The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-30
THE ARMY IN THE EAST.
Coxsy's Men Pitch Their Tents Just
Outside the City OF Wash
ington.
Thousands Turn Out 20 Inspect the
Much Talked OF Common
wealers.
tuition Gives Them the Right to
Meet and Petition.

wAaHmoros. Ap,il 29-Cilizsn j. 2.
Corey. commandsT-ln-o chief Of the good
roads army OF common woai. standing on a
riokety wagon In thu center OF Bfghtwood
Driving park. waving aloft his alpine hat
10 one OF the most oosmo opolitan aud eIten-
sivs audiences ever gathered In Washington.
announced thIs afternoon that the greatest
march OF the ninetssnth century had been
aocon nplished. Three hundred and nftY
miserably dressed, os-bogone. Rrumblinp,
out-at the-slbows aud run down-at-the-
heels specimens Of humsnity marched into
the park led by q wheeling apology for a
band. pitched their tents and stretched
themselves in the sun. Thousands from
the city turned out 10 make a holiday OF IL
and inspect the curious aggregation. Thick
clouds Of dast oVerhunR the two roads
leading to BriRhtwood from the city ell day
long. and they we're ploWed with more travel
than eustonarily. Two endless PROFESSIONS
swept along the reads all day with such
variety OF travellers as had never turned out
in Washington since war times.
Near the eRtrancs to the park enteTpris-
ing co!ored citizens had established their
booths for hafio In gingerbread. and
sweetsnsd water passed current under the
Ruise OF lemonade. The resemblance to
q circus layout was enhanced by thimb!e
riggera and she'll men stalking about the
outskirts of the crowd. But when the
people poured into the park enclosure the
suggestion of circus day Was fullblown. In
the center of she half-mile race track
fappsd a canvass enclosure which encir-
"a Al - -. Al
Half a dozen weather beaten army tents
stood about the canvas drawn circle. with
several canvas covered com missary wagons.
The entire wagons were covered with black
painted daubs of legsndA A queer mix
ture of good roads and finance prevailed.
Near by we're fastened two large American
flags and emblematicAl banners we're freely
displayed.
But the queerssI sight vas the men who
had marched. They were the most anique
and inexplieaele aggregation ever brought
toGetheT. some of them were 81 work a.
tsnts and wagons. Others curlsd upon
the damp ground munchinR great chunks
of bread, and many stretched sleeping in
the sun with heads pilloWsd on rolled mp
coats. In the most pretentious tent. which
bore the sign "Headouartsra," we're found
the leaders of the army. Coxey and Brown.
Brown busted himself In changing bis
Luckskin suit for more conventional
black 9utawAy In preparation for the in
oaTnatisn services" which we're about 30
be inauRuFnted. Glad In fashionabls spring
attire of light gray hue and as perfectly
creased trousers as could be seen on Fifth
avenue with a cup OF coffee IN one hand
and a hard boiled egg In the other, from
which he alternately took fefrsah n snt and
sustenRnos. sat Co1ey. The question which
has most sRitated Washington OF late was
D opounded 90 him by an Associated press
haN 40 N A 40
when the police prevent you from holdinR
your msstinR in capitol groundsr" be was
asked.
"Ro ono will prevent u.s." replied Corey.
Does not the constitution guarantee the
right to peaesEbly assemble and petition
cOng ess." asked he.
bat there 10 a police EQUATION passed
BY congress which forbids persons and as
sembliss on the capitol gIounds and the
roliee will stop your army IL IL attempts 20
trenpass."
'ihs constitution was written before any
POLICE regulations" replied Coxsy. III
they come IN conflict with the eonatituti or
they nre void. We stand squarely upon
the constitution. That's ou platform"
How do you intend TO enforce Jour
IiRhn?"
There is but one way. By appeal to the
courts. We will 60 before the highest court
in the land IL necessary. Msanwhils We
summer. II the courts refuse us OUT rights
there will be . revolution. | do not Advo-
cate revolution nor do desire IL. but IL
will be Irresistible. aad u will be the great
eat revolution of history. II the American
people are only thorouRhlI aroused"
The conversation with CoIsy was broken
into By the trumpet call which summoned
the choir OF the army. Following Carl
Brown q dozen men came out TO ths plat
form OF the wagon. Brown climbed into
the wagon. standing beside 9 stalwatt man,
holding sloft & banner with ths legend;
The Kingdom OF Heaven on EaTth ls az
Hand" The choir sang IN various keys. a
key TO each Individual. a parody on ths re-
yiTal hymn Hold the Fot." Before the
singing was ended several hundred people
gathe. ed Around ths wagon With unified
faces.
Across ths ace track. 10 front Of an in-
rroviaed platform, tue grand stand seats
we're hlled with sOlid lows Of men aud
women as on race day. The track useif
was full OF carriages. In some OF which
ladies' and gentlemen of ths fashionable
world leaned back, shaded BY pATasols and
listening ouri0usiy. Senators kAndeFson
and FRYE with their wives we're in hand
some carriages. senator Coke and Repre-
sentative KiiRors. OF Texas. stood sgsd
in By the populaee. and the long grey
heard OF Senator Doiph, of q. eeou, showed
conspicuously. Near by was another group
Of conRrsssInen. Mrs. AnnR L. DigRs, OF
Kansas. the populist speaker. stood with q
baby in her arTus.
1he speech Of Gail Brown WAS . strange
mixture OF theology aud finance. lie ac-
knoulsdGed he was a crank, because u
took a crank to move anTthing. he said.
The pfasest condition of she country hs
declared 20 be ths fulinlment OF the revela-
tiOn OF ~. John, the horns OF the beast
were the seven sonspiraeies against tue
money OF the people. the ten horns wers
the ten monopolies. foremost among them
the sugar trust Grover Cleveland had
called an extra session OF oenRtsas and bV
the aid Of shat gfay-heAdsd RAJ from
Ohio" John hhefmAn, had been able 90
heal tho wounds OF the seventh head by
70 ealing the silver pa chasing bill.
When CoTsT scrambled upon a wagon be
waved his hat 90 each quarter % the COM
/ pass. he launched fosth into his dsaoTi D
tioa OF the millions OF starving une a. ploy ed,
shouting; NE will stay here all suIa N =,
nstil congress takes aolion on these bills.
/ / bslievs they will Le passed IN Two weeks
ioa onlY have 10 pick MP the papers 10 sso
Ia what Desperate atTAighta thsas
men ars who ars coming Ia Washington
Look ~ ths trains that nave been seized.
don't believe In lawlsssnoss. IL makes nc
/ difference II they don't get hers Tassdav.
We will 10 20 she capitol aud make ouI
demand aud come back here 90 camt
and wait. his revolutionary ssirit OF II
is makiae the money leaders uemba now
/ Congress takes two yeas 70 vote on any
thing II Isit TO itself. Twenty millions OF