The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-08
COXEY ARMY FORMED.
Seattle Unemployed Prepare to
March to the Capital
sevENTY-Two MEN ENROLLED.
with Pledges Of obedisnes 70 Isv sad
Of Coed Order, the fdfs work
inca unif~ for S~if-Heip.

The movement for the organization Of
unemployed workmen into an Industrial
army which should march TO Washington
Ctr ana demand measures of relief from
the president and congress. which Was be-
gan BY Gen. Corey in Ohio. has At las:
spread to Seattle, and took definite shape
yesterday in the formation OF the North
western Industrial army, With seventy.
two enrolled members. The meeting a.
which the ganizatson was formed was
composed OF what we're. 70 ali Appearances.
honest unemployed workmen, and the res
olutions they adopted accord with this
character.
The unemployed Of Seattle have for
some time been discussing the sdyissbsii.y
Of joining in the movement, and they have
followed the progress of Coxcy and fry's
armies with close interest An effort TO
emulate them on q more conservative
plan has been sgitated here for many
weeks, but . leader Was needed 10 bring
che men together. This man vas found
yesterday In Henry Shepard. an unem-
ployed surveyor. who, finding the men
ripe for the move. secured two empty
stores from the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company at the southwest corner of Wei
isr and South Second streets, and after
formulating n set of resolutions went
about the streets yesterday afternoon and
called meeting for O'Clock.
At the time appointed the store was
PACKED with about 200 iaboring men, while
- many more crowded the sidewalks. All
were strangers one 20 the other. as well
o. TO Mr.. shepard, but all appeared eager
10 do something toward lettering their
tfa{~ f.k
The meeting was orderly throughout.
with no boisterous demonstration. while
tts very striking feature was the manly.
respectable appearance OF ali present.
Ill sturdy, active fellows. neatly dressed
and with earnest. serious faces.
All forrnalities were dispensed With and,
the bare store being void Of any accommo-
dstion. . small deaf table and two OGDEN
Chairs were borrowed from neighbor,
and with tina men standing crowded
around IL, Mr.. Shepard, standing on
chair, called the meeting TO order. He
made brief address, earnestly calling On
the respee liable portion of the unemployed
90 unite end secure concerted action for
che arnelioration OF the condition. He
impressed them with the necessity for or
der and discipline. a. well as seif-reliance
In providing for their present contem-
plated movement the necessary food and
funds TO carry out whatever plan the men
might decide on. lie then offered and
read tho following preamble and resolu-
lions:
..WHEREAs. The present depressed In
dustrial situation II still on tho decline
and with no prospect Of improvement;
and.
''wHKRrAs. There are at present in the
city OF Seattle large number of unem-
pioyed workingmen seeking honest en-
pioymens: and,
''WHEREas. Ii Is self-evident that steps
must be taken by the unemployed looking
Tor some means TO improve their eondi-
ton; therefore, DO IL
Resolved, That we, the undersigned law
abiding citizens OF the United States, in
meeting here assc biad, do hereby agree
10 organize ourselves as body for mutual
improvement and subscribe our names TO
She following conditions:
Ifra-Ihat we will uphold the cousti-
Triton of the United States.
Ncond-That we recognise only the
honest workingmen.
"IAiyd-1hat Ne will assist any officer
In the lawful discharge of his duty.
fesrYh-That we repudiate all connec-
ton with drunkards. thieves and convicts.
fsffh-~fhat as an industrial association
We pledge ourselves to the protection of
life. liberty and property"
After the adoption OF the resolutions a,
cad the men present were asked to sign
II, and seycnty-two signatures were at.
ssehed before the business OF tho meeting
WAS resumed
Election of officers being In order. Henry
Shepard was elected president and Il. &.
Jones, an electrical engineer and con.
tractor. secretary. The following were
next appointed 10 serve as an advisory
committee; {. T. Brown, r. c. Beyan
and Lewis Huny.
Speeches were next called for, all using
the little table as platform. The adj
dresses were all listened 10 with deep ear
nestness and the telling points loudly ap.
pGauaed. j. Ewing. the first speaker.
called attention 90 the periious AMI dis.
tressed condition of the country. when SO
many honest. industrious workmen were
unable to earn money enough for the sup
port of their wives and children. This
was condition tina, should not exist. for
the United States. with its great wealth
and resources. had the means tn afford a
living - every man In IL The cause
of IL alt. the speaker said. va. the action
ca congress aud putting men into office
who forget their obligations TO the peorIe
In the interest ot self. lie called on work
ingmen to combine ard inaugurate Wig.
ofogs measures embracing demands Tor
their relief. To be presented TO those In
suthorsiy. Perfect organization was rs-
anfsite.
". L. {. Adams. piledriver and bridge
t.sssf a 81.
men that going TO Washington City was a
serious measure. and should be so treated /;
that opposition would have to be fought
from frss To last. and after reaching the
nAI'enal capital they must expect neither
friendship nor favor from those in al.
thorsy. The strength of their pre.en,
movement lay in dignisiei behavior. disci.
pine conservative demands and an in.
ssstaaev on the same IN the true American
snlsit, 50 that every act OF the army should
shos wisdom and reflect credit and not
a4scFedlt on thu movement The danger
ta the movement. the speaker feared. Vas
In having bodies az men attached to them
bv designing men, whose acts and cAars.,-
Ser would materially affect the object ana
standing Of the contemplated BODY from
she Northwest, lie warned them thai
their success .ay IA individual selC SOW.
eTaFoenE
Thomas Nasins made q few brief re-
MARKS. wishing success - the movement
1. c besan. vegetable yedd.er. eau.
TONED the proposed army uot 20 20 10
" ashington Cay With Zee Tag. of hostility
toward bankers. railroad CORPORATIONS
monopegisis and ths men in rosrr Ia
national capital Levsl.heAieA men