The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-24
CART BROWNE TALKS.
He says Senator Gray In n Zig GRAY
RAT, and Denoances the Present Law
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He Says Senator Gray In Mig Gray
Rat, and Denoinces the Present Inv
Makers.
Carl Browne, the leader OF the COM
|lnonweal army which was encaruped
lin this city yesterday. addressed 1900
men al an open air meeting at Fifth
and King streets last evening OH the
object OF the army and also gave sew
leral Illustrations which he said wero
descriptive OF the two great political
parties of the day. /
The speakers stand was erected be-
lew King street and two large banners
hearing Illustrations of the present
land the future condition of the coun-
try, should the Coxey good roud ineas-
nre become law. wore displayed and
formed back ground. One of the
banners contained the scene of the
battle OF ArmaHeddon. which was de-
seribed as being now on. keep your
Eye OH Pullman" "rrust Indiana
Commune" and "Commonweal of
Christ" We're other inscriptions.
Another banner bore tho words,
''habells corpus has been suspended in
Washington" and Tree speesh fran
'chise md free sernblage is not per.
mitted In Washington" There was a
smaller banner bearing the words,
Peace on Earth. Good VIII TO Men,"
The speaker wac accompanied Ivy many
members OF the ariny,who disposed OF
literature to ths people In the audi.
ence.
browne began his address by explain.
ing tho toxey good road movement
and then took up the matter of his
men being tramps. This he denied.
he men were ali hard woIhingmen,
and mostly mechanics who had been
deprived OF work by an adtnlnlstr8ti on
OF men who had anu still are. taking
the treat and butter from tile mouths
OF the laborlng classes of tho country.
Work would eagerly be duao by them
II IL could be secured. An individual
In the audience kept annoying tho
speaker by asking questions.
l browne put him oil SEVERAL times by
replying that he WIS one who had
been rubbed In the earth, and was
ASHAMED to acknowledge It,. Finally
the man Inquired what was tho matte I
with the political pal ties. Studying
awhile Browne replied. II tell you"
lilo then told a story OF how a negro
once caught an opossum ana put him
In tie stove To cook. but fen asleep
land two other men seeing the Opo5
sum cooking took IT and ate 1t. They
then Rreaseu the sleeper's mouth and
iiinpers and when he awolie he was
surprised. lie believed that lie ate
OpoSSuin. but said That didn't dc
me much good" The crowd laughed
aud applnuded but browne continued:
That is Just what the political parties
are doing. They don't do particle
iof good for the l,borimg man. They
grease his fingers and mouth aud
make Lin ba)levc that he is getting
what he wants but he Isn't"
After the enthusiasm had lied out
the man wanted to know what was tie
matter with Senator Gray, to which
query Browne replied: lilo is a b.g
gray rat, eating up the worklngmun.
ami he WORKS III the interest OF tho
ImUnupolis D." This declaration was
greeted with applause and thereafter
1.-THE Individual in the audience had
luOthing to say.
Iurnin9 again to the object OF tic
army, he said people from one end of
: the country to the other said their UNI
Iuortnking WAS useless. but 1t was not
in the mind CT General CoXey. him.
solf, and thousands OF wUrkingmen
who are out oil work.
lie pictured Tie condition OF the
country when the bill would become q
law Every unemployed man would
get work and prosperity would again
come i'll the country. II tho bill WINS
To benefit tho mOnopolsts. Congress
would puss II anu II would be in elect
hardly before the signature OF the
. President would be dry. Legislation
today ho declared, was only for the
capitalist: and if the laboring man
wants his interest locked after. ho
must send workiHGmen to Congress
Instead of lakewood lawyers, who
now speak IN its halls.
The bill proyides that u large amount
lot money be placed in the hands of
the Secretary OF War. What tho
matter with using paper money"
Browne. replied: u Lincoln used it In
times OF war and II WIS called u war
measure. Why can't 1t be used no "
and termed n peace measure? 1t was
ISSUED to buy arms and ammunition
for The soiu!ers and now il can be
used to put bread and butter In the
mouths OF the workingman's wife and
, children" ihls statement WINS also
greeted VITA applause. Continuing
MS remarks lie said the people OF the
u iteu States were In Inc hands oil
'ibankers and claimed that CoXey mad
= been Inspired to free them.
lie closed by thinking everybody
for their contribution and requested
that all the unemployed mon or
. EuniZe and be ready to Join hun when
I, he passed through this city ON tbs re-
turn 20 Washington, which would he
about the middle OF August. Browue
proved To be we'll vorsed on both sides
OF the question and was very intelll.
/ gent and entertaining talber. Genera
= COAey was not present,
= Alter returning to Camp Bay liz
camp WAS broken aud the men beg an
: their march to Chester.
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