The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-23
WE HAVE A COXEY ARMY.
1t is Composed of Twenty-thres Men Who
Are Unemployed.

Are Unemployed.
Topeka now has q real live company of
the Coxey army. Their watchword is
son to Washington" and they will scorn-
fully turn their backs on their weak
hearted brethren of the Home guards
just as soon as Sanders and his followers
can get ont of the tolls of the law.
There was good attendance at the
meeting last night in the Populist league
rooms on East Eighth street and twenty
three names were enrolled
General Artz did most of the talking.
he has finally concluded that he will not
march to Washington with the Topeka
army, although he says he has received
very good offer from Sanders and ket-
ly, but declined to state what the offer
was. He said: 81 have been at Leaven-
worth and l understand that they have
offered to furnish steamboat and ten
days rations for the Sanders men if they
will plead guilty as they go on the boat;
and they also promise that the men will
not be molested-''
At this juncture Ira Haskins, one of
Sanders men who came from Leaven-
worth last night, arose and said: 81
came from the camp today, and l can
say that the men are not going by boat
and they are not going to walk either"
Captain Hunter: "NOw these men will
have to be cared for until they go to
Leavenworth, and we must bring cook
ing utensils here for their use."
ing outfit that the men can have"
Lieutenant Cope: 1--WE can rent an old
! building some place for the men to sleep
IN They are now sleeping on piles of
ties and in box cars
jeff Davis, the we'll known colored
man, who calls himself another "silver-
/ tongued orator." was called for. He took
off his coat and gave some startling
facts: "Now | tells you what is the mat
ter" he said, "there is between 40,O00,000
and 5O,OOO,OOO people starving in this
country. Mrs. Lease and another
one preached the ballot and the
other the bullet but I tells you the time
for the ballot is past" He talked for
half hour and sat down exhausted. jeff
is as amusing as ever.
Lieutenant Cope said that he under
stood it was said Mayor Harrison had
offered to furnish work for Sanders
army. 81 am in favor of getting all our
unemployed together and marching up
| before the mayor and demanding work.
We can get 500 men and if he can't
| furnish work it will stop the story that
is going the rounds"
The following names were enrolled in
the son to Washington" company: Geo.
Ellard, Lewis Rupp. G. Taylor, j. M.
Buyont, w. d. Amber, W. d. Boyle,
Mike Ross, Thomas Collins, Floyd Nc
Pherson, James Collins, c. Z. Eckard, Q.
Kelly, F. A. Hyde, Chas. Kinney, w. HI
Spahr, John Murphy, David Hill, Chas
Taylor, d. c. Wilson, p. ]. Smith, James
Carter, James Egan, Robert Taylor, C. J.
T Foster, r. d. Chesney, d. w. McJimsie,
Charles Mercer, III. Lawler, Henry
RUpp. Frank Allen is the recruiting
officer
A meeting will be held at the same
place Thursday evening to perfect to
the organization.
Clemens Says It's Plot.
G. c. Clemens says the proposition
made by Bale Waggener to General
Sanders Coxeyites, that if they would
plead guilty as they leave Leavenworth
he would furnish them with a boat, is a
plot
at is plot" he says, ''to get the men
to plead guilty so that the Missouri Pa
cific people will be vindicated, and sew
eral of the leaders can be sent to Jail for
six months. 1t would be not only cow
ardly, but fatal to accept these terms"
rs it true that you have intentions of
going to Washington yOurself?"
II would go anywhere for a sufficient
consideration, but as yet no inducement
has been made for me to go to Washing
ton, and until there is think 1 shall stay
at home"