Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Pittsburg Appeal for Coxey.

Yesterdays mail brought to Maj. Moore
a letter from Pittsburg, which reads as fol-
lows:
THE peoples party of this county held a
meeting last Saturday In this city in the X.
OF L. Hall Every seat was taken, showing
the interest taken on public questions. I
send you herewith a resolution adopted by
this meeting. 1t Is self-explanatory. There
was not a single vote against IL. / was
chief marshal Of the local escorts into AL
leghany City and also of the escort out of
Pittsburg and know the facts as stated in
the resolution to be true.
Il believe the men with Mr.. Coxey are
honest and earnest in their undertaking.
They are law abiding so long as others are
law abiding. A true American citizen will
resist and resent insults. and our people
admire such a nature. These men go to
your city on a peaceful mission and, / will
add, a very proper one. Bad men may be
there also as on other big occasions.
Arrest all such, but treat Iaw-abiding
citizens as they should be treated, whether
they are rich or poor. Coxey and his men
are on lawful mission to peacefully as
semble and to present petition. 1t might
De popular to treat them as criminals 0n
the estimation Of plutocrats), but IL would
be short-lived popularity to do so. The
great neart or the American people loves
Justice admires nobility. respects law, and
they are with this great movement Of Mr..
Coxey.
''As directed. 1 send you the resolution of
AZ. II. STEVENSON,
Chairman of the Convention"
The Army Commended
The resolution mentioned in the letter
Is as follows: Resolved. That the resi-
dents OF Washington city have no cause to
fear the mission of the commonweal. We
commend to their consideration the passage
of the ccmmonweal through these two
cities and neighborhood. Their coming
hither was presaged by all manner of fear
full forebodings. causing neighboring cities
conserVators OF the peace to lose their
usual good Judgment and become the butt
of the ridicule. In contrast with which the
police authorities of the city of Pittsburg
treated the commonweal as fellow citizens
granted Ii the privilege to assemble in the
best locality in the city for outdoor meet
ings. which were held afternoon and even
ing and in numbers outranked any similar
gathering In this city. An indoor public
meeting was held in the evening of their
visit in the largest and most popular hall
IN this city. filled to OVERCOMING and vet
it was one of the most orderly political
meetings ever held in this city Permission
was also granted the commonweal to march
through the city over any OF the streets
desired: II did so at high noon of the sched-
uled day Of its departure, and the caval-
cade was witnessed by possibly a larger
number Of people than ever observed a.
passing procession in this city and all
passed quietly and orderly, not a single
misdemeanor in connection with the COM
monweal or observers being reported.
I've commend the foregoing to the con-
sideration of the authorities at the national
capital from the chief executive to the
district constable. with the suggestion that
the privilege granted to Mr.. J. s. Coxey
and Carl Browne to address their fellow
citizens from the steps of the east front of
more peaceful finale of their visit than an
attempt to intercept their purpose