The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23
Thirty. Five Thousand People
Meet on the Common.
TO SEND OFF "A coxeY COMPANY
Gen. kelley's Army Received With
Open Arms al Nicola, Ia.
Gen. Coxey to Leave for Fredertek,
Nd, Today. Where He win lie
Ceidiy wei.omed-More Than sig

BosreS. April 2.-Seldom has Boston
Common been the scene Of such a vast
gathering as that which assembled there
this afternoon 10 witness the departure Of
the Boston delegation of the unemployed
for Washington City. by the time Morris
|. Swift stepped on the improyised plat
form there were fully 25.0a people
present. and soon after the meeting
got into working order fully SS.0ao were
gathered around the band stand. swift
delivered characteristic speech, de-
noancing the wealthy. the monopoiists
and everybody in general that did not
think with the socialist platform. Mr..
Swift submitted the following letter TO
President Cleveland, which was adopted
with ayes that could have been heard
mile away:
''RosTos, April - To President Clere-
land. Washington Cifg. At nrsg thought
II may seem TO the national authorities
that the simplest way of dealing with
these penniless unemployed persons who
are pressing their way across the country
10 the capitol would be 10 employ some
form OF strict and stern repression This
Is the opinion OF the .frmg and Mary Reg
fsttr. which calls upon you To gather the
regular army 10 protect yourselves.
against your unfortunate fellow citizens.
The custom is an old one of rescrting TO a
liberal use OF bullets TO check the rising
desire OF starving persons for food and
work. No republic can follow this custom
long and live. We are sending a delega-
tion to represent the unemployed thou
sands in New England in these days of
calamity. We should be very sorry To
have our deputafion thrown in.o prison
or slain by an official edict while exercis-
ing their constitutional rights and liberty
to petition. The truth is, before tran
guilty is restored there will have to be a
readjustment of the conditions of wealth.
You may not realizethat the case is grave.
When have American citizens been treated
IN this manner beforef Is not wealth
enoughf Let US not be children in this
matter any longer. Wealth must he bet
ter distributed. This is no time to prate
about the senate's dignity. 1t is time for
those who make laws 10 listen 10 the CON-
mands of those who make them Law m akers.
You can endeavor to have the people pro-
yided with proper food While in Washing
ton City. We who are at home will watch
your action attentiyely.
MORRIS I. SWIFT"
At this moment there was q conference
between the leaders, while one Of them
was speaking. aud as a result those who
had enrolled themselves in the delegation
were told to slip away quietly and meet at
Eoxbury Crossing. where Mai. Gen. F,tz-
gerald would meet them and would then
march to Dedham. where they intended to
stop tonight. An hour after the order was
given forty-five men, headed by Fitzgerald
and carrying yellow flag. were marching
toward Jamaica Plains.
HA6EssrowN, Nd, April 0--The Coxey
-. l.
at o'clock tomorrow morning. Brown
tonight, in speaking OF the proposed camp
in the arsenal grounds, SAID he had con-
Guided the grounds around the foot of
Washington monument would be much
more convenient ana appropriate. but
announced that he would telegraph Col.
Redstone TO make q request for the
grounds on the secretary of war.
Mayor Fleming. Of Frederick. 10 preparing
a frosty reception for the army. sHe has
announced that no public meeting will be
allowed unless in hall. and that there
shall be no parade on the streets. Browne
says he would like To see the mayor stop a
procession OF American citizens with the
American flag at their head. The Sunday
services in Camp Nazareth were attended
by crowd of $50 persons. Fifty dollars
in ali was taken in.
nicola. Ia, April 22-Gen. Kelley and
his Industrial Army ended their first days
march from Weston here at q 6o'clock, and
went into camp in q grove east of town.
The entry into Nicola was q triumphai
march. Almost every man, woman and
child went out TO greet the army. The
stores and vacant buildings of this place
were thrown wide open, and the weary
men offered all the available shelter
The start from camp was mad
at O'Clock Hundreds of people
hal gone from Omaha and Council
Bluffs to see the beginning OF tho
long march. and a dozen wagons, heavily
loaded with provisions awaited the moving.
The day was perfect, and perfect time was
made along the road. Tomorrow the col.
umns Ill move to Avoca. eighteen miles
away. and. if the prom .ses made today are
fulfilled. $50 wagons will be provided for
the army. Kelly said tonight that they
will move steadily forward TO Des Moines
There the army expects to get train for
Chicago.
RICHMOND. Ind. April "a. T. Swift,
Of Terra Hau.e, is here to raise recruits for
kelIey's army. lie expects to have 100
men IN two days.
WILxi sGTos, O. April ~ Col. Calvin.
Of Fry's Industrial Army. with go men.
are stranded here. the railroad company
refusing TO carry them further. The regi-
ment Is in camp at ths fair grounds
DssvER, April - trades assembly
today adopted an address TO the American
Federation OF Labor. knights Of Labor
and all nation al and international labor
ing assoc artors in which the movement
Of unemployed labor toward Washington
City IS indorssd and the request N ade that
these bodies at once take such steps as
will effect Immediately the cooperation
OF organized labor with the interests OF the
army.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, April 22-The Indus
trials are siiil here. but ihey say they ex-
pect TO get away very soon. as several eiti-
zens have promised 10 help them. They
go; some Of the local cleryymea TO take up
collections for them today. This evening
th.y parsded down ,oWn IN quie, way.
The army has dropped Col. Williams ani
chosen a man named Inman as their
leader. They intend 10 call on The mayor
again in the morning and see IL he will
not do something toward helping them to
&c, transportaEson eastward.
GOV. WAITE OK CoxEy's MARCH.
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