Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-02

compel congress to pass his bills, and 1
 his men would stay with him he would pc,
 their expenses.
 Browne said they had been treated wors, than dogs and American liberty had beer l trampled under foot. He was interrupted frequently by applause: The protest which Coxey tried to read from the capitol steps is as follows: The constitution guarantees to all citi.
 gems the right to assemble to petition fol redress of grievances and declares that the right of free epeech shall not be abridged. We stand here to. day to test these guarsn- tees. We choose this place of assemblage because it Ia the property of the people and if it be true that the right of the people to peacefully assemble on their own premises and with their petitions has been abridged by the passage of laws in direct violation of the constitution, we are here to draw
 the eyes of the nation to their shameful fact. Here, rather that any spot the con-
 tinent, 1t is fitting that we should mourn
 over our dead fiber ies. and by our protest
 arouse the imperilled nation to such action
 as shall rescue the constitution and resur-
 rect our liberties.
 Upon these steps where we stand has
 been spread . carpet for the royal feet of 6
 foreign princess, the cost of whose lavish
 entertainment was taken from the public
 treasury without the consent or approval
 of the people. Up these steps the lobby
 ists of trusts and corporations have passed
 unchallsnged on their way to committee
 rooms to which we, the representatives of
 the toiling wealth-producers, have been denied. We stand here to-day in behalf of millions of toilers whose petitions have been buried in committee rooms, whose prayers have been unresponded to and Uhaoo for hon tive, productive labor have been taken from them by unjust legislation which protects tdlers, spectators and gamblers.
 We come to remind congress here assem- bled of the declaration of 8 United States senator 'that for quarter of @ century the rich have been growing richer, the poor poorer, and that by the close of the century the middle class will have dIssp- peared as the struggle for existsnee be- comes fierce and relentless"
 We stand here to remind congress of It's promise of returning prosperity should the Sherman act be repealed. We stand here through difficulties and distress, march unstained b even the slightest act which will bring the blush of shame to any, that we are law-abid- ing citizens, and as such our ac. tions speak louder than words. We are here to petition for legislation which will furnish employment for every man able and willing to work, for legislation which will bring universal prosperity and eman- cipate our country from financial bondage to the descendants of King George. We have come to the only source which Is com potent to aid the people in their day of dire distress. We are here to tell our represen- tatives, who hold their seats by grace of ho1Inko that fho ofrpnrIo for evtof has become too fierce and relentless. We come and throw up our defenceless hands and say "help or we and our loved ones must perish"
 We are engaged in 8 bitter and cruel war with the enemies of all mankind-a war with hunger, wretchedness and de- spair-aud we ask congress to heed our petitions and issue for the nations good sufficient volume of the same kind of money which carried the country through one awful war and saved the life of the nation.
 In the name of justice, through whose impartial administration only the present civilization can bs maintained and perpet- uated, by the powers of the constitution of our country, upon which the liberties of the people must depend and in the name of the commonwesl of Christ, whose repre- we are, we ente: most solemn and earnest protest against this unneces- sary and cruel act of usurpation and tyrau- By, and this enforced subj ugation of the rights and privileges of American citizen ship, we have assembled here In violation of no just laws, to enjoy the privileges of every American citizen.
 Coming as we do with peace and good will to men we shall have to submit to these laws, unjust as they are, and obey this mandate of authority of might which overrides and outrsges the law of right. In doing so we appeal to every peace loving citizen, every liberty-loving man or wo- man, everyone in whose breast the fires of patriotism and love of country have not died out to assist us in our efforts toward better laws and general benefits.