Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-21
COXEY At CAPITOL,
DELIVERS ADDRESS
No One Tells Members of His
"Army" to Keep Off
the Grass.
MARCH UP THE AVENUE
ATTRACTS LITTLE NOTICE
Several Members Of Congress in
Small Crowd That Hears
Long Delayed Speech.

Fulfilling the ambition of two decades.
Gen" Jacob s. Coxey today delivered
a speech from the steps OF the Capitol
Of the United States. An audience OF
perhaps ovo persons gathered to hear the
address. among them being a number o.
members of Congress and Capitol en-
ployes. No disorder marked the event;
the services of the police were not re-
quired. and nobody was even in danger OF
arrest
Gen" Coxey experienced no trouble in
obtaining permission to make his speech.
the permit being granted as soon as
asked. Twenty years ago. when the gen
eral, at the head Of his original army.
stormed the Capitol. he and his followers
were met by platoons OF police, and for
a time the Capitol grounds resembled a.
foot ball field. The general. his aid. the
late Carl Browne, and others had mar
row escapes from arrest, and the meet
Ing broke up in a general riot.
Not Like Twenty Years Ago.
Today the scene was far different. Gen
Coxey. with his army" OF eight travel
stained and footsore privates. marched
from Georgetown to the Capitol. to the
sound Of beating drum and blaring bug1e.
while pedestrians along Pennsylvania
avenue gave scarcely a glance at the
passing army Those who did pause
long enough to recognize the general and
his marchers cheered the little band OF
mixers. but no attempt was made by any
one, police or citizens, to modest the
marchers.
The army" led by Gen" Coxey's son.
on the back Of q Shetland pony, entered
the Capitol grounds by the south ap-
proach. 1t lacked thirty minutes OF the
hour Of noon. when was scheduled the
speech on the Capitol steps. and Gen.
Coxey decided to camp" in the grounds
until that time. With the blowing of
whistles at nearby business places. an
nouncing the noon hour. Gen" Coxey
gave the order to march. and William
Black, alias Shorty Black. the bugier.
sounded a call and the army" again
started its march to the Capitol
'Movie" Men on Hand.
Moving-picture men and photographers
ran to places Of vantage and many were
the snapshots and moving pictures taken
Of the army as it approached the
center steps Of the Capitol. Gen..
Coxey abandoned his carriage at the
steps Of the Capitol and stood near the
bottom, where he was about to deliver
his speech. Calls from several hundred
persons on the upper landing. that he
come higher up" took him UP there
and he launched forth in his speech.
sillon, Ohio.
One member Of the army before
leaving Georgetown received dtshon-
orable discharge papers. because he had.
it was stated. INDUCED too freely In in
toxicants. He. however, refused to &C
cept the discharge, and when the army
reached the Capitol grounds he found a
place in the line. which he held until the
breaking of ranks on the Capitol steps
Two new recruits Joined the army
today. They came to Washington from
Philadelphia, desiring to be I'm" 1t the
names as Harvey Smith and Chester A.
o. Burras.
Laws Urged by coxey.
The laws which Coxey urges b
passed by Congress provide:
IAN act to issue legal tender. money
and establish a federal bank in every
community to loan the money on real
sessed value at per cent tax, in
stead OF interest.
IAN act to issue legal tender money
interest bonds. borrow money on them
from the United States Treasury. hire
the unemployed in road building and
other public work: for purchase and sup
plying other public needs and to repay
such loans without interest in twenty
five annual installments
An act to issue legal tender money to
buy the railroads. pipe lines. telegraphs
and telephones at their physical values
and operate them at cost.
Gen" Coxey with his family is to re-
main in Washington until next week.
to Massillon. Ohio, by him tomorrow
They will ride on a PASSENGER train.