. and take from them what