The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
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lilo TaitN ,iyAtcrlous,y About tho Arrival
OF Ills Army iu Washington

lilo TaittN 3iyAtoTlOusiy About tho Arrival
OF Ills Army iu Washington.
New YonE, April 92.-Coxoy cnmo to
New York for two purposes. 10 came
to mako a bluff at arrangements with
tho Trunk Limo Association for trans.
porting tho several co~ntingcnts OF tho
tramp armios to Washington OF oxcur.
zion rates, and no came to watch tho
salo OF aomo trotting horses OF his. lilo
failed 10 eco Commissioner l.. /. Far
mGr, OF tho Trunk Limo Association.
Aiterward no told n reporter that tho
different armies would havo 10 reach
Washington tho beat way thcy could.
ut 10 as much rs ono general can do
to manage n army" said no. But
then no said nGain that he was going to
SEQ Mr.. Farmer on Monday. "lhoro'll
DO from 100000 to 100000 mon TO DO
landed IN Washington by May l." no
said, "nnd ! think that entities mo to
excursion rates"
a s. ratio for JOO,0 900 mon Ia, OF course,
a mere bngatello with SiOO, 100000 Of
papor money In sight.
II Coxey expected to moot an army OF
sympathIzinG Populiats in New York he
was disappolned. No delegation await.
cd his coming. He went 10 tho Sturtc-
want House, and nobody camo there but
the reporters. To them 10 distributed
copyrighted photos, with copies OF his
bills-thc Coxey non.intcrast bearing
bond bill und the bill tor good roads and
large expenditures. Tho bond bill was
the result OF q dream on New Years
night. Coxoy said that ho had about
four hundred mon loft OF the crowd that
originally started with him. Say"
said he, "ain't It astonishing how
thII movement has grown? Did
yop evor 500 anything like it2 They are
coming our way now. Nothing sue
goods like success, and when tho people
found that wo wore winning they just
broke their necks tumblinc over ono
another TO get Into line. l don't know
how many sympRthizer4 We will meet
in Washington. We may meet n terri.
bic lot, and then wo may not meet such
q terrible lot. We will 60 into camp
ut Senator Stewards place, Just outside
the city. We expect that rations will
DO sent to US from all parta Of the u
try. We nre going to stay there until
Congress passes my two bills. Tho
other fellows will como into our camp,
and, you bet your life, thcre would be q
lot more il thoy could get railroad tick
cts. l don't expect any trouble with tho
authorities"
will the men OF your army resort to
violence If Congress docs not comply
with their demnnds?"
"Wcll," said Coxcy, slowly, at is
hard to tell what people will do. For
bearance ceases to DO q virtue after
awhile. Under certain circumstances
there ia not much difference between q
human being and an animal. You
know l mn no. expressing any threats.
We are on q mission OF peace and carry
no firearms. Set the money question
right and thore will be no trouble.
There was q boy born in our family n
short while ago. ! named him Legal
Tender, because l want him to DO an
object lesson"
When asked whether his army had
increased as fast as no had expected
Coxey said:
"Thc army Ia big enough. Look at
the ovations We have had, and look at
the different armies in the country, and
watch ID whom we arrive Of headquar-
ters. You know we are not q lot OF
tranps. lThe majority Of our men have
labor union cards. They want work,
and will get it If congress knows ito bu-
siness."