New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-10
4 HEARING FOR "GEN." COXEY
UT TALKS HIMSELF OUT IN TEN MIN
UTES.
rur EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS WHICH CON-
cBEssMEN ASKED HIM TOOK AWAY ALL
HIS AMBITION AND ELoQUENCE-
CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
rRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.I

CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUxE.I
washington, May o. General" Coxey is
..,,nr into rather deep water. His reception
- the Committee on Labor OF the House
representatives to-day was by means
MET OF an army" probably thought he had a
,.,. 70 expect. and he completely taken aback
-, Mr. Ryan, OF New-York. asked him for his
.dsntias 10 show that he he asserted him
.ay to be- the representative of 80 per cent of the
..,.rlcan people. The best that he could do was
A.. .sv that ne represented the Knights of Labor.
,hs Farmers Alliance and all other bodies OF organ
w., labor. This assertion fairly measures the
s,,snsions Of the Generals" sef-conceit. In his
can minutes address TO the committee he did not
.,.- a single idea that calculated TO make an
,,,nression upon a sane. practical mind; even his
.,gseston that the representatives chosen by the
,aon,e "nisrepresent' their views did not appear
- sxcl,e any emotion in the minds of members Of
the committee
yesterday and signed by the members OF his army
IN Washington. which was submitted with the re-
mark that he had a large number of other petit
tions which he desired to present at some future
.;r,a In behalf Of his Good Roads bill' and the
hI N provide for the Of noninterest- bearing
bonds" or fiat money. The petition presented to-
dav was dated Camp Tyranny May g..
After General Coxey had said his little speech
he answered several questions put 10 him by Messrs
Dunn and Ryan. OF the committee. and then l. T.
Dean a member OF the executive committee OF the
Farmers Alliance. took the Moor and descanted en-
the depressed condition of labor. Mr.. Dean DOES
mot look like man who living by til,ing the
sou and when Mr. Ryan asked him II he a
farmer he answered that he not. but that he
"was associated with farmers" He further ex-
ulaned that he hailed from the oil region OF Penn
sylvania" whereupon Mr.. Ryan dryly remarked
that in his part of the country the farmers Cid not
choose men from oil regions TO represent their
views
Representative Wells Of Wisconsin. then asked:
Have Coxey's men ever made an honest effort to
get work.?
Mr. Dean said he could not answer.
Mr. Wells said he farmer and that the
farmers would be glad to get more help from
Coxey's men or any other 1t would help
them and bring down the price OF farm products
Representative Dunn Of New-Jersey. asked: DO
you believe that the American people have reached
stage where they want threats and coercion used
against their legislators by these moving bodies"
mo" said Mr. Dean mo threats are intended"
Then" said Mr. Dunn what be accom-
pllshed by these steps equivalent to COERCION
you have habit in Congress" said Mr. Dean,
"of consignng petitions to pigeonholes and waste
baskets. The object OF CoXey was TO present to
you a petition that would be insured hearing.
"And to present IT," added Mr.. Dunn. with
implied threat"
1T should be a petition and not a threat said
Dean.
This closed the hearing. and the committee
about to go into secret session Mr.. Coxey said
I'VE have thousands Of petitions. II we only have
chance to present them"
1--WE will give you a committee" said Chairman
Mccain. Ito receive them"
Marshal" Browne. who present. was greatly
dissatisfied because the committee did not desire
10 hear from him. and complained that he had laid
aside his greasy leather garments and clad himself
in decent apparel lin order 10 overcome pretudices
and yet the committee did to listen TO him.
General Coxey was accompanied by Representa-
tives Pence and Bell. of Colorado. and Boon, Of
Minnesota ana also by several officers Of the Farm
ers Alliance and the chairman Of the executive
committee OF the Populist party
The General repudiated the statement that he
Intended to leave Washington at present. or before
his bills ARE either accepted rejected by Con-
gress"
Since the conviction OF Coxey and Browne In the
police court both OF them have shown tendency
TO become becose. In his speech TO the army
last night the former said:
This country is like a big bunch OF straw and
all that is necessary TO start Ii into roaring blaze
Is the torch Do you dream that In court to-day
the torch applied? We came here as an army
Of peace. God knows violence is the last wish OF
any member OF this army. but / fear that the
match has been applied and that time alone VIII
tell what is to be the outcome II violence does
follow. the consequences will not be on our heads
Tor others were the cause OF H. 1t now looks to
me as though II would be useless to Try and ac-
compsh anything more in the line OF public refor-
The notice which he received from the District
Commissioners tonight that all nuisances In his
camp" must be abated within fOrty-eight hours
s snrs penalty OF the law VIII not De ke 10 re
Browne insist that the camp is clean and salu-
H p.oqi despite the oiiica declaration OF the
NJ for human habitation.' and the further fact
been local hospitals
me last week, while others are in mt condition to
Marshal" Browne this morning issued order
iIalrectlng that no member Of the army" should
ing the most imperative necessity for doing. The
reasons Sns he gave for this order were as follows:
49,, We are keeping quiet about our intentions. We
are going to follow the same tactics the enemy.
snu NOT let them kno" our future plans The
reason that have deemed 1t necessary TO keep the
member, members Of the Commonweal within the Enclosure
~aay Is that some OF them are very much aroused
??eeeed, and might be led to resent it with some
I inns IKE IKE emphass OF course the most OF US
sa. en you there are some men In this camp who
wers IT,. hesitate to mash an officer up If they
ILe gwen any encouragement
a. another reason which Browne careful not
Il sIS S Is that there is good deal OF dlscontent
members Of which appear 10 suspect at last chat
Ssy have been brought to Washington fools
aaa Brownies craving for notorlety.
sn,linls Star says; THE discomfort would be in.
sSssd take peep into parlor 20 at the National
sss which is Of the suite occupied by their
sssaer Coxey, and his family. The apartment is
vsasrous In It's proportions and splendid in It's ap-
ksntments IL is probably Is feet wide by % feet
80 A velvet carpet the floor oil paint
~ ,nang upon the walls there easy chairs
a. inviting lounges here and there, and against
Sc wai stands grand square piano. while oppo-
car 70 J, is large mirror. before which Mr. Coxey
49, ~ ana may be does practice the gestures that
~ company the eloouence with which he elevates
followers ''"'' ''e ' - 'S ue'"'e'
NILLY'S FLOTILLA OF FLATBOATS SAIL.
49, hoines. Iowa. May 9-"Commodore" Kelly
, Tor Washington shortly after noon to-day
49,. 49, notlla consists of $50 fiat boats Each boat is
s'een feet long. six feet wide and foot deep.
Z, accommodates ten men. When the Mississippi