Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

at all times. Congress he claimed. was the
only authority with power to make money.
ana Congress could make an issue of nom
interest paying bonds as easily as 1t could
issue gold. silver. copper or leather money.
This money. he said, could not be drawn
away By the money lenders of Europe.
Then Mr.. Coxey went specifically into the
details OF his two bills, arguing that the
road bill would give work to all who wanted
IT, and the bond issue make 1t impossible for
the country to again feel anything ap-
preaching financial depression.
At the close Of Coxey's speech there was a
corret solo by j. J. Thazer, the leader of the
band. who has come with the army clear
from Canton. near Massillon. The solo was
rot badly rendered by any means.
Brown and His Panorama.
After the cornet performance came Brown.
he sage Of Caliostoga- Here was a marked
Inference OF man Tall. solidly built. dress
ID In picturesque. fringed buckskin coat.
aigh boots and spurs. a brown beard. clear
complexion. and with a peculiarly dreary
pair Of blue eyes. the man was a striking
poklng Individual; Brown. however. did not
tomence his speech at once He turned first
10 some white paper tackled on the piano.
rama and, with charcoal, drew a rapid
ketch OF frog. which he explained was an
original greenbacker.
picture Of a bearded gentleman fol-
lowed. which Brown explained was the
original Uncle Sam, one Of the Roths-
childs Of Europe.
tor got down to work. Brown has more of
the tricks Of oratory than Coxey. but does
not impress one with the same idea OF
sincerity He opened his talk with a story
Of all the dogs in the country following
certain little dog. who started down to the
Potomac river with chip in his mouth In
order to get rid OF heas; Some dogs. how
ever. he explained. did not go. because
they rather liked to have the blood sucked
by Doodle and banker fieas. The old story
was then worked out and the heas left on
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mac.
Following his flea story Brown ran in
an extended ''ad." for some books and
Chicago newspaper. His usual attacks on
up and explained the two Coxey bills.
Issuing Greenbacks-
He told OF the issue of legal tender paper
money during the war to put, as he said.
guns in the hands of people to shoot down
fellow-men.
IT." said Mr.. Brown. 1--WE can issue legal
tender paper money 10 give arms to citizens
30 that they may destroy other citizens,
then why can't We issue legal tender paper
money to put picks and shovels in the hands
Of men SO that they can obtain bread for
their families?'
Brown then branched Off and told another
story, attacking the two political parties,
who, he said, had been distracting the peo-
pies attention from the real issue.
This movement" he said. had been de-
nothing in it, If il was farce. If il was not
in answer to the fearful, imploring cry of
starving multitudes. then why was 1t that
the representatives of twenty-five or thirty
subsidized newspapers were watching it so
closely? Why was Ii that twenty-five argus
eyed demons OF hell had been tracking 200
so-called tramps over hill and mountain?
The orator followed this up with some
more stories, and then urged everybody to
go to Washington on May l, and, IL that
were impossible, to send postal cards to
their Senators and Representatives. He
predicted the greatest gathering around the
Capitol on May 1 that the world had ever
seen, and told of the receptions the army
had received along the line of march.
He then referred to the rumored freeZe-out
which was to be accorded the army at
Hagerstown, and said: God help the
money power when 1t finally stands face
to face with the people,
At this point Mr.. Brown was interrupted
by an alteration between inebriated col
ored citizens of Williamsport on the out
skirts of the crowd. who had differed on
Some question Of Importance to themselves.
stand firm" said Brown to the crowd,
who showed a decided inclination to watch