The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-09
COXEY IN WASHINGTON.
HEWaS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AS
WISHED.

HEWlSHEC.
One Of His Right Hand Men Got His
Hesd Clubbed by the Ponce-Sirring
Scenes It she Cap,tol-The Po'!ce are
rie-n..
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Iesterday
was a perfect day with brightly shin
ing sun, which citizen Coxey tooh aS d
propitious omen, was the por.ss- "
the army of the commonWess Ior us
demonstration IN favor OF the Coxe3
good roads bill Shortly before III
O'clock Marshal Browne formed the
men in hollow square, and standing
in the centre called for three cheers for
peace. The cheers were given and the
commonwealers waved their little cot
ton flags of peace, with which they nao
been armed.
sNow," cried Browne, "wen march
around the grounds and try IL over
again." and the band started up SLOW
step to which eight communes walked
IN circle to point about lOO yards
from the former camp. Here Browne
formed them in long line and put the
men through a little drill with tnelr
peace slaves. Then be harangued them
counselling peace. Their banners OF
peace, he said, would be more forciDie
than all the guns and cannoos 10 tne
world.
The men cheered and Browne waved
his hat. Garry peace, cried BroWne,
SHOULDER peace" and with their hItle
flags pointed upward at an angle oe-
hind the head the commonWealers
started off to show congress what IL
should do. The bugle sounded, the
band played and the Scotch bagplper
brought forth a doleful sound from his
instrument. Just then the leader OF
the commonweal arrived IN his pony
phaeton, W. him was Mrs. Goxey.
and In her arms she carried little lie
gal Tender Coxey," her babe OF rev
weeks. Citizen Coxey held the relns.
at 1ol5 Marshal Browne called OUT
attention" again, and with shoulder
peace" and forward march,, the COM
menWeal army started for Washington,
led by Browne and Coxey and pla-
toon OF mounted police. ~,
Metropolitan police surround IN Ine
capitol and patrol its corridors. Blue
coats can be seen everywhere. ana Visl-
tors are requested by Them TO move
on" and not to block the passages ana
doorways. The main body of the guar.
dians Of the peace were stationed at
the east front, where General Coxey
was expected to attempt to speak. 3,
II o'clock, an hour before the common
veal army was due at the capltoi,
thousands of curious men, women and
children, had gathered around the
building to gain places OF vantage 10
witness the much talked OF ana IoDs
expected appeal to Congress by Scxey
and his followers.
The route of the procession was ooWD
Fourteep.s street read to Mount Pleas
ant, thence along Fourteenth stree
proper to Pennsylvania avenue TO 'ne
peace monument and around the capl
tol grounds. Fourteenth street coao
was very dusty and the marches Were
plenlifuuy besprinkled as they march
ed along.
The comnonweal moved at 8 funeral
pace and 1t WAS three quarters OF al
hour in reaching Mount Pleasant, a su-
burb of the city. at the head OF the
dusty soldiers Of peace were three
mounted policemen Then came Mrs.
Annie L. D!ggs, a Popnlist orator, OF
Kansas, in an open Darouche, with her
husband and her two daughters. And
then appeared Miss Mamie Coxey, y,typi-
fying ''peace" mounted on white pal
frey. She is blonde girl OF 10 She
wore suit of cream colored cloth re-
heved by big red bow at the throat,
and wore little blue liberty cap. She
seemed perfectly at home on the pal
frey. but appeared somewhat embar-
rassed and created good deal Of ex-
citement.
She nodded smilingly at the people
who saluted her. Two old soldiers, one
a Confederate and the other Feoeral, ,
both members of the commonweal,
formed her guard of honor, marching
on foot. Carl Browne followed on a
large white stallion. Then, seVen foot
sore musicians, Coxey, Mrs. Goxey and
little Legal Tender Ccxey came next
in pheaton. Jesse Coxey followed on
q spirited horse, and the rank and tile
followed him. When the army reached
the peace monument 1t found crowd
of 5000 awaiting it. The procession
then wended its way toward the east
front of the capitol.
The sensation was soon over; the i'm
mense crowd on the eastern front OF
the capitel saw CoXey, bareheaded, pro-
ceeded to the steps Of the east portico
and mount to the first platform about
five steps. Here were stationed Captain
Kelly and other officers of the police
force. They met the general before he
had time to tuln his face to the gath.
cred multitude and ne was politely in
formed that he could make no speech
at that place.
Coxey said firmly: 81 wish to enter a
protest"
mo, sir" firmly said the captain,
"you can take no action here OF any
kind. The police we're courteous but
very firm, and Coxey then, bareheaded
as be was, said:
swell, then, I wish to read the pro-
gram"
ut cannot be read here" said the
officer. -.
Coxey showed no inclination to yield
and he was unceremoniously hustled
down the steps snd out to the middle
of the broad plaza in frent of the capi
tol. He made no physical resistance,
but protested all the while,a crowd
gathered around him and obstructed
the way somewhat; but it was not a
hustle of resistance, but seemed more
like curiosity. The police did not use
their clubs, no one was struck and the
immense crowd was handled in the
kindest yet in the f1mest and most eff
fectlye manner. All who came expect
ing some serious trouble, and they
we're not few, were disappointed.
Coxey was not formally put under
arrest. He was simply put off Of the
capitol steps; far away off 20 prevent
his reascending. The middle of the pa
rade was Iammed and jostled about by
the CROWD, some being thrown about in
every direction The changing of bells