The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
CONCOURSE OF PEOPLE
Adopt q Lottor to bo Sont to Presi-
don't Cleveland.
DEMANDS FOOD AND PROTECTION
For tho Army While It is In Washing.
ton-Tho Letter u SocInlistio Mani.
fcsto-Kollcy's Brigade Hns Tri.
umphant March Through Iowa.
Co1oy's Command Leaves Hagers.
town for Frederick.

BosroN, Mass, April 22.-Seldom has
Boston Common been tho scene Of such
vast concentrated gathering as that
assembled thero this afternoon to wit
moss tho departure OF tho Boston dole
cation of the unemployed for Washing.
ton, whcre they hope to join Coxoy's
army and assist in tho appeal to Con-
gross for 'juatice."
By tho time Morriaon I. Swift stopped
onto tho improvised platform there
were fully 5000 peraons present and
soon after the meeting got into working
order fully $4,000 were gathered around
tho band stand.
During the meeting Mr.. Swift sub.
mitted tho following lettor to be sent to
President Cleveland. which was ado ted
by "ycs" that could easily have been
heard mile away:
BosroN, Mass, April 90, 1894.
To PIrstdsnt Clere!and, Executive Mansion, HGsh.
fngton, D. C.
at first thought 1t may seem to tho
national authorities that tho simplest
way OF dealing with those pennilcss un.
employed persons who arc pressing
their way across the country to the
capital would be to employ some form
Of ''strict and stern repression"
This Is the opinion OF the Army and
Nary Register, which calls upon you to
gather in the regular army to protect
yourself, the congress and the national
buildings against your less fortunate
fellow citizens.
Tho custom is an old one OF resortiug
to q liberal use Of bullets to check the
rising desire OF starving persons for
food and work. No republic can follow
this custom long and live. We arc
sending delegation to represent the
unemployed thousands in New Eng
land IN these days OF calamity. We
should be worry sorry to have our depu-
tation thrown into prison or slain by
the official edict while exercising their
constitutional liberty to petition.
Tho truth is, before tranquility ls re-
stored thore will have to be reajjust-
mont OF the conditions OF wealth.
You may not rcalize that the case is
grave. When were American citizens
starved in this manner before2 Isthero
not wealth enough? Let US not be
children in this matter any longer.
Wealth must. bo botter distributed.
This Is no time to prate about sena-
torial dignity. 1t is the time for those
who make laws to listen to tho COM
mands. Of those who make them law
makera. You can endeavor to have tho
people provided with proper food whilo
in Washington. We who remain at
home will await your action attentively.
(Sisned) MORRISON I. SWIFT.
At this point there was d conference
betweon the leaders while ono Of them
was speaking, and as a result those who
have enrolled themselves in the delesa-
tion were told to slip away quietly and
and meet at Roxbury Crossing, where
Major General Fitzgerald would meet
them and would then march to Dedham,
where they intend to stop tonight.
The immense crowd did not know OF
what had been decided on, and they
made n break for fremont street, where
they expected the men to paes. They
waited in vain, however, as an hour af.
tor the order was given, forty.ivo men,
headed by their leader, Fitzgerald, and
carrying tho yellow las, were marching
towards Jamaica Plains.