The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-24
Many Letters from Mythical Persons
Promising Financial Aid Received
by the Army Commander.
ANOTHER GENERAL ORDER
Carl Browne Says Farmers Need
Not Fear the Marchers.
Governor Mckinley Thinks the Move
ment Has Been Exaggerated = The
Capitol Barred to the Army"


| Coxey, of the 'commonweal," continues to
receive many letters commencing his efforts
to raise an army to march on Washington,
but it is beginning to dawn him that
some of the writer's are jokers of high de-
gree. Sheriff Doll has at last awakened to
the notion that the army will move from
Massillon to Canton Sunday afternoon. He
says that it is possible he will call out the
three companies of the national guard whose
armories are in Canton to meet the army
at the western limits of the county-seat
and guard their conduct through that city.
Carl Browne, first assistant to Coxey, has
issued a new general order. 1t announces
that the first roundup Sunday forenoon will
be on the grounds of the Massillon Gun
Club. Marshal Browne advises that all
officers of the commonweal shall refrain
from the use of the terms of what he calls
'snobacracy," such as general and colonel
Other parts of the general order read as
follows:
Let US hope that the Mayors of Massllon
and elsewhere will exercise the surveillance
which they do on all occasions, such as
inauguration days. great church demonstra-
lions, circus days, ETC., when the vicious,
made SO by unjust laws, commit depreda-
tons, and that when such crimes as these.
that sometimes occur on such days are
committed the honest portion OF the officials
and press will not say that we are RESPONSE
committed at the dedication OF church
or the Inauguration of a President or Gov
ernor.
Let any citizen who joins the common
veal remember that in coming to Massil-
lon and going to Washington he is among
friends, not enemies, and let us nope ana SO
conduct ourselves as to inspire that feeling
| In the breasts of the citizens of MaSsillon
| and elsewhere and all will be well. AT the
people in the United States who VIII never
look upon us other than as reflection In
l,,af~r Of oil yno
| bengals of the Jungle who having run
| down their prey, will smart grow ana hght
| for il, even If they cannot eat all they have
| captured They will judge us as by them
| selves, of what they would do If they were
| as many of us are-hungry. That class of
creatures to join our ranks to sow dlscord
| and speak injudiciously, and as at Hay
market possibly be arrested by preconcerted
| Arrangement with officers with bombs in
| their possession Let every citizen OF the
| commonweal remember that the law clothes
| any such person found in our ranks, and TO
| call on other citizens to help turn them over
but it is better, to avoid confusion, to
report at once all such information 10
headquarters. If there be any tirnid per
sons along line of march who have
| become frightened by the press or adoIe-
! pated Mayors in ill-advised interviews that
| fears. We have sufficient food promised
| US SO as not TO be as much feared as
State militia regiment of bankers clerks
| through the country. Your daughters are
| in no danger from us, and your silver and
gold are as droSS to men who believe in
| legal tender and money of paper"
| Mr.. Coxey received to-day in cash checks
the sum of 81, All, to be devoted to further
| ing the "commonweal'' Robert C. Gwyns.
| of Chicago, writes:
| For several weeks 1 have been giving
| your proposed march much thought. Have
| also interested many other prominent real
/ "a a
| to contribute $1,000, to be used as you may
| see fit. If you need any or all of this sum
| Owns & Co, Room 9Oi, Nc. 100 Washing
| ton street, Chicago. Yours for the cause
| Of the oppressed"
/ Here is a letter from Michigan City, Ind:
| please find inclosed check for $500, and
draw on me for S55 per week till you Sc
| cure the ear of Congress in the peoples
! cause. Also permit me to add that all the
/ hay on my Kankakee meadows Is at your
disposal if needed while en- route:
| ''T. SIMPSON SLOANE,
president of the Hydraulic Sand Com
| Here is another important missive. ad-
dressed to Gen" j. S. Coxey:
| Hail to the chief. Am entirely in SYM
| pathy with your grand movement a CEN
revered than George Washington's. On to
| the Capitol at Washington, and give the
| plutocrats hell. Enclosed please find check
| for 500 to aid the great cause of the people
| against the aristOcracy. Down with the
| Senate. Yours in admiration,
| GEORGE B. cox,
| Eighth and Plum streets, Cincinnati"
| A dispatch from Columbus says Governor
| Mckinley thinks the Coxey movement has
been exaggerated. He says that should
| any emergency arise and the local authori-
| ties be not able to preserve the peace and
| observance OF law the State authorities
upon notice will be prompt TO aid them
| within the law and the Constitution. Ample
| authority is confded to the local authori-
ties to preserve the peace and enforce the
| law. Under Section 1921, Ohio r. s.. it is
| made the duty of the sheriff of every coun-
| ty to preserve the public peace; and to
| this end he has power to call to his aid
| such persons and power Of the county as
| may be necessary. Under Section 2G96 the
| Governor the sheriff of the county, the
| Mayor of any municipal corporation there
| in, or judge of any court of the State may
| issue his call to the commanding officer of
| any regiment, battalion, company, troop or
| battery, TO aid the civil authorities in sup
| pressing any tumult, riot mob or any body
| of men acting together with intent to
| commit felony or to do or TO offer violence
to person or property or TO break or resist
| the laws of the State, when there is
| then the Governor can, if necessary call
out the entire military force of the State,
or any part thereof, and can call for vol
unteerS 10 aid the same. There Is nothing
for the Governor to do until the emergency
| is presented, which he hopes may not &C.
/ cur, but if ii does, he will be prompt to
act.