Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-02


but now we will go in spirits as bright |
as the May day on which We march. |
MIR. Crisp refused yesterday to let |
us speak on the capitol steps We did |
not see the Independent. That is tile |
latest can tell you. We viii go
into the capitol grounds as individuals.
They cannot prevent us from doing |
that"
The start for Town.
While down in the city there was
nothing to Indicate that the city OF pro-
SESSIONS was eager to view the queerest
parade that had ever tramped the
asphalt OF Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
takes brass buttons and bands. many
OF them, to stir a Washington crowd
and Coxeys dissonant pipes and drums
could not cause even she vagrant
negro population TO get down town he
fore hand. At 1915 O'clock the army
was ready and out Of the Brightwood
Park It started for town. As the
caravan wound its way down through
the mile stretch of woods 10 the city Il
was the most fantastic array ever con-
ceived in dream. Nine mounted
policemen rode on ahead. clearing the
way. Then came Carl Browne In his
buokskln suit mounted on his big gray
stallion and waving small flag Next
was creamy white pranclng circus
steed bo0ring the feature OF the whole
parade, Miss Mamie CoNey, In the role
OF the Goddess OF Pence. She was
n slender, really handsome girl OF II
years, with long golden hair drifting
| down her back. She wore a pure white
riding habit which streamed after hor
| az the tall horse on which she had been
perched pranced to the music OF the
band. Her head was covered by
little rimless blue cap and She shaded
her face with n tiny parasol Alto
gether she was picture Of such uu-
usual beauty that spontaneous cheer
greeted the unexpected appearance all
along the line.
Gle Has Ntpeu.n
The Goddess OF Peace was followed
by Oklahoma sam, the cowboy. on
another big stallion. Then came Roy
Kirk and three other marshalH.
Thatcher the buglar. rode next. emit
tins frequent blasts from his cornet and
followed by big happlng American
flag carried by u stalwnrt wealer, Next
the commonwcal band Of six pieces.
mostly bass drums and cymbnls. pound
Ing determinedly in an attempt at
Marching Through Georgia" The
banner with "a portrait Of Carl Browne
as Christ, with the legend. "He is risen,
but death to interest on bonds" was
borne after light buggy decorated
with flags drawn by two black horses,
in which sat Gen. Coxey himself, beside
Mrs. Coxey, a rather handsome young
woman in tan coiored tailormade
gown. shading with parasol the white
robed infant Legal Tender Coxey,
aged years. Then marching two by
two came the regular oat'munes OF the
army. Before each commune was n
commissary wagon drawn by two
Percherons, the wagon daubed on its
white canvass cover with wlerd
allcgorical illustrations OF the curse of
national banks" Small flags nut
tered In the hands OF the marshals,
who gallope1 ulongslde the men bore
their white peace flags and symbolic
financial banners fearfully and wonder
fully made were sprlnkled along at
intervals. Finally long wierd shrieli
OF the bagpipes heralded the Phila.
delphia commune. From the city 81
brotherly love came Goddess OF Peace
Here identity was hidden. She wai
another "unlSnown."
Some unique Characters.
A heavy brown wagon horse select
ed for his docllity carried her, She was
good looking, plump. red-cheeked
maiden Of IS. draped in the stars and
stripes, with not an artistic effect, q
gilt star flashing from her blue turbar
and dark hair streaming down hei
back. Her escort was the leader OF
the Phiiadelphians. Christopher colum
bus Jones, a small. dried up old mar
with long gray beard shabby jacket
a rufled ancient beaver hat. Jonei
. was perched high on the back OF a en-
vorting coai-biack stallion. to which h
chung desperately with terror in hit
face. Behind him was his secretary
Clinton, also on a black horse. TAIL
slim man with another dilapldated high
hat on, an American flag and a bearini
, which Indicated that the destlnies o
the Nations rested on his shoulders
, After him was dragged diareputabi
looking white bull dog wearing ma
room blanket labelled Coxey. The six
; ~ Philndelphians dragging their car
brought up the rear. Most OF the mel
carried tin cups or canteens strappe'
over their shoulders. Along the roa'
through the woods were groups Of uni
formed veterans from the Soldier.
home. mile distant Handsome car
riages lined the road, one OF them con
tained Congressman sibley OF Penn
sylvania. himself greenbaeker Tx
Coxey. with his family.
sympatsix-rs Falling In.
! The first mile Of the march lay u
: Hill and down dale along a prett
a woodel road, from whose sides knots o
: country people with few arrival frof
: the city watched the procession. Fror
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