Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-30
THE COMMONVVEAL PARADES
Ooxey's Men March to the City and
Decorate Monument.
Wreathes ON the Peace MOnument-An
Undelivered Speech-Thcre Were
No Disturbances-Galv Men.

wiz flowers ana branches Oh spring green
by Coxey's army of the commonweal of
Christ and Galvin's industrial army of the
United States. The flowers were gathered
in the woods of Maryland or plucked by the
wayside without the city limits. The army
left camp at Hyattsville at about 1880 this
morning, struck into Maryland avenue,
thence to E street, to LIST street west to
Peace monument, around this, and return
to camp via the same route. No halt was
made. no man left the ranks. no disorderly
conduct of any kind was noted. 1t was the
intention of the industrials to have halted
long enough for a speech, and this was the
understanding with the authorities. The
experimenting would have been permitted.
The orator Of the occasion was to have been
Mr.. George f. Ward of the Calvin contin-
gent. but upon his arrival at the monument
he asked Of a metropolitan private whether
the speaking would be permitted and was
answered negatively. This was a mistake
Mr.. Ward was introduced to Capt. Austin
by The Star reporter, and the captain in
formed Mr.. Ward that not the slightest OBJ
lection would have been made by the police
Mr.. Ward had his manuscript in his hand
ana capt Austin did not seem disinclined to
allow Its delivery then, but Mr.. Ward con-
GUIDED that the proper time had passed and
old not urge his desire to crate.
me procession was expected to reach
the monument at ID O'Clock, but was half
police reserves from the second fifth ninth
and sixth precincts. IN all. about forty men,
came up. Capt. Austin was the ranking
ofncer, Lieut. Kelly, second. and then
Sergt. Falvey and Sergt. Byrnes. A fairly
large crowd collected at that point on the
avenue. and Col. Redstone was kept busy
IN supplying applicants for commonweal
been hurriedly organized to aid the in
dustrials in Towering the marble were on
nand, too. The distant throbbing of sheep
skin was the signal of the approach of the
column. The officers formed carbon
around the monument, with marching
space between themselves and the shaft
Capt. Austin took his stand nearest to the
head of the approaching men. Both Cabt
Austin and Sergt. FaIvey, who was at his
side and all the men. seemed creditabIy
COOL There was no loud talking. the crowd
was orderly. and everything was gentle as
a summer day.
The Mnrchers.
The monument had been previously dec
GRATED by the Grand Army. and with the
exception of the browning figures was COM
pletely yelled In bunting. The marching
column was headed with a platoon of
mounted police and after this came a feeble
colored drum and fife corps leading a con-
tingent of colored wealers, which had Joined
| the procession this side of camp.
Two standard bearers, who were pointed
out to The Star man as veterans of Massil-
Ion, stepped as though proud of the en-
signs which they carried. Oklahoma Sam,
mounted on his bay steed was In front
and from him came the necessary orders
Close to him was Jesse Coxey Nextwas Miss
Lavallette Of the Philadelphia contingent
dressed in spotless white, mounted on a
cream colored horse, wearing a white cap
and a bouquet of flowers. Stuck in the
headstall of her bride was a red white and
blue paper plume, and marching at the
horses bit was a stalwart, tattesed COM
Iaonwealer Next in order was the familiar
Coxey phaeton, with Mrs. Coxey and Legal
Tender, driven by a wealer. The band of the
conmonweal was playing gayly, and the
crowd around the monument several times
broke out into enthusiastic cheers, to which
the army responded with vim and in ac-
acknowledgement of which Miss Lavallette
and Mrs. CoXey bowed. Several enthu-
siasts rushed into the line and presented
Mrs. Coxey with bouquets. and punches of
wild daisies were given to Miss Lavallette.
Every man of the wealers wore a but
tonier made of laurel, pine bough cedar
branch, or some other wild blossom from
the woods and fields of Maryland. AS tie
army circled around the monument, great
wreaths were thrown from tina ranks
ca ught by the ladies' decoration committee
and put in position. Bringing up the rear
CT the column We're Galvin's men, 30
strong. who reached camp last night. At
their head was Calvin. we'll mounted and
riding in good style. He Is a commanding
looking man, and his appearance evoked
cheers Carl Brownies panorama wagon was
m the procession, bearing the legend Help
Coxey: Help the Commonweal by Cohtribu-
tons"
An UndeIivered Speech.
AS the last Of the line turned their backs
to the point of interest the police dis
persed and one of the ladies of the leco.a-
ton committee made an impromptu speech
On the subject of Arbitration" and Col.
Redstone made few remarks
One tall. administered, sun-burned man.
xtteh IN.
some manuscript in his hand and decla ring
that he wanted to make a speech but that
the police would not permit him. The Star
man told him that he was wrong that the
police were disappointed that no eloqucnce
had been shed on the occasion. The gentle
man was Mr.. George f. Ward, lecturer and
speaker for Galvin's industrial army His
manuscript read: ITO the Congress and the
President of The United States, Yes and to
the Judiciary as WELL Greeting:
ON this national holiday and comment
Grafton of the suffering and death of those
who risked and gave up their lives to pre-
serve us nation take off the blot from the
Constitution, and the statutes, a stain Off
Old Glory. and keep her afloat in the hea-
vens"
Then the undelivered speech set forth the
wrongs to which the masses Of the country
mad been compelled to submit and pointed
out the path to the salvation of the land
II was an able paper from the Industrial
s stahapolnt. The Star man and Mr. Ward
nao long talk. The pricipal thing brought
out by the conference was the rdlcule
which the Calvin men heap upon the re-
incarnation business of Mr.. Coxey Mr.
Ward told the reporter that it was the
weak point in Coxeyism. He did not want
the public to think that the Calvin contin-
gent Endorsed any such 'idiocy," such a
travesty on good sense" such a moclery
upon human intelligence" So far as Mr.
Coxey went with his economic plan the
industrials were with him, but neither Gal
vim nor Frye nor any of the great industrial
leaders had any sympathy with this REIN
carnated rot" and Mr.. Ward became en-
thusastic. .--...
Capt. Austin and Sergt. Falbey, In talk
ing with The Star man, said that no trouble
had been anticipated, and that matters had
passed off as pleasantly anybody could
have desired
Galvfn's Contingent.
The commonweal of Christ was reinforced
at Highlands yesterday by the so-called
industrials who have been tramping from
the west tor the past two months under
the leadership of Gen" Calvin There are
about $50 men in the new contingent and
they were met yesterday near College Sta
ton by Oklahoma Sam and a number of
Coxeytes and escorted to the camp on
the Stegmaier place. with much gusto The
new corners had not eaten anything since
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