The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-24
CO1EIS VfGARIRS
He and DR.. McGlynn speak at PopuIrst
Meeting.


what was advertised as 4 grand da,no,-
s'ration and picnic was held bv Po,u-
lists yesterday afternoon AT Ri5rewoo.1
t rdtIh' BrGoklyn; About 400 uncomfor-
| table people gathered in u uayiiion Uni.
| Gsneral Jacob :. COxev. Fafbrr NJ
! HYhh ana others made speecnes Ttie
! comprised the Populist picnic Of ves.er-
cd b,. y ne nm, nam entnusiasm was furnish
| ~ Dy man with long white hair who
! adI IdI up IN front ana hOwed his ammo
! III " llu an energy that Threatened o. rD-
! Sult III ,appopleNy. Every point Md. I,-
rios 20 81 DA'y was the occasion for d se-
~ OF shouts, Followed by a. triuurh,u+
| 9uilek from the throat III the old MN
ms vocal exercises began when Una 4l.,,-
-, W dheman arose 10 introduce Gc,er.,l
Mr.. Wakeman is in the babit If o,.o,,t,,.,
MEETINGS where any denouncing A. H. h.
IVHe; lie Is, I'm fact. q chronic. 6.rottno.,
re denounced yesterday the corditfo, 80
a er,i'sa as they have been. as they are.
anu as they will be. The ueopla maj
brought about such conditions an ,l,@'
mat dlln Z, the Imprisonment Of Covev
IeorEe VI. fullman the weather. and no
49, 80 or Dehs. In his enthusiasm h-
Almost denounced General Coxey. 100 but
recovered himself in tune TO 'tnfr,i-f.e
.H"t leader or men General Coycv was
appidDurI When he toel the scratch. He
W"99 atlred In a well-ftting gray suit.
GHH nus appearance suggested that of
oVi IeIIiner en- route for COnev leland |
The most notable thing about he mode |
OF address of the grass DESTROYING cen |
eral Is a gesture He carefully picks |
up an IDEA with the thumb and ind,v |
.nser OF hi, right hand, passes it over |
70 his left hand, pats ii down. iuc,lcs |
win II, SEXES IL in both hands and /
t tbn loses IL aside. Then he repeats /
me performance. Sometimes he win
even repeat the idea. Mr. Coxev's speech
yesterday was sort Of Oratorical aver
ere, FlISt came a stratum Of the speak
or theories, then a stratum OF his eX-
peHences In Washington. then more
theories and more experiences for an
hour and a half, during which time tba
audience were kept up 10 the proper pitch
~ "u,SSuIyn 10y the vocal gymnastics of
seat. ''0 -4o"1
For a starter Mr. Coxey talked finance
caillhs upon me Government 20 arpro
structlon or good roads thereby ..ivino
WORK u the unemployed Then he ~
9oinelhihs 10 say about money.
,o,S IN present system is all wrong"
'tllu ne want money releemaLla /,
eIyihlng produced IN this c0untrv
lhat Is better than a money redaemoiie
- - eo.n or sHVer' or copper or iron. or
peaher cried: king George ~. az
ulimaiD says he can't build cars a.
0st OF course he can't do this ana nav. q
", y l"ehds on 90 per cent. watered stock b.
4t'Ati'oN system IS crooked
,ot tne government condemn the rail n
pads and buy them for the benefit or $
ne people We must have railroads s.
iesIdphs' telephones. electric lights. ali IL
'htrlNahceS on which the good of the Il
e0ple depends, run by the people wv I,
NOW there Is something Won can oil ! =
,. ! want every man here who has a al
10 10 spend an hour or two every evon | cl
v walking through the parks where n
e unemployed sleep. and advising t.
Csc men 10 march 10 Washington. That II
III be an object lesson for our legisla- IA
rs Inc Government has established n n
eeedent by sending me 10 jail for TWEEN AT
Gays Tor stepping on the grass. Now to
1en the hundreds and thousands 90 IN ! No
ashlnston and run short Of grub. All ur
ey We got TO do is to 90 right IN and 10
Tx on the grass. Then tbev'u 90 "' ~ -, ~
u. IL > good jail. | speak from ev- 10
rience | don't believe there's hot ~,
JAN IN the country. But IL holds only Of
ana rs ull now. II 10000 of Won av
TO Washington and all tread on the wi
iss. they ii have 10 set you 10 work sill
iIdlng Jals 10 put you in. That's one | ca
y Of getting wort" ~,
ieneral Coxey expressed his sympatbv | 90,
IN woman suffrage and in ciosing | re.
1ked much enthusiasm by announcinS 80
II he didn't step on the grass AT ali g. a.
h0ugh Carl Browne did '''' -
,r McGlynn followed in his usuaI vail, va
ing FOR votes for the Peoples marry -.
! eXalting CoNey and Browne as nor Ia
3. Other speakers were Charles ~ ~
heran. j. Alden Spencer and Fl n TIE
isbury. 'N L. D.