The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-02

AZ the men carried slaves on vh,eh
aat'e-ed white days with the motto.
feaee on earth. good will 10 men. bus
eeasa 10 interest on bands" The pe>
PASSED. cold night most of them sleep
ing on the ground. Before the start Carl
hrowne formed the men into a hollow
square and put them through . most re-
msrkaese drigi.. The slaves were handled
aSe guns. and when Browne shouted
eaory and peace" they cheered three
nnes and waved their sticks ia the air.
lac Philadelphia commune, sixty men
strong. stood on one side waiting to fall
IN oklahoma Sam eaiicped up and
do~n the line on . stallion. A bass drum
Doomed dssmaiiy and bagpipes emitted a
saFia scream. After . march swice
around the grounds the men were drawn
up IN line. and more cheers and drilling
iotie~ed Browne harsngucd the men ia
ms customary ssreet-faker strain, telling
saem they had received permission 20
march to the capitol grounds, where they
must disosnd and enter as individual citi-
keas. whether or not we will be per
mitfed to speak. cannot say" he added.
but Won must be careful to preserve the
peace Then we will reform and march
TO new camp near by. This demonstra-
ticn will be more powerful than force,
than guns or bombs" The army cheered
wildly. Browne went on: People said
We would not march up Pcnnsyivania
avenue when We reached here. yet tho
police department informed Brother Coxey
yesterday that We could march. Mr..
Crisp refused yesterday to allow US To
speak ON the capitol steps. We did not
see the vice president. We will 20 into
fhsas fr<t a. A.. n
cannot prevent Us doing that"
At ie:l5 the Industrial Army was ready.
and out Of Brightwook Driving Park is
started for the city. As the caravan
worked its way down the thrce-mile stretch
OF woods TO the city IL Was . most fantastic
array. Nine mounted police rode ahead.
Then came Carl Browne In . buckskin
suit. mounted on . big gray Pcrcheron
stallion and waving . small dag. Next
was creamy white prancing circus steed
bearing Miss Mamie Coxey. In the role of
the Goddess of Peace. She is slender.
handsome girl of II. with long golden hair.
She wore pure white riding habit. Her
head was covered by little rimless blue
cap. and she shaded her face with . tiny
parasoL Altogether she Was picture OF
such unusual beauty that . spontaneous
cheer greeted her unexpected appear
ancs all along the line. Oklahcms
Sam followed on another stallion.
Next came the marhals, buglsr.
dag bearer and band of six pieces.
playing Marching Through Georgia. -
A banner with portrait Of Carl Browne
and the legend death 20 interest ON
Bonds" was borne after . light buggy
decorated with tlags, drawn by two black
horses. in which sat Gen. Corey bssids
Mrs. coxey. . handsome young woman la
coiorcd tailor-mads gown, shading with
parasol the whits-robsd infant Legal
Tender Coxsy, aged 3 ysafA Then, march.
Ing two by two, came she communea. Be-
fore one commune Was . commissaxy
wagon drawn by two Psrchsrons. The
wagon canvas was covered with . weird
aiiegorical illustration Of the sscurso Of
national banks" Small fa9s 0uttsrsd In
the hands OF the marshaia. Elass and
symbolical banners we're sprinkled along
at intervals. Finally the long weird shrek
Of the bagpipss hsraided the Philadslphia
commune From the city Of brotherlv
love came another Goddess Of Peace, riding
. wagon horse. She was Q good LOOKING.
red-chseksd maiden Of Is. drapsd In the
stars and stripes with not inartistic effect.
Her escort was the leader Of the Phiiadel-
phia contingent Christopher Columbus
Jones. an old man psrchsd ON . cavortinR
eoal-black stallion. to which he clung
desperately.
From Mount Pleasant 10 the capitol
grounds the men marched between rows
of people three deep About 500 Common
wealsrs were In line. 6cattsrsd along the
army were about score Of rspressn ntAtlvss
OF labor organizations and a many de-
tcctives from large cities. In the city the
crowd intsrfersd with the passing army
and the police were kept busy. Coxey
doffed his hat several times in response to
cheers. A j. c. Coxsy club was organised
today by 10 brickiaysrs. who met the
army at Boundary street. At Thomas cir
Gle Marshal Browne ordered halt for
rest, while the men gave thres cheers for
Peace" The police dashed up. and upon
their command the army moved on Tho
Commonw weaiers turned into Psnnsyi-
vania avenue at 1855, and NJ 10 did tsle-
gram from Harrisburg Was handed Coxey:
''fhc Populist convention, now in session
here. sends greeting and expresses hops
that you will receive fair hearing for tho
principles you have % ohiy advocassf.''
Ii looked ~ IL = circus was IN town. There
vas little Of interest in the walk up PENN
sylvania avenue to the capitol grounds.
The procession moved up B street 70 the
top of the hill. where the broad sxpanse OF
avenues swept toward the east front Of the
capitol Mounted policemen stretched
from curb to curb made ingress toward the
capitol impossible. The squad Of police in
front of the army went straight ahead. IL
was ruse 20 carry the procession past the
capitol. Half block up the street Browne
halted the column and dismounted. He
turned over his horse TO an attendant.
Then he went TO Coxsy's carriage and
spoke to the general Coxsy kissed his
wife, sprang from the carriage and made
his way toward the entrance TO the capitol
Browns followed, bearing . banner. The
rank and file Of the army stood in the
street. The mounted police spurrsd
through the crowd after Corey and
Browne. The street was impassAbis.
Coxey sprang TO the stons paving on the
eas. front Of the capitol grounds, and with
tangies Of shrubbsry. Browne followed.
The first policeman tied his horse to the
fencs, cleared the fence ss bound and
dartsd into the shrubbsry. Ths other po-
lice followed. Small trees, bushss and
flower beds went down bsfors the svesp Of
the men and the yelling crowd Who FOL.
lowed. Coxsy and Browne lodged through
the bushes TO the opsn area At the east
'front.' The people shouted. Coxsy and
Browne were ioss for . moment The po-
Iicemen stsmmsd the rush after Q minute.
one officer nsing his baton freely.
Coxsy slipped unohservsd through the
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