Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1894 — TO HELP COXEY. [ARTICLE]

TO HELP COXEY.

Popullata Call on the Paople to Aid th* Commander. 7: 9 Populists of Canton held a meeting and ssued a proclamation to tbe people on the :ommonweal. It is addressed to the comnon people of the United States. It says the Shylocks are doing all they can to :rush and ruin Coxey financially, and by dosing in on him for payment of some of his obligations are seeking to divert attention from his real purpose of relieving the distress and suffering of the common people. It says when Gov. McKinley was in distress the plutocrats contributed to his relief. The common people ihould now come to the relief of their benefactor and contribute in such sums as they can, no matter how small. The paper is signed J. J. Ashenhurst, candidate for Governor on the Prohibition ticket in 1891; Allen Cook, a local enthusiast, H. W. Kerch. Dr. Kirby. Coxey seemed to be much worried over his financial affairs. The Populist circular asks the people to help him lift the mortgage which was incurred through his purchase of the famous horse Acolyte, for which he agreed to pay $40,000. Contributions only amounted to $4.50, and the prospects are not flattering for Coxey’e relief.