Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-30
GEN. COXEY'S ARMY
Reaches the Capital Badly
Disfgured.
VISITORS AT THE CAMP.
Thousands Turn Out to See
the Commonwealers.
Gen. cotey Makes speech OF Half
an Hours LenEth-pistIHRuish
People Listen TO MS Talk.
KeiIey's Army In TroubIo.


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Washington, April ee.--Citigen James
CoNey, commarder-in-chlef OF the good
roads army Of the commonwcal. stand
ing ON rickety wagon In the center OF
the Brightwood driving park. waving
oloft his Alpine hat TO one OF the most
cosmopolitan and extensive audiences
ever gathered In Washington, an
nounced this afternoon tina, The great
est march OF the nineteenth century
had been accomplished. Three hundred
and q half miserably dressed. woc-be-
gone. grumbl!ng, out-at-she-elbow and
run-down-at-the-heel specimens Of
humanity marched into The park, led
BY Wheeling apology Tor band,
pitched tents and stretched them
selves in the sun. Thousands from the
city turned out to make holiday OF It
and inspect the curious aggregation.
Thick clouds OF dust overhung the two
roads leading to Brlghtwood park an
day long and they were plowed with
more travel than customnrily beats
them IN two months, Two endless pro-
cesslons swept along the roads all day
WIN FNNH NhAliAg VI AIuNtiNlN as Uuu
never turned out In Washington since
war times Every horse and vohlcle
Ia the city had apparently been pressed
into the service, while q little trolley
railway line which was built for the
benefit OF suburban residents was
ridieulously inadequate TO the dcmunds
At the Park.
Lining the entrance to the park en-
terprising colored citizens has eatab-
lished their booths for trafHcins in
bread and sweetened water which
passed current under the guise Of lem
onade. The semblance TO circus
layout was further entorcnd by tho
thimhle-ri1gers and shell men skulldng
about the outskirts OF the crowd, but
when the people poured into the parks
inclosure the suggestion OF circus day
was full bloom
In the center OF that familiar race
track tapped the canvas Enclosure
which enoircled the quarters Of the
cummonweal army, The question which
was most agltated I'm Washington Of
late was propounded 20 him by the
Associated Press representative:
what do you intend to do when
the police prevent you from holding
your meeting in the capitol grounds2"
was asked.
No one win stop u.s. said the seer
from Masillon,
Does not the Constitution guarantee
the right to peaceably assemble and
petition congress-"
But there ~ police regulation
passed by congress which forbida pro-
cessions and assemblages on the capt
tol grounds and the police will stop
your army II II attempts to trespaHg"
"The Constitution was written be-
fore any police regulations" said the
general. "lf they come In conflict with
the Constitution they are void We
stand squarely upon the Constitution;
that is our platform"
Appeal 10 the Courts.
How do you intend TO enforce your
rights?"
"rhere is but one way, by nm appeal
TO the courts. We Will go before the
highest court in the land II neCes-
sary. Meanwhile we will wait here IN
Washington II Il takes all summer
II the courts refuse us our rights
there will be n revolution. / do not
advocate revolution, nor do ] desire
It. but II will be Irresistible and II VIII
be the greatest revolution OF history
II the American people are once thor
oughly aroused"
broken into by a trumpet call which
summoned the chief OF the army. Fol
lowing Carl Browne the choir Of
dozen priyates In the army Hooked out
TO the platform wagon Browne
climbed In the wagon. Beside him
stood a atalwart man holding aloft
banner with a legend "rhe kingdom
OF heaven is at hand" The choir sang
the various keys, key to each indl-
vidual. a parody on the revival hymn,
Hold the Fort"
solid Rows OF Men.
Before the singing was'ended several
thousand people gathered around the
wagon with uplifted faces. A cross the
race track. in front Of the platform.
the grand stand seats were filled with
solid rows OF women and men like
race dav crowd. The track itself was
fun with carriages, IN some OF which
ladies and gentlemen Of the fashionable
world leaned back shaded by parasola
and listening curiously,
Senators Henderson and Fry with
their wives were M handsome carriREesi
Senator Coke and Representative XIII
gore OF Texas stood wedged N by the
populace, the long gray-beard or 6ena-
tor DOlph OF oregon sbpne forth con-
splcuouslv. Representative Doliiver
was at the head ef another group Of
congressmen. Mrs. Anna l.. DiBFs Of
Kansas, the Popuiist speaker. stood
with a baby In her arms.
The speech OF Carl Browne was a
strange mixture Of theology and
finance. Grover Cleveland had called
an extra session Of congress, and by
the aid OF the "gray-hesded rat from
Ohio. John Sherman" had been able
to heal the wounds Of the silver head
by repeating the silver purchasing bill
Brownies speech vas listened 10 with
imputience because the people wanted
TO hear coxey.
corey Makes speech.
when hnaily the general scrambled
up awkgardly upon the wagon and
was Introduced he waved his hat to
each quarter Of the compaHa. The |
citizen launched into his aescription |