Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
.APPEALTOTHE COXEYITES

w WASHING roN,Aprll Z3.--After con
ference with Mr.. S. Il. Thomas, the
attorney for The District, and Co!onel
Moore, the chief of police of Wash,
gtun, the District nmissionels
issued the following proclamation
this afternoon:
To Whom it May Concern:
Whereas it is reported that several
Ur1auized bodies of mon are ap.
proaching the District of Columbia.
with the avowed purpose of seoul ing
such congressional action us will ri.
lieve the condition of unemployed In
borers throughout the country.
And whereas all unemployed men
and others throughout the country
who may be in sympathy with the
movement, have been invited to as
semble i'll front of tho National Capi
tol oil the LIST of May, proximo, Tor
tue purpose of compelling favorable
action by Congress, by marc force of
numbers and physical presence.
And whereas the constitutional
right of petition does not Justify
methods dangerous to peace uud
good order, which threaten the quiet
of the National Capitol. which are
contrary TO law and opposed to the
ordinary means of obtaining legislat-
i've relief under Our system of gov.
erDmont;
And whereas it is declared to be
the Intention of this body of unem
ployed and destitute people, not only
to gather on the ground for the pur.
poses aforesaid, nj the city of Wash
:.gton, but there to remuin until
their mission shall have been accom-
plished;
And whereas the National Capitol
has Been chiefly devoted to public
business, and is tho ceuter of FEEDER.
al Legislation, and us result of its
lack Of ordinary mems of affording
employment, is now taxed to it's ut
most capacity i'll charitable efforts to
cnre for its own poor and unemploy
ed.
Now, therefore, the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia, who are
charged with the duty of maintain.
alg peace aud good order and with
enforcing the law in said District, APP
preciating the gravity of the situn
tlon and fully approaching the hard
ship which must come upon many in
noeent but misguided people if this
all considered movement should be-
continued, do hereby appeal, in the
asIerest OF humanity aud in further
ance of the peace and good good or.
tter which are enjoyed by tho laws
in force in said District, to the good
sense and patriotism of nil those Ell
gagged i'll OF who contemplate taking
4aay part i'll the proposed demons trn
tsen, and urge them to reconsider
iaeit inter ton to come into the Dis
oftst OF Colu'abia for that purpose.
No possible good can come from
such gathering, and with no prop
er preparation or IN o, of subsist
eikse, suffering aud ultimate discord
will cer,'ihly ensue. No wong chi
be righted, no condition OF labor
~iael;ofafed. no remedy for any OK
listing evil realized by the contem
plated demonstration of physicnI
force Every desirable ond can be
more certainly and effectively accom-
plished by ordinary and lawful meth
dds.
The commissioners, while in entire
sympathy with all people out of EN-
p'0yment, and having no desire or
purpose TO deal harshly with unfor
tuuate but honest men who seek re
lief by reasonable and lawful means.
are i'll duty bound to give notice to
those who are tempted under any
pretext to swell the number of un.
employed persons already here, that
there is neither wtik for them nor
means for their maintenance in the
District; that The law does not per
init the soliciting of aims in GU,
streets, and forbids paratles, assem-
blages or orations in the Cnpito
grounds and tie obstruction of nm,
public grounds, streets, highways Oh
avenues and the approach to publ,
or private buildings.
The commissioners give notice ais,
TO criminals and evildoers who. un
der cover of crowd of unemployed
men 10 our streets, may come her,
for the purpose of crime and disor
der that all such will be apprehendec
and summarily dealt with.
And finally, they give notice to al
who come here against their advic.
and protest that the laws in force II
the District of Columbia are ade
guate for every emergency, and vii
he rigidly enforced
(Sjgned) JOHN ". Ross,
GEORGE TRupsn.,,