The Washington times., 1894-04-28
coxEY.s EXACT IDEA.
The General Discusses Various Aspects
the Present Industrial Situation.


The General Discusses Various Aspects Of
the Present Industrial Situation.
The uprising Of the Industrial armies Of
the United States is the natural resultant Of
natural causes. These causes have been at
worK Yof Mxny years, and me crmnfative dis:
content has at last reached point where a
remedy Is demanded By the voice Of public
nut,gs unhegded. ~ -''i-,-%-' :. -
The conditions for the present movement
haye been ripe for some time All tirat was
required was somebody to strike the match
that is, to present plan that should appeal
to the sound sense Of alt the people. not as
demagogue contrivance for preying upon the
rich, but as measure OF simple justice.
We think the two bills that we have asked
Congress to pass answer the requirements OF
the OCCASION and we are not Surprised that,
having initiated the movement by leadihg the
commonweai from Ohio to the capital, other
similar bodies should also be found moving
in the same direction. We had no expecta-
ton Of mobilizing vast peace army to march
across the country in one compact mass.
Realizing the impracticability of such
plan even il we had the means to carry it
out, we have sought only to furnish an ex-
ample, and rejoice that the American people
have caught the spirit OF our enterprise and
are Loyalty working to push it to logical
conclusion.
who won't take the chances of upturning
railroad trains.
II, after we have camped at Washington for
three or four weeks, Congress refuses to take
such action as will start healthy circulation
in our commercial system, the chances are
that they will be capturing trains every
where
That is what believe.
don't approve OF anything in the nature OF
lawlessness, but starvation and hunger know
no law, and l realize that people can be
driven to condition whereby they will take
immense risks. Just like a hungry animal will
change his character for the satisfaction of
his appetite. ---- ---
The most conspicuous movement at this
time seems to be the one headed by Gen.
Kelley. AS far as l know Kelley seems TO
have used very good Judgment, particularly
in the nature OF refusing to accept captured
trains.
cannot uphold the capture of trains in
Montana or elsewhere. Yet what are we to
expect when trunk lines that have been given
franchises under the sdpposition that they
were for the common benefit refuse and
ignore request for special rates when made
by the Impoverished people in their eagerness
to get to Washington! -
This is the reverse side Of the picture.
In Montana, when the penniless miners of
the West fercibly take possession of a railway
train and start off with n, IS called anarchy,
and the Federal troops are called out.
When the railroad presidents Of the United
States, in whom'is vested the temporary trust,
refuse transportation for pay to a class of
citizens on the same terms that they grant to
other classes OF citizens 1t is approvingly
commented on by the press as n proper exer-
else Of authority. ana in the same breath
newspapers wonder that what has been asked
on fair terms is taken by force. -- $500
The outrage is enough to make the people
Of this continent rise in their majesty and
wrest back the power that has been usurped
and abused. ----'---
- But we will have to wait for only little
while until non-interest bearing bond bill
becomes law. and that will provide the
means for condemning and burying those
roads. or else building parallel lines. that will
be run by the people-for the benefit Of the
whole people. r--- -----t be 81.
This can be done by getting money direct
from the government by loan without inter
est. and paying 1t back In twenty-five years
at the rate OF per cent. per annum.
'------ j. S. CoxEY.