New-York tribune., 1894-04-27
RIKER'S,
9th Ave., Cor. I'D St.
no TROUBLE EXPECTED.
CoyEy.s armies" COULD NOT DISTURB
NEW-YORK CITY.

49, . ,..,,,, a, tho domains ton of the COXeyiteS
As the number Of so-cllled Armies increased '"''e
vos some socitnde as u the outcome p"t "'c
cent outbreak OF violence and transteaing on the
mart NJ the agitators has created the hciIei '"' ~
a,1 ia ne,r at hand II Is now thought In ihahc'aI
circles that the authorities Will suppress the move
ment whenever it trenches upon Ia" a.n o'ue
There Is ll,te disposition to look upon the 'oNey
roovanoent as any real development Of indnstra'
urres, for # cannot BE- learned that the rrspectape
,.,,r,, classes Of the country are Joining IN 'he
march on Washington Wall Street takes hopeiui
view Of the future and believes that the fes"''
march Of Improvement will ere long soiVe '''e Po
lens that arise whenever there are large Hu''0e'
OF men ont of employment 1871,
General Samuel Thomas said yesterdays ) INNS"
C,,e,, T. a f,reat man I'm sorry he got in'o 'hr
field before M. He has achieved more "' .>'''0'
reputation on u smaller amount oi capit'l 'n'" "'
man know of" Continuing In "A serious Ve'h' zen
.r,l Thomas said: The movement Is the ont
Growth Of the feeling IF unrest always oeNeoPel
v.nou large numbers u ldbOrng men are Ou' 81
work Hui tn. Coxcy movement ms Derh e"'""'
aged too much by sensational newspapers VIM
have paiteI Il on the back IN order 10 MAKE He"S'
Not Western newspaper has talked 10 'n'Se luz m
Guided mon I'm the way It should have don' Inc
,, sbo,la hay. been told plainly that the best
| Man FOR them was 10 try TO get work nstea' "'
r,,rching to Washington. The proposei 'e"io"S, w.
linn N Washington IL Simply form of lntimH''''"
f. is opposed 10 the spirit Of the country anu '
Sf a
! Congress shall 10 anything in response 20 '"eS'
| .voy demands nnier the influence OF the demon
| straton Republican and representatives "o'e'"-
| mont would be- AT an end
N r. Hepburn president of ID" lh'r' '''"''
! u,,t remarked. THE Coxey movement Is De'om
! ING 4 serious matter II was weakness III me "s''
| c,,ft,r,l communities which helped the movement
! , an. start when It should have been suppressed
! Bui the people were not 10 blame p'rh'p'' J" wan"
| ina :, hurry the armies ON ont OF '''n P"'
| r,c,li;y The fr,uhl. ~ coping with sC"h move
! mon, ,t that the Federal Government Is not po'-
! ...l - .,,uyh mower I mink that Coxeyism WIZ
,,.,,e ,be t.i,ficians for some time even aftcr u'
pr.aeni agitation IL over Ih'h MI i,PD''"
! added In a significant whisper = never 'e' ~
Tor satisfied than to-day thai am not a Democrat
In rcplv 20 an inquiry II. W 'anroh' pr'Hr''"'
- tho chase National Bank remarked FROM
.u.h Information as I can obtain. the socaI''i
/ Coxev movement does not include the "ork"sn'''
Of this country. AMI ID not THINK the upr'@'hs "'
! their ssmpathy. This ~ Tree ana '"''s''''"''
country and every workngman has rSht |"
vote for representatives. in Washington VINO VIII
., rr m. general interests OF ~" country ana "
is uselcss to tramp to Washinston In otu'r 10 III
! tmidatc and coorce our National l~sshture. "o
| not believe that tn fanatics VINO are D'"n' '"''
| movement viii accomplish anvthins except 10 'ea'"
| our ncople 10 b. more careful and conservative.
81 NOR. tbsn likely the Coxey movement VIII
h IA. d.athhlow 10 the so-callel Populis party IN
| this country =.
I Edward simmons pr, siIcut Of the Fourth Ma
| ,,o,al flank said. 80 one who takes "A clear view
| ~ IN. matter can have but opinion about the
! r.x., movement. namely. that II Is IL misguded
IN. and not ut eil representative or the real WORK
| iusmen ~ the country The present ihu"r trouue'
viii solve themselves AZ business reviVe'' ana "
is no, f., all probable that physical demonstration
| AZ Washington viii BRING ABOUT les'''"''O" "''
tie threat Of coercion.
Henry y whitney Of kissam. whitney 'o'
sad. "The Coxcy army itself has shown It's own
character better than any opinion mat 'ouu DE-
passeI upon H. II calls itself the Army ot feace'
but there is little peace In the conduct ot 'he
! ,.o,o,i,.s in Montana ~ these men re-
sort 10 violent methods their object is sure To De
defeated. they viii be suppressed by inc strong
arm Of the law The agitation never came from re-
spectacle labor interests, but II Is apparently o'
the eve OF b.ng queled enectually.
TIE NATIONAL GUARD WOULD Not W'N AWAY
General Louis FITZGERALD. Of the National GHari.
WIS AYERS. T., being quoted on the Coxcy move
ment Asked what he thought the police ana Na-
tlonal Guard would do II onc OF coNey = det"ch-
Inents came to Nrw-York. he said They would not
r. r Wilson Of tha banking house OF X 7. VIII
y CO.. said that his opinion OF the C4Net moe
men; best expressed as an uptown ulrper ha, q,
put H. 1T is" said the barber. "a big thing ana u
Is COMPOSED Of big set OF rascab hsa mr. Mncn made
I'm not suppresslng the movement when u prsaI,'
| : Mr. Stewart. from 81. Louis who was IN ~ J.
Wilson ~ Co.'S office. in speaking about the 'CXey
movement said: ~ looks as tn9usn tnT haye cn
| a
couragel the movement by trying To get rh 81 tne
Sy qT Dd by 4a rrnHF a these IL ney meey
70 get ril of th"m as I"st as posS,ee @ nnEe s.a
sS srai 4efor" ii gets through 1t ought to have
been suppressed long ago
Az EFFECTIVE WAY OF ENDING THE BUSINESS.
Henry Clews said Of the Coxey movement: 3" Gen
eral Coxey and all others in command OF the various
r yagrant armies are dsturbers OF the peace, with
treasonable intent. This is punishable offence
These leaders should be arrested and locked up
This would soon end the whole business Dy ,Ihe
poace and prosperity Of the Nation demand such
action and there Is no better time 10 make such a
move than now. whlie TINS mon uprising ~ III us
ncIpcnt state.
7 THE suBThEAstRY PERFECTLY SAFE
There have been nos extraordinary precautions
taken for the protection OF the Sub-Treasury al
Wall and Nassau SITS. in consequence Of the agita
OF the tramp idea Of the coxeyites as no dis
order IS expected In this city. But Assistant, Treas
ur.r Jordan has not failed to keep unusually
vgilan eye upon the resources for defence Of this
o Government building. Visitors 10 the vaults are
WIN prHnaPy y aNSrrIenced waehmcn
: day and night and 1t is In condition TO repel ct
electrical connection between the building and Polio
= Headquarters and several independent police pre-
h clncts Electrical communication IL available Il
nrnnhxp Tyy Yard During the draft rios here
4 In 1863 "A Government gunboat was stationed in th
t East River off the foot of Wal-st.. and It com
The sub.Treasury could be turned quickly into
fortress by closing It's stee; doors and shutters
!; | whch are provided with lOopholes a precaution
. ! The windows protected with heavy iron bars
| The building contains "A supply Of Remington rifle
IS and revolvers ample to arm every clerk in tn
" building and there Is a lot of nerve In the Sub
l. | Treasury from Conrad \. Jordan down to IN
| humblest enploye There many clerks IN IN
| service who have been under fire In the field
z THE POLICE FORCE SUFFICIENT
n Acting Disrlct-attorney Barlow =. Weeks sal
10 that I'm his Judgment New-Yorks police force unde
the direction OF Superintendent Byrnes would easil
be able to cope with all the Coxey 'armies' tha
: might approach the metropolis. Their, law
10 enough to provide for such cases. and the pole
l. would be entirely competent 10 deaf with such a
emergency.
r. PLENTY OF FEDERAL TROOPS