The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-23
Gen. Coxey Says It Is at
Washington.
The Unemployed Should Go to
the Capital.
They Can Build Jails There and Oc-
cupy Them.
Coxey and DR.. McGiynn Speak at
Populist Picnic-Carl Browne
Marching = Band Of Veal
ers to New York.

II,
commander of the army of the Common
veal, was at Ridgewood park, l.. L.. to-
day where he was rendered reception
by the representatives OF the Peoples
party who were holdings picnic there.
General Coxey made an address at the
big afternoon meeting.
II represent party" no said, THAT
does not want money that is redeemable
in gold exclusively, but money that is
redesmable in everything that is used in
this country"
General Coxey then unfolded the de-
tails of his good roads scheme which he
said would give employment to every
workingman in this country and make
the United States the most powerful
country in the world.
He then took up the railroad troubles,
referring to George N. Pullman as
''King George w."
''Let the people OF the United States
control the railroads." he said, land
compel the government to buy them. II
the people can condemn your property
when they are building a railroad, on
the ground that it is for the common
benefit, you, in turn, should condemn
their property and operate the railroads
for the common benefit OF humanity"
Continuing, he said: 1.-THE only place
for you to strike is at Washington. Go
through your public parks and marshal
the tramps and unemployed working
men; tell them the cushions down in
Washington are as soft az they are here,
and tell them have plan to feed them
down there. l do not mind telling my
plan. When the men get down there
they will be sent to Jail as l was. The
Jail in Washington can only accommo-
date 800 persons. l. is full now, so the
men will have to work hnildina 4lalls to
| impriHOu themselves. IT cannot get
them work at home can get them WORK
at another quarter"
In closing, the Commonweal general
again urged upon his hearers to marshal
the unemployed of New York and
Brooklyn and march in a body to con-
gress and demand that the good roads
plan be put into shape by practical leg
islation.
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn then ad-
dressed the Assem- blage, after which the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the time has come
when no further hope can be held OF any
remedies for our present industrial dis
treas, from either the Republican or
Democratic parties; that they are both
| dominated by the money powers; that
they are both agreed on using the mill
tary, not to quell law-breaking but to
make positive alliance with capital;
that they are one in the policy of con-
tracing the currency to point of i'm
poverishment for four-ffthe of the peo-
pie; that they are one in the matter of
land monopolies and the theft of I'M
earned incomes on values, and the re-
fusal OF state aid to the unemployed; in
fact. all essential questions which con-
tinue the present miserable conditions,
and that they are merely separated into
two wings through the necessity OF wag
ing q sham battle for the division OF
epols.
remedy for the present inequality of
end want is for the industrial masses
administer it in the sole interest of those
who produce all the wealth.
Resolved, That to this end we call on
every workingman and every working
class sympethizer to come out on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday of
November next, and strike at the ballot
box on the programme laid down by the
Peoples party.
WILMINGTON, DEL, July 22.-Carl
Browne and 10 members of the Coxey
army arrived here today and went into
camp, having marched from Bladens-
burg. Md. Browne says the army has
been to Washington to see the servants
of the bankers and brokers, and is now
going to New York to see the bosses
themselves. General Coxey is expected
here tomorrow.