Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-26
PLANS OUTLINED.
Kelly Talks About What He Win
Do at Washington.
G.N. COXlY ALSO IyTERyI WE'D.
lie speaks About Mr.. Cieveiand's Proposed
Proclamation and of the Boston
Hiots-Tbe Chicago Division
of the Army.

AvocA, Ia, April 24-Kelly's reccp-
tion here last night was fully as Hat
tering as that accorded him at Nicola.
Company G, which had been disbanded
at Nicola, rejoined the army during the
afternoon, and after personal apology
from each member Kelly mustered
them back into service. by this quell-
ing Of the little mutiny the deter
mined young commander has secured an
even more firm hold upon his men, and
he with them now Ia "A court OF last re-
sort
Last night Kelly consented TO out
line 10 the press representative his
plans for the end OF his journey:
"Congressmen are already pledged TO
present memorial in our behalf That
memorial Is now being drawn up by
well known Washington firm OF oonsti-
tutional lawyers and will be ready for
MS when we reach the journeys end
Our demands us set forth in the memo
rial will be about MS follows: We will
ask that the commission already in cx-
istencc 10 look after the redoeming Of
desert lands In the west be instructed
20 proceed with the work. We will
ask that the men In our army and the
great army Of unemployed, which we
represent he put 20 work on this irri-
cation. My idea Is that by the time
those arid wastes have been wrcstcd
from the sage brush and jack rabbit
and have begun 10 bloom, the men who
have worked there will have saved
enough money To carry them through
thoir first year of farming They can
settle on the lands they have reclaimed
and In "A short period will have de-
velopcd homes, become sturdy farmers
and propcrty.holders That, in sub
stance, will he our demand. We will
not attempt TO dictate what wages will
/ be paid What we want Is work II
we can only get 10 Washington; II we
| can let the lawmakers sec that we are
| hrcad.winncrs, honest and sincere, we
/ will be successful in our mission, for
our demands are not unreasonable. !
/ have no connection with CoXoy. We
| will combine with his army II we can
| reach Washington In time, but IL not,
we will go alone
Gen. Kelly showed his roll calls TO
press representative. They showed
that 1865 men marched into Nicola;
that twenty recruits were secured at
that place, and with the Fifty men who
were discharged yesterday. that 1880
men, exclusive Of officers, reached
Avoca. Many men who have attempted
to enlist have been refused owing to
the belief that they were tramps, but
| Kelly says that he will take 5000 out
of Chicago when he leaves there for
Washington.
INTERVIEWING THE CHIEF.
New YoRK. April 81 Gen Coxey,
commander-in.chie OF the army OF the
commonweal, was asked yesterday;
| "What do you think of the Boston
| riots, gcncral2'
"a likely thing to happen" he re.
/ piled, but still believe the facts are
in correctly reported 1t was enthu-
siasm, sir, enthusiasm | have been
through all these things and know
just how IT was
GLOW do you view Mr. Clevclaud's
proposed proclamation concerning your
army's visit to the cupital?'
"Law-abiding citizens sir; he spealS-
OF law-abiding oitizcns assure you
am glad TO hear that he is becoming
law-abiding citizen himself Why
he and his secretary OF the treasury
committed the most fragrant violation
Of the law known In the history OF
the country when they issued those
$50, ,OOO,0 of intcrest.bearing bonds;
and he talks of law.nbiding citi
zens We shall march on Wash.
ington regardless Of Mr.. Cleveland's
proclamation. Before he can legally
make movement against us he will
have TO get us to violate some law 1t
would be In violation of the constitu,
tion for him TO prohibit our right OF
free speech in the capital lie may
rake up some old laws from the statute
books that would hinder MS, but II sucl
laws do exist they are in violation OF
the constitution. Somebody must make
/ test ease of them, and we will"
! "Do you place any credit in Mr. Kel
I ly's statement at Council Bluffs that
| blood may be shcd?'
d 81 don't know II II Is true. But
can readily see what he might hav,
/ meant II anybody goes illegally Il
5 restrain or repress his army row
| might arise which would end fatally
So far we have made every effort I,
/. restrain our men under the creates
, provocation. Take for instance our be
4 ing penned up In the exposition
!. grounds at Pittsburgh. II was illegal
Q but ordered the men TO submit Gen
d Kelly means that under great provoca
tion trouble is liable to arise, but h
o will keep within the pale of the law
d CHICAGO DIVISION READY,
Q CmCAGo, April 24.--J. H. Randall ha
been chosen general of the Chicago di
n vision OF the commonweal army Kell
N has boon abandoned and the army vii
n begin its march some day this week
d Randall stated that there were ZOO re
cruits enlisted already and that tn
g number would be raised to 1 900 befor
a Thursday Grand Master Sovereign, q
d the knights Of Labor reached Chicag
o yesterday from Montreal aud immed
IS ately proceeded TO the commonweu
q headquarters lie has entered hear
s. and soul into the movement, but ha
o no intention of participating In tn
d march personally,
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