The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
PLANS OUTLINED.
Kelly Talks About What He Will
Do at Washington.
Gen. COXEY ALSO INTERVIEWED.
He Speaks About Mr. Cleveland's Proposed
Proclamation and of the Boston
Riots-The Chicago Division
of the Army.

| hNOOA, Ad-s April S4-hcllyS Tccep
ton here last night was fully as fat
tering as that accorded him at Neola.
Company c, which had been disbanded
at Nicola, rejoined the army during the
afternoon, and after personal apology
from each member Kelly mustered
them back into service. By this quell-
ing of the little mutiny the deter.
mined young commander has secured an
even more firm hold upon his men. and
he with them now is court of last re-
sort.
Last night Kelly consented to out.
line to the press representative his
plans for the end of his journey:
'Congressmen are already pledged to
present memorial in our behalf That
memorial is now being drawn up by a
well known Washington firm of consti-
tutional lawyers and will be ready for
us when we reach the journeys end.
Our demands as set forth in the memo
rial will be about as follows: We will
ask that the commission already in ex-
istence to look after the redeeming of
desert lands in the west be instructed
to proceed with the work. We will
ask that the men in our army and the
great army of unemployed, which we
represent, be put to work on this irri-
CATION. My idea is that by the time
those arid wastes have been wrested
from the sage brush and jack rabbit
and have begun to bloom, the men who
have worked there will have saved
enough money to carry them through
their first year of farming, They can
settle on the lands they have reclaimed
and in short period will have de-
veloped homes, become sturdy farmers
and property-holders That, in SUBJ
| stance, will be our demand. We will
not attempt to dictate what wages will
be paid. What we want is work. If
we can only get to Washington; if we
can let the lawmakers see that we are
bread-winners, honest and sincere, we
will be successful in our mission, for
our demands are not unreasonable. 1
have no connection with Coxey. We
will combine with his army if we can
reach Washington in time, but if not,
we will go alone"
Gen. Kelly showed his roll calls to a
press representative. They showed
that 1865 men marched into Nicola;
that twenty recruits were secured at
that place, and with the fifty men who
were discharged yesterday. that 1880
men, exclusive of officers, reached
Avoca- Many men who have attempted
to enlist have been refused owing to
the belief that they were tramps, but
Kelly says that he will take 5, 600 out
of Chicago when he leaves there for
Washington.
INTERVIEWING THE CHIEF
NEW YORK, April 24--Gen. Coxey,
commander-in-chief of the army Of the
commonweal, was asked yesterday: |
what do you think of the Boston |
riots, general?"
"A likely thing to happen he re-
piled, but still believe the facts are |
in correctly reported 1t was enthu-
siasm, sir, enthusiasm. / have been
through all these things and know
just how it was"
"How do you view Mr. Cleveland's
proposed proclamation concerning your
army's visit to the capital?'
"Law-abiding citizens. sir; he speaks
of law-abiding citizens. l assure YOU
am glad to hear that he is becoming
a law-abiding citizen himself Why,
he and his secretary of the treasury
committed the most fragrant violation
of the law known in the history of
the country when they issued those
$50, 900, 900 of interest-bearing bonds:
and he talks of w-abiding citi.
zens We shall march on Wash
ington regardless of Mr.. Cleveland's
proclamation. Before he can legally
make a movement against us he will
have to get us to violate some law. 1t
would be in violation of the constit
tion for him to prohibit our right of
free speech in the capital He may
rake up some old laws from the statute
books that would hinder us, but if such
laws do exist they are in violation of
the constitution. Somebody must make
a test case of them, and we will"
do you place any credit in Mr. Kel-
ly's statement at Council Bluffs that
blood may be shed?"
II don't know if it is true. But I
can readily see what he might have
meant. If anybody goes illegally to
iCSIrdiu VI TcprcSS nus army row |
might arise which would end fatally.
So far, we have made every effort to !
restrain our men under the greatest
Take for instance our be-
ng penned up in the exposition ..
grounds at Pittsburgh. 1t was illegal,
put l ordered the men to submit Gen.
Kelly means that under great provoca-
ion trouble is liable to arise, but he
will keep within the pale of the law"
CHICAGO DIVISION READY.
CHICAGO, April 24.-J. II. Randall has
'een chosen general of the Chicago di- :
-ision of the commonweal army. Kelly .
las been abandoned and the army will .
'egin its march some day this week.
Randall stated that there were 700 re- !;
ruits enlisted already and that the .
lumber would be raised to 1000 before :
Thursday. Grand Master Sovereign, of I
he Knights of Labor, reached Chicago !.
from Montreal and immedi- :,
telv proceeded to the commonweal il
He has entered heart
nd soul into the movement, but has
70 intention of participating in the .
march personally. =
The Hatch Anti-Option Bill Passed. G
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