The morning call., 1894-04-08
COMMONWEAL COMPLIMENTS
o Be Held i'm Trust for
Coxey.
RECEIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Package Was Taken In, but IL
Was Not at All Rel
ished.

WASHINGTON. April THE advance
guard of Coxey's army, consisting of sixty
soldiers, arrived here Tonight There was
delivered at the White House this morning
small loaf of very stale bread bound
with strings and addressed, "To d. c.,
care Grover Cleveland" The label was
stamped. I'D. H., Account of Charity"
and showed that the package came from
Arkansas. The expressman said he had
taken the package to Mr.. Redstone as the
representative of General COxey. but that
be would not receive it and told him to
ttke 1t to the President, as 1t had been
sent in his care. a receipt was given for
the bread and it was taken into the execu.
tive mansion.
I'D like to get that loaf Of Bread" said
Colonel Redstobe earnestly. 1T would
be worth $500 to the cause. Raffie il? No.
I'd have it photographed and sell pictures.
l wouldn't receive it yesterday because II
was addressed care OF Grover Cleveland.
Colonel Crook was very much put out. ap-
parently. when 1 saw him to to-day. at the
effrontery of any one sending such an
article in care OF the President l told
him it showed that Cleveland had not YET
lost the sympathy of all the people and ]
DON'T think he liked that either.
II have received reports which con-
cusively prove to me that the statements
in the press about the movements of the
commonweal are altogether inaccurate.
The army, as it is enormously called, is
receiving recruits as rapidly as they can
be handled and taken care OF. 1t will be
here on time and will perform the duties
for which it set out. l would not like to
state the mum Der of men who will come
Three hundred thousand? Yes, l believe
more than that. They are on mission Of
peace and you can tell something of the
character of the men in the movement
when all who have been recruited in
Pennsylvania have brought their temper
ance pledges with them. Immoral men
do not carry those sort oil documents.
Things, are moving quietly and success
fully in Washington. About 250 groups.
mbering five or more men in each, hay6
been formed, and one week from to-mor-
row night we will hold an open meeting in
this hall. l am more than encouraged by
the progress of the movement so far.
II am asked many times daily what is
the object OF Coxey's movement? The
objects are to secure the passage of meas
ures that will employ the now enforced
idle men to improve the public roads, cir
culate money. make a demand for the
products of the farm, revive the trade of
the merchant and manufacturer, with the
result of prosperous country, peace on
earth and good will among men; and now
if any statesman can and will propose
measures of more speedy relief to destitute
people. and Congress will pass them, than
the bills presented by Coxey, they will be
accepted readily"
The advance guard reached here shortly
after o'clock. 1t came in bJxcar on
the Baltimore and Ohio road. Chief OF
Police Moore had prepared for them, and
the visitors were crowded into patrol
wagons and taken 70 the police station to
await their final disposition at court Mon
day morning. They bore no i'll : will
against the authorities and rather seemed
pleased with being supplied with food and
lodging.
MoNoNGAHELA, Pa, April 7. = The
army of Commonweal arrived tonight at
9 o'clock after the worst march yet exper-
fenced. For five hours tonight the horses
and men were exposed to severe storm
and bad rain. Some attempts were made
by the Wiliamsport Bridge Company to
collect tolls. but the army cleared the
structure before 1t could be accomplished.
ELIZABETH. Pa, April THE Com
monweal reached here this afternoon.
About forty recruits joined.
GUTHRIE. o. t.. April THE South
west Division of the Army If the Con-
monweal," orsaDized here, has secured
mbership II nearly 800. and the men are
actively drilling. John Twombley has
been elected commander-in-chief. and will
at once send recruiting officers to every
town in the Territory.
GOVERNOR WEST OBJECTS.