The record-union., 1894-03-27
DWINDLING In NUMBERS.
COxey's Soldiers Fast Deserving
Their Leader,
ONLY SEVBNTY-TWO MARCH OUT
OF CANTON.
Judgment Rendered in the District
Court at Denver in Favor of the
Seating of the Police Commissioners
Appointed by Governor Waite
Prospect That the Rates East of
the Missouri River VIII Soon be
Restored.
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LOUISVILLE (O.), March 26.-But sew
enty-two of CoXey's Commouweal army
had the courage to march away from
Canton this evening in the face of the
wintry blast that was blowing at the time
set for the start. The band deserted at
that point also, and took much of the
spirit out OF the soldiers. The march
from Canton to this place, through two
inches OF snow and in a temperature 300
above zero, was anything but a pleasant
experience for the thinly-clad wanderers,
who had imagined the entire trip to
Washington Wauld be a sort of spring
time frolic. Fifty tramps were picked up
between Canton and this place, and when
the army went into camp they numbered
l22 men outside of the officers. They
claimed enlistments of 250. Much excite
ment was caused to-day by the announce
ment that three of the tramps had robbed
man of watch and $40. This was the
first attempt at lawlessness, but no arrests
were made.
CoXEY's ANSWER To STEWART.
CANTON (O.), March 26.-Before leav-
ing here Mr.. Coxey gave out the follow
ing answer to Senator Stewart: Il have
seen your letter addressed General
Coxey.' ALLOW me to inform you that l
am not General. | am simply Presi-
dent of the j. S. Coxey Good Road Asso-
citation of the United States, an ex officio
of the Commonweal of Christ. am not
heading an army, no matter how much
a subsidized press, at the dictation of the
money power, tries to make this appar-
ent, and all the epithets hurled at us as
being anarchists or mob get more
weight from ill-adyised admissions by
our friends than all else together. The
war OF the silver men against gold and
bonds under your leadership in the Sem
ate was magnificent. The morning dis
patches state that even the President of
the United States IS engaging in a deal
with Wall street to veto the Bland seign-
forage bill in the sole interest of gold.
So the die is cast. We shall all march
peaceably and depend upon the out
growing of a peaceful public TO defend
us from Pinkertons, either as policemen,
militiamen, United States soldiers or
petty party politicians. This is non
partisan movement, and he who is not
with us is against US. There is no room
for neutral ground. A house which is
divided against itself cannot stand, which
is as true now as when originally uttered
in the dark days when Abraham Lincoln
was Ojl0 IdLuCl VI tilS 1O1dl lSelQSIs Il Oh
lowing IN his footsteps, we seek to de-
throne gold, as our forefathers did King
George in 1776, and once more the legal
tender money, such as would be circu-
lated if the two Coxey bills were passed.
would be used. Now we have followed
your leadership, advocating to be for the
unlimited coinage of silver as money,
and if we are to Judge of the silver men
by you, looked upon as you are, as their
mouthpiece, your attitude in sighting
this movement is folly and places you
and the silver men you represent in the
unenviable position as the ally of our
common enemy-gold. Thus the Rubi-
con has been crossed by the silver forces
and we cannot falter. The fiat must go
forth now delnonetizing gold as well as
silver. j. S. CoXEY."
FRY'S MEN LANDED ON THE DESERT.
Ell PAso (Tex.), March 26.-The army
of unemployed under General Fry got
away this morning after breaking a
switch lock in order to sidetrack q train
to secure passage. The train was stopped
at Findlay, seventy-one miles east, and
an injunction granted by District Judge
Buclzler to restrain the army from fur
ther interfering with the railroad. This
order was executed by Captain Hughes
of the Rangers and the army moved on
to Sierra Blanca, where it now is.