The morning call., 1894-03-08
TO THE CAPITAL.
An Army Will Swoop
Down Labor Day.
1T WILL START FROM OHIO
And Gather Recruits on the Way
to Washington.
1T WILL START FROM OHIO
REDsTONE THE PRIME MOVER.
An Elaborate Plan for Intimidating
Statesmen and Securing Work
for the Unemployed.

WASHINGTON March 7-Captain Red
stone. an ex-Californian, ex-candidate for
President on the industrial" ticket, and
editor of an obscure sheet called The Ma
tional TOcsin, is one of the prime movers
In grand labor demonstration to be made
in Washington on Labor day, May 1. Red
stone is a sort of socialist He is telling
the Congressman that the great army OF
unemployed is going TO swoop down on the
capital aud show statesmen some things.
According to Comrade Redstone "Cox-
ey's" army will start from Massillon, Ohio,
March %, and tramp all the way to WASH
ingtop, picking up recruits on the way
here. They propose TO form "hollow
square" around the capitol and literally
force the Congressman TO legislate for
their wants.
Comrade Coxey is in receipt of bulletin
from the "Army's" headquarters, from
which the following facts are cleaned:
The army Is to be officered by mounted
Union and Confederate veterans. j. s.
Coxey, originator of the scheme, being
we'll fixed financially. will put up con-
siderable money. His secretary, Carl
Browne. who will also act as chief marshal.
is big, strappiDg California boy, who
dresses in regulation frontier style.
Browne is managing the affair. COxey
paws the bills. The army's route follows
the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Meetings will be held in towns en- route,
where recruits will be picked up, and
such provisions, etc., as they can secure.
They will march an average of about
twelve miles per day. and expect to be SIX
weeks ia reaching here.
Each tramp" in the army will carry
white flag and wear white badge. Coxey
j r. VIII carry banner showing portrait
of the Savior. with the words peace on
earth, good will toward men. but death to
interest on bonds"
The promoters of this grand enterpris @
have sent out circulars to farmers and
others along the line of march, earnestly
appealing for aid in he way of coniribu-
tious of chickens, butter, eggs, etc, as the
army passes along. They expect that
when they reach Washington Congress will
be forced TO make an appropriation for
them. They will be formed in groups in
their hollow square, and each group
or delegation will call upon It's
Congressman TO "come out" Thereupon
be will be given his orders. They declare
that the statesmen will not dare 20 dis
regard their demands. In addition TO the
ready money which they will ask from
Congress, they will demand the passage Of
two tiils. as follows: One provides for
Issuing $500. 100000 in legal tender notes,
to be expended bv the Secretary of War at
the rate of S20,OOO.O00 per month in con-
structing roads in various States.
Common labor is to be paid for at 81 80
per day, and team and labor at S3 so;
DAYS work to consist Of eight hours. The
other enacts that any State, Territory.
county, township. municipality or incor-
porated town or village desiring to make
any public improvements may deposit
with the Secretary of the Treasury nom
interest bearing bonds not exceeding half
of the assessed valuation of the property
in such State. etc.. which bonds shall run
twenty-five years and be retired at the
rate of per cent year.
Thereupon the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall issue to the State. etc, giving
the bonds equal tender to so per cent of
their face value, retaining l per cent for
printing. engraving, etc. The army ex.
poets to camp on the land owned by Sena-
tor Stewart. Frank Newlands and other
real-estate owners four or five miles north
Of the treasury building.