The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-20

veal procession) to Washington D. c., to
start from Massilon, O, Easter Sunday,
March %. 1894 and reach Washington May
l. Devised by Carl Browne of California,
marshal of the COmmonWeal
Dear Sir and Brother; The following is
the plan Of organization of the proposed
procession to Washington May ], 1894 On
ternational Labor Day.. to protest in the
name of a bankrupt people agair3t any
further robbery by interest upon paper
notes (bOndS) based upon the public credit,
when that same credit could be used to is
sue other pieces OF paper notes or legal
tendeO without interest or profit to national
(so-calleGD banks.
LAS order is Gods own law ii is also
necessary for all intelligent action by his
people, so the proposed procession will be
composed of groups of men &c tizens) num-
berlnS five in each, one of whom must be
selected to act as marshal-group marshal
to be numbered in the order of date of
group formation. Groups may be federated
into companies or con muneS of not less
than thirty, nor more than 105. Communes
may be federated into regiments or commu-
mites of not less than 2l5 men nor more
than 1C50. Communities may be federated
into cantons tdiViSionS) of two or more. All
communeS, cantonS and communities must
select five marShalS to be numbered as
first, second, and so on the same as the
group marshal shall be designated, thus:
First group marshal first commune mar
shall, first canton marshal, first community
marshal. Badges of designation will be fur
nished free by Brother Coke, bearing
appropriate design made by myself, upon
sending certificates of organization, or
when any group or organization joins the
procession.
"An labor unions, farmers alliances or
other organizations desiring to join may do
SO without reOrganizing as above, and will
be given right of line
ut would be well for all companies or
organizations to procure a wagon, if pos
slhle, to carry camp utensils and supplies
for each, though several wagons will be
taken from Massillon for the purpose. If
you are going, write for map of route
The procession will be called the Com
monweal
Now, hurry up! The time is short, and
although the roads will be horrible. re-
member the condition of the soldiers under
Washington in the snow at Valley Forge,
Struggling to win this fair land from an
English tax on tea, and we, the degenerate
sons OF INDUSTRIOUS sres, have allowed Eng
llSh Dondholders to get us more tightly in
their grasp than George III had our fore
fathers. Rouse up, and demand congress
TO issue paper money based on our own
security. II paper money could fight bat
ties III 1861, ii can build good roads and
men from starving to death in 1894. Rouse,
We bondmen, and protest against the yoke
at last. Carl, BROWNIE
Secretary J. s. Coxey Good Roads Associa-
ton of the United States"
The leaders of this great enternrisn man
unemployed once every week at MasSillOn
on the night the town council assemblies
and, after speeches on the public square
with a brass band in the lead. they march
TO the city building and. invading the coun-
Gil chamber, demand. in the name of the
sovereign people," the adoption of a reso-
luton endorsing their peculiar views and
this programme they declare they will keen
up until the council acts in the premises
Ihey receive an enormous mail. consisting