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Show 'IHE MAY DAY ACT. Coxey and Browne at the head of "the army," one hundred strong, entered Washington yesterday, made their way to the east front of the capitol, didn't make their addresses, and were Hustled out off the grounds very unceremoniously, unceremoni-ously, and that is all there is to report. J The great communistic drama has commenced and our readers hare as gjod a chance to judge of its gravity as we have, and the same right that we have to express their opinion upon it. To ua it seems like a badly balanced comic play with here and there strong symptoms of a tragedy of the bloodiest nature, for an after piece. Coxey and Browne, the fantistic, are making a broad jest upon a serious subject, and one upon which it is exceedingly ex-ceedingly dangerous to joke, or speak lightly. Nor is it a matter which will down by any amount of levity " and ridicule which may be heaped upon it. It mast be met either with coucession or guns. Which? Let the government decide.' It alone can apply either or both remedies, and they who are -in charge are responsible. This republic mast not be broken up, even if oceans of blood are required to sustain it. |
