The Washington times., 1894-05-13
THOMAS WALSH'S
RESTAURANT,
200 E ST. Northwest.
Lunches from l1.3O to 2.
More About Coxey.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The Washington Post, in an editorial headed
"Coxey and His Followers states:
"1t viii not do to list Coxey a crank. He
has already shown himself to be shrewd, cal
culating man In addition to his nego-
tiations with the dime museums. he is to enter
the lecture field"
And in conclusion:
.The Post deeply synipathizes with these mis-
guided people, ana has always stood ready 10
commend their department under the most iry-
ing circumstances 1t would seem that the time
has about arrived to devise some means by
which these fier can be returned to their homes
There is no further excuse for a camping ground
here or elsewhere"
In contradiction 20 the above, III another col
umn of the same issue We read: Mr.. Coxey said
last night that the report that he was to go on "a
lecture tour was untrue, aud that IL actu-
ated by designing persons. He says he has
nothing in view now but the welfare OF the com
monweal army, and until something is settled
about their future he viii do nothing
My object in citing the above is to draw atten-
tion TO the fact that even the Post, which has
never been friend to the commoGweal. is at
last forced to speak in commendatory terms of
the rank and file OF the army. As il would not
do as yet. to give an unqualified approval. the
the crime Mr. Coxey is charged with: .-Ae is 10
enter the lecture field" 70 any one who has
met Mr.. Coxey the .diine museum slur will ap-
pear too contemplate TO deserve notice. and as
the Post elsewhere denies the truth of the lee
ture scheme, that also is disposed o'. Thus every
unkind and malicious slur on these men and
their leaders has thus far ended in smoke, as
for example the charge of Inspector Byrnes
that Is per CENT of the commOnweal are foreign-
eTs which vis!; 20 the camp will disprove
Now for ;he gratuitous sympathy OF the Post
In devising means TO return the men to their
homes Has it not occurred to some that tn.
majority have no homes to return TO. Have men
marched over snowy mountains to disband on
account OF the trifing discouragements of n
police court decision and the persecution of a
subsidized .'boarC of heaith." These men are
prepared TO die here of starvation, II need be-
before dsbanding, but their ardent well-wishers
do not propose that this shall be- Thus far local
friends have furnished food and clothing with a
liberal hand. and already Two car loads OF -four
have been sent tEem from the West 1t may be,
well TO let the hostile press SHow that many peo-
pie Of influence and means are determined to
support these armies In the field, whom thew re-
gard as their worthy e1ponents, whose methods
they approve, and who are in favor OF tust such
legislation as Is advocated in tie bills proposed
by Mr.. Coxey.
Moreover, the small falling OF in the number
OF men In camp is caused by the In Z that the
homes OF citizens have been opened many and
employment has been furnished to still more
The next thing in order Is for some one to show
wherein the Legislation proposed by Mr. Coxey ia
fmpracticable or unwise. Those who have lis
tened to the able presentation of these bills by
their author in his public addresses each eYen-
Ing have In nearly every case become advocates
OF the same, and these people have also con-
vinced their friends quote as Significant the
naive admission Of the Post in this same edi-
torial: "Cnfcrtunately the affair has turned out
very much as Coxey anticipated and desired.
and, surprising as 1t may seem, he has found
sympsthizers and supporters in most unexpected
Quarters "CIuzKN"