The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-27
C0XEY'S AID VEXED.
Congressman Stewards Let
ter Cause of Annoyance.
THE "ARMY" IS FOR PEACE ONLY.
Belief Prevalent That They VIII Soon
Disband--The Members Very Bitter
Against Carl Browne, Who Is
Coxey's Aid.

CANTON, O., March 2T.-Among some OF
the things that made Chief Marshal
Browne mad yesterday, was letter adj
dressed by Congressman Stewart TO Gen
eral Coxey. Browne scratched his head
for some time, and then penned the fol-
lowing unique letter:
"CAMP LEXINGTON, March %
"The telegraph report of your letter TO
General Coxey, has been seen by the un-
dersigned and permit me TO say thatyo
have built up a straw man, and have pro-
ceeded TO demolish it--and what good
you have done for the cause Of human
rights.
Long ago my suspicious have been
aroused by the attitude of several men;
the rich silver mine owners. / believe
that most of the interests of the people,
the majority Of them, has been and was
10 use the people TO put mp silver throne
instead of "A golden one and so have
feared the Greeks, even when bearing
presents This attitude in the Chicago
bimetallism convention was shown
strongly in the contest made by me TO
get the word Gland" inserted in the reso-
luton as basis for money as well rs
gold and silver, and when il was done, by
voice of the convention, the officers Of the
league failed To make the correction in
giving it out officially for publication.
Blames the People.
For years and years, we thoroughly
understand, or think we understand, the
evils that you so mastery portrayed in
your letter, have been trying 20 get the
people to rally at the polls and wipe out,
and we believed that they would at each
succeeding election for years past. but
they did not. and after the election or
ides of November, still are i'm the same fix
because OF political boodlism and money
power, so as to obtain the pools in count
ing us out: hence, the only resort left to
exercise that power.
.'Other congressman and senator's be-
sides the Democrats and Republicans, for
some reason, don't fully grasp the idea
that the sovereign people have the in
herent right TO tell their public servants
what they want, and so we are not COM
ing as an army and this is one of the ap-
pellations.
General 20 Mr.. CoXey. by you, Is out of
place. We come TO bring peace and not
war. We are now re-enforced by millions
of unemployed and the wealth producers
of the nation
sin this laudable move we stand on the
proposition that the constitution of the
United States is the charter of our lib
erty, and that guarantees us the right OF
peaceable possession and petition. IL is
simply exercising these prerogatives that
we are carrying out in this procession.
Peace and Prosperity Predicted
"There il no one starving in our camp.
The people, whose hearts are responsive
To US. are loading us down with the good
things for our physical welfare, as well
as With words which inspire us with
hope that the senate and congressman Of
the United States will do their duty when
we reach there, and pass these two bills OF
Brother Coxey's, that will bring peace
and prosperity.
And we trust that you, sir, will be
found like a soldier at his post, to do your
duty and 20 cast your ballot for both of
these bills that will be the entering
wedge of the kingdom of heaven at hand.
and the whole people will applaud our act
In those words of Glory TO God in the
Highest, Peace on Earth, Good Will to
All Mem
"For il will eventually bring the ma
tional cooperation OF heaven here on
earth. CARL BROWNE"
Notwithstanding the apparent success
of Coxey's plan, the army will hardly last
more than two days unless the weather
moderates At present there is reason To
be apprehensive that the men now here
will revenge themselves on Carl Browne,
against whom they are all very bitter.