Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-23
coxsY MAKES A srEEuH.
To the Popuiists at New York-An Ap-
peal made 10 Voters.

NEW YORK, July 22.-General j. S.
Coxey, OF the army OF the Comuonweal,
was at Ridgewoed Park to-day, where
he was rendered q reception oy the rep
resentative. Of the Peoples party, who
were holding picnic there. General
Coxey made an address a. the big after
noon meeting.
~ represent party" said he.
(which does not waat money rsdeema-
bic ia gold exclusively, but money that
ia redeemable In everything tSat is used
10 this country"
General Coxey then uniolded the de-
tails OF his good roads scheme, which,
he said, would give employment to every
workman in this country and make the
United States the most powerful coun-
try In the world. He then took up the
railroad troubles. referring to George
NJ. Pullman as king George w."
LET the people of the United States
condemn the railroads., said he. land
compel the government 10 buy them.
II the railroad people caa condemn your
property when they are building a rail-
road on the ground that il Is for the
common benefit, you IN turn should con-
demn their property and operate the
railroads for the common benefit OF hu-
manityw
Continuing be said: THE only place
for you to strike is at Washington. Go
through your public parks and marsaai
the tramps and unemployed wOrkmen.
Tell them the cushions down in Wash
lngton are as soft as they are
here, and tell them have
a plan to feed them down
there. don't mind telling my plan.
When the men get down there
they will be sent TO jail as l was. The
jail in Washington can only accommo-
date 300 persons. II Is full now. so ths
men will have to be pat to work hulld-
ing jais to imprisoR themselves In. II
| cannot get the men work At one thing,
can get them work al another.
In closing, the Cowmenweal General
again urged upon his hearers TO mar
shall the unemployed OF New York and
Brooklyn, and march In a body TO Con-
gress and command that the good roads
plan be put into shape for general legis-
lation.
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn then ad-
dressed the ssemblage, after which the
following resolutions were adopted:
ResolUed, That the time has come
when no further hope can be held OF
any remedies for our present Industrial
distress from either the Republican or
Democratic party.
RESOLVED, That the one and only rem
edy for the present inequality OF condi-
lions that causes so much suffering and
want, is for the Industrial masses them
selves toAseize the government and ad-
minister It In the sole interests OF those
who produce all wealth.
ResolUed, That TO this end we call on
every workman and every working class
sympathizer to come out on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
vember next and strike at the ballot box
on the programme laid down by the
Peoples party.
GOING TO WALL STREET.
WuMINGToN. DEL, July 22.-Carl
Browne and seventy members OF the
Coxey army arrived here to-day and
went into camp, having marched from
Bladensburg. Nd. Browne says the
army has been TO Washington to see
the servants OF the bankers.snd brokers,
and It is now going to New York 10 see
the bosses themselves. General CoIey
Z, v.actad bara to-morY0W