The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-18
They Are Appealing for Aid to Com
mence the March.
A SAD STATE OF AFFAIR:
Marshal Hogan Thinks the East II Re
spOnsibie for the Mems ldleness and
Should Support Them.

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relative to securing transportation for
Coxey's army out of Butte did not re-
suit in anything. Hogan said he would
have at least 400 men in his army and
he wanted a train load Of b,x cars that
would lay the army down in Minneapo-
lis. He promised that the soldiers
would not remain In Minneapolis but
would keep right on going. The mayor
reported that he had done all he could
in the matter and Major dawson stated
that the best he could do was to give
the army a general tie pass to St. Paul.
A conference was 10 have been held
with the county commissioners to see
what they would contribute toward the
expenses If getting the army started,
but they could not be got together.
According to the statement made by
Chairman Lloyd such conference
would be entirely useless, because, as
far as he was concerned, the county
would not donate one cent. He said
that in the first place it would be I'M
lawful to appropriate anything from the
county funds for such a purpose, and
the members of the army, not being
paupers or dependents on the county,
they could not be assisted out of the
poor fund. Mr.. Lloyd stated, however,
that if asked to do so he would act as
one member of committee to call on
the merchants and business men for the
purpose of sounding the popular feeling
on The question and, If favorable to the
movement, solicit funds. and devise
means for getting the army on the
road. He declared it was entirely out
of the question that the county should
make an appropriation. Mr.. Lloyd,
personally, is rather favorably inclined
toward the movement, for he thinks the
men stand some chat ces of lettering
iheie condition, which they could not
expect to do by remaining in Butte.
Nearly all the labor unions in town
udVC cuuOlsCu ~ Wy ASSOAuI'VLS onu
many of them BY cash donations. A
few business men have expressed them
selves of the opinion that it world be
unfair for Montana to Sc nd its idle men
east TO be a burden on that part Of the
country. but Marshal Hogan Is confident
that as soon as the army gets to Wash
ington CO, gress viii spe idly make pro-
visions for the m Mr.. Hogan argues
that as the east is respor sible for the
tdlepess of the men, that il would not
be more than right If the east was CON-
PEELED to support them. he also main.
have no idea hen thy are told there
a:e millions of idle men In the country.
A million, he SAYS, is but single word
and impresses the congressman to just
about that extent, bat when they are
confronted with the men themselves,
ragged, hungry and miserable, they
will begin to realize what it really
means and take steps TO enact some
measures of relief. Inc rational con-
dition is s'.nr IN. condition In Butte,
on larger scale.
Few busiu. IS men in this city have
not he I'd that there ave b-tween 400
and 500 unemp.oy ed, hungry men In
Butte, but ne I one er-o.s knows what
that meaus until he makes a tour Of the
saloons and gambling hous-s 1T night
and see actually that number Of men
asleep on the chairs, In the ccrters and
on the floors, men who have not slept
10 bed in months, and the mo jority Of
whom have not had square meal In
weeks and weeks.
Hogan Is confident that his army will
get out some way and he Is con-
tiuuing his preparations 10 that end.
This afternoon he bad a detachment OF
men down at the grounds pnuieg them
through prel minary drill work.