The record-union., 1894-07-23
CoMMoNMEALER coxEY.
He Speaks at a Peoples Party Picni
in New York.


He Speaks at Peoples Party Picnic
in New York.
New YORK, July 22.-J. S. Coxey. COM
mander of the Army of the Commonweal,
was at Ridgewood Park, l.. l., to-day,
where he was rendered a reception by
the representatives of the Peoples party.
who were holding picnic there. General
Coxey made an address at the big after
noon meeting.
81 represent party" he said. "that
does not want money that is redeemable
in gold exclusively, but money that is re-
deemable in everything that is used IN
this country"
General Coxey then unfolded the de-
tails of his good roads scheme, which he
said would give employment to every
workman in this country, and make the
United States the most powerful country
in the world. He then took up the rail
road troubles, referring to George NJ.
Pullman as king George W." Let the
people of the United States control the
railroads, said he, and compel the Govern
ment to buy them. If the people can con-
denim your property when they are build
ing a railroad on the ground that it Is for
the common benefit, you, in turn, should
condemn the property and operate the
railroad for the common benefit of hu-
manity.
Continuing, he said: "The only place
for you to strike is at Washington. Go
through your public parks and marshal
the tramps and unemployed workmen,
tell them the cushions down in Wash
ington are as soft as they are here, and
tell them 1 have plan to feed them down
there. l don't mind telling my plan:
When the men get down there they will
be sent to jail, as | was. The jail in
Washington can only accommodate sou
persons. 1t is full now, so the men will
have to work building jails to imprison
themselves. If l cannot get them work
at home, / can get them work at another
quarter"
In closing, the commonweal General
again urged upon his hearers to marshal
the unemployed of New York ana Brook
lyn and march in body to Congress and
demand the good roads plan be put
into shape for practical legislation.
Rev. DIR. Edward McGlynn then adj
dressed the assem- mblage, after which the
following resolutions were adopted:
ReSOtUed, That the time has come when
no further hope can be held of any rem
edies for our present industrial distress
from either the Republican or Democratic
parties; that they are both dominated by
the money powers; that they are both
agreed on using the military, not to quell
law breaking, DuL 10 lQak0 pOSlClVS allI-
ance with capital; that they are one in
/ the policy of contracting the currency to
point of impoverishment for four-fifths
of the people; that they are one in the
matter of land monopolies, theft of
unearned income on values and refusal
of State aid to the unemployed; III fact,
all essential questions which continue the
present miserable conditions, and that
they are merely separated into two wings
through the necessity of waging sham
battle for the division of spoils.
ReSotUed, That the only remedy for the
present inequality of conditions that
causes so much suffering and want is for
the industrial masses themselves to seize
the Government and administer it in the
sole interest of those who produce all
wealth.
ReSolUed, That to this end we call on
every work knan and every working
sympathizer to come out on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next and strike at the ballot-box
on the programme laid down by the Peo-
ple's party.