The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-19
C0XEY MEN
They Are Appealing for Aid to Com
mence the March.
A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
Marshal Hogan Thinks the East Is Re-
sponsibie for the Mems Idieness ana
Should Support Them.

The conference between Mayor Du-
gan, Major Dawson and Marshal Hogan
relative to securing transportation for
Coxey's army out of Butte did not re-
suit in anything. Hogan said he would
have at least 400 men in his army and
he wanted train load of box cars that
would lay the army down in Minneapo-
lis. He promised that the soldiers
would not remain in Minneapolis but
would keep right on going. The mayor
reported that he had done all he could
in the matter and Major Dawson stated
that the best he could do was to give
the army a general tie pass to st. Paul.
A conference was TO have been held
with the county commissioners to see
what they would contribute toward the
expenses of getting the army started,
but they could not be got together.
According to the statement made by
Chairman Lloyd such a conference
would be entirely useless, because, as
far as he was concerned, the county
would not donate one cent. He said
that in the first place it would be un-
lawful to appropriate anything from the
county funds for such a purpose, and
the members of the army, not being
paupcrs or dependents on the county,
they could not be assisted out of the
poor fund. Mr.. Lloyd stated, however,
that if asked to do so he would act as
one member of a committee to call on
the merchants and business men for the
purpose of sounding the popular feeling
on the question and, If favorable to the
movement, solicit funds and devise
means for getting the army on the
road. He declared it was entirely out
of the question that the county should
make an appropriation. Mr. Lloyd,
personally, is rather favorably inclined
toward the movement, for he thinks the
men stand some chances of lettering
their condition, which they could not
expect to do by remaining in Butte.
Nearly all the labor unions in town
have endorsed 1t by resolutions and
many of them by cash donations. A
few business men have expressed them
selves of the opinion that it would be
unfair for Montana to send its Idle mer
east 10 be burden on that part of the
country, but Marsha Hogan is confident
that as soon as the army gets TO Wash
ington congress will speedily mali pro
! rriut ton fAr Nv
that as the east is responsible for the
idleness of the men, that it would moi
be more than right If the east was com
PEELED TO support them. He also main
tains that the members of congress
have no idea when thy are told Their,
5 are millions of idle men ia the country
A million, he says, is but a single wort
and impresses the congressman TO jus
S about that extent, but when they ar,
I confronted with the men themselves
| ragged, hungry and miserable, the,
will begin to realize what it reall.
means and take steps to enact som
measures of relief. The national con
i diiion is Simply the condition in Butte
on larger scale.
0 Few business men in this city hav
a not heard that there are between 40
o and 500 unemploy ed, hungry men 4
d Butte, bat not one persons knows wha
: that means until he makes a tour of tn
l. saloons and gambling houses at nigh
l. and see actually that number of me
t asleep on the chairs, in the corners an
r on the floors, men who have not sler
d in a bed in months, and the majority G
e whom have not had a square meal /
II weeks and weeks.
p Hogan is confident that his army wi
y get out some way and be Is col
o tinuing his preparations TO that enc
It This afternoon be had a detachment {
n men down at the grounds putting thei
e through preliminary drill work.