The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-12
PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer
COXEY'S FOLLOWERS
They Nominate a Ticket at Mas
slllOn and Adopt Resolutions.
City Officials Alarmed at the Arrival of
900 of the "On-to- Washington
Army of Tramps and Cranks

MASSlLLON, o., March 11-As an
nounced yesterday Coxey's army of tramps
Is not myth. The band Of riff-raff and
cranks that Is expected to number 100000
Derore 1t reaches Washington is beginning
70 rendezvous in this city. five hundred
having made their appearance here last
week They assisted In political conven-
ton yesterday at which city ticket was
nominated and the following resolutions
adopted:
- Resolved, That the attempt of President
Cleveland to re-establish a. monarchy in
Hawaii Is deserving of the most enDha rio
censure and II the present Congress would
oe true 10 the people and the country it
would impeach Grover Cleveland as trait
or TO American institutions and republican
principles OF government.
Resolved. That we believe in the princi-
PIE OF protection that puts most money in
the pockets of producers, and we condemn
the manner OF the workings of the so-called
protective policy at this time, which oper-
ates in the interests of few large manu-
facturers. As a relief measure the emascu-
lated Wilson bill is of no use whatever
and the tariff question, as ii exists is sin1p,
ly shuttlecock. banded back and forth
between the protective tariff and the reve-
ton or the people and keep their eyes off
the money question. The people, as people
have nothing TO expect from either party at
Resolved, That while we reaffirm our
faith in the Omaha platform, we do not
feel bound TO remain corked UP until the
next national convention; but as progress
sive, thinking men, we have a right to ad-
vance beyond the lines laid down in that
PLATFORM therefore, for the purpose of this
municipal campaign we make the plan of
the CoXey MISUNDERSTANDING bonds the
sole ISSUE and we call on all voters with
out regard to party lines to vote for the
men we have nominated. This because
however insignificant the means, it will still
be to the end of providing work for the
idle at good wages
Whatever opinions people here have held
as to the insanity of the scheme, the specta-
Gle Of yesterday has made a profound i'm
preston, particularly in the mastering OF
so strong advance guard, arrayed in
their peculiar banners, so long In advance
of the grand rally. Where there were
there are now grave faces. j. b. Parks,
postmaster at Wabash, H., bears the dis
tincton OF being the first federal office
holder to become even Indirectly identified
with the proposed raid on Washington.
He has written an enthusiastic indOrse-
ment Of the ION TO Washington idea and
promises assistance.
RemittanceS of cash have actually begun
TO come In, and the reporter was shown,
to-day, a large number OF late communica-
tions pledging specific shipments of various
supplies. In short, the matter has gotten
such headway. with the fact of at least
five thousand recruits who will arrive prior
the city and county officials are consider
ing what course 10 pursue when the thou
sands OF penniless wanderers materialiZe
here on or before the 25th.
Reformer Coxey returned from Pittsburg
to-day where he received such assurance
of material aid for the 'commOnweaP' that
he is radiant. II stake my word on IT,
said he that my bills will pass Congress
before the middle of May. The petition.
with boots on IL, will be irresistible. The
people are aroused You will see them
fiocking on here by special trains on March
% 10 start for Washington with the peace
procession. BY June l there will be work
I'm this country at good wages for every
man who wants work. The day of saliva
tion is at hand. l believe that there will
be five thousand in line when we leave
Massllon. l expect all the locked-out coal
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