The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-01

had been perched pranced to the music
of the band. Her head was covered by
a little rimless blue cap, and she shaded
her face with tiny parasOl Altogether
ty that spontaneous cheer greeted the
unexpected appearance all along the
line.
The Goddess of Peace was followed
by Oklahoma Sam, the cowboy, on an
other big stallion. Next came Cameron
Kirk and three of the marshals, Thatch-
er, the bugIer, rode next, emit
ting frequent blasts from his cor
net and followed by a big tapping
American flag, carried by a stalwart
weaker Next the .commonweal army
baud of six pieces, mostly bass drum and
cymbals, pounded determinediy at
tempt at ''Marching Through Georgia"
The banner with portrait of arl
Browne, as Christ with the legend, He
has risen, but death to interest bearing
bonds'' was borne after light buggy
decorated with flags drawn by two black
horses, in which sat Gen. Coxey himself,
besides Mrs. CoXey, rather handsome
young woman in Il tan cOlOred, tailor
made gown, shading with a parasol the
white robed infant. Legal Tender"
Coxey, aged two years.
Came Marching Two by Two.
Then marching two by two, came the
regular communes of the army. Before
each commune was a cOmmissary wagon
drawn by two PercherOns, the wagon
daubed on its white canvas cover with
weird allegorical illustrations of ''The
Curse Of National Banks"
Small flags huttered in the hands of
the marshals who gallOped alongside;
the msn bore their white peace flag,
and symbolic financial banners, fear
fully and wonderfully made, were
sprinkled along at intervals.
Finally long shrek of the bag pipes
heralded the Philadelphia commune.
From the city of brothsrly love came
also a Goddess of Peace. Her identity
was hidden. She was another E'Unkown."
A heavy brown wagon horse selected
for his docility carried her. She was
good looking, plump, red checked maiden
of eighteen, draped in the stars and
stripes, with a not inartistic effect,
great star flashing from her blue turban
and her dark hair streaming down her
back. Her escort was the leader of the
Philadelphia contingent
Curious Christopher Jones.
Christopher Columbus Jones, a small
dried up old man with long gray beard.
a shabby Jacket, a ruff1ed ancient beaver
hat Jones was perched high on the
back of coal black stallion, to which he
clung desperately, with terror imaged in
his face. Behind him was his secretary,
Clinton, also on black horse, tall slim
man with another dilapidated hat, an
American flag and a bearing which lndl-
Gated that the destinies of nations rested
on his shoulders.
After him was dragged a disreputa BILE
looking bulldog wearing maroon blank
ct labelled "Coxey.7 The sixty Philadel-
phians, dragging their cart, brought up
the rear. Most of the men carried tin
cups or canteens strapped over their
shoulders
Along the roadside, through the woods
were groups of uniformed veterans from
the soldiers home, a mile distant. Hand
some carriages lined the road and one of
them contained Congressman Sibley OF
Pennsylvania, himself greenbacker
like Coxey, with his family.
People Line the Roads,
The first mile of the march lay up hill
and down dale, along pretty wooded
road from whose sides knots of curious
country people, with a few arrivals from
the city, watched the procession. From
Mount Pleasant to the capitol grounds
the men marched between rows of peo-
pie, three deep, drawn to the scene by
idle curiosity.
About 400 wealers were in line. At in
tervals the crowd cheered the Goddess
of Peace, Coxey and the buckskin- garbed
marshal. Browne. Scattered along the
army were about a score of representatives
of the labor organizations of various
cities, and as many detectives from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago
and other cities. The men marched two
abreast. As they left the camp. some
one cried out that the .'Goddess Of Peace"
was unprotected from the sun. and by
stander Immediately secured a parasol