The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-23
COXEY AT A PICNIC.
Talk of the Commonweal Leader
to Populists.
He Gives the Details of His Good
Roads Scheme and His Views
on Railroads.

NEW YORK, July 22.-J. S. Coxey. COM
mander of the Army of the Commonweal,
was at Ridgewood Park. L. L., to-day,
where he was rendered reception by the
representatives of the Peoples party, who
were holding picnic there. General
Coxey made an address at the big after
noon meeting.
81 represent a party" he said, shat
does not want money that is redeemable
In gold exclusively. but money that is re-
deemahe in everything that is used in
this country"
Coxey then unfolded the details of his
good-rOads scheme, which he said would
give employment to every workman In
this country, and make the United States
the most powerful country in the world.
He then took up the railroad troubles, re-
ferring to George nj. Pullman as king
George w."
Let the people OF the United States
control the railroads." said he, land CON-
pei the Government to buy them Ii the
railroad people can condemn your prop
erty when they are building railroad on
the ground that is for the common benefit,
you, in turn. should condemn their prop
erty, and operate the railroad for the COM
mon benefit of humanity"
Con tinuing, he said: 'The only place
for you to strike is at Washington. Go
through your public parks and marshal
The tramps and unemployed workmeD, tell
them The cushions down 10 Washington
are as soft as they are here. and tell them
have a plan to feed them down there. l
don't 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 accommodate 800 persons. 1t is full
now, so the men will have to WORK build
ing jails TO imprison themselves. If can
not get them work al home l can get them
work al another quarter"
Ii closing the Commonweal general
again urged upon his hearers to marshal
the unem ployed of New York and Brook
Ign and march in body 10 Congress and
demand the good-rosds plan to be put in to
shape for practical legislation.
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn then ad-
dressed the assemblage, after which the
following resolutions were adopted:
Eesolted, That the time has come when nc
further hope can be held Of any remedies fol
our present Industrial distress from either the
EepuDllcdH OF OtUOcEdllc partt6Ss mat they
are both dominated by the money powers; that
they are both agreed on using the military not
TO quell law-breaking but to make positive
alliance With capital; that they are one In the
policy Of contracting the currency % point oil
impoverisbment for four-ffths OF the people
that they are one Ia the matter of land monopo.
lies; that they are one 10 the theft Of unearned
income Oh values and refusal of State aid tc
the unemployed, In FACT all essential question.
which continue The present miserable condl
tions. and that they are merely separated into
two wings through the necessity OF wagng Z
sham battle for the division OF spells.
Resolved, That the one and only remedy fol
the present inequality of conditions that cause.
so much suffering and want is for the industrial
masses themselves to seize the Government
aud administer 1t In the sole interest of those
who produce all wealth.
Resolved, That to this end we call on every
workman and every working-class sympathizei
to come out On the first Tuesday after the frs
Monday of November next and strike at the
ballot box on the programme laid down by tn,
Peoples party.
WILMINGTON. Del, July 22.-Carl
Browne and seventy members of the Coxey
army arrived here to-day and went into
camp, having marched from Blsdensburg
Md. Browne says the army has been t(
Washington to see the servants of the
bankers and brokers. and is now going tc
New York to sse the bosses themselves
General Coxey is expected here tomorrow