Evening journal., 1894-04-13
THE C. C. ]. INVASION.
The Wilmington Contingent
Held a Midnight Meeting.
MAJOR MITCHELL AS AUTOORAT

lie Called Bach TO order and showed
the windsor Hotel Lanoers No Consid-
GRAFTON -MoPherson johnson Slept All
Night on the Soap Ration Box.
Scene - Corruption Hall. Time - Midnight
Subject of Discussion-Senator Higgins's
Concessions TO Commander Coxey.
Msior Edmund Mitchell, Jr Friends,
fellow. citizens, brothers In the army Of
the Commonweal Of Christ; ] come not
to praise Senator Higgins, but to bury
him. We have made him what he Is,
and we can make him what he was.
Ever since we split the party and foisted
him upon the people, he has kept his
heel upon our necks and held us down,
and what is this new indignity which he
has thrust upon us-for we are all hon
orable men; that is, all but Bach and
never mind, now, Bach. have the
hoor aud you will have ample opportunity
TO explain that three salary business when
your turn comes to talk II you become
obstreperous, l shall be compelled to call
on Postmaster Stewart TO remind you
that you have no rights which we are
bound to respect To return to the
/
prophet at Washington has ordered us TO
Join the army of the Commonweal of
Christ. The question Is; Are we going
TO obeyG"
Sergeant John jeremiah MahOney-
"Why, cert
Major Mitchell-"John, boys should be
seen and not heard. II you have any
thing o say Quartermaster General Bill
/ l.. unNu u
| Quartermaster. General Bdlany-"Wher
Senator Higgins takes snuff l sneeze. Ii
saving this / think that | express thl
sentiment Of all here assembled. He hal
given us TO Coxey, body and breeches
All we can do Is to submit. We have
all been walking delegates In our time
and iaunt TO Washington won't do ui
any harm. For two months we have
been hampering and reviling the Levy
Court There was nothing In IL all fol
Whann had fixed things up; but II wal
political capital and we used the Repub
| ilcan papers here to circulate our spurious
coin. The Levy Court has adjourned
and Coxey has not. / think we shoulC
grasp the present opportunity aud 60 L
headquarters and kick. That's the way
l."
Major Mitchell--"The gentleman is ou
Of order. That's the same speech h'
made at the last club meeting. Here's
Sheriff Gould. Let's hear from him Ar
you with us, sheriff.
Sheriff Gould-"No, boys, I'm not in It
I've got 70 stay at home and build Finn
fences for the shrievalty nomination
But I'll tell you what III do. III let 10,
20 There hain't no wheels in his hea,
and he knows his business, wherever yoI
put him. He's a good -lOokin feller, too
IL l do say It myself-golden hair, ros,
cheeks aud 1.-the figure. Gettin' NOR
like his father every day. Count him in
and III give you Prince Edward ISLAM
ellis and Rettew and Goodley. Tha
makes four. That's the best | can do
but If you'll stop over to the Jail I'll Civ
YOU a good, square meal and sleepin
quarters.
Major Mitchell-"Here's Captain Rice
No. Bach, sit down. 1t isn't your tur
vet. We want to hear from tue gallan
captain Of Troop B "
Captain Rice-"pm sorry to say, boys
that can't be with you. I'm not a poll
I tcian. l think Higgins took an unpar
donable liberty when he mentioned m
name In his dispatches to Coxey
marched against our State Legislator
Z last spring and know how these thing
, pan out hope you won't find at Wasl
d ! ington such men as ] found at Dove
, If you do, you'll come home hungry"
Major Mitchell-"l went to Dover, toe
9 and now l am going to Washington wit
4 the Commonweal OF Christ
d Judge Advocate General Bach-'I aris
a to say that always loved Christ -
=, Major Mitchell-"Allow me to introdu,
) TO your favorable notice Sutler Franci
Train Bradley. AS a herder OF niggei
IS he has no equal, as any Of the member
y OF the Levy Court will testify -"
@ A. B. Mcpherson JOhnson-"I considC
"a that an insult and won't stand"
Major Mitohell-"See here. nigge
you sit down, and watch that box
b, soap until after viii Boggs and Fran
Il Alice and the Hotel Windsor Lance
leave here.
Corporal Allee-"We're as clean as Il
,s Wilmington contingent and We want yC
.. Ito understand"
Major Mitchell-"Wnl Corporal Macs