The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-27
TELLS OF THE Rides HE STOLE.
Lecture by Jenries, who Lives by the
sweat Of His Jaw.

Lecture by JeHries, Who Lives by tho
sweat Of His Jaw.
Seen" z. J. Jeffries, of the Seattle
Coxey army. celebrated his return home
by lecture at Rankes nall last night. and
drew a fair-sized crowd. At times be
waxed eloquent, and was frequently in
terrupted with applause by sympathizers.
He told the people what he did and how
Coxey made his fatal mistake; in fact,
Coxey was a secondary consideration from
Jeffries' standpoint. He recited the Incl.
dents of the train-stealing march from this
city to Washington City, and told how the
army hood winked railroad officials and
deputy marshals, but failed to tell of the
numerous arrests and drive-outs reported
by the Associated Press. According to his
story the army had ali the best of 10, and
electrified the people of the East by its
manly appearance and gentlemanly con-
duet.
The general" prefaced his lectures by
singing parody on Daisy Bell" which
was awful to say the least. although the
audience did not think so, as IL encored
him time and again. He responded with
a parody on "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay." In
opening he said that while the Seattle
army was composed of tramps, buns and
hobos, of whom he was one, they were
good, determined fellows and were bent
on going through, and that when the boys
began singing Goodbye, Seattle, Good
bye" although his heart yearned for his
home and children. he vas more in love
with Coxeyism than ever. He told how
he got the army out of predicaments
through his GOODNESS, and burned up" the
Federal and state officials. He said: You
know how anxious Mr.. Woolery was to
get us out of the city. so as to cause him
no trouble7" at which murmurs of Yes,
yes," could be heard. He carried
his auditors from place to place.
picturirg all the while the amusing
side of the trip and told of the entrance
into Washington City In very graphic
style.
He failed to mention the little incident
at Detroit, told by Brig. Gen. Shoals,
when, while making speech. he re-
fused to speak to his aged, widowed
mother, who had not seen him for six
years, and who, while he was speaking
elbowed her way through the crowd, cry
ing: Its my Ted! It's my Ted !" and,
pulling at his trousers leg. begged piteous-
ly for the great general" to recognizeIher.
"0h, why don't he speak TO me? I've not
seen him for six years." she cried, wiring
ing her hands, while tears rolled down the
poor woman's face thick and fast. ITO
think my boy Won't recognize his poor old
mother" she walled in despair. He kept
right on talking, and when Brig. Gen.
Shoals tried to stop him said, shut up"
In speaking of the entrance into Wash
ington City the general" said it was mag
nifeent, but said the reason of defeat was
the poor generalship of CoKey. He re-
viIed President Cleveland and the police
force and said he was very much disap-
pointed with the personnel of the senate
and house of representatives. and wound
up his lecture with burst of eloquence
that would make James Hamilton Lewis
turn green with envy.
An admission fee of 10 cents was charged
| and song books, containing choice selec-
tons as sung by the army on its march,
were sold.