Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31

:"cSe.sy.s army" ana the men were called
:ss s. sss s'y x.S: sr :: ne s ssHi ~
: Oh isf marshal ! fellow xuitstor with
Dennis keartsy. Carl Browne. Coxsv I'D:
yoeAtsd the Issue ~ the government Of
!? 6s expended IN building good roads ard
thus giving thousands employment. ne
also fAvorsd issuing 20 states, territories.
s =, .s,y n ,Sw.' . sr v ~ ,ss a..
seesad valuation or the property OF the
iespeniiye borrowers. the loan 10 DO paid ~
twenty-five years,
c0Hay announced that he would lead
lm.Ww ,nap 10 ths United States capitol.
but when he entered Washington. On May
H. there were with hin. but 500 n,sIi, drag
sled and tfavei'staigsd, y pitiful spectacle
great crowds awaited him Ut the Capitol,
Leaving his men outside the grounds Tor
no Was Informed that II was contrary 10
law Tor them 10 enter. no proceeded TO tho
steps TO read his protest This hs was not
allowed 10 do by the police. and the next
DAY, with Carl browne ana the leader OF an
army" FROM Philadelphia, he was arrest,
81 Tor walking on the grass lie was ilhsu
and sentenced to twenty days imprlson-
ment. Al ons time In May there were
forty hands, largo and small. marching on
Washington. Many Of thom. especially IN
the west. were composed OF trampa ana
violent strikers. and trains were stolen
and other acts Of violence We're committed.
necessitating the calling out or troops.
Coxey's army was law abiding, as were
some Few others A few succeeded In
reaching Washington, but here they were
treated as Migrants. and finally were fur
n'Shed with transportation to their homes.
inc entire movement collapsed as sudden
ly as II sprang into being. and was soon
forgotten by the public. COxey was can
didate for Congress on the strength OF the
notoriety he gained, but WAS swept aside
I'm the general republican landslide In the
November elections
Defeat Of the Democrats.
Whether justly or not. the democrats were
blamed for the panic of last year and the
Industrial and commercial depression that
followed. and early In the year the trend
of public opinion indicated popular resent
ment and democratic defeat. On February
- Galusha A Grow was elected Represen-
tative-at-large from Pennsylvania to serve
the unexpired term of Gen. VIM. Lilly, by
a plurality OF over 49, 900. The dissensiOns
OF the democrats In Congress over tariff
revision caused corresponding Indignation
among the democratic rank and file Of the
party. Early in April the republicans
swept Rhode Island by over G,OOO the demo-
cratic strength in the legislature being re-
duced from 81 to 8. Municipal elections In
Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin,, South Dakota,
Minnesota. Colorado. Kansas and Wash
ington showed similar results In Mchi-
gan ~ out OF % towns went republican.
ON May | great republican victories were
recorded In the cities of Indiana, especially
In tho gas belt formerly democratic
stronghold Vermont ard Maine soon fol-
lowed with overwhelming republican VIC
tories In the former the republican cam
didate was elected gov vernon by the largest
plurality ever given n candidate for that
Office The democratic vote fell off 20 per
cent. The republican candidate for gov
erhor of Maine Was also chosen by The
largest plurality ever given for that uiii,e,
IN the November elections the greatest hna
tottahee whs attached to the election ~
New York state. Tho democrats feeling
thelt case desperate nominated Senator H.
w. nm, heiietii him ~ 10 theip sttt,ss.t
candidate, HH- President tev T., MERTON
Nhs iuihihhtei hy the republicans nit
iha TIDE could 40, lie stayed I'm Wsni
UsWh hhHsf 80 adverse plurality ~ evGf
ibUFD The total vote ehei Nv lhs ds,,,es
Gratis ~ ~ H'HtsH and Utah waA I, Ia iAn
ne, ~ ha republicans r. bsh hpa tls pap,is
Vas '9"lthl, ahd lbs p,ohibIienisis plp,.