Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29
TIE GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE
Are Coxev's Meat. and he Expects Them
TO Come Forward and sopporr His
Hoboes.

Are Coxev's Meat. and he Expects Them
TO Come Forward and Support His
Hoboes.
GAIrHERsBURG, ND, April 2S.-The
army of CommonWealers slept last night
with little shelter aud awOke damp With
dew. Their breakfast was OF hard tack
and coffee. The march from Frederick
thus far has been through hamiets only
aud the contributions have been meagre.
Thus since Thursday the men who fol-
low Coxey have eaten naught save hard
crackers and had nothing 10 drink but
coffee. The army is feeling the stress
of low diet. Their spirits decline
with their physical detection aDd the
result has been growing about the food
aad all sorts OF rumOrs of strike or de-
ssrtion. These cOud tiOns prevail, too,
az precisely the time when Mr. Coxey
might least desire they should. The
long tramp is about ended, and with
fts completion manv 10 the army will
feel absolved in some sense from al.egi-
nnce TO the movement Thus CoXey
viii have difficulty in keeping his fol-
lowers together as an object lesson be-
fore Congress. Maintenance for these
men an summer is the grave question
which now confronts COXey. The men
are also considering the question, and
soon they will demand of COXey some
assurance OF richer DOuriShment than
taey have enjoyed recently.
ON this point the Associated Press
correspondent to-day questioned the
leader of the movement. "lt just
amounts 20 this, ," said Mr.. COIey. "We
relv on the public az large 90 support
s.By that you mean support Tor your
C0mmonwea,ers?'
DCsrtainlv do. II the enterprise is
Rot maintained by the people in whose
INTEREST it is, then it must fail but We
believe and rely without doubt upon the
public support
''Can you personally auoru Co main
tain these men through the simmer or
for any extended period? was asked.
,.Irdeed. I cannot replied CoNey,
who then added after q moments pause;
"tbe fact is. that i have sought not 90
appear as paving the expenses OF tn'S
tourney. and have said as little as pos
sib.e about what i nave paid VIII
state. however. that j paid an the out
fitting of this expedition up 20 the start
except fifteen dollars, which was pre-
liDetiU after Plttsburg was passed, were
quite ample, but since then have been
obliged % paw the expenses much OF
the time. AT Frederick we got plenty
no eat. aud there was no expense.
''YOur men propose, it Is said, TO de-
u,and some share of the gate money
charged the public for admission 90 the
camp. what will you say them
nff f| d an
Coxev. 'I vii say that the money so
received has been and Is used 20 main
tain them. handle 10, OF course, but it
goes for the support OF the men. This
matter has been carefully considered
and within two or three days procla-
nation will be issued, addressed % the
American people, presenting tne situa-
tion anew and calling for help from the
American people, who maintain and
prosecute this campaign. we Intend
nor 20 stop insistence upon action by
Congress in behalf OF the unemployed
when once we have reached Washing
ton.
The leader OF this enterprise expects
srrslv 10 90 into Washington with his
men and go TO the Capitol steps. He
regards apv talk OF interference as ab-
sord After a shave, Chief C0Xey and
Marshal Brown started in Coxey's
pbaeton behind his black team for
Rockville. Their errand was TO secure,
N possible, the exclusive use Of the fair
. grounds for the Cexey camp and shun
the sUnknown" Smith seceders, who
are on the fair grounds about fifteen
strong.
The Corey army is to be moved on
Sunday morning 20 BrightW0Od Park
on the edge OF Washington and 10 this
movement there is a purpose born Of