The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-09
COXEY IN WASHINGTON.
HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AS
HEWlSHED.

"
Head Clubbed by the Poltce-ssirrlns
s.aS .t the Capltol-The Police ara
4 Firm.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-YesteTday
was nerfect day with brightly shln'
inc snR which citizen Coxey took as 3
nronifious omen, was the portlon OF
fbe army of the commolWeaI tor lIs
DEMONSTRATION in favor Of the Coxey
Good roads bill. Shortly before IL
o,cIock Marshal Browne formed tne
noen in hollow square, and stanolng
n tha centre called for three cheers Ior
peace. The cheers were gwen s.ho ~ suo
commonwealers waved tnelL 4t.ls @ ~, Sos
ton flags of peace, with WHICH 'neS n"o
been armed. aor, oorob
around the grounds and Try II over W
AGAIN :" and the band started up SLOW
stem to which eight communess Walkso S1
IN circle TO a point about lO0 ya1os
from r. the former camp. Here Browne
formed them in long line and put the
men through little drill with tnelr
naaca slaves. Then he harangued them
eonnseIling peace. Their banners OF
5000 ha ssid. would be more forciole
fhan all the guns and cannons IN tne
world.
rbe man cheered and Browne waved
his hat. "Carry peace" cried Browns,
aSbonlder peace" and with tneir hytie
flags pointed upward at an angie oe-
hind the head the common"eaiets
started off to show congress Wnat IL
shn1lid do. The bugle SOUNDED, tne
hand olayed and the Scotch 0agpiper
bronoht forth doleful SOUND from MS
;nstrnment. Just then the leader OF
The commonweaI arrived in his pony
nbeaton With him was Mrs. Coxey.
anS In her arms she carried little LIE
osI Tender Coxey," her babe OF lew
weeks. Citizen Coxey held tne EelnS .
at tlOl5 Marshal Browne calieo 9uL
ATTENTION" again, and Wild snou!ust
pesce" and forward march,, tne con'
menweal army started for Washington
led by Browne and Coxey ana pla-
toon OF mounted police. 49,.
Metropolitan police SURROUND oil Ine
capitol and patrol its corridors. blue
costs can be seen everywhere, ana Visl'
fora ara requested by them 10 move
onn and not to block the passages ana
doorways. The main body OF !ne guar
6ians of the peace we're stationed at
tbe asst front. where General CoGey
wss eYnected TO attempt TO speak. By
n O'clock. an hour before the common
veal army was due aG tne captsol'
thousands of curious men, women ahu
children, had gathered arouno tHe
building to gain places or Vshsage w
witness the much talked OF and iong
expected appeal to Congress oy Co2ey
and his followers. a,
the route of the procession was Gown
Fourteenth street road to Mount fieas-
ant thence along Fourteenth street
proper to Pennsylvania avenue 20 ehe
peace monument and around tne capl,
tol grounds. Fourteenth street roao
was very dusty and the marches were
beautifully besprinkled as they marcn'
ed along. s,.-o,
pace and 1t was three quarters VI Oh
hour in reaching Mount Pleasant, su-
burb of the city. At the head OF tne
dusty soldiers Of peace were three
mounted policemen. Then came MRS:
Annie L. Diggs, Populist orator, OF
kansas. in an open barOuche, Wild ner
husband and her two daughters. ana
then appeared Miss Mamie Coxey,typi-
fyinp "pesce' mounted on a white pal
freys She is q blonde girl Of u. She
wore q suit of cream colored cloth re-
lievef by a big red bow at the throat,
and wore a little blue liberty cap. She
seemed perfectly at home on the pal
frey. but appeared somewhat embar-
rassed and created a good deal OF ex'
element.
She nodded smilingly at the people
who saluted her. Two old soldiers, one
q Confederate and the other teoerall,
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 illegal Tender" Coxey came next
in a pheaton. Jesse Coxey followed on
a spirited horse, and the rank and hle
followed him. When the army reached
the neace monument 1t found crowd
of 5000 awaiting it. The procession
JQSu "SANC4 ASS wy
front Of the capitol.
The sensation was soon over; the In.
mense crowd on the eastern 'front.' OF
the capitol saw Coxey. bareheaded, pro-
ceeded to the steps of the east portlco
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 ne
had time to turn his face to the gath
ered multitude and he was politely IN
formed that he could make no speech
at that place.
Coxey said firmly: q wish to enter a
protest" u.,,
"von can take no action here OF any
kind. THE police were courteous out
yery firm, and Coxey then, bareheaded
as he was, said:
,"Weil, then, I wish to read the. pro-
cannot be read here" said the
Coxey showed no inclination to yield
and he was unceremoniouslY hustled
down the steps and out to the middle
of the broad plaza in front of the capi
tol, He made no physical resistance,
b,,t ,rotooted all ths While.and a crowd